Bank on Cheltenham form being turned around at Punchestown

Stattler
5.20 Punchestown
1pt win

Vanillier gets the chance to confirm his emphatic Cheltenham Festival success was no fluke in an intriguing Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle (5.20).

Given the authority with which he won the Albert Bartlett, it would be no surprise to see him follow up here. However, he got a fine ride from Mark Walsh last month and the race may not have been run to suit others, with the reopposing Stattler the one who appeals at the prices.