Our Irish tipster believes in-form rider can make the difference at Punchestown

Credit: Edward Whitaker

Key Commander
2.50 Punchestown
1pt win

A rating of 104 gives Key Commander a fighting chance of a breakthrough win in his first handicap hurdle.

Now a five-year-old, he ran his best race so far for trainer Eoin Doyle when staying on for third in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Limerick after Christmas, a positive sign that he has now shrugged off the effects of a fall at the same venue last March on his final start for Michael Butler.

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Published on 12 January 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 08:55, 13 January 2020

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