Smart prospect worth siding with as new season begins at Punchestown

Racing return for the new season to Punchestown this afternoon

Racing returns to Punchestown for the new season this afternoonCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Cracking Smart
3.10 Punchestown
3pts win

Punchestown starts the new season with a two-day meeting, and some cracking prospects run on what should be a very informative afternoon.

One gets the impression that the naming of Cracking Smart is no accident, and this horse deserves some healthy billing for his seasonal bow in the Coral.ie-sponsored maiden hurdle (3.10).

He made his debut over hurdles when putting it up to his much better fancied stable companion Midnight Escape in a maiden hurdle at Naas in February, but the comprehensive manner of his victory in a well-contested bumper at Fairyhouse over Easter left no doubt about his potential as he galloped his rivals into submission to score by 13 lengths.

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Justin O'HanlonReporter

Published on 17 October 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 17:21, 17 October 2017

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