Tom Segal with one at a big price in the Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown

Saldier
5.25 Punchestown
1pt win

It was just the five winners for Willie Mullins on the opening day of the Punchestown festival, and at various stages during the day none of those who came home in front were even the most fancied runner from the yard.

Consequently, we should not be put off the trainer’s supposed second or third strings and it could be that the best chance Mullins has of winning the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (5.25) is with Saldier, one of the outsiders who is taking a big step up in trip.