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All you need to know as Punchestown feature cuts up after Meade withdrawals

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Noel Meade: has pulled his two runners out of the feature chase at PunchestownCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

There is plenty of quality on show on both sides of the Irish Sea, with five courses staging racing. However, the feature race at Punchestown, the Grade 3 Irish Daily Star Chase (4.10), has cut up after Noel Meade pulled out Road To Respect and Snow Falcon, the pair at the head of the market, due to conditions being on the fast side.

In the Buck House Novice Chase (3.40), the other Grade 3 on the card, Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins are represented by a likely sort in Cadmium.


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Jumps action returns to Wetherby but, while there is plenty of quality on display, field sizes are disappointingly small, with only one race attracting eight runners.

Nottingham and Bath provide the afternoon's Flat action, with the latter course hosting the £40,000 Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes (2.55). In the evening Newcastle stages an eight-race all-weather meeting.


Going report

Nottingham (first race at: 1.30)
Soft, good to soft in places (GoingStick: 5.7 at 8.30am). Rail movements: 1.30, 2.00, 2.30, 3.05, 3.35 & 4.05 +12yds.

Bath (1.50)
Good to soft (GoingStick: 6.4 at 6.30am).

Punchestown (2.05)
Good, good to firm in places.

Wetherby (2.10)
Good, good to firm in places (GoingStick: 8.0 hurdle, 7.4 chase at 7.45am on Tuesday).

Newcastle (5.10)
Standard.


Afternoon market movers

Bath
1.50 Accredited 10-1 (from 18-1)
2.55 High Language 17-2 (from 12-1)
3.25 Raheeb 11-10 (from 7-4)
5.35 Side Effect 2-1 (from 5-1)

Nottingham
2.00 Lady Lizzy 11-2 (from 8-1)
3.05 Moon King 8-1 (from 16-1)
3.35 Existential 8-1 (from 12-1)
4.05 Tarte Tropezienne 5-1 (from 11-1)

Punchestown
4.10 Sandymount Duke 7-1 (from 10-1)
4.45 Hitroadjack 6-1 (from 9-1)

Wetherby
4.20 Lough Salt 7-1 (from 11-1)
4.55 Cracking Find 7-2 (from 6-1)


What to back

Pietro Innocenzi has picked out three selections, including one who performed admirably in a hot contest last month.

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Final thought

Not content with taking more than his fair share of the spoils at the Cheltenham Festival and plundering big British handicaps such as the Cesarewitch, Willie Mullins turns his attention to Bath's feature. True Self will be his first runner at the course and looks a big player.


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Matt ButlerDeputy news editor

Published on 17 October 2018inPreviews

Last updated 11:09, 17 October 2018

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