Kildare , Ireland - 26 April 2023; Fastorslow, with JJ Slevin up, jumps the last on their way to winning the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup during day two of the Punchestown Festival at Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

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Tom Lunn, Betting Writer

Published: 10:00, 3 May 2024
Updated: 10:45, 3 May 2024

Punchestown Festival got underway on Tuesday afternoon for the five day racing feast in Ireland, filled with listed and graded contests to see out the jumps in style.

The Punchestown Festival has already seen some incredible wins for Irish trainer Willie Mullins and a few surprises to the cards, including Fastorslow making it two Punchestown Gold Cups in a row beating Galopin Des Champs on both occasions.

Fastorslow on his way to win the Punchestown Gold Cup in 2023 under JJ Slevin (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Credit: GETTY/Seb Daly

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Punchestown Festival tips

4.15: Tactical Move 11/2 each-way
4.50: Brides Hill 7/4
6.00: State Man 1/4
6.35: Ballyburn win 8+ lengths 6/5

Tactical Move

Won twice in a row in January and March before bumping into the improving and subsequent winner Spillane's Tower.

That's great form going into this and Tactical Move has that Grade 1 look and appeal as opposed to some in this field that seem a bit too short in the prices.

Trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Paul Townend have seen two winners already this week at Punchestown Festival for the owner Mrs J Donnelly, with Dancing City and Daddy Long Legs.

Brides Hill

A really interesting mare by Dylan Thomas, who beat La Renomee with ease in listed company at Huntingdon in January and is often waited with for a few weeks before being seen again to ensure she's fresh and ready.

She's made it three wins from three and gets a handy mark to work with against Allegorie De Vassy, who hasn't quite been as dominant over fences as once hoped.

She was beaten comfortably by Limerick Lace, Dinoblue and just beaten by Marsh Wren in tough conditions at Cheltenham Festival.

She's beaten Brides Hill before, quite comfortably in fact at Thurles in January 2023.

But she's come on for that very well since, winning four times and proving her dominance over Sacre Coeur and La Renommee.

The way she cruised into contention for that suggests there's much more in the tank for this.

State Man

State Man might be 1/4 but Willie Mullins has this horse in great condition, cruising to victory at Cheltenham Festival's Champion Hurdle, beating Irish Point by just over a length and that wasn't even his best run.

Won this last year by three lengths and has won 11 from 14 races in his career, straightforward winner who has only been beaten by Constitution Hill since 2022.

Ballyburn

It's not quite been the dominant performances from a few odds-on favourites this week. But Ballyburn is a different sort, with the way he won at Cheltenham Festival he's now just 2/7 to win this.

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Tom Lunn's Racing Tips Profit + Loss

October-April P+L: +141.39pts
P+L from July 2023: +214.76pts

All odds correct at time of writing

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