One final chance to treasure Hunt

AFTER a cracking few days of action at the Punchestown Festival, the curtain comes down on the National Hunt season at the Co Kildare venue today.

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The SBK Irish EBF Mares Champion Hurdle at 3.42 is the feature race and looks a good opportunity for Brighterdaysahead to return to winning ways in the absence of Lossiemouth after she was well beaten when finishing fourth in the Champion Hurdle.

She's got to leave that below par run at Cheltenham well behind her, it wouldn't even be good enough to win this race.

At the price she is, I'd be trying to avoid her and take her on with Jade De Grugy, who was second to Lossiemouth in the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. She has a good chance here against the favourite.

The Oaklodgelandscapes.ie Handicap Chase at 3.05 is wide open.

Gordon Elliott does well with his staying chasers.

Fortunedefortunata won a Grand National trial at this venue back in February before finishing fifth in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter a few weeks later.