Punchestown

Gordon Ellliot and Willie Mullins have monopolised this event in recent years. Ellliot leads 4-3 since 2018 and fields a strong team headed by Hunting Boots who has the advantage of a run under his belt over the Mullins-trained Altesse Du Luy in the same colours. The pair have to be high on the short-list, but might not cope with Gavin Cromwell's runner BACHARACH, the most expensive of these and noteworthy as a half-brother to the talented Santini. Abbeyglen is another appealing candidate. [Alan Sweetman]