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Decent types seek to enhance reputation

Punchestown fulfil the needs of the National Hunt fan with a complete fixture of jumping beginning at 5.20.

The second race at the meeting - the Enhance Marketing Chase - is the most valuable on the card and sees Eye Candy bid to confirm his last-start superiority over Dbest and Wishwillow Lord.

He was receiving 11lb from his rivals that day and faces a much stiffer task off level weights here, particularly as Dbest has improved since to oblige at Navan.

This is the easiest task Coolgreaney has faced over fences for some time, while Davenport Democrat and Dosco also merit respect in a trappy heat.

Norther Bay could be the answer to the Visit punchestown.com Hurdle, having warmed up with a run on the Flat at the Curragh last weekend.

Prior to that, he beat all bar Northern Alliance at Killarney and is a Grade Three winner at his best.

Cloone Rocket was was no match for Kalderon last time but along with Paramount, looks best of the rest.

Silent Wind scored as an odds-on favourite should at Ballinrobe on Monday and backs up under a 6lb penalty in the Tote Sports Lounge Handicap Hurdle.

Value for more than the one-and-three-quarter-length winning margin, Martin Brassil's six-year-old definitely looks ahead of the handicapper.

The opening Conyngham Cup (QR) Handicap Chase looks wide open and there's not much in the way of recent winning form to study.

Top-weight Mona Ri and Mullica Lad finished third on the same Kilbeggan card last time and are two of the more obvious contenders, along with Tippeenan Lass.

Gran Chis is an interesting candidate for Enda Bolger in the Black Hills Mares INH Flat Race.

A winner between the flags at Athlacca last time, she won't need to be anything special to take a hand on her first start under Rules.

 
RTÉ.ie Sport: Barry Geraghty will partner Coolgreaney in the Punchestown feature
Barry Geraghty will partner Coolgreaney in the Punchestown feature
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