A NEW addition to the Festival, it attracts those novices that don’t possess the speed for the Arkle but similarly don’t have the stamina or will to tackle the RSA Chase.

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ALPINE GLADE put up a smashing performance to defy top weight in the lakehotel.com Handicap Hurdle at Killarney last night.

THERE were only a few enthusiasts left in the stand ten minutes after the first race at Punchestown yesterday. Their attention was held by the activity behind the large blue screen around an apparently stricken horse which had fallen at the last fence.