Thinte looks star material

ON a day when Paul Townend, who has experienced a mixed week, doubled-up on Blazing Tempo and Unaccompanied, the Jim Dreaper trained Royal De La Thinte stamped himself a young chaser of immense potential when making all to record an impressive win in the Punchestown Hospitaility Beginners Chase at Punchestown yesterday.

A strapping, old-style chaser, Royal De La Thinte was successful twice in the point-to-point field and runner-up to subsequent Grade 1 winner Bostons Angle on his chasing debut at Down Royal before coming into yesterday’s event.

Jumping superbly, he made every yard of the running and came home, unchallenged, ten lengths clear of Alpha Ridge, after favourite Some Target (probably set for second spot) made a dreadful blunder at the second last.