Strike early with Wish Ye Didnt

The Punchestown Festival kicks off with the Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase and Wish Ye Didnt gets the nap to set punters off on the right foot.

Enda Bolger’s six-year-old ran in this race last year, but failed to finish the course. However, he returned to the track for the Risk Of Thunder Cross Country Chase in November and ran a super race to finish fourth behind Love Rory, with Keep On Track and Big Shu separating them.

He was a little disappointing in three runs inside the rails since then but the November effort stands out against this afternoon’s opposition, and he’s entitled to show improved form. With Nina Carberry in the plate, the youngster of the field can prove too sprightly for his rivals.