Punchestown and Cork tips: Riviere D’etel can make the most of her weight allowance

Riviere D'etel and Jack Kennedy jump the last to win the Fairyhouse Mares Beginners Steeplechase last month. Picture: Healy Racing

The highlight of this afternoon’s meeting at Punchestown is the chasing debut of Grade 1 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle winner Bob Olinger in the opener, the BetVictor Loyalty Club Beginners’ Chase.

In one point to point, one bumper and four outings over timber, he was only ever beaten by one horse: Ferny Hollow. That was on his hurdling debut, but he progressed quite significantly through the season, culminating in that remarkable performance at the Cheltenham Festival.