Ruby Walsh: Dream scenario awaits Klassical at Punchestown
Klassical Dream travelled well to the last hurdle at Cheltenham last month but failed to see out the stiff finish. He should be better suited to Punchestown. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
After the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at 5.25pm today, this meeting will only be at the halfway point, with 20 winners decided and two and a half days of action still to come. That race is the highlight of day three, and with Flooring Porter not turning up, having taken up the left-handed option at Aintree earlier in the month, this race may lack the frontrunner some of the runners will require.
Sire Du Berlais and Paisley Park are what I would consider the traditional staying hurdle types in that they need to be flat out for the first two miles to bring out the best in them in the last mile.
