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3:42 Punchestown Going Soft / Distance - 2m 4f

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This should be a straightforward task for BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD back against her own sex and Gordon Elliott's top-class mare can bounce back from a below-par effort in the Champion Hurdle. Of the Willie Mullins-trained trio, Jade De Grugy will offer the biggest challenge to the favourite on the back of a good second to Lossiemouth in the Mares' Hurdle. July Flower can follow them home in third. [Adrian Wall]

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No.	Selection	Form		Guide	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
1	Brighterdaysahead Sam Ewing / G Elliott	6yrs / 11st 7lb 1-1114 Spotlight	172	6/4	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Brighterdaysahead Rallied gamely to beat State Man in the Morgiana (soft), then produced a scintillating performance at Leopardstown (2m, good to yielding) where she powered clear and produced a winning margin (30l) that is rare at Grade 1 level, recording a fast time to boot; nowhere near that level when a remote fourth in a messy Champion Hurdle but her only two career defeats have been at Cheltenham; highly talented mare will take all the beating back against her own sex up in trip.
2	Gala Marceau D E Mullins / W P Mullins	6yrs / 11st 7lb 62-3F2 Spotlight	146	12/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Gala Marceau Runner-up in the 2023 Triumph; finished remote sixth in last season's Grade 1 Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham and was out the back when falling three out in this season's renewal after only finishing third in a Listed hurdle at Warwick the time before; runner-up in Fairyhouse Grade 2 on latest when receiving plenty of weight from the winner; up against it here.
3	Jade De Grugy P Townend / W P Mullins	6yrs / 11st 7lb 141-12 Spotlight	156	EVS	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Jade De Grugy Classy mare's only defeats from six starts for Willie Mullins was when fourth to Golden Ace in the Dawn Run at last year's Festival and runner-up to Lossiemouth in the Grade 1 Mares' Hurdle this term; relished this trip when a dominant winner of Grade 1 Mares' Novice at Fairyhouse (heavy) on her final start last season and returned to give weight and a beating to five rivals in Grade 3 at Punchestown (2m4f, soft) in Februray; can give Brighterdaysahead most to do.
4	July Flower Rachael Blackmore / H De Bromhead	6yrs / 11st 7lb 23-315 Spotlight	151	11/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
July Flower Ninth in Aintree Grade 2 bumper in her first spell with Henry de Bromhead but did well over hurdles back in France (third in French Champion Hurdle last May); improved again returned to this yard when winning Leopardstown Grade 3 (2m4f, good to yielding) in December; has 5.5l to make up on Jade De Grugy on her latest Mares' Hurdle fifth so needs to improve.
5	Lot of Joy B Hayes / W P Mullins	7yrs / 11st 7lb 8-1164 Spotlight	143	80/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Lot of Joy Talented dual-purpose sort; won back-to-back over hurdles this season, including a Listed mares' hurdle around here (2m2f, soft), but jumping let her down when tailed off in Grade 3 at Leopardstown in December; well behind Jade De Grugy in the Grade 3 Quevega here in February and looks like Willie Mullins' third string here.
6	Wyenot H Cobden / H D Daly	6yrs / 11st 7lb -14133 Spotlight	147	28/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Wyenot Made it 5-8 over hurdles with 9l Listed win at Doncaster (3m, good to soft) in December; respectable third in hot Grade 2 there (3m, good to soft) subsequently; disappointed in third when sent off favourite for six-runner Listed contest at Kelso (24.5f) on latest; drop in trip is fine but she will be outclassed in this company.