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4:50 Punchestown Going Soft / Distance - 1m 7f

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Willie Mullins provides nine of the twelve runners here and shock Triumph Hurdle winer Poniros is the pick of Paul Townend. He is open to improvement on just his second start over timber but LULAMBA was arguably a shade unlucky when a neck second behind him and he could turn the form around. Hello Neighbour could get closer to those two than he did at Cheltenham with a clear round of jumping and impressive Aintree winner Murcia is also considered. Ephesus and Too Bossy For Us could go well at bigger odds. [Dave Stephens]

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No.	Selection	Form		Guide	ToteWin	TotePlace
1	Blue Lemons D E Mullins / W P Mullins	4yrs / 11st 0lb 1P1 Spotlight	153	16/1	20.30	3.80
Blue Lemons Flat recruit has won two of three over hurdles; scored in a Gowran maiden (2m, sft) and won a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse (2m, sft-hvy) twelve days ago; pulled up in the Triumph on good to soft in between those wins; may need softer ground.
2	Ephesus D King / D Hogan	4yrs / 11st 0lb 32314 Spotlight	139	100/1	118.00	15.50
Ephesus Flat winner gained his first victory over hurdles in a 2m1f Limerick 4yo maiden early last month on good ground and the runner-up has won since; finished 12l behind Blue Lemons at Fairyhouse latest but he may get a lot closer to that rival on this sounder surface; could outrun likely odds.
3	Hello Neighbour K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell	4yrs / 11st 0lb 116 Spotlight	153	13/2	7.40	1.60
Hello Neighbour Unbeaten in two Flat starts and rated 97; 2-3 over hurdles including a Grade 1 win at the DRF in February; final flight mistake proved costly when a 5.5l sixth of 17 behind Poniros and Lulamba in the Triumph; capable of finishing closer to those rivals and he is shortlisted.
4	Larzac M P Walsh / W P Mullins	4yrs / 11st 0lb 20 Spotlight	118	50/1	41.40	5.90
Larzac French recruit; went close on heavy ground over 2m2f at Auteuil last October; pitched in at the deep end in the Triumph at Cheltenham on debut for this yard and came up short; could improve for that experience but needs to; others appeal more.
5	Legionnaire Forez D J Gilligan / W P Mullins	4yrs / 11st 0lb 26 Spotlight	96	150/1	98.40	13.00
Legionnaire Forez French recruit; placed in an AQPS race over 1m4f for former yard; beaten at short odds on heavy ground in a Fairyhouse maiden on his Irish debut in February; probably better than he showed that day but this looks a big ask upped markedly in class.
6	Lulamba J Bowen / N J Henderson	4yrs / 11st 0lb 112 Spotlight	159	11/10	1.80	1.10
Lulamba British raider is rated 148 after three starts over hurdles; won his first two, a 3yo hurdle at Auteuil and a 4yo hurdle at Ascot; found just Poniros too good when beaten a neck in the Triumph; didn't get the smoothest of runs that day and may be able to turn the form around; big chance.
7	Poniros P Townend / W P Mullins	4yrs / 11st 0lb 1 Spotlight	159	10/3	4.50	1.40
Poniros 1-7 on the Flat for Ralph Beckett and rated 91; sent off 100-1 for his stable and hurdles debut in the Triumph but belied those odds and beat Lulamba by a neck; the choice of Townend and given that was his first start over hurdles, there should be more to come; leading contender.
8	Sony Bill S F O'Keeffe / W P Mullins	4yrs / 11st 0lb -F2350 Spotlight	136	66/1	50.50	7.80
Sony Bill 2-8 over hurdles and rated 134; both wins came in France and he's held by Hello Neighbour on their meetings at Leopardstown in December and February; disappointed on handicap debut in the Fred Winter and deserted by Townend; others make more appeal.
9	Too Bossy For Us H Cobden / W P Mullins	4yrs / 11st 0lb 7 Spotlight	142	10/1	12.80	2.50
Too Bossy For Us Useful on the Flat and rated 89 in that sphere; far from disgraced when racing keenly in the Triumph on hurdles and stable debut under Harry Cobden; should have learned plenty from that experience and Cobden rides again; interesting outsider could go well if settling better.
10	Lumiere Du Large K C Sexton / W P Mullins	4yrs / 10st 7lb 20 Spotlight	122	125/1	108.60	20.70
Lumiere Du Large French Flat winner is 0-2 over hurdles; trailed in 37l behind Poniros in the Triumph on her stable debut; jockey bookings suggest she is well down the Mullins' pecking order and she may need softer ground.
11	Murcia Rachael Blackmore / W P Mullins	4yrs / 10st 7lb 318281 Spotlight	154	7/1	7.30	1.70
Murcia 2-8 over hurdles and rated 141; gained first win at the top table when scooting clear in the Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree (2m1f, good to soft) a month ago; Paul Townend prefers Poniros but Rachael Blackmore has enjoyed plenty of success for this owner (35-103); claims.
12	Sainte Lucie B Hayes / W P Mullins	4yrs / 10st 7lb 3-1885 Spotlight	142	50/1	66.10	8.80
Sainte Lucie Won her maiden over C&D (yld to sft) in December; highly tried since but has come up well short; beaten 9l off 131 when 11-10 favourite in a Grade 3 mares' handicap at Cheltenham on latest; unlikely to be good enough here on what she has shown so far.