Friday at Punchestown is typically a good betting day with two Grade 1 races and two good handicaps to get stuck into. However the markets for the Grade 1 races look fairly sewn up. Apple’s Jade was as big as 5/1 for the feature Betdaq Punchestown Champion Hurdle when declarations came out, but she is well and truly found in the market now, at best price 2/1.

She deserves that sort of billing because she looked back to some of her good, not best, form at Aintree. The return to right-handed Punchestown could be a big factor and I’d expect her to run a big race, in what has been an amazing season. At 2/1, I’m happy to watch though.