Horse Racing Betting: Lingfield Park September 5th 2024 Betting Tips & Prediction
4 September, 2024
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Lingfield Park hosts afternoon flat racing this Thursday 5th September. Eight races await getting underway…
Punchestown Gold Cup Betting Tips & Predictions
The Punchestown Festival started on Tuesday with the highlight scheduled for Wednesday. We kept our powder dry on the opening day in the hope of getting a feel for how things are working out, including ground and stable form, but aim to go in for the main attraction. Here are our top Punchestown Gold Cup betting tips.
Wednesday’s eight-race card gets started at 3.40pm with a handicap hurdle and takes us through to the lucky last, a mares’ flat race due off at 7.45pm. We have no less than five graded races on the list, including the Grade 1 Gold Cup, Novice Hurdle and The Conyngham Cup.
Plenty for fans to get excited about and it’s great to see bookmakers have done their bit to allow punters a chance to increase their enjoyment of the day with a bet on a number of exciting markets. There’s value to be found and our team of horse racing tipsters, concentrating on the top of the bill, offer their views on how the betting is looking, which bookmakers are giving best price and the runners that deserve your attention.
Neptune Collognes the One to Beat
The Punchestown Gold Cup is decided over three miles and with a staggering prize pot – over £176,000 of that paid to the winner – it comes as no surprise to see some of the biggest names in the sport come out to play. Follow this race and you’ll catch a glimpse of the most successful trainers, fearless jockeys and the best-bred racehorses on the circuit today. Making a profit from this contest is our number one priority but this will also be a fantastic sporting event and one well worth watching.
The stats show us the most successful horse to run in the Punchestown Gold Cup to date was Neptune Collognes who won the title in 2007 and came back to successfully defend it in 2008. No runner has won the prize more than once and Neptune Collognes deserves his place in the history books, but it’s doubtful that dominance will go unchallenged as the prize money available to champions of this race increases.
Imperial Call won back in 1999 for Ruby Walsh and Raymond Hurley and was joined 12 months ago on the list of champions by 2018 winner Bellshill who delighted backers when scoring for Team Mullins, David riding his mount to success for Willie. That came as no real surprise to followers of the form as Willie Mullins has dominated this race in recent years, boasting no less than five titles.
