Punchestown festival day four naps: best betting tips from our experts

Day four of the Punchestown festival is upon us – but who do our top tipsters fancy most?

Battle It Out

4.15 Punchestown

By Paul Kealy

Mark Walsh is on the stable first string, Perceval Legallois, but nobody other than Charlie O'Dwyer has yet ridden Battle It Out, who has done a lot of improving over fences this season and is a big price if you forgive him a slightly laboured effort over nearly 3m at Navan when last seen.

It may well be that the six-year-old, who ran out a very easy winner of a 2m4f Listed handicap at the that track the month before, could not cope with the 11lb rise he was given, but I think it was simply a case of not being quite ready for the step up on trip on what was awful ground.

He has plenty of promise and a nice low weight, so he looks worth an each-way play back at 2m4f.

Battle It Out16:15 Punchestown

View Racecard

Jky: Charlie O'Dwyer (5lb)Tnr: Conor O'Dwyer

Brides Hill

4.50 Punchestown

By Charlie Huggins

Gave 2lb and a six-length beating to subsequent Cheltenham winner La Renommee in a Huntingdon Listed race last time and the Gavin Cromwell-trained mare is fresher than most of her rivals.

Brides Hill16:50 Punchestown

View Racecard

Jky: Sean Flanagan Tnr: Gavin Cromwell

Read more . . .

Friday's free racing tips: five horses to consider putting in your multiples 

The Punt Acca: Charlie Huggins bids to follow up a 13-8 winner with three horse racing tips on Friday 

Looking for free bets? Racing Post have got the best offers, all in one place. Visit racingpost.com/freebets to find out more.