Sizing, Sir and showers at soggy Punchestown.
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IT will be wet but it will be wonderful.
Conditions at Punchestown are set to be unusually testing for late April, but whilst racegoers might find themselves getting a tad damp or even a little muddy, the weather-inflicted woes will be worth it as Ireland's premier jumping festival kicks off with a cast headed by two winners of the Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase and the favourite for next year's Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Not bad for starters. In terms of a head to head, few will be more anticipated over the coming five days than that between Sizing Europe and Big Zeb in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase
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Hard Dream sets sail at damp Longchamp.
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France, Monday
Longchamp: Prix Noailles (Group 2) 1m2½f, 3yo colts & fillies
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HARD DREAM (Francois Rohaut/Stephane Pasquier) made light of atrocious conditions to earn a place in the Prix du Jockey Club in six weeks' time.
Along with Tifongo, the son of Oasis Dream helped dictate an extremely sedate pace in ground bordering on heavy, and when the two leaders settled down to fight out the finish none of their four rivals was able to land a serious blow.
Owner Tony Ford is now in the happy position of having a French Derby prospect to go alongside his Poule d'Essai des Pouliches hopeful Lily America.
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