Supa boost for the Harrington yard

In the featured Free Festival Upgrade Ticket Offer Hurdle, Supasundae impressed on start two for Jessica Harrington at Punchestown.

Reappearing quickly after an eighth place finish at Leopardstown on Tuesday, the Robbie Power-ridden Supasundae went off the 7/4 favourite to beat five rivals in this two and a half miler.

In a nice fillip for Mrs Harrington, after the loss of the promising youngster Sunni May on the gallops yesterday, Supasundae came home with no less than six and a half lengths to spare over Monksland

The victorious Galileo gelding was never far away, and he asserted in the straight for a comfortable win.

"We took a chance. Robbie got off him the other day and said he wants two and a half. He seemed to come out of the race okay," revealed Mrs Harrington.

"He jumped much better today, and the run in a handicap the other day blew off the cobwebs. I think he likes that niceish ground, and doesn't want it too heavy.

"That's the good news. The bad news is that Sunni May has died of a heart attack. He just went out yesterday for a short canter and had only gone about 150 yards when it happened. That's the ups and downs of racing."

(AM & EM)