Beef to take the Heineken The Heineken Gold Cup is the highlight on day two of the Punchestown Festival, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup form is put to the test with Harbour Pilot, Beef Or Salmon and First Gold all renewing rivalry.Beef Or Salmon had a far from ideal preparation for chasing´s supreme test with well-reported back problems, and Michael Hourigan´s charge was putting in his best work at the finish to take fourth.He should be spot-on now, and is taken to reverse placings with Cheltenham third Harbour Pilot while last year´s winner First Gold also merits plenty of respect. Rince Ri, Rule Supreme and Come In Moscow complete the six-runner line-up.The Paddy Power Champion Bumper is the other Grade 1 race on the card, and Knocknabooly heads a strong challenge from the Willie Mullins stable.The S M Morris Handicap Chase offers Winning Dream a good opportunity to gain compensation for missing out on the Irish Grand National, while Dizzy´s Dream will appreciate the better ground in the two miles novice hurdle.The eight race card gets underway at the earlier time of 1.40, and the jackpot pool is again guaranteed for E50,000.Alan Magee
