John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 17.9s

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Odds

Min

11/10, 1/1, 11/10

1/1

Shattered Love

3/1, 11/4

5/2

Balko Des Flos

4/1, 9/2, 4/1, 9/2

5/1

The Storyteller

12/1, 11/1

10/1

Edwulf

14/1

SP Book Percentage 111

Forecasts

Min (1/1), Shattered Love (5/2), Balko Des Flos (5/1), The Storyteller (10/1), Edwulf (14/1)

MIN showed no ill effects from an injury that saw him miss the end of the 2016/17 season when winning twice last season as well as finishing second at Cheltenham and Aintree in Grade Ones. Willie Mullins star is ideally suited by this distance and having won first time out in all three of his seasons so far for Mullins can be expected to be ready to win this first time out. Shattered Love was very impressive in last season's JLT and ran well on return at Down Royal so rates the biggest danger. Ryanair winner Balko Des Flos has been below par since but a repeat of that effort would make him a huge player.