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Just Wait And See game winner at Punchestown

Just Wait And See leading the way at Punchestown
Image: Just Wait And See leading the way at Punchestown

Review of the rest of the action from the opening day of the Punchestown Festival.

Just Wait And See gamely held off Blue Templar to win the Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase for the Ladies Perpetual Cup, the first race of the 2018 Punchestown Festival.

Ridden by Billy Gleeson and trained by his father, John, the victorious 16-1 chance hit the front inside the final half a mile.

But Derek O'Connor conjured up a late rally from Blue Templar, having been under pressure from some way out, and only went down by a head in a thrilling finish.

John Gleeson said:

"I only have a handful of horses to keep an interest in the game. This has given me the biggest buzz I've ever had in my life."

Billy Gleeson

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said: "We've had the horse since he was four.

"He's a real fun horse - a very clever jumper - and God knows how many fences he's jumped in his life."

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