15:00 Punchestown

Tuesday 15 October 2019

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Ladbrokes 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 2.3s

A Wave Of The Sea³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

4/5

Probably should have won on his hurdle debut at Listowel last month but had too much ground to make up in the closing stages; looks one of the more likely winners of this contest.

Form: 2

Cerberus^t1⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Rated 72 on the Flat without a win in career five starts; has shown bits and pieces of form but does not stand out as the winner of this race on his hurdles debut.

Form:

Donnersnstrings⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Rated 64 on the Flat and failed to make any impression in four starts; hard to see him getting competitive on timber bow but maybe worth a look at in the market.

Form:

Frozen Spring¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Reasonably bred; unraced on the Flat; let down by some poor jumping on debut at Gowran Park earlier this month but not disgraced and entitled to progress.

Form: 6

Isosceles¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Well beaten at huge prices on all his starts over hurdles; likely to be the same story once again.

Form: 0U0

Kid Curry³⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

6/1

Three dismal efforts as a juvenile on the Flat in 2018 hardly suggests he will be capable of scoring here on his hurdles debut.

Form:

Lalipour³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

50/1

Not devoid of talent on the Flat but rarely threatened to pick up place prize money yet alone win; change of stable two starts ago perked him up a little but would still be a surprise to see him get competitive.

Form:

Recent Revelations^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

33/1

Has shown ability in three maidens on the Flat, well held month in the big Charity Race (1m) at the Curragh. Hurdles debutant with scope for better.

Form:

Scotts Honor²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: S M Duffy

50/1

Looks to be going the right way over hurdles though needs to improve him jumping; mid-division debut at Listowel was bettered at Ballinrobe (both in September); can improve again and has chances.

Form: 05

Theatre Of War¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| BF

8/1

Had jumped better on his second outing over hurdles at Listowel in September but then unseated his rider after a mistake at Gowran Park last time out; not without a chance given a clear round..

Form: 53U

Laura Bullion¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| D

11/4

Much improved jumping saw the filly win over hurdles at the second time of asking at Down Royal in August; warmed up for this contest with a spin on the AW at Dundalk earlier this month and looks the one they have to beat.

Form: 31

Midnight Geisha³⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

50/1

Last of 14 on only racecourse appearance hardly bodes well for her chances on hurdles debut; best watched unless significant market support.

Form:

Sean Says³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Sweeney

100/1

At least has the benfit of experience over hurdles having raced twice already but form was nothing special and looks an unlikely winner.

Form: 90

Non-Runners

Ventnor²²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: C D Timmons

Forecasts

A Wave Of The Sea (4/5), Laura Bullion (11/4), Kid Curry (6/1), Theatre Of War (8/1), Donnersnstrings (16/1), Cerberus (25/1), Recent Revelations (33/1), Lalipour (50/1), Midnight Geisha (50/1), Scotts Honor (50/1), Ventnor (50/1), Frozen Spring (66/1), Sean Says (100/1), Isosceles (100/1)

LAURA BULLION looks the pick in a fairly weak field of three-year-old hurdlers. There was plenty to like about the way she won at Down Royal at the end of August having improved her jumping from her Ballinrobe debut. Best of the rest should be A Wave Of The Sea who was let down by his jumping on his debut coupled with being too far off the pace as they turned for home. he will certainly improve and give the likely favourite most to do. Theatre Of War has been plagued by poor jumping so far in his short hurdling career but if overcoming them he has the ability to run a fair race.