16:05 Punchestown

Tuesday 15 October 2019

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Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 5m 8.6s

Drifting Back³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

33/1

Showed some promise on his hurdles debut at Limerick at the backend of last year; two subsequent midfield finishes in March and September does not mark him down as an obvious winner of this contest.

Form: 3/47-8

Hell On Earth¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

40/1

Related to some decent bumper/chase winners; had been showing some promise in bumpers himself before disappointing when last seen at Cork in April; not without a chance and market may prove reliable.

Form: 370-

Minella United³⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Second of 10 beaten 4L in a May point-to-point over 3m before no real show when last seen out in Tramore hurdle last December; difficult to believe he will be up to winning this based on that form evidence but market may provide clues.

Form: 27-

Roman Rock^t³¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M F Morris| OR: 104

50/1

Showed some promise in maiden hurdles in mid-2018 but disappointed in later efforts at Cork and Navan later the same year; would be no surprise to see him run well but long break a cause for concern.

Form: 3360-

Shanwalla¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| D

7/1

Had some very solid bumper form eventually winning at Listowel in September; only headed on the line on hurdles debut at Roscommon at the end of the same month and looks one of the more likely winners.

Form: 642212

Three Boyo's¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt

66/1

Little impression in one bumper and two hurdles races at Galway and Navan to date; open to improvement but may find a few too good once again.

Form: 088

You Raised Me Up^h1,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil| BF

9/4

Fairly consistent bumper form last season culminating in a win at Galway in August; just two runs since but the latter was a decent effort at Listowel in September and there should be more to come.

Form: 534/1-42

Big Money Mike

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

Cost 15,000 euros as a three-year-old; fairly well-bred for hurdling and while trainer not renowned for first-time out winners, a check in the market is suggested.

Form:

Calibrator¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Fogarty| T: E Griffin

100/1

Lots to like pedigree wise but floundered on debut at Navan late last month; entitled to come on for that but hard to see him suddenly being good enough to win this against some more experienced rivals.

Form: 0

Meetmeattheborder^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: R K Watson

100/1

First foal; related to some minor hurdles and Flat winners; hard to assess chance but unlikely to be good enough on hurdles debut.

Form:

Sixshooter¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: N Meade| C

1/1

Unbeaten bumper winner who scored well at both Leopardstown and this track earlier this year; if continuing his racing progress over hurdles then he should be up to winning a race of this quality pretty soon.

Form: 1-1

Sol Milan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

100/1

Related to some hurdles winners but another unlikely to be forward enough on hurdles and racecourse debut to trouble those with more experience.

Form:

Soldiers Hill^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

6/1

Fairly impressive bumper winner at Downpatrick in August before running well on his hurdles debut at Navan in September finishing 4th out of 25; will undoubtedly have learned from that experience and one of the leading contenders.

Form: 6314

Stormy Judge¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy

50/1

Not disgraced on hurdles debut at Gowran Park earlier this month when let down by some minor jumping errors; should know the game better this time and not easily discounted.

Form: 5-86

A Three Eighty⁸⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

Landed a 20/1 shock at Worcester winning a bumper in May; more on her plate here on hurdles debut but no reason why she can't give a good account of herself.

Form: 01/

Le River Noir^h⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

100/1

Unfancied and well beaten on hurdles debut at Tipperary last week; can obviously improve but unlikely to be troubling the judges based on that run.

Form: P/579

Jimli

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

100/1

National Hunt bred related to some minor winners; hard to assess on debut and a look in the market should be the first port of call.

Form:

Non-Runners

Bergkamp²⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P G Kelly J: P J Cawley

Da Big Fella³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Eamon Courtney J: Phillip Enright

Round The Buoy⁶²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D P Dunne J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Sixshooter (1/1), You Raised Me Up (9/4), Soldiers Hill (6/1), Shanwalla (7/1), Minella United (20/1), Da Big Fella (25/1), Bergkamp (25/1), Drifting Back (33/1), Hell On Earth (40/1), Stormy Judge (50/1), A Three Eighty (50/1), Roman Rock (50/1), Round The Buoy (50/1), Three Boyo's (66/1), Big Money Mike (66/1), Sol Milan (100/1), Calibrator (100/1), Jimli (100/1), Meetmeattheborder (100/1), Le River Noir (100/1)

YOU RAISED ME UP is taken to carry on his progress and go one better than when finishing a close second on his hurdles debut at Listowel recently. That was his first run for a long while and he should be sharper today. Soldiers Hill is another who made a pleasing debut over hurdles and while only finishing fourth that day at Navan, he has the scope to improve and maybe give the selection most to do. Sixshooter makes his hurdles debut but has some solid bumper form and is well regarded. A check on the stable's confidence in the market could do no harm. Shanwalla is another who made a promising start over hurdles and would not need to improve too much more to be in the shake up.