17:20 Punchestown

Wednesday 16 October 2019

All14:0514:3515:1015:4516:1516:5017:20

Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Flat Race

Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 4m 8.0s

Sargent Lightfoot^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: A Murray

6/1

Newcomer by Jeremy cost €32,000 as a half-brother to bumper winner Billy's Angel. Market can guide as to expectations.

Form:

Sioux Per Pushkin⁷⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: A Oliver

66/1

Shown little in three starts to date and only beaten one rival in the three combined so makes no appeal.

Form: 750/

Ballycloven Beat

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

7/1

Son of Beat Hollow brother to 7f/1m2f Flat and 2m hurdle winner Crushed from a dam who placed over hurdles. Looks best watched here.

Form:

Charlie Siringo³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr M J O'Hare| T: N Meade

10/1

Getaway gelding out of a Shernazar mare represents yard always respected in bumpers but having been only 12th of 16 on debut he may be a longer term prospect.

Form: 0

Fantasio D'alene¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

8/15

€165,000 son of Saddler Maker ran a cracker to be third in the valuable 22-runner bumper at Fairyhouse's Easter meeting last April. That form stands out here and he will be hard to beat.

Form: F3-

Freddy Mac

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D T McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: D J McGrath

25/1

Newcomer by Scorpion cost €2500 as a half-brother to point/2m2f and 2m4f hurdle winner Fly Camp & point winner Cloudybackwest. Best watched here.

Form:

Good Time Jonny

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J J Codd| T: J C McConnell

8/1

Son of Shirocco a half-brother to point winner Little Miss Darsi. Jockey booking a positive so interesting if market move follows suit.

Form:

Long March^t1²⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

Bellamy Road gelding weakened into sixth of nine in lone race for Jessica Harrington last January. Should fare better now and tongue-tie may help him see out the race better.

Form: 6-

Mighty Tom³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: T Cooper

12/1

Stoutly bred son of Dylan Thomas was far from disgraced when sixth of 16 at Listowel last month and he may give the likely favourite most to think about under Patrick Mullins.

Form: 4-6

Non-Runners

Somme Soldier

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: P G Fahey J: Mr A P Fahey

Forecasts

Fantasio D'alene (8/15), Sargent Lightfoot (6/1), Ballycloven Beat (7/1), Good Time Jonny (8/1), Somme Soldier (8/1), Charlie Siringo (10/1), Mighty Tom (12/1), Long March (25/1), Freddy Mac (25/1), Sioux Per Pushkin (66/1)

This looks a first-rate chance for FANTASIO D'ALENE who will likely be a very short prince indeed. He can't be opposed but Mighty Tom and Long March ought to get as close as any.