15:50 Punchestown

Tuesday 18 February 2020

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Black Hills Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 4m 22.9s

Backsheesh¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| D

40/1

Bumper winner who showed some ability on the Flat and was entitled to need her return from a significant absence at Thurles last time; should improve.

Form: 3531-0

Barrington Court¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| D

4/1

Impressive when landing a Listed bumper at Navan in November and bounced back from a run that was too bad to be true at Naas when finishing third at Listowel last time; should be in the shake up again.

Form: 22/130-3

Cornhill Lass⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

66/1

Has shaped okay in a couple of her bumpers but may need more time and hard to fancy in a contest this competitive on hurdles debut.

Form: 039

Gentil J^t¹⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Bolger| T: H Rogers

50/1

Three wins from 32 runs on the Flat and was an impressive winner at Galyay in September, though failed to back that up in five starts since; would need to be a better horse over hurdles to have a say here though.

Form:

Getaway Gorgeous^h⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

2/1

Bumper winner at Tramore in August before shaping well in two subsequent bumper starts; made a promising debut over hurdles at Clonmel last time when second of 16 and may have won if she hadn't have met interference.

Form: 2-1222

Inagh's Gift⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: S P Hennessy

100/1

Promise in her bumper debut but hasn't shown anything in two starts since and has failed to beat another rival home in those efforts. Hurdle debut and hard to fancy at present.

Form: 3/0-0

Lady Breffni⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

11/8

Point-to-point winner who improved from her debut under Rules to land a bumper at Downpatrick in June. Return with a promising effort when runner-up of 15 at Limerick and interesting contender if she handles the drop back to this trip.

Form: 1-312

Stowaway Lass³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Fogarty| T: G J Power

100/1

Tailed off on both starts to date including hurdles debut at Fairyhouse last time and hard to recommend on all known form.

Form: 00

Withallduerespect

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Mahler mare, dam a half-sister to 2m4f/3m hurdle winner What's Up Woody; makes debut and others look stronger on paper.

Form:

Aurora Sunrise³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Unplaced on all four of her starts, tailed off each time and showed no signs of improvement on her return from a 62 day absence here last month; others preferred.

Form: 4P57

Backonthehill⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy

100/1

Beaten 72L when sent off at 100/1 on debut at Tramore and impossible to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 0

Bioverdia⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

9/1

Winner on bumper debut but hasn't managed to build on that up in class in two subsequent events. Must improve for the switch to hurdles and others make more appeal.

Form: 1-60

Boghlone Honey⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack

100/1

Some promise in her only start in a point-to-point but hard to fancy back at this sort of trip on Rules debut.

Form: 6

Estijmaam⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

Failed to place in six starts on the Flat; interesting that her top yard keep the faith with her and switch to her hurdles but hard to fancy all the same.

Form:

Golden Treat¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle

66/1

Shown next to nothing in bumpers, on the Flat or in two starts over hurdles to date and best watched until she shows more.

Form: 88-99

Lisavalley Lass¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

100/1

Drops back in trip following two poor runs over hurdles this season and hasn't shown enough to be of interest in this line up.

Form: 89

Milalee⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: C O'Keeffe

100/1

Barely finished her bumper at Fairyhouse on debut. Debuts over hurdles now and hard to build any case for.

Form: 0

Millyinthemiddle¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

66/1

Displayed some promise in a point-to-point but failed to build on that in any fashion when making her hurdles debut 62 days later.

Form: 30

My Old Segosha²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger

100/1

Tailed off in a pair of maiden hurdles; drops back in trip and likely to need more time before we see the best of her.

Form: 00

Papal Pearl^t¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Managed to hit the frame in a valuable bumper here in April and showed that was no fluke when a promising fifth of 22 at Naas on return; looks in need of a step up in trip but not without a place chance here.

Form: 396-35

Trouble And Strife¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

40/1

Three-time winner on the Flat, most recently from a mark of 76 at Catterick in September 2018. Place claims if he can match that level of form on her debut over hurdles.

Form:

Future Romance²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: N P Madden| T: A A Howard

100/1

Beaten a long way in three Flat starts and shown no improvement for the switch to hurdles in two subsequent runs. Others preferred.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Second Symphony²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 1

Getaway Lucy⁵⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Lady Breffni (11/8), Getaway Gorgeous (2/1), Barrington Court (4/1), Bioverdia (9/1), Papal Pearl (20/1), Estijmaam (33/1), Withallduerespect (33/1), Second Symphony (33/1), Getaway Lucy (33/1), Backsheesh (40/1), Trouble And Strife (40/1), Gentil J (50/1), Millyinthemiddle (66/1), Cornhill Lass (66/1), Golden Treat (66/1), Boghlone Honey (100/1), Stowaway Lass (100/1), Future Romance (100/1), Lisavalley Lass (100/1), Inagh's Gift (100/1), Backonthehill (100/1), Milalee (100/1), Aurora Sunrise (100/1), My Old Segosha (100/1)

GETAWAY GORGEOUS was unlucky not to have won last time out and she's shown enough in each of her recent starts to suggest she's the one they all have to beat here. Lady Breffni is interesting if she handles the drop in trip but Barrington Court could be the main danger having proven herself at Listed level in bumpers at least.