15:05 Punchestown

Tuesday 8 September 2020

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Thank You Snowy For 40 Years At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 5m 22.3s

A Truant Always

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Robin des Foret and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Port Melon, stays 3½m.

Form:

Ardhill²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

18/1

£62,000 5-y-o, Shantou gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Didtheyleaveuoutto and bumper winner Armaans Wish. Maiden pointer, runner-up last time (Dec 8). One to note.

Form: RUP42-

Clondaw Bertie²⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: M F Morris

7/4

€21,000 3-y-o, Thewayyouare gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Coolaghknock Glebe. Won sole start in points (Dec 2019), so makes appeal.

Form: 1-

Commandingpresence²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

14/1

£20,000 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/chaser Castlebawn West. Dam (h110) 2½m-2¾m hurdle winner. Runner-up sole start in points (Jan 12).

Form: 2-

Dakota Beat^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| BF| D

5/1

Fair hurdler. 7/4, creditable third of 11 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 30 days ago. Sets the standard of what's been achieved over hurdles.

Form: 117-323

Eyezawinkin²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: W Power

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in bumper at Tipperary (20f, heavy, 40/1) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P

Fest Deiz³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Running below form when fell in novice hurdle (4/6) at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 13-42F

I Don't Get It⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey

150/1

Ninth of 12 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 28/1) 8 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 8P2-569

Smokey The Bandit⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

80/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/2, tenth of 11 in bumper at Galway (18.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 40 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Steps Match¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: M Butler

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: P3-90

Urabamba³⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good to soft, 8/1). Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Patrick G. Kelly.

Form: 054-

Utmost Faith¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 40

We've That Option²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: Gavin Dower

50/1

Doyen gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Our Only Option. Dam unraced. Third sole start in points (Feb 9).

Form: 3-

Robinnia³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/4

Easy winner of 11-runner bumper at Sligo (18f, good, 9/4) on NH debut 34 days ago, responding well. Should take all the beating switched to hurdling.

Form: 1

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Crobally Boy¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: B J Cooper

Lorcan Lad¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs A Mooney J: Liam McKenna

Game Socks²³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: Paul Power J: H Morgan

Forecasts

Robinnia (7/4), Clondaw Bertie (7/4), Dakota Beat (5/1), Fest Deiz (10/1), Crobally Boy (12/1), Commandingpresence (14/1), Game Socks (16/1), Ardhill (18/1), Urabamba (33/1), We've That Option (50/1), Smokey The Bandit (80/1), Steps Match (100/1), Lorcan Lad (100/1), I Don't Get It (150/1), A Truant Always (150/1), Utmost Faith (150/1), Eyezawinkin (150/1)

ROBINNIA ran out a ready winner of a bumper on debut and given, her stable/pedigree, she's firmly expected to take to hurdling, so she's an obvious choice. Clondaw Bertie is the most notable of those arriving from points and Dakota Beat is the pick of those with prior hurdling form.