15:35 Punchestown

Wednesday 30 September 2020

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O'Brien Event Catering Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 50.4s

Appian Way¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 13 in handicap at Cork (12f, good, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form:

Clonbury Bridge

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

€21,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Dam unraced sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 21f) Felix Yonger.

Form:

Doune Castle^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft, 200/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 09

Formal Order^p,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith

22/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. 25/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at Gowran (14f, soft) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Gaspard Du Seuil⁴⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

6/5

Won 8-runner bumper at Nancy (11.9f, good). Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving M. Seror. Notable hurdling newcomer up in trip.

Form: 1-

Grimm Star^h⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving John Michael Burke when fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, heavy, 66/1) on hurdles bow 44 days ago.

Form: 505-4

Lucailem

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

28/1

€5,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to smart chaser (stayed 33f) Goonyella.

Form:

Mr Jackman⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/5

Unbeaten in 2 bumpers, latterly in a 9-runner event at Gowran (16f, good, 4/9) 72 days ago, always holding on. Fancied to maintain 100% record switched to hurdling.

Form: 11

Mutual Respect²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in bumper (33/1) at this course (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 8

Outside The Door²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 79

Tullyhogue Fort⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, last of 8 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good) 42 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 68

Twentybore¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 13 days ago, finishing with running left. Up in trip.

Form: 99009

Forecasts

Mr Jackman (6/5), Gaspard Du Seuil (6/5), Grimm Star (12/1), Mutual Respect (20/1), Formal Order (22/1), Lucailem (28/1), Outside The Door (28/1), Clonbury Bridge (66/1), Appian Way (100/1), Tullyhogue Fort (100/1), Doune Castle (150/1), Twentybore (200/1)

This looks between MR JACKMAN and Gaspard du Seuill, both impressive recruits from bumpers representative top stables. The former is less of an unknown quantity having done his winning in Ireland, so he gets the nod in what could develop into a fascinating duel.