13:25 Punchestown

Saturday 14 November 2020

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Osprey Hotel 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 35.80s

Perry Owens^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

16/1

Left hurdling debut form behind in first-time blinkers to win 9-runner juvenile at Galway in October. Below form back on the Flat 9 days later but is open to further progress in this sphere.

Form: 31

Boom Boom Boom²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who built on hurdling debut promise when 17 lengths third in Sligo juvenile 22 days ago. May have a bit more to offer yet but is probably up against it here.

Form: 63

Dark Voyager²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/10

Fairly useful Flat winner who shaped encouragingly sent hurdling when runner-up at Ballinrobe (18f, soft) 28 days ago, making most but collared run-in. Will progress and has leading claims.

Form: 2

Druid's Altar⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Fairly useful Flat winner who is a half-brother to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler Waterlord, so is much respected on this switch to obstacles.

Form:

Flying Scotsman^p¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Useful and progressive on the Flat. Gelded ahead of hurdle debut and looks very interesting.

Form:

Ilmig²³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/4

Fairly useful Flat winner who is well worth a second look now going hurdling.

Form:

Rock Chica²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

22/1

Poor maiden on the Flat who has taken well to hurdling, opening account at second attempt at Tipperary (2m) 25 days ago, but this is a lot tougher.

Form: 41

Speak Now

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: B W Duke

66/1

Vocalised gelding. Brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Let The Heirs Walk and half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Punch Bag.

Form:

Forecasts

Dark Voyager (11/10), Ilmig (9/4), Druid's Altar (7/1), Flying Scotsman (7/1), Perry Owens (16/1), Rock Chica (22/1), Speak Now (66/1), Boom Boom Boom (80/1)

FLYING SCOTSMAN boasts useful and progressive form on the Flat, so could be the answer in an interesting race. Dark Voyager seems sure to build on his opening effort over timber and is considered a big threat, along with the selection's stablemate Druid's Altar, who also looks an interesting recruit to this sphere.