14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 14 November 2020

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Naas Oil Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 34.0s

Caesar Rock

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris

33/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler Closing Ceremony, stays 3¼m, and useful hurdler/smart chaser Highland Lodge. Dam unraced.

Form:

Clonbury Bridge²⁰

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

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy, 50/1) 20 days ago, running on.

Form: 04

Dicey Rylee^p1

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

200/1

Mustameet gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Oiche Mhaith Boy, stayed 2½m. Dam lightly raced on Flat. Wears cheekpieces.

Form:

Gaillard Du Mesnil³⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/4

25/10, 3½ lengths second of 9 to Gingermix in Gr 3 bumper at Nantes (11.9f, soft). Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mme I. Gallorini.

Form: 621222-

Get Phar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

200/1

Getaway gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including smart hurdler Not Many Left and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Coverholder.

Form:

Holymacapony²⁸⁰

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

7/2

Libertarian gelding. Dam (h67) maiden hurdler (stayed 2¼m). Won point on sole start to date, Feb 8.

Form: 1-

Howyated^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

125/1

Tongue strap on, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

King's Vow^b,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

7/2

Useful winner at 16f on Flat. 15/8, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago, needing stiffer test of stamina. Gets that here.

Form: 3

Landa Beach⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack

50/1

Making jumps debut. First run since leaving Andrew Balding when eighth of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft, 28/1) 50 days ago.

Form:

Puerto Banus⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: C A McBratney

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 60

Salmanino

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle

50/1

Kapgarde gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer Says The Boy. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to 15f-17f hurdle winner Sans Limites.

Form:

So Kind⁸⁹

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

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 22/1, fourth of 13 in bumper at Tipperary (20f, heavy) on bumper debut 89 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 044

Takarengo⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 120

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Naas (14f, heavy, 6/1) 7 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 3357-

Temptationinmilan^h1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D J McInerney| T: C Byrnes

100/1

9/1, eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 8

Valyblue

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

50/1

Anabaa Blue gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including French 7f/1m winner Vega d'Alienor. Dam French 10.5f winner.

Form:

Boomtown Girl²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

100/1

25/1, eleventh of 16 in bumper at Galway (16f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 20

Cloudings Well

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

150/1

Cloudings filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Ballyhome. Dam winning hurdler/chaser around 2m in France.

Form:

Greige^t⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor

150/1

22/1 and tongue strap on, tenth of 12 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on NH debut 75 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Tracey Bubbles¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

50/1

Last of 11 in bumper (8/1) at Galway (16.5f, soft) on NH debut 108 days ago, refusing to settle. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Irish Art¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 13 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 09-U

Non-Runners

Homme D'Un Soir¹⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Rajsalad²⁵¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: C O'Dwyer J: Reserve 1

Saga Aravis²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gaillard Du Mesnil (5/4), Takarengo (3/1), Holymacapony (7/2), King's Vow (7/2), Homme D'Un Soir (5/1), Caesar Rock (33/1), So Kind (40/1), Valyblue (50/1), Landa Beach (50/1), Salmanino (50/1), Tracey Bubbles (50/1), Clonbury Bridge (80/1), Irish Art (80/1), Boomtown Girl (100/1), Temptationinmilan (100/1), Howyated (125/1), Greige (150/1), Puerto Banus (150/1), Cloudings Well (150/1), Dicey Rylee (200/1), Get Phar (200/1)

This could turn out to be quite a good race of its type. Useful Flat performer KING'S VOW seemed to find 2m an insufficient test starting out at Cork a fortnight ago, but it was still a promising effort and upped in trip, he could be the answer. Homme D'un Soir is also likely to improve, while French-bumper winner Gaillard du Mesnil demands a second look for Willie Mullins.