14:00 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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Ballymore Group 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 4m 34.5s

Alexei Vronsky²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

10/3

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Sixth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 11/1) 21 days ago. Key player.

Form: 46

Loved Out³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins

5/4

Fair maiden on the Flat. 28/1, eighth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, soft) 31 days ago. Yard in good form and worth a second look on hurdles debut.

Form:

Movie King²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: A W Short| T: A J Martin

12/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 16/1, fourth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 29 days ago. Needs to improve for the switch to hurdles, but that's not impossible.

Form:

Peckham Springs¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford

9/4

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Fifth of 15 in maiden (11/1) at the Curragh (12f, heavy) 18 days ago. Very much one to consider now switched to hurdles.

Form:

Stage Power¹⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Gleeson

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap (80/1) at Sligo (12.7f, good). First run for yard after leaving Sarah Lynam. Hurdles debut.

Form:

Wyett Earp¹¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

16/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 14/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm). Probably best watched on hurdles debut.

Form:

Rizannon⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J G Cosgrave

80/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap (100/1) at Cork (8f, soft) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell and passed over on this hurdles debut.

Form:

Roma Delight²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

20/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 100/1, first run since leaving Jeremiah O'Dwyer when last of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 20 days ago. Hurdles debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Saga Malta⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 3

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Loved Out (5/4), Peckham Springs (9/4), Alexei Vronsky (10/3), Movie King (12/1), Wyett Earp (16/1), Roma Delight (20/1), Saga Malta (33/1), Stage Power (50/1), Rizannon (80/1)

The one who appeals most is PECKHAM SPRINGS, who showed enough in maidens on the Flat to think that he'll be very competitive in a race of this nature on hurdles debut, assuming of course that he takes to this game. Alexei Vronsky has the benefit of experience and is next on the list ahead of Movie King and Loved Out.