12:55 Punchestown

Tuesday 8 December 2020

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Gift A Donation This Year Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:58 | Winning time: 5m 23.5s

Appian Way¹²

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

66/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Showed fair form when third in a maiden hurdle at Cork in November but failed to repeat that effort at Thurles 12 days ago.

Form: 734

Brownstone

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: D Cullen

150/1

Yeats gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Sugar Baron.

Form:

Cape Gentleman⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

5/4

Useful Flat performer who improved when winning Irish Cesarewitch on handicap debut last time. Very interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Homme D'Un Soir⁴³

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

6/4

Bumper winner who showed plenty of promise on hurdling debut when runner-up at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 43 days ago. Up in trip and open to improvement.

Form: 13-2

Oryx Hustler¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

40/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Cork on debut 16 days ago, but is well bred and ought to do better at some point.

Form: 7

Petibonome²⁶

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

11/4

First past post on completed start in points and made an encouraging debut in this sphere when runner-up at Clonmel (16.4f) 26 days ago. Up in trip and likely to improve.

Form: FD-2

Petrol Head

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D P Dunne

50/1

Valirann colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Mardale, stayed 19f, and fair hurdler Onlyfoolsownhorses.

Form:

Soldier Of Destiny³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: T O'Brien

16/1

Presenting gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Wide Receiver and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Young Dev. Third sole start in points (Oct 31).

Form: 3

Still King²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford

80/1

Beat Hollow gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to 3 useful jumpers, including winning hurdler/chaser up to 2½m Commanche Red. Unplaced on completed start in points last time (Nov 14).

Form: P5

Greige^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor

150/1

Little impact in bumper/maiden hurdle 10 weeks apart.

Form: 00

Monaghanarmaghlady⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: B R Hamilton

150/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 60 days ago.

Form: 9

Tipperary Dexter

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin

125/1

Dylan Thomas filly. Dam (h111) 2½m hurdle winner.

Form:

Forecasts

Cape Gentleman (5/4), Homme D'Un Soir (6/4), Petibonome (11/4), Soldier Of Destiny (16/1), Oryx Hustler (40/1), Petrol Head (50/1), Appian Way (66/1), Still King (80/1), Tipperary Dexter (125/1), Greige (150/1), Monaghanarmaghlady (150/1), Brownstone (150/1)

CAPE GENTLEMAN landed the Irish Cesarewitch with plenty in hand on his handicap debut at the Curragh in October and could prove too classy for Homme d'Un Soir and Petibonome on this switch to hurdling.