13:35 Punchestown

Friday 11 December 2020

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Punchestown Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 24.00s

Bard Of Eirn^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: P-08

Captain Kangaroo²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

10/11

Promising sort. Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Naas (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 20 days ago, not knocked about. Yard in good form. Should improve, so definite player.

Form: 1-4

Envious Editor²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

13/8

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. 4/1, creditable second of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Vulnerable.

Form: 49P-332

Follow The Crowd²⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 20 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Naas (15.8f, soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months.

Form: 8-

Go All The Way

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: N P Madden| T: F J Flood

33/1

€52,000 foal, Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Lostnfound. Dam winning hurdler/chaser up to 2¼m in France, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) That's A Wrap.

Form:

Hes A Hardy Bloke^t1⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade| D

10/3

Promising type. 10/3, third of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 41 days ago. Open to improvement, so strikes as the one to beat.

Form: 51P-213

Rocco Storm¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M P Fogarty| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at this course (16.7f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 67

Sarsfield Street

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: A A Howard

40/1

Milan gelding. Dam, maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m), half-sister to useful hurdlers/smart chasers Darkness (2¼m-3¼m winner, by Accordion) and Cantlow (17f-3¾m winner, by Kayf Tara), stayed 33f.

Form:

Tech Talk

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

80/1

Doyen gelding. Brother to bumper winner Above The City. Dam unraced.

Form:

The Miser²⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, heavy). Off 8 months.

Form: 7/9808-

Get Phar²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (20.4f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 27 days ago.

Form: 0

Justbecool¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

100/1

Poor hurdler. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 100/1) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 739660

Stone Mason^h1⁴⁵

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

66/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 7/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 45 days ago, needing lesser test. First run for yard after leaving Michael Appleby. Hooded for 1st time.

Form:

The Cool Dude³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: G Bourke⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

€35,000 3-y-o, Yorgunnabelucky gelding. Brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Baily Thunder, stays 23f,. Dam (c96/h130), ungenuine 19f-3¼m hurdle/chase winner. Maiden pointer, third last time.

Form: B-44

Castle Island^p1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (66/1) at this course (20.6f, soft) on NH debut 44 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P

Sienne D'or^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: P A Fahy

66/1

Modest hurdler. 150/1, good seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 0-06577

Gardenia Borget¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 08

Forecasts

Captain Kangaroo (10/11), Envious Editor (13/8), Hes A Hardy Bloke (10/3), Follow The Crowd (20/1), Go All The Way (33/1), Sarsfield Street (40/1), Sienne D'or (66/1), Stone Mason (66/1), Tech Talk (80/1), Justbecool (100/1), The Cool Dude (100/1), Rocco Storm (100/1), Castle Island (125/1), Get Phar (125/1), The Miser (200/1), Gardenia Borget (200/1), Bard Of Eirn (200/1)

Bumper winner HES A HARDY BLOKE didn't quite come up to expectations when only third at Down Royal on hurdling debut but that form is proving strong and he should have learned from the experience, so he takes preference over Captain Kangaroo, who also has potential. Envious Editor is the only other realistic player.