14:30 Punchestown

Sunday 14 February 2021

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Happy Birthday Sarah Ann Madden Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 41.0s

Balinaboola Jer¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: P Meany

250/1

Well held in bumpers and little impact in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 900/00P

Daicheadacuig⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara

125/1

Maiden pointer who has made little impact in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: P27-506

Get Supreme⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

200/1

Maiden pointer who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests in a Fairyhouse bumper in November. Up in trip for hurdle debut.

Form: P/42-47P

Lifetime Ambition²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

4/7

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable third of 20 in maiden hurdle at this course (16.1f, heavy, 11/8) 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Step back up in trip will suit and he sets a decent standard.

Form: 44-2243

Spider Cullen¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hickey

66/1

Third sole outing in points and ran to a fair level first time up over hurdles when sixth of 20 in maiden at Navan (20f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 36

Casey West⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

8/1

Westerner gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Casey Top. Every chance when slipped up turn-in before last sole start in points (Dec 19).

Form: S

Earths Furies¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

125/1

£56,000 4-y-o, Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 2¾m hurdle winner Tullybeg. Runner-up sole start in points (Oct 11).

Form: 2

Gold Cup Bailly^t1⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

7/1

Turgeon gelding. Half-brother to 8.5f/9f winner Rebelle Bailly. Dam unraced half-sister to unreliable but fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Helium. Won sole start in points (Dec 6). Tongue tied.

Form: 1

Imperial Tune⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: I J Power| T: L Casey

125/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam unraced. Made the frame sole start in points (Dec 20).

Form: 4

Johnny The Barber⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

150/1

Hinted at ability when well held in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 43 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9

Prince Of Gems¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Amoret³⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Arcadio mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Clever As A Fox. Dam ran once in bumper. Pulled up both starts in points, latest February 2020.

Form: PP-

Claire's Charm²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Liam G O'brien

200/1

Little impact in 2 maiden hurdles, latest over C&D.

Form: 77

More Overdraught⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E F Gallagher

150/1

Modest in bumpers and well held both starts over hurdles for Henry Daly. Runner-up on point debut subsequently.

Form: 4205-2P

Patty D⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

11/2

Has yet to match her fairly useful bumper form over hurdles, but it's way too soon to be writing her off as a hurdler.

Form: F5-214

Pont Aval⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who shaped as if amiss when pulled up before 4 out on hurdling debut at Limerick in December. Surely capable of better.

Form: 3231/0-P

Royal Gift³⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

125/1

Fair Flat winner but left Andrew Hollinshead for only 800 gns in October.

Form:

Ask Aisling

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: N Lee

125/1

Ask mare. Dam unraced. Looks best watched on debut.

Form:

Ballynagran¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D N Nevin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to fair 17f chase winner Downbythestrand and fair 3m chase winner Peter's Portrait. Dam unraced. Pulled up sole start in points (Oct 10). RESERVE.

Form: P

Haveuseentherain^t1⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh

150/1

Poor form in a brace of bumpers/maiden hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 6768

Non-Runners

Isle Of Oir

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Saunderscourt Rule¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: J Fogarty J: Brian Hayes

Thefourfacedliar¹⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lifetime Ambition (4/7), Pont Aval (9/2), Patty D (11/2), Gold Cup Bailly (7/1), Casey West (8/1), Thefourfacedliar (25/1), Isle Of Oir (50/1), Spider Cullen (66/1), Saunderscourt Rule (66/1), Imperial Tune (125/1), Earths Furies (125/1), Ask Aisling (125/1), Daicheadacuig (125/1), Royal Gift (125/1), More Overdraught (150/1), Prince Of Gems (150/1), Haveuseentherain (150/1), Johnny The Barber (150/1), Claire's Charm (200/1), Amoret (200/1), Get Supreme (200/1), Ballynagran (200/1), Balinaboola Jer (250/1)

LIFETIME AMBITION sets a good standard and will be suited by this step back up in trip, so this looks an excellent opportunity for him to get off the mark unless winning-pointer Gold Cup Bailly turns out to be well-above average. Pont Aval presumably hasn't been the easiest to train, but should be capable of better judged on her bumper form. Patty D is another worth a mention.