15:00 Punchestown

Sunday 14 February 2021

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Happy Birthday Sarah Ann Madden Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 47.6s

Ahead Of The Field⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: S Doyle

14/1

€100,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Brother to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler Relegate, stays 3m, and half-brother to fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Glenduff. Runner-up on point debut in 2019.

Form: 2-P

Broomfields Kan^t1¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: E M O'Sullivan

16/1

€32,000 3-y-o, Arakan gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Monbeg Rose, stayed 2½m, and 2m-winning hurdler Side of The Road, latter stayed 2½m. Wears tongue strap. Point winner.

Form: P-1

Glentruan^t1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Philip Hobbs when 150/1, offered a bit before pulled up 3 out in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 50 days ago.

Form: 87-P

Hide The Truth

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Yvonne Latta

125/1

Scorpion gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Ballycrystal, stays 3m, and fairly useful hurdler Siannes Star, stays 23f.

Form:

John Adams⁸⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

50/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler/chaser Next Destination. Dam unraced. Unplaced in 2 points in 2018.

Form: 65/

Jungle Boogie⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/13

4/5, won 10-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 94 days ago, quickening clear final 1f. Up in trip. Yard in sparkling form and much respected on hurdles bow.

Form: 1

Monvour¹²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Murphy

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in bumper (10/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 127 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 666

Tipping Away¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) 16 days ago, weakening quickly. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 69

Eskimo Arapaho^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G A Kingston

125/1

Ask gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Macs Flamingo and fairly useful hurdler Parish Business. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Grey Skies

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

125/1

Cloudings gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Betterthanalright and half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Dontdelay. Dam (h64) maiden hurdler.

Form:

Inforapenny⁴³

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

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, first run since leaving Susan A. Finn when eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f) on hurdles bow 43 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 578

Merry Dreamer

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

25/1

Doyen gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Ornua, stays 2½m. Dam unraced.

Form:

Port West¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

100/1

Jumped none too fluently before pulled up before 2 out in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 20/1) on NH debut 16 days ago,

Form: P

Tigers Roar

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M P Collins

66/1

Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Beautiful Ben. Dam (h118) 2m-2¾m hurdle winner (stayed 3m).

Form:

Where's Frankie¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, given a considerate introduction when ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 4439

Hockworthy Flyer

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

125/1

Yeats mare. Dam (c92/h90) 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m).

Form:

Moonshot⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 104

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, not in same form as previously when tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 83F-030

Wild Atlantic Lady⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

50/1

Modest hurdler. Eighth of 12 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy, 5/1) 75 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 035-888

Present Storm¹⁴

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

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, never better than mid-field when seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 7

Cloudy Wednesday⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Turlough O'connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

125/1

Cloudings gelding. Brother to winning pointer Cloudy Tuesday. Dam (h77) multiple point winner. Pulled up on debut in point. RESERVE.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Magnor Glory¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T O'Brien J: M Hamill

Henry Star²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 2

Howishedizzy⁷⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P J Gilligan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jungle Boogie (2/13), Moonshot (6/1), Henry Star (10/1), Ahead Of The Field (14/1), Broomfields Kan (16/1), Merry Dreamer (25/1), Howishedizzy (33/1), Monvour (40/1), John Adams (50/1), Inforapenny (50/1), Wild Atlantic Lady (50/1), Magnor Glory (50/1), Tigers Roar (66/1), Where's Frankie (100/1), Port West (100/1), Glentruan (125/1), Tipping Away (125/1), Present Storm (125/1), Cloudy Wednesday (125/1), Hide The Truth (125/1), Grey Skies (125/1), Hockworthy Flyer (125/1), Eskimo Arapaho (125/1)

A case of quantity over quality here with only a handful of runners making any serious appeal. JUNGLE BOOGIE had plenty up his sleeve when scoring in a Clonmel bumper back in December and he's a confident selection to make a winning start over hurdles for master trainer Willie Mullins. Broomfields Kan, Moonshot and Wild Atlantic Lady head up the opposition.