15:25 Punchestown

Monday 1 March 2021

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Punchestown Festival Of A Different Colour Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 4m 24.00s

Donoch⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

200/1

Modest Flat winner, making jumps debut. 9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 89 days ago, ridden too aggressively.

Form:

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Aaron Boy³⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K J Brouder| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Making jumps debut. Last of 11 in claimer (16/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Purcell.

Form:

Cullaghs Star

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

150/1

Kalanisi gelding. Dam (h91) maiden hurdler.

Form:

Golf Marin⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: A J Martin

7/4

Promising type. 50/1, fifth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (16.1f, heavy) 43 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 05

Gripsou Charolais³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Griffin

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 150/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 00

James Fort^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: P D Kennedy| T: M Kennedy

11/2

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 257

Memories Never Die²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: N Slevin

300/1

Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 250/1) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 0

Rumoroso⁸⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Promising sort. First run since leaving J-F. Doucet when second of 10 in juvenile hurdle (5/1) at Bordeaux (16.4f, good). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Gabriel Leenders.

Form: 2/

Summer Tide¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, third of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (22.5f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 143 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: U/2P-343

Tuckmill²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: F J Flood

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 60

Young Jack Yates

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey

50/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam (c94/h91), point winner (stayed 2m under Rules), half-sister to useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 2¾m) The Shepherd King.

Form:

Davitt Road Glory^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J O Clifford

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: U-1PP59

Steak And Onions²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

250/1

150/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: P0

Unlaoised^t1⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Mark Fahey when 50/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 62 days ago, soon beaten. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 780/0-P

Upton Park Girl

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Crawley

28/1

Kalanisi mare. Sister to modest hurdler Kalarika and half-sister to a winner on Flat. Dam ran twice on Flat.

Form:

Coach Carter¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

16/1

11/4, third of 9 in bumper at Galway (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 145 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Tennessee Titan

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: B J Cooper

Ballykilmurray

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: A Donoghue J: Reserve 2

Definiteadare¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: T Cooper J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rumoroso (6/4), Golf Marin (7/4), Summer Tide (9/2), James Fort (11/2), Tennessee Titan (7/1), Definiteadare (8/1), Coach Carter (16/1), Ballykilmurray (25/1), Upton Park Girl (28/1), Davitt Road Glory (40/1), Young Jack Yates (50/1), Aaron Boy (100/1), Cullaghs Star (150/1), Tuckmill (200/1), Donoch (200/1), Steak And Onions (250/1), Unlaoised (300/1), Memories Never Die (300/1), Gripsou Charolais (300/1)

RUMOROSO has clearly had his share of problems to have been off the track since finishing runner-up in France back in 2018, but he couldn't be in better hands and this doesn't look a strong race. Golf Marin will continue to progress and is second choice.