13:45 Punchestown

Monday 1 March 2021

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:0017:30

Quevega Mares Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 12.90s

Darrens Hope⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D F O'Regan| T: R Murphy| OR: 127| CD

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Followed a good run with a below-par one when pulled up in listed hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 8 days ago won by Atlantic Fairy.

Form: 211P3P

Western Victory³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Queally| OR: 135

9/1

Useful chaser who was below form in Gr 2 chase (12/1) at Thurles (20.2f, heavy) 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 12F133

Black Tears^p⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 147

2/5

Useful hurdler. Not quite at her best in 2 starts this season but big chance on the pick of her form.

Form: 3122-33

Sweet Sting⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 117| D

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler who underperformed when fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Limerick (20f, heavy) 65 days ago.

Form: 14P075

The Getaway Star²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 123| D

16/1

Fair hurdler. Excuses when comfortably beaten last time but this is a big ask.

Form: 92-4230

Non-Runners

Global Equity⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Great White Shark³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Miss Pernickety⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: J P O'Brien J: P E Corbett

Lunar Display⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Black Tears (2/5), Great White Shark (7/4), Darrens Hope (4/1), Global Equity (6/1), Western Victory (9/1), Lunar Display (14/1), The Getaway Star (16/1), Miss Pernickety (33/1), Sweet Sting (50/1)

This looks between useful pair BLACK TEARS and Great White Shark. The former seems to peak around this time of year so is taken to end Willie Mullins' recent domination of this race. Western Victory makes most appeal of the remainder.