14:25 Punchestown

Monday 15 March 2021

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Punchestown (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race

Off time: 14:28 | Winning time: 5m 5.80s

Benign Dictator

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: Matthew O'Connor

11/2

€18,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Crossbow Creek and useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 23f) Mwaleshi. May need more time and distance.

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Caherty Road

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: P J McBurney

11/1

Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/fair chaser Braid Blue. Doesn't appeal as a likely first-time-out winner.

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Duffys Getaway

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

18/1

Getaway gelding. Half-brother to modest 2m hurdle winner Secret Cargo, stays 19f. Dam unraced. Interesting to see what the market has to say.

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Ernest Gray

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: C Bowe

5/2

€62,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner. Lots to like on paper and confidence behind him in the betting would look significant.

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Ez Tiger^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Aidan Fitzgerald

12/1

Sholokhov gelding. Closely related to modest 2½m hurdle winner Barney From Tyanee. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Woodland Opera. Wears tongue strap.

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How Will I Know

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

20/1

€3,200 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Murphy's Law and fairly useful 21f hurdler Old Rascals. Will probably come on for the run.

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Mythical Hero

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

5/2

Dam unraced sister to temperamental but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Dark Glacier and useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Another Bill. Likely-looking type.

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Present Fair

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Cashman

6/1

Presenting gelding. Brother to bumper winners Darling Daughter and Premier Queen. Needs a second look in the betting.

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Silent Star

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

25/1

£2,000 3-y-o, Sepoy gelding. Closely related to 6f winner Vitello. Dam 6f/7f winner. Others make more appeal.

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Forecasts

Ernest Gray (5/2), Mythical Hero (5/2), Benign Dictator (11/2), Present Fair (6/1), Caherty Road (11/1), Ez Tiger (12/1), Duffys Getaway (18/1), How Will I Know (20/1), Silent Star (25/1)

ERNEST GRAY fetched €62,000 as a 3-y-o and the hint should be taken if the market speaks in his favour. He is one of two likely-looking newcomers, the other being Mythical Hero. Present Fair and Duffys Getaway both make some each-way appeal.