14:55 Punchestown

Monday 15 March 2021

All13:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:3017:0017:30

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

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 4m 36.70s

Adventure Bay

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Mrs T Walsh

25/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam (c77/h83) 3m chase winner (stayed 3½m).

Form:

Devonian Rock⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

40/1

Sageburg gelding. Dam (h92), maiden hurdler, half-sister to very smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stays 3¼m) Ballynagour. Pulled up in point on debut, Dec 13.

Form: P

Diamboy Des Carres

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnchadh Doyle

16/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam (h88) lightly raced over hurdles in France.

Form:

Fameaftertheglory⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

€42,000 3-y-o, £100,000 4-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to point winner. Dam, point winner, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Real Milan. Won point on debut, Dec 6.

Form: 1

Grand Jury¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: H De Bromhead

5/4

Tiger Groom gelding. Dam French 17f-19f chase winner. Won point on debut, Nov 15.

Form: 1

Jalkadam¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J J Codd| T: Mrs D Foster

9/2

Saint Des Saints gelding. Brother to 3 winners, notably useful hurdler/top-class chaser Djakadam. Failed to complete in 2 points, brought down last time, Nov 21.

Form: FB

Jj The Yes Man

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

80/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam unraced. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Seventhreeseven¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Mulvihill⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

200/1

Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (3m winner) A Glass In Thyne and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Gambo. Pulled up in point on debut, Dec 5.

Form: P

Stilyker

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Long

11/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

Tommy Dillion^t1¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle

20/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Famous Saying. Fourth on completed start in points last time, Nov 15. Wears tongue strap.

Form: F-4

Universal Dave¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Warren Ewing

14/1

Universal gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer by Multiplex. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (2½m/21f winner) Rathcor. Failed to complete in 2 points, fell on latest.

Form: PF

Forecasts

Grand Jury (5/4), Fameaftertheglory (10/3), Jalkadam (9/2), Stilyker (11/1), Universal Dave (14/1), Diamboy Des Carres (16/1), Tommy Dillion (20/1), Adventure Bay (25/1), Devonian Rock (40/1), Jj The Yes Man (80/1), Seventhreeseven (200/1)

Point-winner FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY fetched 6 figures at the sales so looks a likely type. Grand Jury is another who makes plenty of appeal on paper having won a point on debut in November, while Jalkadam hails from a powerful yard and has an eye-catching pedigree.