17:30 Punchestown

Monday 15 March 2021

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

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 57.50s

Adamhill^t1¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Colin S McKeever

33/1

Oscar gelding. Dam 2¼m-2½m hurdle/chase winner, also 1½m-2m winner on Flat. Pulled up both starts between the flags. Wears tongue strap.

Form: P-P

Aoraki

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Bates

40/1

€17,000 3-y-o, Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Half-brother to 6f-1m winner Coreczka. Dam 7.4f/1m winner. Worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Ballycorr^p1⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Colin S McKeever

80/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Spring Watch and half-brother to winning pointer by Dushyantor. No great shakes between the flags. Wears cheekpieces.

Form: P4-3FPP

Cry Of The Dreamer⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss P B Newman⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

50/1

Campaign Swing gelding. Dam unraced. Failed to complete both starts in points.

Form: P-P

El Nido¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 9

Fame Valley⁶⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: C Bowe

11/2

€40,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Fifth in a maiden point back in May 2019. One to note in the betting on Rules debut.

Form: 5-

Isle Of Oir

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Curling

7/2

Gold Well gelding. Dam, 2¾m hurdle winner, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¾m) Heathfield. Interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form:

John Adams¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J W Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy, 18/1) 18 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Fame Valley appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 65/49

Kaftan Style⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P Rogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnchadh Doyle

18/1

£31,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/over fences. Pulled up both starts between the flags.

Form: PP

Kilcasey Gold³⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr C M Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: M Butler

33/1

Le Fou gelding. Half-brother to multiple point winner Sprintingforgold. Dam unraced. Runner-up on sole completed point start and could have a part to play on Rules debut.

Form: U2-

Legacy Of Dreams⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Walsh

50/1

£22,000 3-y-o, Sea's Legacy gelding. Dam 15f-19f winner over hurdles/fences in France. Record in points hardly inspires confidence ahead of this Rules debut.

Form: P9-PP67

Lunchable Bob¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr M J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: A Kennedy

80/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Big Bad Bob gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fair 2½m hurdle winner Grey Mist, also winner around 2m on Flat. Dam 13f/13.5f winner. Well held in 2 maiden points.

Form: 66

Patient Owner¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D Higgins⁽⁷⁾| T: C Motherway

33/1

€21,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam, 19f hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Black Benny. Fifth on sole start in points.

Form: 5

Three Nations³⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

20/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Financial Climate. Dam lightly raced over hurdles. Failed to complete on 2 of his 3 starts in maiden points.

Form: U/3P-

Wall Of Fame¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J J Codd| T: Mrs D Foster

5/6

Once-raced maiden. 11/2, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago. Big player if coping with this drop in trip on bumper debut.

Form: 233

Non-Runners

Prospered

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Miss M O'Sullivan

Croagh Patrick²¹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: S Donohoe J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Wall Of Fame (5/6), Isle Of Oir (7/2), Prospered (5/1), Fame Valley (11/2), John Adams (14/1), Kaftan Style (18/1), Three Nations (20/1), Patient Owner (33/1), Adamhill (33/1), Kilcasey Gold (33/1), Aoraki (40/1), Legacy Of Dreams (50/1), Cry Of The Dreamer (50/1), El Nido (66/1), Lunchable Bob (80/1), Ballycorr (80/1)

This trip will be plenty sharp enough for WALL OF FAME, who was placed both starts in maiden points and shaped well when third on Rules debut in a 23.4f Thurles maiden hurdle last month. Still, he should prove hard to beat nonetheless. Fame Valley and Kilcasey Gold may emerge as the main dangers, while Isle of Oir and Prospered both need a second look in the betting.