19:05 Punchestown

Friday 30 April 2021

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SalesSense International Novice Hurdle

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 4m 3.3s

El Barra²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| D

12/1

Made the most of a good opportunity to get off the mark in 21-runner maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago, driven out. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 2/10421

Elite Charboniere^t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| D

40/1

Fair hurdler. 4/6, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 53 days ago, kept up to work. Stable in good form. Open to further progress.

Form: 190/7-41

Get My Drift^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: M F Morris| OR: 131| D

17/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles who ran below form upped in trip when 30¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Ashdale Bob in Easter Festival Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f) 26 days ago.

Form: 3314

Grand Bornand^h,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 16/1, tailed-off last of 9 to Echoes In Rain in Hardy Eustace Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 1-4219

Gua Du Large²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129| D

20/1

18/1, ran below previous efforts when fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 2150

Kalkas⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Tailed-off eleventh of 13 to Gaillard Du Mesnil in Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novices' Hurdle (80/1) at Leopardstown (22.2f, soft) 83 days ago.

Form: 3-510

Keskonrisk^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 137| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 20/1, stiff task when 21½ lengths sixth of 7 to Bob Olinger in Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (21f) 44 days ago. Of interest back down in trip.

Form: 1-136

Lieutenant Command²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 132| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler who posted creditable ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft, 50/1) 27 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 3-16409

M C Muldoon^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128| D

2/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 1m on Flat. 15 lengths second of 9 to Echoes In Rain in Hardy Eustace Novices' Hurdle (10/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Should progress further.

Form: 412

Wearapinkribbon¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: W P Mullins

22/1

Fair in bumpers and needed to run only to the same level to run out a fairly comfortable winner on Tramore hurdling debut (21f) in October. Down in trip but open to improvement.

Form: 331

Fire Attack^h,t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 134

9/2

Useful hurdler who proved too free in a first-time tongue tie when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft, 8/1) 42 days ago, weakening approaching 2 out. Back down in trip.

Form: 2-26F2P

Ballyeden Lass¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: Miss E Doyle

300/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: P79

Rhyme'n Rhythm⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

300/1

Has yet to better modest form over hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 26-760

Dreamsrmadeofthis³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger| D

16/1

Is bred to be useful and won 16-runner juvenile hurdle in the manner of a good prospect at Cork (16f, soft) on debut 36 days ago. Sure to improve.

Form: 1

Happy Dancing

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

300/1

Feel Like Dancing gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2¼m winner) Drole d'Histoire. Faces a very stiff task on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Alko Rouge⁴⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: T Gibney J: J B Kane

Forecasts

M C Muldoon (2/1), Keskonrisk (7/2), Fire Attack (9/2), Alko Rouge (8/1), Get My Drift (17/2), El Barra (12/1), Lieutenant Command (14/1), Dreamsrmadeofthis (16/1), Gua Du Large (20/1), Wearapinkribbon (22/1), Grand Bornand (25/1), Kalkas (28/1), Elite Charboniere (40/1), Ballyeden Lass (300/1), Rhyme'n Rhythm (300/1), Happy Dancing (300/1)

KESKONRISK faced a stiff task when not appearing to stay in the Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival last time, so is worth another chance to resume his progress now back at 2m. M C Muldoon was unlucky to bump into Echoes In Rain in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse earlier in the month and looks open to further improvement, with Dreamsrmadeofthis also in the mix following a promising debut win.