19:35 Punchestown

Friday 30 April 2021

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Avison Young Flat Race

Off time: 19:36 | Winning time: 4m 37.6s

Brideswell Lad²⁶

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

50/1

33/1, fourteenth of 17 in bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Promise over hurdles previously but still needs a lot more to feature in this.

Form: P-5040

Call Me Rocco

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

40/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Pressies Girl and fairly useful hurdler She's Da One. Dam winning pointer.

Form:

Daghdha

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

10/1

Kalanisi gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer The Odissey. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stays 3m) Braid Blue.

Form:

Gearoid²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: F Birrane

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul John Gilligan. Hard to see him featuring.

Form: 837-59

Gortmillish³⁷

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

9/2

From good French NH family and won a point. Second of 13 in bumper at Tipperary (19.5f, soft, 9/4) 37 days ago. Can progress.

Form: 212

King Mason^b1¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Coogan

250/1

66/1, last of 8 in bumper at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 6 months ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: PP8

Lanziano

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J P Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

50/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Last Train gelding. Closely related to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Lanceur. Dam useful French/German 1¼m/10.5f winner.

Form:

Legacy Of Dreams³⁷

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

80/1

Failed to hit the frame in 7 points and more needed on pick of bumper efforts now with new yard.

Form: PP6749

Leitrim Chief

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

14/1

Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Masters Hill, stayed 3½m, and useful hurdler/winning chaser Now This Is It. Dam unraced.

Form:

Merry Dreamer⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/1, fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 56 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 04

My Mate Mozzie¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: G P Cromwell

9/4

Well bred and won sole start in points (Dec 2020). Big run could be on the way under Mullins.

Form: 1

Sight Nor Seen¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr M J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett

250/1

Failed to complete all 7 starts in points. 250/1, well held in bumper.

Form: PP/P-FF0

Stone Mad^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Brassil

5/2

€185,000 3-y-o. Brother to useful hurdler/chaser Tintangle, and half-brother to smart hurdler/chaser Tombstone. Dam bumper/hurdle winner (stayed 2½m). Tongue tied. Likely type on paper.

Form:

Supreme Jet¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

10/1

Point winner. Off 10 months/hooded, fourth of 10 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 12/1) on NH debut 123 days ago.

Form: 1-4

The Pint Depot

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B T Tully⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

€1,800 3-y-o, Frozen Fire gelding. Closely related to 2 winners and half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including Norwegian 5.5f-9f winner Cawett Cove.

Form:

Thomas Ashe^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: T O'Neill

80/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Sans Frontieres gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer/fair hurdler Isabel's Gold. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3¼m) Island Heights. Tongue tied.

Form:

Time Marches On³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: J Motherway

11/1

Half-brother to useful hurdler Dreal Deal. Second of 14 in bumper (14/1) at Tipperary (18f, soft) on debut 37 days ago. Entitled to improve.

Form: 2

Young Fitzy²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

125/1

Failed to complete in points. Sixth of 12 in bumper (40/1) at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: FFPP6

Aintree Gin

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

80/1

Dylan Thomas mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Pakie's Dream.

Form:

Bubbles In May^t²⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire| T: P Roche

33/1

Fair form in bumpers, runner-up at Ballinrobe in August. 3/1, failed to build on debut promise when only mid-field in maiden race at Downpatrick 8 months ago. New yard.

Form: 27

Focus On The Line^h1⁴¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P Rogan⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath

200/1

From the family of bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Shantaluze. Pulled up sole start in points (Mar 2020).

Form: P-

Monishter Are Mwee

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Jayne Hearne

100/1

Curtain Time mare. Dam good bumper winner.

Form:

Mrs Underwood⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern

125/1

Little impact in points. 300/1, considerate introduction when 30½ lengths eighth of 13 in mares maiden at Leopardstown on hurdling debut 54 days ago.

Form: P706-F8

Petit Lady¹³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Tynan

300/1

100/1 and hooded, ninth of 11 in bumper at Thurles (16f, heavy) on debut 131 days ago.

Form: 9

Sweet Scotch^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr G Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: P050

Non-Runners

Francis Marion

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 1

Grain De Folie¹⁰⁴

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

Wellington Hill

Weight: 12-2| Age: 5

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

My Mate Mozzie (9/4), Stone Mad (5/2), Gortmillish (9/2), Supreme Jet (10/1), Daghdha (10/1), Time Marches On (11/1), Leitrim Chief (14/1), Merry Dreamer (18/1), Francis Marion (25/1), Bubbles In May (33/1), Call Me Rocco (40/1), Brideswell Lad (50/1), Lanziano (50/1), Grain De Folie (66/1), Wellington Hill (66/1), Legacy Of Dreams (80/1), Aintree Gin (80/1), Thomas Ashe (80/1), Monishter Are Mwee (100/1), Young Fitzy (125/1), Mrs Underwood (125/1), Gearoid (125/1), The Pint Depot (125/1), Focus On The Line (200/1), Sight Nor Seen (250/1), King Mason (250/1), Petit Lady (300/1), Sweet Scotch (300/1)

Tricky to get a handle on, but £205,000 purchase MY MATE MOZZIE ticks plenty of boxes and could be the way to go. Stone Mad is a likely newcomer on paper, while Gortmillish is another big contender.