14:50 Punchestown

Monday 31 January 2022

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Festival Hospitality (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 25.4s

Classic Getaway^h1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

1/3

£570,000 purchase on back of point success. 5/6, second of 4 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) on hurdles bow 25 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Hood on and will progress.

Form: 1-12

Geni De La Cour^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

11/1

Promising sort. Hooded, first run since leaving A. Fouassier when third of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, heavy, 9/1) on IRE NH debut 30 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 51/5-413

Jakie Mac⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: D Murphy

250/1

Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft, 500/1) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: UPPP6

Jet Street^t1⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien

300/1

100/1, fourteenth of 15 in bumper at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 9 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00

Jeweller^t⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J M Cook⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power

250/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Twenty first of 22 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Naas (16f, good to soft) 86 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00

Johnny Clarke

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill| T: W J Burke

200/1

Barely A Moment gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to bumper winner/smart hurdler (2m winner who probably stays 19f) Quick Grabim.

Form:

Leis Fein⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) on hurdles bow 9 days ago.

Form: 50

Machine Learner^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 107

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 14f on Flat. 22/1, refused to race in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 786R

Percy Pi³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, first run since leaving Mel Rowley when eleventh of 12 in bumper at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 520

Prevaricate^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/3 and hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 125-242

The Waltzer⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, below form seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 57 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 8427

Watch The Weather¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 3808

Whatsavailable^h1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good third of 21 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 36 days ago. Up in trip. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 6-363

Non-Runners

Salvador Ziggy¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: J Fahey J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Classic Getaway (1/3), Whatsavailable (5/1), Prevaricate (5/1), Geni De La Cour (11/1), The Waltzer (14/1), Salvador Ziggy (25/1), Machine Learner (66/1), Percy Pi (125/1), Watch The Weather (150/1), Johnny Clarke (200/1), Jakie Mac (250/1), Leis Fein (250/1), Jeweller (250/1), Jet Street (300/1)

CLASSIC GETAWAY was undone by a steadily-run small field contest on hurdles debut at the beginning of the month but his potential pretty much remains intact and this expensive pointer should make no mistake this time. Geni de la Cour and Prevaricate can chase him home.