16:40 Punchestown

Sunday 13 February 2022

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Hollywoodbets Money Back 2nd To SP Favourite (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 4m 25.70s

Any Road

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

20/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful bumper winner/high-class hurdler (stayed 25f) At Fishers Cross. Betting should guide to expectations.

Form:

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Blackwater

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

3/1

€90,000 Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 6 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser El Bandit and useful hurdler/chaser Rogue Trader. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Brucejack⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

125/1

Shantou gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful chaser Boagrius, stays 21f, and fair hurdler/chaser Benny's Secret.

Form: FPP

Elusive Action⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally

66/1

10/1, last of 10 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 47 days ago.

Form: 0

Gainstown

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

150/1

Casamento gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including useful 1m-1¼m winner Kaitlins Joy. Dam unraced.

Form:

James's Gate

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

2/5

Shantou half-brother to modest hurdler Black Lightning. Has to enter the reckoning given who trains him, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.

Form:

Lodge Prince

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P F O'Donnell

66/1

Gatewood gelding. Dam (h93), bumper winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Oconnells Pike.

Form:

Monrocher

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

18/1

Buck's Boum gelding. Dam (h81), maiden hurdler in France, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser in France (2¼m-21f winner) Geluroni. In shrewd hands. Market should guide.

Form:

Musta Lovea Lovea¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form seventh of 12 in bumper (6/1) at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: F0-227

Sameasiteverwas

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford

50/1

€13,500 Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler The Vollan, stays 23f. Yard better known for Flat exploits but did have a bumper winner last season.

Form:

Secret Artist²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 15 in bumper at Navan (16f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 5/9

Imperial Kate³⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss A Fahey⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

200/1

Last of 12 in bumper (200/1) at Thurles (19.3f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 12 months.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Bellaney Lord²⁶²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr B G Crawford

Fruit Hill

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J E Kiely J: Non Runner

Thistle Ask¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr O McGill

Forecasts

James's Gate (2/5), Blackwater (3/1), Bellaney Lord (7/2), Musta Lovea Lovea (11/1), Secret Artist (14/1), Fruit Hill (16/1), Monrocher (18/1), Any Road (20/1), Sameasiteverwas (50/1), Thistle Ask (50/1), Lodge Prince (66/1), Elusive Action (66/1), Brucejack (125/1), Gainstown (150/1), Imperial Kate (200/1)

BELLANEY LORD was clear with one from the Willie Mullins stable when a promising second on his debut last spring so he sets a reasonable standard on his return action. Blackwater and James's Gate are interesting newcomers, particularly the former given that Gordon Elliott has won this race 3 times since 2015.