19:45 Punchestown

Tuesday 26 April 2022

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Mick The Tent Flat Race

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 4m 9.80s

Ceroc²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, fifth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 345

Depeche Mo^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: Eric Larkin

80/1

Masterofthehorse gelding. Half-brother to 8.4f-9.5f winner Dani's Boy. Dam fairly useful 2m hurdle winner, also 7f-2m winner on Flat. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Everystep Oftheway²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A O Harrington⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 12/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 9

Firm Footings

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

11/4

€220,000 Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including smart hurdler/top-class chaser Monalee, stays 3¼m and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Many Stars. Makes obvious paper appeal.

Form:

Get It Right

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally

25/1

Getaway gelding. Dam point winner/modest maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m).

Form:

Jaariam⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in bumper at this course (16f, heavy, 6/1) on NH debut 62 days ago.

Form: 4

Lisnagar Fortune

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/4

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to very smart hurdler Lisnagar Oscar and fair hurdler Don't Shout. Likely to have a big say on debut for team Mullins.

Form:

Onehellofagetaway

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

8/1

Getaway gelding. Brother to bumper winner Carcaci Castle, and half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Pumbaa. Dam ran twice in bumpers. Stable having good spell.

Form:

Sarah's Soldier

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P A Fahy

20/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Dazzling Sarah.

Form:

Sekifi³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Kelly Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on NH debut 37 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 6

Storm Barra^h1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.6f, good to soft, 66/1) on NH debut 18 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 8

Summer Gale

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M McGuane⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

8/1

Camelot gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler Ballyglasheen, stayed 19f and useful 2m hurdle winner The Moyglass Flyer. Dam smart 6f-9.4f winner. Likely type on paper.

Form:

Hopeforarun

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

25/1

Champs Elysees filly. Half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Run For Oscar and bumper winner/fair 2m hurdle winner Run For Mary. Interesting pedigree and a market move would very much bring her into the reckoning.

Form:

Royal Tale^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: S R B Crawford

33/1

£88,000 Presenting filly. Dam unraced half-sister to dual Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Master Minded and useful French hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Lucky To Be. Wears tongue strap. Makes debut for respected connections.

Form:

Vadsa Queen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Estidhkaar filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f-19f winner) Vanormix. One of 2 runners from top stable and the betting should help to separate them.

Form:

Non-Runners

Sycamore Grey²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Mr B O'Neill

Forecasts

Lisnagar Fortune (11/4), Firm Footings (11/4), Vadsa Queen (9/2), Summer Gale (8/1), Onehellofagetaway (8/1), Sycamore Grey (16/1), Ceroc (18/1), Sarah's Soldier (20/1), Jaariam (22/1), Get It Right (25/1), Hopeforarun (25/1), Royal Tale (33/1), Everystep Oftheway (66/1), Depeche Mo (80/1), Sekifi (150/1), Storm Barra (250/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar high so it'll be a surprise if this doesn't go to a newcomer. Monalee's half-brother FIRM FOOTINGS gets a tentative vote but Willie Mullins pair Lisnagar Fortune and Vadsa Queen, Jessie Harrington's Summer Gale and the Charles Byrnes-trained Hopeforarun are other likely types on paper in a contest where the betting is sure to be informative.