19:45 Punchestown

Thursday 28 April 2022

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

JP & M Doyle Celebrating 70 Years In Business (C & G) Flat Race

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 3m 54.90s

Eco Pete¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

80/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. Last of 12 in bumper (28/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 5120

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James's Gate⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 119| CD

4/9

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. C&D winner. 16/1, 6¼ lengths third of 20 to Facile Vega in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy) 43 days ago. Stable in good form. Hard to beat.

Form: 13

Joyeux Machin^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| D

9/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Pulled up in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy, 33/1) 43 days ago won by Facile Vega. Others preferred.

Form: F21P

Monbeg Park¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

33/1

Off the mark at the second attempt in 9-runner bumper (6/1) at Cork (19f, heavy) 10 days ago, kept up to work. Big step forward required if he's to go in again.

Form: 121

Music Drive^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

8/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 18¼ lengths eighth of 20 to Facile Vega in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy, 50/1) 43 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: F-1218

Sir Argus⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| D

6/1

11/4, won 12-runner bumper at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 49 days ago, battling well. Not discounted.

Form: 41

Sir Jimmy Mac^h³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: M Kelly

9/1

Hooded, won 10-runner bumper at Downpatrick (17.3f, good, 14/1) on NH debut 39 days ago, unchallenged. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

Diamond Union⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 6 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 056

Langdale Lane³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, well-beaten seventh of 10 to Sir Jimmy Mac in bumper at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 57

Sonny May⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: D Hickey

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 33/1) on NH debut 47 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 9

Tag Man⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 5½ lengths fourth of 15 to Joyeux Machin in bumper at Navan (16f, soft, 12/1) 96 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 2/34

Forecasts

James's Gate (4/9), Sir Argus (6/1), Music Drive (8/1), Joyeux Machin (9/1), Sir Jimmy Mac (9/1), Tag Man (25/1), Monbeg Park (33/1), Eco Pete (80/1), Diamond Union (150/1), Sonny May (150/1), Langdale Lane (200/1)

On the back of an excellent third in the Champion Bumper, JAMES'S GATE makes obvious appeal back at the scene of his emphatic debut win. Music Drive and Sir Jimmy Mac look the best of the remainder but, in truth, the selection will have to fluff his lines if he's to be overturned.