18:05 Punchestown

Saturday 30 April 2022

All14:3515:1015:5016:2517:0017:3018:0518:35

Buggyman (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 18:08 | Winning time: 4m 5.60s

Ballybay^t1

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

15/8

€195,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner/smart hurdler Eskylane. Wears tongue strap. Of obvious interest given connections.

Form:

Coburg

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

66/1

Sageburg gelding. Brother to fair hurdler Voyburg, stays 23f, and half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Chief of Panama. Dam poor maiden hurdler.

Form:

Follow The Brave

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

5/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Motivator gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fair French chaser Ferrano. Stable in good form. Engaged 7.45 here Friday.

Form:

Halibut

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

6/1

Balko gelding. Dam, French 17f/2¼m hurdle winner, half-sister to winning hurdler/very smart 2m chaser Editeur du Gite.

Form:

Hidalgo Des Mottes

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

66/1

€4,200 3-y-o, Voiladenuo gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners in France, including fairly useful hurdler Malak des Mottes and Qosmos des Mottes. Dam French 1½m/12.5f winner.

Form:

Lacken Blaze

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P Maher

125/1

Policy Maker gelding. Dam unraced. Probably best watched.

Form:

Mon Coeur

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy

28/1

€20,000 foal, Fame And Glory gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler Jukebox Jive. Dam (h134) 2m-3m hurdle winner, also 9.5f-21f winner on Flat.

Form:

Monza Man

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

66/1

Milan gelding. Closely related to useful chaser Staker Wallace, stays 25f. Other make more paper appeal.

Form:

Path D'oroux¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

£12,000 3-y-o, £105,000 5-y-o, Coastal Path gelding. Dam 17f hurdle winner in France. Off mark in points at second attempt (Dec 12). Likely sort on paper.

Form: 51

Read To Return⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin

14/1

£90,000 5-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f winner) Malpas and fair hurdler/chaser (2m-2½m winner) Skipping On. Off mark in points at second attempt (Feb 13). Engaged 7.45 here Friday.

Form: P1

Reginalds Tower

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

50/1

Canford Cliffs gelding. Dam, ran twice on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stays 25f) Metal Man.

Form:

Saddle In The Rain^p1

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

80/1

Free Eagle gelding. Half-brother to 7f winner in Greece Urban Soul. Dam unraced. Wears cheekpieces.

Form:

Somethingaboutcian⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan

125/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser I K Brunel and temperamental but fairly useful chaser Somewhere To Be. Maiden pointer, failed to complete last 3 starts, pulled up latest (Feb 27).

Form: 5-F5FPP

Spirit Of Legend¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

£100,000 4-y-o, Kapgarde gelding. Dam, French hurdle winner around 2m, half-sister to 17f chase winner in France Jetfire. Runner-up sole start in Irish points last year. One to consider.

Form: 2

Walk In The Dark

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D T Hyde⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

25/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser O Maonlai, stayed 3¼m, and bumper winner Flirtatious Girl.

Form:

Westcoastinformant

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

14/1

€17,500 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. Dam (b75), lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 31f) Duke of Lucca. Enters calculations.

Form:

Shanfilly

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

125/1

Shantaram mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/fair chaser Fiery Oscar and fairly useful hurdler Michelle's Express. Dam unraced.

Form:

Share A Moment

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan

80/1

Barely A Moment mare. Dam point winner. Makes little appeal on paper.

Form:

Socialoccasion

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Perry⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

20/1

Doyen mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Dingo Dollar, stays 4m. Dam fair 3m hurdle winner. One to consider. Engaged 7.45 here Friday.

Form:

Built By Ballymore

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle

6/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chase winner Dancing On My Own and 2¼m bumper winner/useful hurdler You Raised Me Up.

Form:

Thoughtthatcounts

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: A Lee

66/1

Charming Thought gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Shinobi. Dam ran twice on Flat.

Form:

Jessqueen

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

20/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Policy Maker filly. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including 1m winner Miss Sassyboots.

Form:

Layla Grace

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling

100/1

Gregorian filly. Sister to a winner and half-sister to 5 winners on Flat, including useful 2-y-o 6.3f winner Swerve. Dam 7f/1m winner.

Form:

Forecasts

Ballybay (15/8), Follow The Brave (5/1), Built By Ballymore (6/1), Halibut (6/1), Spirit Of Legend (10/1), Path D'oroux (14/1), Read To Return (14/1), Westcoastinformant (14/1), Jessqueen (20/1), Socialoccasion (20/1), Walk In The Dark (25/1), Mon Coeur (28/1), Reginalds Tower (50/1), Monza Man (66/1), Hidalgo Des Mottes (66/1), Thoughtthatcounts (66/1), Coburg (66/1), Share A Moment (80/1), Saddle In The Rain (80/1), Layla Grace (100/1), Somethingaboutcian (125/1), Shanfilly (125/1), Lacken Blaze (125/1)

The market will no doubt prove informative in the final race of the 2021/22 Irish jumps season. The vote goes to BALLYBAY, who is seemingly the choice of Patrick Mullins and with his father enjoying yet another fruitful Punchestown Festival, he can make a winning start. Spirit of Legend was runner-up on his sole start in Irish points last year so he gets the vote for second, with point winners Path d'Oroux and Read To Return also likely types on paper.