15:50 Punchestown

Sunday 20 November 2022

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Mervyn Gray Construction (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 15.01s

Bective Bridge

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

33/1

Lucky Speed gelding. Dam failed to complete both starts in points. Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

Cato Capone²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

11/10

€48,000 3-y-o, £180,000 4-y-o, Notnowcato gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Baily Cloud. Runner-up (beaten 2 lengths by Encanto Bruno) only start in points (Mar 27). Big player.

Form: 2-

Gambling Glory³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in bumper at Sligo (18f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 8

I'm For Home

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

40/1

Altruistic gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Gold Opera. Likely to need further.

Form:

Lecky Watson²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/7

Promising type. Second of 15 in bumper (10/3) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Should go well again.

Form: 2-

Alice Van Hall²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H McLoughlin

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 0

Do As Your Told¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms S Whittle⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 3 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 3

Result Amended

Cato Capone - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Lecky Watson - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Forecasts

Lecky Watson (4/7), Cato Capone (11/10), Bective Bridge (33/1), I'm For Home (40/1), Do As Your Told (100/1), Gambling Glory (150/1), Alice Van Hall (200/1)

CATO CAPONE's second in a point has been boosted under Rules since and this exciting prospect takes preference over Lecky Watson, who showed plenty to work on when second at Fairyhouse on debut 7 months ago. I'm For Home looks the pick of the remainder, but it's likely to develop into a match.