12:50 Punchestown
Monday 16 January 2023
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15% Off Festival Tickets Maiden Hurdle
- 4YO only | 2m | Soft (Heavy in places) | 21 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 12:56 | Winning time: 4m 17.3s
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Useful Flat winner who showed plenty to work on when sixth in 18-runner juvenile maiden at Leopardstown (2m) over Christmas, keeping on without being unduly punished. Very much the type to improve.
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Fair winner at 1ff on the Flat, adding to his tally at Dundalk (10.7f) in November. Notably weak in betting though, and again offered little back over hurdles on debut for this yard here (16.4f) 16 days ago.
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Fair Flat winner (stays 1¼m). First run since leaving John McConnell when won 19-runner handicap at Navan (10f) in October, kept up to work. Market should prove a useful guide now attentions switch to timber.
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Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Ninth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at this course (16.4f, heavy) 16 days ago. Feasible to think he can do better again in this sphere.
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Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 9 days ago, never on terms but not knocked about. Likely type for handicaps in due course.
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Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 3/1, won 7-runner handicap at Newbury (13.3f, heavy) 87 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mick Channon. Interesting hurdles debutant.
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Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, eighth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.4f, heavy) 16 days ago, some headway between 3 and 2 out but never on terms. Likely he can do better still in this sphere.
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Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.4f, heavy, 200/1) 16 days ago. one for later on.
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Once-raced maiden. Third of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 21 days ago. That was his first start for 17 months and task now is to build on that here.
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Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles, better for debut when keeping on for fifth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (2m) 16 days ago. A repeat gives him claims of hitting the frame here.
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Modest form at best on Flat, again well held (too free) when thirteenth of 14 in Dundalk handicap (10.7f) 33 days ago. Hard to warm to now switched to hurdling.
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Fairly useful Flat winner. Shaped as if better for the run when thirteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at this course (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago and he's entitled to build on that now.
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Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 200/1, nineteenth of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (2m, heavy) on NH debut 50 days ago.
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Fairly useful Flat winner for Ralph Beckett. Raced wide and proved no threat from 2 out when fourteenth of 18 in juvenile maiden at Leopardstown (2m) in December. May well be brought along with handicaps in mind.
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Fair maiden on the Flat. 80/1, pulled hard and ran out after the second on juvenile hurdle debut at Leopardstown (2m) over Christmas. This should reveal more with a hood now reached for.
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Modest on Flat who was friendless in the betting and looked a likely longer-term project when fifteenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (2m) on hurdles debut 20 days ago.
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Has shown more than enough in 8 appearances in juvenile/maiden hurdles to suggest that there are races to be won with her, seen off final 100 yds here (16.4f) on New Year's Eve. Entitled to be firmly in the mix again.
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Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1, stepped up markedly on hurdles debut effort when fourth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (2m) 21 days ago. Further progress rates a possibility.
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33/1 and hooded, eighth of 13 in maiden at Kempton (11f) on debut in October, merely passing beaten rivals. That was her sole start for Andrew Balding and the betting may prove a useful guide now hurdling.
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Modest maiden on the Flat. 100/1, first run since leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter when thirteenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (2m) on NH debut 20 days ago.
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Modest winner at 12f on Flat. First run since leaving Ms Sheila Lavery when eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 16/1) 12 days ago. Probaby best watched on hurdles debut.
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Non-Runners
17
Bayou Belle21
Weight: 11-0| Age: 4
T: J P Fahey J: Peter Smithers
NR
23
Storm Eric252
Weight: 11-7| Age: 4
T: Jamie Flynn J: Reserve 1
NR
24
Realism21
Weight: 11-7| Age: 4
T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 2
NR
25
Winterscape20
Weight: 11-7| Age: 4
T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3
NR
Forecasts
Calico (5/6), Almuhit (11/2), Jacovec Cavern (13/2), Luminous Light (17/2), Metamorpheus (14/1), Mighty Mo Missouri (14/1), Brave Troop (16/1), Bayou Belle (20/1), Danza Della Luna (25/1), Eighty Eight (25/1), Saraqael (28/1), Showman (50/1), Portville (100/1), Mont Athena (125/1), Self Inflicted Sid (125/1), Got Grey (150/1), Uberrima Fides (150/1), Steps In The Sand (150/1), Melnik (200/1), Secret Rock (250/1), Alphonse Le Grande (250/1), San Pablo (250/1)
CALICO has shown more than enough to think a race of this nature is within reach, again finding only one too good in a big-field event here 16 days ago, and she earns the vote to deservedly come out on top. Useful Flat performer Almuhit shaped well on his yard/hurdles bow at Leopardstown over Christmas and is feared, along with Mighty Mo Missouri and Luminous Light.
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00
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