12:47 Punchestown

Monday 30 January 2023

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Bar One Racing 'Best Odds Guaranteed All Races' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:47 | Winning time: 4m 8.08s

Adamaris¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G O'Leary| D

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 2m) who showed aptitiude for hurdling on sole previous try back in 2020. Arrives here fit and in form from the Flat but handicaps could well be more his bag in due course.

Form: 6/

Cursory Exam²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G O'Leary

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Won 14-runner handicap (4/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 24 days ago, driven out. Market should prove a useful guide now hurdling.

Form:

Diverge³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

10/11

Fairly useful on Flat in France and promise when sixth of 27 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (2m) 5 weeks ago, keeping on without being unduly punished. In top hands and he's a likely improver.

Form: 6

Dun Ar Aill¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn

250/1

Laverock gelding. Pulled up only start in points. 125/1, twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: P0

Fowler For Four

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Life Force gelding. Dam unraced out of fairly useful 2m-2¾m hurdle winner Lady For Life.

Form:

Itstimetomoveon⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P Roche

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, fifteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 79 days ago. Rates a likely longer-term project.

Form: 0

King's Commander¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 90

Magnetic North¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: A McGuinness

250/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 125/1, nineteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago. Handicaps entitled to be more his bag down the line.

Form: 00

Makingachamp²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twenty fourth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 100/1) on hurdles bow 2 days ago.

Form: 50

Master Breffni⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

250/1

Well held in trio of maiden hurdles to date.

Form: P5F-000

Mon Coeur¹⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C R King| T: J G Murphy

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Below form third of 6 in bumper at Galway (16f, soft, 5/1). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut and he's of interest.

Form: 4-313

Moral Of The Story⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J Hurley

125/1

Winning pointer. Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, tailed off when fell in novice chase at Naas (20f, soft) 41 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and he's best watched.

Form: P1256-F

Privilege³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

22/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1, fifteenth of 27 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 35 days ago. That came on the back of 12 months off and feasible to think he'll be sharper here.

Form: 72-0

Resilient Front⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 20080

San Martino¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

10/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Hooded for 1st time, fifth of 22 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 9/2) 15 days ago.

Form: 875

Slanagaibhgoleir³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

11/4

€85,000 3-y-o, Beat Hollow gelding. Promise when seventh of 27 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Leopardstown (2m) on NH debut 35 days ago, considerately handled. Likely to improve.

Form: 7

Stellium¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: M C Grassick

15/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Second of 22 in novice hurdle (66/1) at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 092

Valhalla's Dream²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R P Burns

250/1

Once-raced maiden. First run since leaving Barry Fitzgerald when fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Costanuci⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Queally

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 11 in bumper (28/1) at Tramore (16.2f, soft) 55 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 509-55

Glenmalure Flyer²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Promising individual. Fourth of 25 in novice hurdle (13/2) at Naas (15.9f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago. Stable in good form. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4

Stellify¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness

150/1

Modest Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy) 16 days ago. Likely type for low-grade handicaps.

Form: 007

Tophill Low²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler

7/1

Promising type. Third of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.9f, heavy, 12/1) 22 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 73

Non-Runners

Present Soldier¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Sholo Star¹⁷²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J A Berry J: Reserve 2

Port Salalah²²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Diverge (10/11), Slanagaibhgoleir (11/4), Present Soldier (4/1), Tophill Low (7/1), Stellium (15/2), San Martino (10/1), Mon Coeur (14/1), Privilege (22/1), Glenmalure Flyer (25/1), Adamaris (50/1), Cursory Exam (50/1), Port Salalah (50/1), Sholo Star (50/1), Resilient Front (100/1), Itstimetomoveon (125/1), Costanuci (125/1), Moral Of The Story (125/1), Stellify (150/1), King's Commander (150/1), Makingachamp (200/1), Master Breffni (250/1), Magnetic North (250/1), Dun Ar Aill (250/1), Fowler For Four (250/1), Valhalla's Dream (250/1)

A fairly useful performer on the Flat, DIVERGE showed promise when sixth in a big field maiden hurdle on debut for Willie Mullins 5 weeks ago, keeping on without being unduly punished. He gets the nod to build on that and come out on top, with Stellium, Tophill Low and Glenmalure Flyer others to consider.