14:32 Punchestown

Monday 30 January 2023

All12:4713:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:17

Bar One Racing 'We'll Lay You A Bet' (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 5m 26.7s

Abbeydale^t⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

11/1

Promising type. Second of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 20/1) on hurdles bow 92 days ago, clear of rest. Open to progress.

Form: 02

Albaquirky²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 97

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, below form ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 07-09

Haxo³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 33 days ago. Stable in good form. Not out of things.

Form: 8/1626-7

Jeepydoff Meel⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

6/1

Promising sort. 7/1, third of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Back up in trip. Should improve.

Form: 53

No Bodder⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: A Mullins

150/1

Twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft, 33/1) 41 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 54/9PP0

Picinisco^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: U

Quest With Speed¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, first run since leaving John O. Clifford when fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (24.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: F5-04

Sarah's Soldier²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P A Fahy

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.9f, heavy, 80/1) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-500

Sir Argus⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/11

Promising type. Fell in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy, 5/2) on hurdles bow 53 days ago, going better than winner when coming down 2 out. Yard having good spell. The one to beat.

Form: 412-3F

Trooper Thorn²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds

50/1

€65,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam, dual point winner, sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Freeze Up. Placed twice in points. Market check advised on Rules debut.

Form: 3-2

Non-Runners

Castle Field Boy¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P T Foley J: Phillip Enright

Micheal's Magic

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Liam G O'brien J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Sir Argus (4/11), Haxo (7/2), Jeepydoff Meel (6/1), Abbeydale (11/1), Castle Field Boy (20/1), Quest With Speed (50/1), Trooper Thorn (50/1), Albaquirky (66/1), Micheal's Magic (66/1), No Bodder (150/1), Sarah's Soldier (150/1), Picinisco (200/1)

SIR ARGUS looked the likely winner when falling on hurdles debut at Clonmel last month and can make amends here. The Gordon Elliott pair Jeepydoff Meel and Abbeydale may provide the chief threat.