13:40 Punchestown

Wednesday 22 February 2023

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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 27.80s

Bob Cigar¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

4/1

€14,000 3-y-o, £110,000 4-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Runner-up sole start between the flags and has joined a top yard.

Form: 2

Connors Cross^h1⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

66/1

Seventh of 10 in bumper (25/1) at Naas (15.9f, soft) on NH debut 64 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Hooded for first time.

Form: 27

Didyouseethelight

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J M Lee

100/1

Mahler gelding. Dam (c67/h73) point winner.

Form:

Easy Fella⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley| T: R P Cody

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tailed-off last of 6 to Hiddenvalley Lake in Gr 3 hurdle (50/1) at Cork (24f, soft) 73 days ago. This is easier.

Form: 5346

Faulty¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade

11/8

Promising individual. 4/1, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 10 days ago. Up in trip. Obvious claims.

Form: FU-2323

Linden Arden²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe

100/1

Eighth of 11 in bumper at Naas (19f, soft, 28/1) on NH debut 24 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Suttons Hill²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: R O'Brien

4/1

Point winner at the fifth attempt. Second of 11 in bumper (11/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 24 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P73-122

The Green Grocer⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, last of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 56 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 700

Dylan's Day

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

80/1

Second foal, dam, well beaten in bumper/over hurdles, half-sister to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Kerb Appeal and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Fly Vinnie.

Form:

Mystic Sage³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

50/1

Eleventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy, 18/1) on NH debut 39 days ago, not knocked about. Should come on for that.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Faulty (11/8), Easy Fella (5/2), Suttons Hill (4/1), Bob Cigar (4/1), Mystic Sage (50/1), Connors Cross (66/1), Dylan's Day (80/1), Linden Arden (100/1), Didyouseethelight (100/1), The Green Grocer (150/1)

FAULTY looks ready for this trip over hurdles and given the level he has displayed so far, he will take some stopping. Bob Cigar has joined a leading yard after one runner-up effort in points and he has to be respected, with Easy Fella another to note.