19:45 Punchestown

Thursday 27 April 2023

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 3m 55.80s

Ballyburn⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| CD

10/11

Point winner. 7/4, also won 13-runner bumper at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 50 days ago, well on top finish. Should improve and likely to take all the beating.

Form: 11

Chosen Witness⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 120

16/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Well-beaten nineteenth of 21 to A Dream To Share in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 66/1) 43 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 1-150

Dancing City⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: W P Mullins| D

8/1

Off the mark at the second attempt under Rules in 8-runner bumper (4/7) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 53 days ago, finding extra. Could step forward again and likely to give another good account.

Form: 12-1

Great Universe^h³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil

14/1

Untrustworthy individual. Improved when winning 8-runner bumper (8/1) at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 37 days ago, driven clear. Likely to come up short in this tougher race.

Form: 0/05-351

Slade Steel¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| CD

6/1

Successful on only start in points. 7/2, won 7-runner bumper at this course (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 129 days ago, cosily. Well worth his place in this company.

Form: 11

Special Cadeau^t1⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 121| BF

25/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. Fourth of 5 in bumper (5/4) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 46 days ago. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 1-384

Apple's Of Bresil

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell

3/1

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler The Grey Falco, stays 2½m, and poor French hurdler Pola Chance. Dam 1m winner. Worth a market check.

Form:

Ask Anything²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, fourth of 8 in bumper at Naas (16.3f, soft) 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 3-154

Cato's Revenge^t⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 15 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft, 50/1) 77 days ago.

Form: 3-3

Non-Runners

Better Days Ahead⁴³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Mr H C Swan

Loughglynn⁴³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Mr C Mullins

Forecasts

Ballyburn (10/11), Apple's Of Bresil (3/1), Slade Steel (6/1), Loughglynn (7/1), Dancing City (8/1), Better Days Ahead (8/1), Great Universe (14/1), Chosen Witness (16/1), Special Cadeau (25/1), Ask Anything (66/1), Cato's Revenge (80/1)

Having won his only start between the flags, BALLYBURN made an excellent first impression under Rules when landing a bumper here a couple of months ago. With more to come, he looks the one to beat although stablemate Dancing City should provide formidable opposition. Slade Steel is another one to consider. Slade Steel is another one defending an unbeaten record, and he also merits respect.