15:35 Punchestown

Tuesday 10 October 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 4m 52.10s

Antrim Coast²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

2/1

Highly promising sort. Second of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 11/1) on hurdles bow 24 days ago, finishing fast. Should do much better.

Form: 82

Big Smoke^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

200/1

Mourayan gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Walking On Glass. Dam 8.4f winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

He Knows Nothing⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: L Comer

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (80/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 46 days ago, behind when pulled up before last.

Form: 0P

Hunt Museum¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: F J Flood

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, seventh of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 07-

Mister Pink⁷⁷

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

11/4

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Won 11-runner bumper at Ballinrobe (15.5f, good, 2/11) 77 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Player.

Form: 2-1

Morph Speed^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 14f on flat. Last of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Yard in good form. Should progress.

Form: 4

Pour Les Filles¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/8

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 13/2, 4 lengths fifth of 20 to Florida Dreams in Gr 2 bumper at Aintree (17f, good) 178 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Needs considering.

Form: 115-

Rising Dust²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: M Hourigan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 11 in bumper (125/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) on bumper debut 20 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 0-6

Sheheree²⁰

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

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in bumper (66/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) on NH debut 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Tom Kelly⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Jayne Hearne

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form fourth of 11 in novice hurdle (10/1) at Galway (16.7f, heavy) 7 days ago.

Form: 70P-34

Backinabit

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: J P Dempsey

150/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Notnowcato gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Big Bee Hive. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 25f) Sea Light.

Form:

Georgian Quarter²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: J & T Kiely

50/1

€95,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to fairly useful 3m hurdle/chase winner Rhaegar, and half-brother to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner/useful chaser Stellar Notion.

Form: 65-

Hillsdale¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J P Dempsey

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: U

Maddies Lough^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Prendergast

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 12 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good to soft, 250/1) 25 days ago, going in snatches. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00

Mystic Sage^t1²³⁰

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

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (20.4f, good to soft), pulled up before last. Off 7 months. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0P-

Summertime Romance³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A P Heskin| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 100/1) 39 days ago.

Form: 00

Menrva²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M Magnussen

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in bumper (14/1) at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 47

Sky Tempest¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: Louise G Lyons

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy, 250/1) on hurdles bow 10 days ago.

Form: 0-0

The Mind Boggles^h¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded, tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Knocknaconnery²⁶²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Joyeux Vivo¹⁶⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: J & T Kiely J: Mark Walsh

Forecasts

Pour Les Filles (11/8), Antrim Coast (2/1), Mister Pink (11/4), Joyeux Vivo (9/2), Morph Speed (8/1), Tom Kelly (16/1), Mystic Sage (50/1), Georgian Quarter (50/1), Menrva (66/1), Knocknaconnery (66/1), Hunt Museum (100/1), Backinabit (150/1), Summertime Romance (200/1), The Mind Boggles (200/1), He Knows Nothing (200/1), Big Smoke (200/1), Sky Tempest (200/1), Rising Dust (200/1), Sheheree (200/1), Maddies Lough (200/1), Hillsdale (200/1)

ANTRIM COAST shaped very well sent hurdling when runner-up at Navan and can go one better with big improvement expected. Pour Les Filles and Mister Pink are both bumper winners from big stables so are likely threats.