13:50 Punchestown

Wednesday 11 October 2023

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BetVictor Predictor Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 16.6s

Barometer⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J J Murphy| D

9/2

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft, 11/1) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 4F6-

Blackcastle Storm^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: M J Smith

125/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. 80/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 9 days ago.

Form: P8

Divilabother²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Thomas Coyle

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft, 200/1) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 0

Dorans Law²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| BF

14/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/2, eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 21 days ago but his strength in the betting on that occasion suggests he's thought capable of better.

Form: 9-0

Fascile Mode¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: T Mullins| D

1/2

Made a winning debut at Leopardstown in December. Failed to build on that when behind the reopposing A Dream To Share in Graded events in the spring but remains a decent hurdle prospect.

Form: 1404-

Forever Frankie²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne

33/1

Modest hurdler. 80/1, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 60/9-605

Kalaroun³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

40/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 11f on flat. Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 50

Lookondebrightside²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 110

15/2

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 8/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 982F-59

Qatar Spirit¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 99

25/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 50/1, third of 11 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 12 days ago.

Form: 8450-P3

Restless Son¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: N Lee

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 9

Schiehallion

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Court Cave gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Vinabell.

Form:

Shining Flame¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: Miss S Barkley

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 18 in bumper at this course (18f, good to soft) 166 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 00-

Solo Flight^t¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell

9/1

Placed in points. 11/1 and tongue strap on, showed a bit when fifth of 16 in bumper at this course (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 165 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 325-

Idol¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| D

33/1

Bumper winner for Willie Mullins in August 2022 but not seen again until well held on his hurdle debut 16 days ago. Should strip fitter for the run.

Form: 1-0

Smile Again¹⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, sixth of 14 in bumper at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 153 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9-6

Non-Runners

A Dream To Share¹⁶⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J & T Kiely J: Mark Walsh

Catchabird¹³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: W J Burke J: Aidan Kelly

Forecasts

A Dream To Share (1/4), Fascile Mode (1/2), Barometer (9/2), Lookondebrightside (15/2), Solo Flight (9/1), Dorans Law (14/1), Qatar Spirit (25/1), Idol (33/1), Forever Frankie (33/1), Kalaroun (40/1), Smile Again (80/1), Schiehallion (100/1), Catchabird (100/1), Blackcastle Storm (125/1), Restless Son (200/1), Divilabother (250/1), Shining Flame (250/1)

This should be a straightforward introduction to hurdles for top-class bumper performer A DREAM TO SHARE. Fellow bumper winner Fascile Mode can chase him home ahead of John McConnell's Solo Flight.