17:20 Punchestown

Wednesday 11 October 2023

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Lengthen The Odds At BetVictor Flat Race

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 5.2s

Fleur In The Park¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| D

11/4

Won 8-runner bumper at Roscommon (15.9f, soft, 13/8) on NH debut 16 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Open to improvement and likely to feature.

Form: 1

My Great Mate⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

10/11

Improve from debut when won 14-runner bumper at Galway (16.6f, soft) 72 days ago. Sets the standard and could step up again, so leading claims.

Form: 31

Beauforts Storm⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

11/2

Winner in bumper at Cork in July. 11/2, fourth of 12 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 214

Gold Fever

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

18/1

Galileo Gold gelding. Half-brother to 7f winner abroad Karlon. Dam unraced. Should have the speed for this sort of test, so not one to rule out.

Form:

Killultagh Fox

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

18/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (h119), 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m), half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Killultagh Vic.

Form:

Paymelater⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in bumper (40/1) at Sligo (18.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 49 days ago.

Form: 6

Power Factor

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien

12/1

Silvano gelding. Brother to 7f-9f winner Platinum Sky and half-brother multiple 6f-1m winner Princess Calla. Dam also multiple winner on Flat in South Africa. Worth a market check.

Form:

Silent Dawn¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Roscommon (16.2f, good) on NH debut 121 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 0

Splendid Choice¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, thirteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: P0-

Spotthedifference⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr T A Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 20¼ lengths eighth of 14 to My Great Mate in bumper (100/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) on NH debut 72 days ago.

Form: 8

Bigira⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 22/1) 97 days ago.

Form: 47

Non-Runners

Remember'hesmine¹⁶⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: P G Fahey J: Mr A P Fahey

Forecasts

My Great Mate (10/11), Fleur In The Park (11/4), Beauforts Storm (11/2), Power Factor (12/1), Remember'hesmine (12/1), Splendid Choice (16/1), Killultagh Fox (18/1), Gold Fever (18/1), Spotthedifference (40/1), Bigira (50/1), Silent Dawn (150/1), Paymelater (200/1)

MY GREAT MATE stepped forward from his debut to open his account at the second attempt at Galway 72 days ago and, with the scope for better still, he's preferred to Fleur In The Park, who arrives on the back of an impressive success first time out. Beauforts Storm is best of the remainder.