14:05 Punchestown

Thursday 16 November 2023

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Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 4m 18.07s

All In Peder^p⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: K Dempsey| D

125/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Emmet Mullins.

Form: 2-P4

Ascending²⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 12¼ lengths fifth of 15 to Lossiemouth in Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft, 14/1), not ideally placed. Off 8 months. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 245-

Beeverstown Place⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M A Cahill

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 200/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 9 days ago.

Form: PF4P-0

Caldwell Potter²⁶³

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

3/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 6/1, good third of 6 in bumper at Naas (15.5f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Yard in good form.

Form: 8/163-

Flicker Of Hope¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Golden Reel¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell

250/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. First run since leaving John S. O'Donoghue when seventeenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 200/1) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

It's For Me^h1²⁰⁴

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

8/13

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Successful at Navan in January. Off 6 months ahead of this hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 1/155-

Juke Box Rock¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Le Coq Hardi²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 5/1, third of 14 in bumper at Thurles (15.9f, soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Ascending appears to be the stable No 1.

Form: 3-3

Manor Royale¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good, 20/1) on NH debut, not knocked about. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5

One And Only^t1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 20/1) on hurdles bow 45 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 60-59

One Way Traffic²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 16/1, fell in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 26 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 650-0F

Roderick⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: P Byrne

250/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: 06

So They Tell Me^h²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, third of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 26 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 8-3

Tell Us This

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Westerner gelding. Dam lightly raced maiden on Flat. Market should point the way.

Form:

Whateys Quest

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

125/1

Quest For Peace gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Ballyagran and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3¼m) Salpierre. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Dolly Watkins¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Roscommon (19.8f, good to soft) 100 days ago.

Form: 59

Lisamaria⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 5 days ago.

Form: 00

Magic Olinger⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 150/1, ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on hurdles bow 5 days ago. Booking of Doyle a plus.

Form: 9-09

Majestic Design^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Queally

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 40 days ago.

Form: P/11-708

Thunder Rose⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 33/1, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 5 days ago.

Form: PP-485

Intrepide Sivola²⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

20/1

€58,000 3-y-o, Noroit gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser Ettila de Sivola,. RESERVE.

Form: F1-

Non-Runners

Whimsy⁶⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: A P Heskin

Tuscaloosa Anna

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: S Slevin J: Reserve 2

Fire Coral¹¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: C W J Farrell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

It's For Me (8/13), Caldwell Potter (3/1), Ascending (7/2), Whimsy (14/1), So They Tell Me (18/1), Intrepide Sivola (20/1), Le Coq Hardi (25/1), Tell Us This (50/1), Tuscaloosa Anna (66/1), Manor Royale (100/1), Fire Coral (100/1), Magic Olinger (125/1), All In Peder (125/1), Whateys Quest (125/1), Majestic Design (125/1), One And Only (125/1), Thunder Rose (125/1), Dolly Watkins (200/1), One Way Traffic (250/1), Roderick (250/1), Flicker Of Hope (250/1), Juke Box Rock (250/1), Beeverstown Place (250/1), Lisamaria (250/1), Golden Reel (250/1)

This looks like a good opportunity for ASCENDING, who was a promising second on debut in this sphere last December and wasn't disgraced in Grade 1 company thereafter, last seen finishing a creditable fifth of 15 in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. It's For Me showed plenty in bumpers and is just about second choice, with Whimsy also high on the shortlist.