14:55 Punchestown

Monday 15 January 2024

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Download The Bet Victor App Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 6m 21.9s

Bossofthebrownies¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 9

Chosen Thyme³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Excellent second of 17 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 39 days ago. Up in trip and another bold show likely.

Form: 145P/3-2

Churchroad Prince²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney

12/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (6/1) at Listowel (20f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7

Cloughroe¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Fifth of 8 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 4305

Hesasmoothoperator¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: T Gibney

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.6f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 6

Insouciant Dallier^t1⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 4/1, fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 52 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 52-9225

Mon Euil

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: A P Heskin| T: R O'Leary

66/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Montmartre gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Nestor Park, stays 3¼m. Worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Muskerry Rock¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Leopardstown (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 18 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Slanagaibhgoleir²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| BF

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 4/5, fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Should progress.

Form: 73-5

Springt De La Mare²⁹

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

8/11

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 15 lengths third of 6 to The Enabler in listed bumper at Navan (16f, heavy, 5/2) 29 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 1-13

Non-Runners

Find A Fortune²⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Springt De La Mare (8/11), Slanagaibhgoleir (3/1), Chosen Thyme (7/2), Find A Fortune (7/1), Churchroad Prince (12/1), Insouciant Dallier (12/1), Bossofthebrownies (40/1), Mon Euil (66/1), Cloughroe (125/1), Muskerry Rock (125/1), Hesasmoothoperator (150/1)

FIND A FORTUNE finished a place ahead of better-fancied stablemate Slanagaibhgoleir when fourth on his hurdles debut at Navan and, likely to come on for that considerate introduction to this sphere, he may again have the measure of the latter. Still, Slanagaibhgoleir remains open to improvement, too, and is a much-respected main danger, while Chosen Thyme, who performed with plenty of credit on return at Clonmel last month, and hurdles debutant Springt De La Mare are others to consider.