13:10 Punchestown

Monday 29 January 2024

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Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 4m 27.4s

Anotherway³⁴

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

8/15

Fairly useful Flat winner in France. Off 17 months/easy to back, eleventh of 28 in maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 13/2) on NH debut 34 days ago. That was a good contest and he should have more to offer now.

Form: 0

Boston Bongo⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 150/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 5 days ago.

Form: 0U0

Catena Zapata^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. Sixth of 25 in novice hurdle (17/2) at Navan (16f, heavy) 51 days ago. Likely has a race like this in him.

Form: 22-6

Dukeman^t1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

50/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat, possibly needed run on stable debut last time. Tongue strap on.

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Hypersonic Missile¹¹⁸

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

7/1

Won 8-runner bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft, 5/4) 118 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell. Good shout.

Form: 1-521

Matagorda²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: W J Burke

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

Mount Anglesby⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

80/1

Seventh of 9 in bumper (16/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 93 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7

Red Coral House^t1³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: L P Cusack

250/1

200/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 32 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P-P0

Storm Ryder^h²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/1 and hooded, last of 8 in bumper at Worcester (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Warren Greatrex.

Form: 8

Touch Me Not³³⁰

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

11/4

£30,000 3-y-o, £150,000 4-y-o, Malinas gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Lost Connections. Dam winning pointer/maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m). Clear when fell last sole start in British points (Mar 2023). Of firm interest in a winnable maiden.

Form: F-

Gometra Ginty¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

150/1

Fairly useful handicapper at best on Flat, stays 1m, below form in 2023.

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Pinky¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

100/1

Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 16 days ago.

Form: 389

Non-Runners

Foxy Rock³⁴⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Anotherway (8/15), Touch Me Not (11/4), Catena Zapata (11/2), Hypersonic Missile (7/1), Foxy Rock (20/1), Dukeman (50/1), Mount Anglesby (80/1), Pinky (100/1), Gometra Ginty (150/1), Matagorda (250/1), Red Coral House (250/1), Boston Bongo (250/1), Storm Ryder (250/1)

There is a good chance ANOTHERWAY can leave the form of his Leopardstown run when returning from 17 months off behind and he could be the way to go in this weaker maiden. Hypersonic Missile and Touch Me Not are firm players, while Catena Zapata probably has a race like this in him.