14:20 Punchestown

Monday 5 February 2024

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SBK Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 4m 28.4s

Bossofthebus³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Paul Tobin

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 150/1, eighteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: 600

Fremantle Doctor^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: P/8

I Get It

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger

25/1

€68,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Martha Divine, and useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Honest John. Dam unraced. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Lightkeeper²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/2

Promising type. 10/1, second of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Big player with improvement on the cards.

Form: 762-2

Mercurey²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

30/100

Promising individual. 10/3, creditable third of 22 in novice hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft) 22 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 13/2-3

Our Chezney^h1⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.3f, heavy) 9 days ago, pulled up. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0-9PP

Ragmans Corner⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald| T: G Keane

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, fifteenth of 28 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: U00

Supreme Ruler

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

15/2

€95,000 3-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart French chaser (stayed 2¾m) Dream Wish out of French 21f chase winner Ladies Wish. Likely type on paper and the market should be revealing.

Form:

The Story So Far¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

25/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 28/1) on hurdles bow 16 days ago.

Form: 3217

Arthur's Victory^h1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

100/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 20/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 20 days ago, lost all chance at start. Hooded for 1st time.

Form:

Karacole²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Very good fourth of 22 in novice hurdle (200/1) at this course (16.7f, soft) 22 days ago. Another sizeable step forward required.

Form: 7P04

Milan Dollar Lady

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

66/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Milan mare. Half-sister to top-class chaser Road To Respect. Market should point the way.

Form:

Tint And Glow

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

150/1

€4,200 3-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Princess Mononoke, and half-sister to smart dual bumper winner Killyglass. Will probably come on for the run.

Form:

Non-Runners

Oakley¹²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A Mullins J: D E Mullins

Forecasts

Mercurey (30/100), Lightkeeper (7/2), Supreme Ruler (15/2), Karacole (18/1), The Story So Far (25/1), I Get It (25/1), Oakley (33/1), Milan Dollar Lady (66/1), Ragmans Corner (100/1), Arthur's Victory (100/1), Tint And Glow (150/1), Bossofthebus (200/1), Fremantle Doctor (250/1), Our Chezney (250/1)

This represents a good opportunity for MERCUREY, who was third in a big-field maiden won by his potentially smart stablemate Lisnagar Fortune a few weeks ago. He is entitled to come on for that (first run following a 13-month break) and, with very few miles on the clock, he remains open to improvement. Lightkeeper made a promising start under Rules at Naas last month and he is second choice ahead of likely-looking newcomers Supreme Ruler and I Get It, both of whom need a market check.