14:58 Punchestown

Tuesday 21 May 2024

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Punchestown Home Of Irish Jumps Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 14.0s

Camino Rock^t¹⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris| OR: 111

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Below par when last seen at Thurles in December but had made the frame in similar events both starts previously and must enter calculations.

Form: 63/432P-

Fenway Park¹⁸

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

4/7

Back from 3 months off when creditable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (20/1) at this course (16.2f, heavy) 18 days ago, running on late. Step back up in trip will suit and holds strong claims.

Form: 7/32P4-

Klassman¹⁷³

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft) 173 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00-

Light Fandango^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

16/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to temperamental but useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Skint and fairly useful hurdle winner/chaser (stayed 3m) Brassick. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Lightkeeper⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| BF

6/1

Ran too badly too be true at Navan last time and had made the frame in all 4 starts in maidens previously. Likely contender.

Form: 2/22345-

Navy Guitar

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray

66/1

French Navy gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 8.3f-10.7f winner Blackstone Cliff. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 1m).

Form:

Nawraq^p,t⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 16/1) 60 days ago, badly hampered. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0/

Presenting Max¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G Keane

11/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam failed to complete both starts in points.

Form: U-

Skyscraper^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: G Keane

125/1

Waldpark gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France Schwarzwald and fair chaser in France Son of Alex. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Syracus Du Houx¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 19 in bumper at this course (18.8f, heavy, 66/1) 18 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 2/25677-

Wolfhill⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Bowe

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 80-0

Built By Rossies

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

66/1

€17,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Bothwell Bridge and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Royalraise.

Form:

Fix It For Me²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in bumper (20/1) at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9-

Kyusha^b1⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 58 days ago, tailing off back straight. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: PP-

Strawberry Diamond^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: L Casey

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 14 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0-0

Walk The Plank

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

First foal dam, 2m hurdle winner (stayed 19f), closely related to (stayed 3m) Viva Steve and (stayed 3m) Dublin Four (both fairly useful hurdlers/useful chasers) out of 2m hurdle winner (stayed 21f) Eluna. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Monsant¹²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Fenway Park (4/7), Syracus Du Houx (11/2), Lightkeeper (6/1), Camino Rock (15/2), Presenting Max (11/1), Light Fandango (16/1), Monsant (16/1), Built By Rossies (66/1), Navy Guitar (66/1), Nawraq (80/1), Walk The Plank (80/1), Skyscraper (125/1), Klassman (150/1), Fix It For Me (150/1), Kyusha (150/1), Wolfhill (200/1), Strawberry Diamond (200/1)

FENWAY PARK got back on track here earlier this month and will appreciate this stiffer test of stamina. He can open his account. Camino Rock and Lightkeeper rate the principal dangers.