13:25 Punchestown

Tuesday 21 May 2024

All13:2513:5514:2814:5815:2815:5816:2817:00

Tuesday Treat At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 3m 59.50s

Blackcastle Storm^h,t¹⁷²

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

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 10f on flat. 16/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Switches from Flat to hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: P80-

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Clonshire River^t⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty| OR: 114| BF

10/3

Fair hurdler. 5/6, creditable second of 12 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, soft) 98 days ago, outbattled. Tongue strap back on. Shortlisted.

Form: 4390/02-

Do The Math¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: S Crawley

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 118 days ago.

Form: 00-

Fear The Deere¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, first run since leaving Mark John Scallan when sixteenth of 19 in bumper at this course (18.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 343/00-

Mr Mcwhinny

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

80/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, fair 2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Sporting John.

Form:

Mywayofthinkin⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| BF

4/5

Twice-raced maiden. 6/5, second of 9 in bumper at Navan (15.7f, heavy) 59 days ago, no match for winner. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 22-

Nevereverever

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J J Murphy

40/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Carlotamix gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam unraced sister to Presenting. Considered newcomer.

Form:

Omniscient¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

85/40

Useful winner at 12f on flat. 9/4, shaped well when third of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16.5f, soft) 35 days ago. Big shout.

Form: 43-

Sirekoff⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Modest hurdler. 3/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Ayr (19.5f, heavy) 85 days ago.

Form: 0/652PP-

The Greek Mason

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

50/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Sandmason gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 7f winner Le Cheval Rapide. Dam ungenuine 6f winner.

Form:

Autocrat⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. First run since leaving James McAuley when tenth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 11/1) 88 days ago. Not discounted now going hurdling.

Form:

Harvest Station^t1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, last of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 27 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-

Medadthebookie¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Buckley

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 104 days ago.

Form: 0-

Arthur's Victory¹²

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

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (7f, heavy) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles with more required.

Form: 707-

My Policy^p1⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 200/1) on NH debut 79 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P/PPP0-

Non-Runners

Morning Soldier⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: J B Foley

Opposite Ends³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 1

Whatsitabout¹⁴⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Mywayofthinkin (4/5), Omniscient (85/40), Morning Soldier (3/1), Clonshire River (10/3), Autocrat (25/1), Opposite Ends (25/1), Nevereverever (40/1), Sirekoff (50/1), Blackcastle Storm (50/1), The Greek Mason (50/1), Whatsitabout (66/1), Mr Mcwhinny (80/1), Arthur's Victory (80/1), Fear The Deere (125/1), Do The Math (150/1), My Policy (200/1), Medadthebookie (200/1), Harvest Station (200/1)

OMNISCIENT has some useful form to his name on the Flat and looks ready to open his account in this sphere on the back of a good third in a big-field Naas novice last time out. Thurles runner-up Clonshire River could emerge as the main danger ahead of newcomers Mywayofthinkin and Nevereverever.