15:07 Punchestown

Saturday 8 June 2024

All13:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:27

Ladbrokes '2UP&Win' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 4m 1.9s

Bringsty^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 125/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. More needed.

Form: 00

Clonshire River^t¹⁸

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

10/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Close up when fell 2 out in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft, 10/3) 18 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 390/02-F

Eagle's Way²⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan

10/3

Useful Flat winner. 28/1, twenty fourth of 34 in handicap at Newmarket (9f, good to firm). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Sir Mark Prescott and much respected hurdling debutant.

Form:

Fernhill Fling¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, twenty second of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 148 days ago.

Form: 6000-

Gaucher^h,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

13/8

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising type. Second of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 5/2) 22 days ago, just failing. Stable in good form. Big player.

Form: 4-2

Harveyshonor⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 51 days ago.

Form: 3080-

Jersey Klass

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: P Griffin

100/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Free Port Lux gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Cherif de L'Isle, stays 3m, and French hurdler/chase winner Agence de L'Isle. Betting can guide.

Form:

Khadaash²⁹

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

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on hurdles bow 29 days ago.

Form: 460/0

Kincade⁵¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| D

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Off 17 months. First run for yard after leaving Jedd O'Keeffe. Market can guide.

Form: 48/

King's Commander⁴⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 150/1, thirteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy). Off 16 months.

Form: 900/

Light Fandango^t¹⁸

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

22/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1 and tongue strap on, fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 18 days ago. No forlorn hope if building on it.

Form: 5

Limited Edition³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: K H Clarke

200/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Twelfth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft, 33/1) 32 days ago, slowly away.

Form:

Martinstown^h1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

15/2

Promising sort. Useful winner at 10f on flat. First run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when third of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft, 11/2) on NH debut 18 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 3

Ol Man Dingle¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: E Griffin

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft, 50/1) on hurdles bow 18 days ago.

Form: 27-9

Omniscient¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott

5/2

Promising individual. Useful winner at 12f on flat. Second of 15 in novice hurdle (85/40) at this course (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Likely to improve. In the picture.

Form: 43-2

Avondale⁴⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: B Connell

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 33/1, eighth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft). Off 13 months.

Form:

Nakassama⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly

80/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 50/1, first run since leaving James McAuley when ninth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 45 days ago.

Form: 9-

Kiwi Kiss⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

300/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden. 200/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: 8

Lady Of Inishfree^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap (66/1) at the Curragh (10f, good) 14 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form:

My Policy^p¹⁸

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

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 15 in novice hurdle (200/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: P/PPP0-3

Gilded Moon^v1¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: A Fleming

200/1

First run since leaving Ed Dunlop when thirteenth of 14 in handicap (100/1) at Dundalk (12f). First run for yard after leaving F. Flood. Visored for 1st time.

Form:

Kimy²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 109

28/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft, 5/2) 23 days ago, faltering quickly.

Form: 424P-P

Non-Runners

Tuscaloosa Anna²⁰⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: S Slevin J: Reserve 1

Jim's Cracker¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

Rampere West⁹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gaucher (13/8), Omniscient (5/2), Eagle's Way (10/3), Martinstown (15/2), Clonshire River (10/1), Rampere West (20/1), Light Fandango (22/1), Kimy (28/1), My Policy (50/1), Lady Of Inishfree (66/1), Kincade (66/1), Jim's Cracker (66/1), Avondale (80/1), Nakassama (80/1), Jersey Klass (100/1), Tuscaloosa Anna (100/1), King's Commander (125/1), Harveyshonor (200/1), Gilded Moon (200/1), Limited Edition (200/1), Ol Man Dingle (250/1), Bringsty (250/1), Fernhill Fling (250/1), Khadaash (250/1), Kiwi Kiss (300/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and GAUCHER is fancied to build on his promising hurdling debut second at Kilbeggan and get off the mark in this sphere. Gordon Elliott's course runner-up Omniscient also looks to have better days ahead of him and is next on the list, with Martinstown and Clonshire River appealing as the pick of the remainder for minor honours.