17:27 Punchestown

Saturday 8 June 2024

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

Northway Personnel (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:27 | Winning time: 3m 55.2s

As The Lad Says¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms H Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in bumper (150/1) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 10 days ago, struggling some way out.

Form: P8P-P

Ballysax Hank¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Miss Katy Brown. Worth consideration on pick of form.

Form: 208-

Base Of Fire²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien

4/1

Once-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 7 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Type do better, so definite player.

Form: 4-

Bebbinberg³¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: S Byrne

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in bumper at Limerick (19f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut. Off 10 months.

Form: RP/9-

Bigcitylights^h1,t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: E Mullins| BF

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in bumper (6/4) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 15 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: U5-8

Caminito Del Rey^h1⁴⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney

100/1

Califet gelding. Dam unraced. Wears hood. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form: P/

Chart Topper³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Promising sort. 7/2, fifth of 14 in bumper at this course (16f, soft) on NH debut 35 days ago. Could improve significantly from that and is capable of opening his account at the second attempt.

Form: 5-

El Toro Rocco^t1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F J Gillen⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

25/1

€38,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Closely related to modest 3m chase winner Another Day Out. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap. Maiden pointer, runner-up last time (Apr 13).

Form: P/P882-

Fatal Flaw^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Jonathan Sweeney

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Mark J. O'Hare when second of 16 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good, 7/1) 32 days ago, running on. One to consider.

Form: 0-2

Getone²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: V Halley

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in bumper at Clonmel (16.2f, soft, 50/1) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Mountain Port^t1¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: K Purcell

100/1

Portage gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (barely stayed 3m) Alasi. Wears tongue strap. Has showed nothing in points.

Form: PFPP-

Ned In The Park¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/1, fourth of 11 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, soft) 116 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 44-

Passenger

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: D K Weld

9/4

Invincible Spirit gelding. Half-brother to useful 1m winner Rose de Pierre. Dam, smart 1¼m-1¾m winner who stayed 2m, half-sister to useful 2m hurdle winner Rock Critic.

Form:

Solsbury Hill³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, fourth of 14 in bumper at this course (16f, soft) on NH debut 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gearoid O'Loughlin.

Form: 4-

The Correction^t⁴⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J R Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin

22/1

Once-raced maiden. 22/1 and tongue strap on, second of 10 in bumper at this course (16f, good to soft) on NH debut, running on. Off 15 months. Needs to prove he retains ability.

Form: 2/

The Gray Ghost³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 16 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good, 25/1) on NH debut 32 days ago.

Form: 7

Vintage Red³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T A Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Fitzpatrick

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in bumper (33/1) at this course (16f, soft) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 0-

Elmonir

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr George Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

1,000 gns 3-y-o, New Approach gelding. Dam fair 7f winner. Cheap purchase who might struggle to feature.

Form:

Final Flutter

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr I Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Magnier

100/1

Shirocco mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Project Mars. Dam (c90/h113), 2½m hurdle winner, sister to smart hurdler/chaser (winner up to 3m) Massini's Maguire and fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Twirling Magnet.

Form:

She Can Do It³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 12 in bumper at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 33 days ago, running green.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Passenger (9/4), Chart Topper (7/2), Base Of Fire (4/1), Fatal Flaw (5/1), Ned In The Park (9/1), Solsbury Hill (12/1), Ballysax Hank (20/1), The Correction (22/1), The Gray Ghost (25/1), El Toro Rocco (25/1), Bigcitylights (28/1), Final Flutter (100/1), Bebbinberg (100/1), Mountain Port (100/1), Caminito Del Rey (100/1), Elmonir (100/1), She Can Do It (125/1), Vintage Red (125/1), Getone (125/1), As The Lad Says (150/1)

CHART TOPPER appeared to be learning but offered encouragement when fifth on debut here and he's worth a chance to improve sufficiently to open his account at the possible expense of Base of Fire, who also arrives on the back of a promising start.