16:05 Punchestown

Sunday 9 June 2024

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 6m 4.00s

Chosen Thyme¹²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 114

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at this course (19.9f, soft) 125 days ago. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 5P3/244-

Hurricane Joey³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving David Harry Kelly when tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.4f, good, 66/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 5PFF0/0

John Storey¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good, 66/1) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 7

Lightkeeper^p1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 114

8/1

Fair hurdler. 6/1, respectable third of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 22345-3

Mr Chester^b1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1 and hooded, pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (20.1f, good) on NH debut 7 days ago, pulled up before last. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: BP

Muskerry Rock¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (22.9f, soft) 146 days ago.

Form: 0/09-

Revolut Ned^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, sixth of 11 in bumper (9/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P-36

Stay Gold

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

18/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (19fm-2¾m winner) High Gales and fairly useful hurdler (3m winner) Low Gales. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Sunshine Diamond²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: Liam G O'brien

125/1

Notnowcato gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful chaser Call It Magic and fairly useful hurdler Wes Hardin, stayed 2¼m. Dam bumper winner.

Form: 63/P7-5

Topgun Simmy²³

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

7/2

Promising type. Fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 8/1) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 32/3U-4

Uncle Pat³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

10/11

Made winning start in bumpers at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 10 months ago and is of obvious interest on hurdles debut.

Form: 1-

Innatendue^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 111

7/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 13 hurdle runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 2/1, bit below form third of 9 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 0/2403-3

Strawberry Diamond¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: L Casey

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 0-00

Summertime Romance²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: C A McBratney

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 200/1, fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good). Off 8 months.

Form: 005-

Forecasts

Uncle Pat (10/11), Topgun Simmy (7/2), Chosen Thyme (9/2), Innatendue (7/1), Lightkeeper (8/1), Stay Gold (18/1), Summertime Romance (80/1), John Storey (80/1), Revolut Ned (100/1), Sunshine Diamond (125/1), Muskerry Rock (125/1), Strawberry Diamond (150/1), Mr Chester (150/1), Hurricane Joey (150/1)

UNCLE PAT kept on well when making a winning bumper debut at Downpatrick last summer and should be suited by this stiffer test of stamina on switch to hurdling. He can land the spoils. Topgun Simmy and LIghtkeeper can also make their presence felt.