15:50 Punchestown

Tuesday 15 October 2024

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William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 56.8s

Ballyharney

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

22/1

Vendangeur gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler (2½m-2¾m winner) Westend Star.

Form:

Ballysax Hank²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: B W Duke

11/10

Fair bumper winner who made an encouraging hurdling debut when second of 18 in maiden at Listowel (22f, good) on hurdles bow 23 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Obvious contender.

Form: 08-5212

Cresthill²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: M K Flannery

50/1

Well held in maiden hurdles 7 days apart. Up in trip.

Form: 3521-07

Isthereonemoreinme¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Well held completed start in maiden hurdles.

Form: B7

Mister Pink³⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Fairly useful bumper winner who shaped with plenty of encouragement when second of 19 in a C&D maiden (good) on hurdles bow 12 months ago. Absent since but still the one to beat with improvement on the cards.

Form: 2/12-

Sonny Fella^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: W M Roper

66/1

Showed a bit when fifth of 18 at Listowel on hurdling debut but well held both outings since.

Form: 50/50-8

Riveria^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

20/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Our Dot's Baby and poor hurdler Dolly's Dot. Dam unraced. Wears hood.

Form:

Spread The Faith⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

50/1

Well beaten in a pair of bumpers and fared no better sent hurdling at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 92 days ago.

Form: 90-9

Forecasts

Mister Pink (8/11), Ballysax Hank (11/10), Riveria (20/1), Ballyharney (22/1), Cresthill (50/1), Spread The Faith (50/1), Sonny Fella (66/1), Isthereonemoreinme (100/1)

This looks set to concern MISTER PINK and Ballysax Hank. The former hasn't been seen since making a promising hurdling debut over C&D a year ago, but fitness is rarely a concern given the stable he represents and he remains potentially useful.