15:32 Punchestown

Sunday 24 November 2024

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50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 4m 9.90s

Ardgillan

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T A Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins

16/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Dam unraced sister to multiple bumper winner Rapid Escape. Stable 1-10 with their representatives in this sphere in recent seasons.

Form:

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Goldinthevalleys^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Brassil

5/1

Siyouni gelding. Half-brother to French 1¼m winner Solebay. Dam 1m-1½m winner. Wears tongue strap. One to note on debut.

Form:

Kalypso'chance²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

9/4

£85,000 4-y-o, Masked Marvel gelding. Dam, placed over hurdles/fences in France, half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (17f/2½m winner) Escort'Jet. Won sole start in British points (Apr 20). Respected.

Form: 1-

Nohilltoosteep^p1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S E Cottrill⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Clonmel (16.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: P-07045

Soir De Garde^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Kapgarde gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including top-class hurdler State Man and useful hurdler Statuaire. Dam hurdle/chase winner up to 19f. Wears a hood for his debut and he has to merit serious consideration.

Form:

Thoughtsarethings

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R N Hyland⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

40/1

Wings of Eagles gelding. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Ballywilliam.

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Times A Wastin⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, again showed little when sixth of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 48 days ago. Passed over.

Form: FP-086

W B Easy^t1²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: A L T Moore

5/2

€62,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Encouraging start to career when fifth of 25 in bumper at this course (16.7f, good to soft, 40/1) in April, faring best of those held up. Open to improvement returning from 6 months off.

Form: 5-

Kaleo Ametsa

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D T Hyde⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

28/1

Doctor Dino filly. Sister to useful French hurdler/chaser Doctor Kaleo, and closely related to a winner. Dam unraced.

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Forecasts

Kalypso'chance (9/4), Soir De Garde (5/2), W B Easy (5/2), Goldinthevalleys (5/1), Ardgillan (16/1), Kaleo Ametsa (28/1), Thoughtsarethings (40/1), Times A Wastin (150/1), Nohilltoosteep (200/1)

SOIR DE GARDE makes obvious appeal on paper as a half-brother to connections' top-class hurdler State Man and he's taken to make the perfect start here under Patrick Mullins. Kalypso'chance, a winner of his only start in British points, is another to note, along with W B Easy who shaped well on his sole outing in bumpers here back in the spring.