14:55 Punchestown

Sunday 12 January 2025

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Sky Bet Acca Freeze Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 4m 27.1s

Bowensonfire²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

8/1

Promising type. 66/1, third of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 27 days ago. Firmly in the picture with more to offer.

Form: 73

Brave Brigadier³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, encouraging second of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.6f, soft) on NH debut 33 days ago. Can build on it.

Form: 2

Bright N Shine^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

250/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 11f on flat. 80/1, behind when fell last in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 17 days ago. Lots more needed.

Form: 8F

Come On The Lads^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 100/1 and hooded for 1st time, ninth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 17 days ago, running on late. Likely to improve.

Form: UP9

Don'tstopthemusic^t⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| C

13/8

Useful bumper winner who came in an excellent third of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 43 days ago. Can progress further. Big shout.

Form: 8/21-3

Doyen Wolf⁷⁶³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: J R Finn

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 22 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Cork (16.8f, soft). Off over 2 years.

Form: 209/

Drumlee Myth¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan| BF

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 5 in bumper (5/6) at Perth (16.2f, soft) 108 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Respected.

Form: F-232

Kappa Jy Pyke³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

1/1

French bumper winner for D. Satalia. Off 14 months before a promising second of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft, 4/5) on yard/hurdling bow 35 days ago. Likely player with more to come now.

Form: 1-2

Monslatt²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good, 150/1) 22 days ago.

Form: P4P-9

Morse⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: C Weld

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but only tenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 76 days ago.

Form:

Nelson County²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R O'Sullivan

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 27 days ago.

Form: 42-0

Pleasureofpressure¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 200/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 000

Saffronandblue^t¹⁷

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

200/1

Fair winner at 11f on flat. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourteenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: 0

Summer Is Here

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

33/1

Casamento gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Hold Your Fort and modest chaser Glenmalure Lodge. Yard having good spell so can't be totally dismissed.

Form:

Tell Me Again¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 150/1) 15 days ago. Lots to find on form.

Form: 6/F-3PP7

The Dancing Tree¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 80/1, eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 3/1-650

Theophilos^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G Keane

250/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 200/1, unseated rider 2nd in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 17 days ago. Major improvement required.

Form: 00U

Titanium^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

80/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Useful winner at 9f on Flat. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy, 13/2) 11 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 57

Vallon Du Plessis^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: Tom Dreaper

33/1

€34,000 3-y-o, Kitkou gelding. Dam fairly useful French chaser (17f-19f winner). Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Weston¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers

250/1

Useful Flat winner. 80/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: P

Jerisk Star^h1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: Liz Doyle

33/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 49 days ago, pulled up before straight. Down in trip. Hooded for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 2/P

Non-Runners

A Dream To Share⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: J & T Kiely J: Mark Walsh

Telnobody¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Brian Hayes

Costacurta

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 2

Amber Point

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kappa Jy Pyke (1/1), Don'tstopthemusic (13/8), A Dream To Share (5/2), Bowensonfire (8/1), Amber Point (11/1), Costacurta (14/1), Brave Brigadier (16/1), The Dancing Tree (22/1), Morse (25/1), Drumlee Myth (28/1), Summer Is Here (33/1), Jerisk Star (33/1), Vallon Du Plessis (33/1), Come On The Lads (50/1), Titanium (80/1), Telnobody (100/1), Nelson County (125/1), Saffronandblue (200/1), Theophilos (250/1), Tell Me Again (250/1), Weston (250/1), Pleasureofpressure (250/1), Doyen Wolf (250/1), Bright N Shine (250/1), Monslatt (300/1)

Lots of these offer potential, not least DON'TSTOPTHEMUSIC who is fancied to build on his excellent Fairyhouse third and add to his useful bumper success here. Willie Mullins' French recruit Kappa Jy Pyke is another who can have a big say, while A Dream To Share and Bowensonfire both enter calculations too in this highly intriguing contest.