12:48 Punchestown

Monday 13 January 2025

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50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:48 | Winning time: 4m 21.07s

Aswellasabentley¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: L Lennon

150/1

Seventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 80/1) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: 7

Ballyearl³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 30 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 6

Castleheath³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

12/1

Fair Flat winner. Promising individual, 125/1, fifth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft) on NH debut 36 days ago, not knocked about. Open to progress.

Form: 5

Chortal^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

14/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (7/2) at this course (16.4f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 49

Ephesus^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: D Hogan

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when third of 20 in juvenile hurdle (16/1) at this course (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago, not knocked about

Form: 3

J'envoievalserenki⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

80/1

33/1, eleventh of 21 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 51 days ago.

Form: 0

Last Kingdom¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

11/4

Promising sort. 11/4, first run since leaving L & M Viel when fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on IRE NH debut 17 days ago, not knocked about. Will improve on that.

Form: 14

Powerful

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/1

Camelot gelding. Dam, smart 10.7f-1½m winner, half-sister to fairly useful 2m hurdle winner The New Pharaoh. Newcomer for powerful connections.

Form:

Stone Forest¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle

300/1

First run since leaving John Butler when sixteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.4f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Sundance Sioux⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: Cian Hughes

25/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 80/1, fifth of 19 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 71 days ago.

Form:

Money Dancer¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

5/6

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 7f on Flat. 20/1, third of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 17 days ago. Sets pretty good standard with promise of more to come.

Form: 3

Pepper Noir¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 22/1, unseated rider in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: U

Saxon Land^t1⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Blinkered for first time, eleventh of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 66/1) 77 days ago. Tongue strap on.

Form:

Stiltellinemnuttin¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M Mulvany

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 300/1) 17 days ago.

Form: S0

Forecasts

Money Dancer (5/6), Last Kingdom (11/4), Ephesus (11/1), Powerful (11/1), Castleheath (12/1), Chortal (14/1), Ballyearl (20/1), Sundance Sioux (25/1), Pepper Noir (28/1), J'envoievalserenki (80/1), Aswellasabentley (150/1), Saxon Land (150/1), Stone Forest (300/1), Stiltellinemnuttin (300/1)

Flat-winner MONEY DANCER displayed stamina for the hurdling game when third at Leopardstown 17 days ago and expected to build on that, she looks the answer. The JP McManus-owned pair Last Kingdom and Powerful could be the main dangers.