13:48 Punchestown

Monday 13 January 2025

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Get Your Punchestown Festival 2025 Tickets Today Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:48 | Winning time: 5m 10.0s

Full Of Life³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Winning pointer who made a promising start in this sphere when second of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 31 days ago, clear of rest. Big shout with more to offer.

Form: 1-2

Glens Lullaby⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: Peter Fahey

11/4

Fairly useful in bumpers, landing the odds at Wexford (16f, heavy) 78 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Much respected.

Form: 3246-1

Kilda Kelle²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 20 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Up in trip with more needed.

Form: 78

Lucky Lioness¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Debbie Cody

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, well-held fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, heavy) on NH debut 12 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 741-34

Magic McColgan³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/8

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Encouraging second of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.2f, soft, 6/5) on hurdles bow 31 days ago. Stable having good spell so she should have more to offer.

Form: 4120-2

Meitheal¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: J & T Kiely

80/1

Fair winner at 19f in bumpers. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft, 80/1) 17 days ago. More is required.

Form: 211590

Miss Mini Bee^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

18/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Excellent sixth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Can make her presence felt now stepping up in trip.

Form: 10-06

She's A Nightowl²⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Cawley

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, fourth of 10 in bumper at Cork (19f, heavy). Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut with her fitness to prove.

Form: 544-

Speculatrix⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| C

6/1

A fairly useful bumper winner and has shown similar form in this sphere, though she was tailed off in listed mares event (22/1) at this course (18f, good to soft) 50 days ago. The form pick if back on song.

Form: 1/60-F6

Whatsupnellie¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: Eric Larkin

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft) 17 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 347-06

Forecasts

Magic McColgan (11/8), Glens Lullaby (11/4), Full Of Life (10/3), Speculatrix (6/1), Miss Mini Bee (18/1), Whatsupnellie (50/1), She's A Nightowl (50/1), Kilda Kelle (66/1), Meitheal (80/1), Lucky Lioness (125/1)

Henry de Bromhead's FULL OF LIFE shaped well when a debut hurdling second in a big field at Cork last month and this winning pointer can go one better now with improvement very much on the cards. Willie Mullins' Magic McColgan, also runner-up on her debut at Cork, is feared most, with form pick Speculatrix and newcomer Glens Lullaby in the picture too.