13:10 Punchestown

Monday 27 January 2025

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50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 17.40s

Arnacoeur^h³⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 101

100/1

Fair hurdler. 80/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving D. E. Fitzgerald when below form thirteenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft). Off 13 months.

Form: 03/3640-

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Bannow Blaze³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fogarty

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, thirteenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 32 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: F0

Captain Ryan Matt^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Promising sort. Hooded, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should improve but Rachael Blackmore prefers Adaliz.

Form: P5

Karbau⁴²

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

1/2

Promising sort. First run since leaving Emmanuel Clayeux when fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, good to soft, 5/4) on IRE NH debut 42 days ago. Very much of interest here with improvement on the cards.

Form: 2-14

Nelson County¹⁵

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

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, heavy, 125/1) 15 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 42-06

Nettuno Italia²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 300/1, eighteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: 00

Park That^h³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger

14/1

Promising type. Hooded for 1st time, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 40/1) 32 days ago, without being not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 3-F4

Party President^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: A Mullins

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1 and hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 5-580

Paul Collins⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/11, fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good) 60 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 22-34

Saffronandblue¹⁵

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

80/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, heavy, 200/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 07

Sticwiththeprocess²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh

10/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 22 days ago. Open to progress with that run under his belt.

Form: 8-5

Summer Is Here¹⁵

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

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, heavy, 33/1) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Vallon Du Plessis^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Tom Dreaper

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, twentieth of 21 in novice hurdle (33/1) at this course (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Zillow^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

10/3

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising type. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 22/1) 32 days ago. Jockey bookings suggest that Karbau is the stable No 1 but this 5-y-o merits respect all the same.

Form: 54

Adaliz

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

€17,500 3-y-o, Waldpark mare. Half-sister to smart hurdler Adagio and fair French hurdler Ad Acta. Dam 1m winner in Germany. One for shortlist on debut given connections. Market should be revealing.

Form:

Inches Away¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel King| T: D Murphy

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) on hurdles bow 12 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 360

Forecasts

Karbau (1/2), Zillow (10/3), Sticwiththeprocess (10/1), Adaliz (12/1), Park That (14/1), Paul Collins (16/1), Captain Ryan Matt (25/1), Saffronandblue (80/1), Nelson County (100/1), Arnacoeur (100/1), Bannow Blaze (200/1), Summer Is Here (250/1), Nettuno Italia (300/1), Party President (300/1), Inches Away (300/1), Vallon Du Plessis (300/1)

French import KARBAU shaped well on debut for the Willie Mullins yard at Naas and he rates a confident selection with the strong possibility of better to come. Zillow, another representative from the Mullins stable, gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of the Henry de Bromhead-trained pair, Adaliz and Captain Ryan Matt. Park That and Sticwiththeprocess should both do better in time.