17:00 Punchestown

Thursday 20 February 2025

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Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 13.60s

Beckistine²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Molloy

25/1

Promising type. 40/1, fell in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 23 days ago, leading when fell last (likely to have won). This might be a confidence booster back in a bumper.

Form: 59F

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Begorra Man⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

9/4

Promise when fifth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 66/1) on debut 56 days ago, not knocked about. Makes bumper debut. Respected.

Form: 5

Casterly Rock⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins

10/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft, 9/1) on debut 50 days ago.

Form: 4

Do Brazil¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien

40/1

11/4, remote seventh of 8 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good to soft, 11/4) on debut 160 days ago. Evidently thought capable of better.

Form: 7

Easy Doyen

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

125/1

Doyen gelding. Dam, maiden hurdler, 1½m-2m winner on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Magical Memoir.

Form:

Gameofinches¹⁰²

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

8/15

Scored easily on completed start in points (Nov 10) from subsequent winners and looks an obvious one having joined Willie Mullins.

Form: F-1

Gatehouse Boy

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Half-brother to French 2¼m hurdle winner Les Yeux Noirs.

Form:

Mytimetoshine

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Duggan

25/1

Berkshire gelding. Half-brother to 7f winner abroad Sugarbird. Dam, lightly raced on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Automated.

Form:

Rojuco Mac

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

14/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser No Regrets. The stable's runners always need monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Walk On Annilog³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dunne

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in bumper at this course (16.4f, soft, 50/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 75

Non-Runners

Cosmos D'ainay⁸¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Mr H C Swan

Super Fly⁵⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: A McCann J: Miss A B O'Connor

Forecasts

Gameofinches (8/15), Begorra Man (9/4), Cosmos D'ainay (3/1), Casterly Rock (10/1), Rojuco Mac (14/1), Beckistine (25/1), Mytimetoshine (25/1), Do Brazil (40/1), Super Fly (66/1), Easy Doyen (125/1), Walk On Annilog (125/1), Gatehouse Boy (125/1)

Willie Mullins has won the last 3 runnings and can make it 4 in a row with GAMEOFINCHES, who landed a point in November readily from subsequent winners and figures prominently in the Champion Bumper betting. Cosmos d'Ainay is another point winner who has joined a top yard for his Rules career and is second choice ahead of Gavin Cromwell's Begorra Man, who displayed plenty of ability when fifth in a warm maiden hurdle at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting on debut.