13:30 Punchestown

Monday 24 February 2025

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50,000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 5m 21.05s

Asisaid¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: D Hogan

80/1

Fair Flat winner but eleventh of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) in October. Stamina has to be taken on trust now switched to hurdles.

Form:

Morse⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C Weld

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 13f). Ninth of 21 in novice hurdle (25/1) at this course (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 43 days ago. That experience won't be wasted on him and likely to do better in time.

Form: 9

Quantum Leap^h¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan

80/1

9/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f, good), very slowly away. First run for yard after leaving Edward Bethell and interesting to see how he fares in the betting ahead of this hurdles debut.

Form:

Whimsy¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 114

5/4

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. 14/1, good third of 6 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Definite claims.

Form: 722-233

Klap²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

250/1

£23,000 3-y-o, Free Port Lux gelding. Half brother to French hurdler Flakzane and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Caltex. Pulled up both starts between the flags.

Form: PP

Nukie's Artic

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: E McCarthy

150/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Captain Cj. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Paul Collins²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (16/1) at this course (16.2f, heavy) 28 days ago, weakening before last. Handicaps likely to be more his bag but claims of getting in the mix nevertheless.

Form: 22-346

Sioux Eagle¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

12/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¾m) who posted respectable efforts on each of her last 3 starts last summer. Betting can point the way now attentions switch to hurdling.

Form:

Adaliz²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (12/1) at this course (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago, never involved. Looks one for later on judged on that evidence.

Form: 0

Adela Icon^h1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving David Harry Kelly when bit below form tenth of 16 in bumper (2/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 35 days ago. Hood enlisted for this hurdles debut.

Form: 0/22-0

I'm Flattered^t⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good, 125/1) on hurdles bow 65 days ago.

Form: 0-8

Mollys Dolly²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle (100/1) at this course (19.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 28 days ago, weakening before 3 out. Opposable.

Form: 690

Non-Runners

Weston¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: H Rogers J: Sean Flanagan

Arnacoeur²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Forecasts

Whimsy (5/4), Paul Collins (3/1), Adela Icon (9/2), Morse (11/2), Sioux Eagle (12/1), Adaliz (12/1), Arnacoeur (50/1), Weston (66/1), Asisaid (80/1), Quantum Leap (80/1), I'm Flattered (100/1), Nukie's Artic (150/1), Mollys Dolly (200/1), Klap (250/1)

WHIMSY is a likeable sort who again ran well on the back of a short break when third at Fairyhouse recently and she's fancied to deservedly open her account in this sphere. Adela Icon was too free on debut for Willie Mullins at Cork but she will be a threat if settling better with a hood added now switched to hurdles. Quantum Leap, twice a winner on the Flat, is also shortlisted on his first start over obstacles.