18:35 Punchestown

Tuesday 29 April 2025

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Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 4m 0.80s

All For Brooke²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Adam Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, last of 9 in bumper at Naas (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 9

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Answer That⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: A McCann

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 6 in bumper at Gowran (16f, heavy, 11/2) on NH debut 96 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 2

Au Plaisir^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: William Harvey

80/1

Almanzor gelding. Half-brother to French 1¼m-1½m winner Triptajika. Dam 1¾m winner in France. Wears tongue strap. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Barley Lane

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty

80/1

€50,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Half-brother to fair 2m hurdle winner Lady Bresil. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Coney Island. Watch the betting for clues.

Form:

Bud Fox⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell

16/5

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner. Successful sole start between the flags in February and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting.

Form: 1

Buddy Holly

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: P Fenton

14/1

€110,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Pettifour. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Certamen⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Buckley

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 45 days ago.

Form: 4

Coutach

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: G Elliott

5/2

Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Maclaine and fair hurdler Regal Renaissance, stays 3m. Lots to like on paper and the market will be revealing.

Form:

Danny The Champ

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

40/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Feel Like Dancing gelding. Dam, modest maiden hurdler, 2-y-o 1m winner who stayed 15f on Flat. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Dorie Miller

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

50/1

Gregorian gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including hurdler modest Pepper Street. Dam, 11.7f winner, half-sister to useful hurdler around 2m Cormier. Market should point the way.

Form:

Famous Figure

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

80/1

Famous Name gelding. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 1¼m). Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Galileo Sand⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: J P O'Brien| BF

17/2

Once-raced maiden. 13/8, third of 11 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good) on NH debut 45 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 3

I'm A Rocket Man

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr M N Sharpe⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Carey

18/1

Jukebox Jury gelding. Brother to useful hurdler Nordano, stays 23f, and half-brother to 5 winners on Flat. Dam 11f winner. Probably best watched this time.

Form:

Kilmore Dragon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss H McLoughlin

150/1

Dragon Pulse gelding. Half-brother to 5f/6f winner Winterfeel. Dam unraced.

Form:

Little Boy Sivola

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Victory Song gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including high-class chaser Funambule Sivola and French 2m hurdle winner Illiade de Sivola. Dam placed on Flat in Germany.

Form:

Market Ready³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 33 days ago, not knocked about. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 4

Max Meridius

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

100/1

Belardo colt. Dam, ran twice on Flat, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Bajan Excell. Others make more appeal.

Form:

Minella Jackpot⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen

20/1

€62,000 3-y-o, Jack Hobbs gelding. Half-brother to fair but unreliable hurdler Saturn 'N Silk. Well beaten by the winner when second on recent introduction in a maiden point.

Form: 2

Our Sonny

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

100/1

Capri gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Breakeven and fairly useful hurdler Big Penny. Probably more one for the longer-term.

Form:

Starting Fifteen³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F Maguire| T: E McNamara

11/2

Promising individual. 2¼ lengths second of 10 to Light Up The Dark in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, soft, 9/2) on NH debut 37 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 2

The Eggler²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr C J White⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, thirteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 90

Celestial Tune^t1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper

50/1

Promising type. 22/1, fourth of 11 in bumper at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 38 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 4

Eagle Of Destiny⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Twomey

4/1

Promising sort. 7/4, second of 11 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good) on NH debut 45 days ago. Likely to improve and should make her presence felt.

Form: 2

Scarriff Bridge³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, 7 lengths fourth of 10 to Light Up The Dark in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, soft) 37 days ago. Held by Starting Fifteen on that evidence.

Form: 24

Non-Runners

Jaynemax³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: Thomas Dowling J: Mr P A King

Lexington Wood

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 1

Faith Of Empires

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 2

Imagine It

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: G A Kingston J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Coutach (5/2), Bud Fox (16/5), Eagle Of Destiny (4/1), Starting Fifteen (11/2), Galileo Sand (17/2), Buddy Holly (14/1), Scarriff Bridge (16/1), Faith Of Empires (16/1), I'm A Rocket Man (18/1), Minella Jackpot (20/1), Lexington Wood (33/1), Danny The Champ (40/1), Celestial Tune (50/1), Dorie Miller (50/1), Certamen (50/1), Answer That (50/1), Imagine It (50/1), Market Ready (66/1), Famous Figure (80/1), Barley Lane (80/1), Au Plaisir (80/1), Little Boy Sivola (80/1), Our Sonny (100/1), Max Meridius (100/1), All For Brooke (150/1), The Eggler (150/1), Kilmore Dragon (150/1), Jaynemax (150/1)

STARTING FIFTEEN shaped with plenty of promise when chasing home a useful-looking type (who had the benefit of previous experience) on his debut in a listed bumper at Limerick last month. Eric McNamara's charge is taken to go one better, perhaps at the chief expense of Eagle of Destiny, who also made a promising start to her career when runner-up at Thurles. Point winner Bud Fox is respected for last year's winning yard, while Barley Lane, Buddy Holly and Coutach are likely-looking newcomers.