19:40 Punchestown

Friday 2 May 2025

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Overlander Flat Race

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 4m 35.20s

Astley¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B Dunleavy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 15 in bumper (28/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 872

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Ballindenisk⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: J J Murphy

33/1

Successful on second of 2 starts in points (Mar 23). Betting should guide on Rules debut.

Form: 31

Can Happen⁵⁵

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

80/1

Third of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 18/1) on NH debut 55 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. First run for yard after leaving Mark Fahey.

Form: 5-3

Catchintsavo⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Honeyball

16/1

£90,000 buy after finishing runner-up on the second of 2 starts in Irish points. Fair form when runner-up both starts in bumpers and his British yard is no stranger to success at this meeting.

Form: 5222

Conman John⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 109| BF

14/1

£170,000 point recruit who bumped into a good prospect and shaped well himself when second at Newcastle (good to soft) on Rules debut 11 weeks ago. Capable of better.

Form: 312

Court Canyon⁸³

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

22/1

Woon sole start in points (Feb 8). Joined a leading stable for his Rules debut. One to note in the betting.

Form: 1

Eclipse Chaser^t1¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| BF

20/1

In front when falling 2 out in sole point. Evens, only sixth of 9 in bumper at Leopardstown on NH debut 126 days ago but evidently thought capable of better by his all-conquering yard. Tongue strap goes on now.

Form: F-6

Espresso Milan⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: F O'Brien

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Stepped up on debut when second of 7 in bumper (4/1) at Market Rasen (16.6f, soft) 73 days ago.

Form: 42

God Help Me⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 41 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 2-74

King Jon Oliver²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J Love⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 3

King Rasko Grey³⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/1

Promising type. 16/5, fourth of 25 in bumper at this course (16.7f, good to soft) on debut 12 months. Off since but an absence isn't much of a worry with this stable. Leading claims under Jody Townend.

Form: 4-

Lauro's Legend²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good, 125/1) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 0-8P5

Ma Jacks Hill⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

11/1

Won completed start in points and fair form when in the frame in 3 bumpers.

Form: U1-342

Minella Sergeant¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, eighth of 15 in bumper at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 4-5878

Mondoui'boy⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr David Maxwell| T: Harry Derham

7/1

From the family of top-class chaser Saint Calvados and a £140,000 buy after finishing runner-up sole start in Irish points. Easy to back and shaped well as he stayed on for second in Sandown bumper 8 weeks ago. Should improve and good shout.

Form: 2-2

Mount Mason^t⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Adam Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 11 in bumper at Navan (15.7f, heavy) 82 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 12-048

Peaceinthevalley⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Failed to complete in both points. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.5f, good to soft, 17/2) on NH debut 83 days ago, not knocked about. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: P-U5

Riskaway⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

12/1

Point recruit. 9/2, second of 18 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 57 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 4-322

Soldier In Milan³⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: E Mullins

5/2

easy winner sole start in points (Mar 2024). Interesting to see what the betting makes of this one.

Form: 1-

Sticktotheplan⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T A Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 10/1, fifth of 12 in bumper at Limerick (16.2f, good to soft) 50 days ago.

Form: F-55

Trendy Workforce^h1⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, fourth of 6 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) 94 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 64

Calcified

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Erin Dunseath⁽⁷⁾| T: S Wilson

150/1

Awtaad mare. Dam unraced. Would be a shock winner.

Form:

Non-Runners

Kevlar¹¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Alan O'Sullivan

Forecasts

King Rasko Grey (2/1), Soldier In Milan (5/2), Mondoui'boy (7/1), Ma Jacks Hill (11/1), Riskaway (12/1), Conman John (14/1), Catchintsavo (16/1), Eclipse Chaser (20/1), King Jon Oliver (20/1), Court Canyon (22/1), Kevlar (25/1), Sticktotheplan (28/1), Espresso Milan (33/1), Peaceinthevalley (33/1), Ballindenisk (33/1), God Help Me (66/1), Astley (80/1), Can Happen (80/1), Mount Mason (125/1), Minella Sergeant (150/1), Lauro's Legend (150/1), Trendy Workforce (150/1), Calcified (150/1)

KING RASKO GREY shaped well when fourth in the Land Rover bumper at this meeting on his debut a year ago and can strike on his return. Mondoui'boy and Riskaway made fine bumper debuts earlier in the year and should figure prominently. The selection's stablemate Eclipse Chaser was a warm favourite on his Leopardstown bumper debut over Christmas, suggesting he's thought capable of better than he showed on that occasion.