15:45 Punchestown

Sunday 8 June 2025

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John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 49.10s

Barnwick⁷⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Brought down in bumper at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 40/1) on NH debut. Off over 3 years. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: B3/

Coded Welder^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, ran out in bumper (16/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) on NH debut 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2-FR

Iceteem Flechois⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Michael C Griffin

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16.4f, good to firm) on NH debut 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: U8

Jazz De Cotte^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott

3/1

Promising type. 7/4, creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 16 days ago, running on. Up in trip. Yard in good form. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Bold bid expected.

Form: 21/P2-2

Jetovango¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: D W O'Sullivan

80/1

Maiden pointer, runner-up last 2 starts (latest May 25). Makes hurdles debut.

Form: UPP-P22

Joli Travail²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

2/1

Promising type. First run since leaving N. De Lageneste when third of 15 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) on IRE NH debut 27 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 1/3

Ludovico Sforza⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Jonathan Sweeney| D

6/1

Won sole start in points (Apr 27). A hurdles newcomer to monitor in the betting.

Form: 1-

Mister Frostie³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 107

33/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 8/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 875F7-4

North Account¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 250/1) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00

Sporting Glance^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: C Collins| D

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1/24P-4

Stickman¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: D Duggan| OR: 108

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Terence O'Brien when below form sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, good, 40/1) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 37533/6

Tinking Man⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good to firm) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: P45P3-0

Tippawan Haa

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

40/1

Mahler gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler chaser Buster Dan Dan. Dam, point winner, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 4½m) Lord Atterbury).

Form:

Twelve Tribes^p1,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: J C McConnell

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft) 7 days ago, never travelling well. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 9/00-0

William Butler²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

3/1

Promising sort. One win from 3 runs last season. Creditable third of 15 in novice hurdle (16/5) at Tipperary (25f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 155-3

Non-Runners

Bob The Builder¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: R P Rath J: K Callaghan

Larkfield Lidaho⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: R P Rath J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Joli Travail (2/1), William Butler (3/1), Jazz De Cotte (3/1), Ludovico Sforza (6/1), Sporting Glance (6/1), Coded Welder (28/1), Mister Frostie (33/1), Bob The Builder (33/1), Stickman (33/1), Tippawan Haa (40/1), Larkfield Lidaho (66/1), Barnwick (80/1), Jetovango (80/1), Iceteem Flechois (125/1), Tinking Man (125/1), North Account (250/1), Twelve Tribes (300/1)

This trip should very much play to the strengths of JAZZ DE COTTE who can go one better than on his last 2 outings. His stablemate William Butler may provide the main threat unless the betting suggests that Joli Travail is expected to step up a good deal on last month's comeback run at Killarney.