13:00 Punchestown

Thursday 13 November 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Academy Hurdle

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 4m 51.4s

Ann Bulkley

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Eoin Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

10/1

Walk In The Park filly. Dam (c124/h123) 2m-23f hurdle/chase winner. Pedigree offers plenty of hope so interesting if betting vibes proved positive ahead of debut,

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Brave Josee^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Queally

14/1

Brave Mansonnien filly. Dam, French hurdler/chaser (15f-2¼m winner), half-sister to French chaser Kermeline. Wears hood.

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Copper Rocker

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley

25/1

Kew Gardens filly. Closely related to bumper winner Fortune The Brave. Dam (h99), maiden hurdler, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Strategic Approach and fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) The Gipper.

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Eitilt

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

40/1

Hunting Horn filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser Hiway One O Three, stays 3¼m. Dam (c96/h94) 2¾m hurdle winner. Probably best watched on debut.

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Highland Crystal

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

10/3

Crystal Ocean filly. Dam, ran once in bumper in France, half-sister to high-class hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 3m) Envoi Allen and fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 2¾m) Fighter Allen. Ticks plenty of boxes on paper for leading stable and she's shortlisted on racecourse bow.

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Kilbarry Lizzy

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: C O'Keeffe

8/1

Mahler filly. Sister to smart hurdle winner/high-class chaser Journey With Me, and half-sister to 4 winners, including useful chaser Silent Approach. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/top-class chaser Racing Demon. Lots to like on paper so market confidence would need to be viewed positively.

Form:

Listen Loud

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: Mrs G O'Connor

18/1

Jukebox Jury filly. Dam (c141/h134) 2m-2¾m hurdle/chase winner. Worth a precautionary market check on debut for positive vibes.

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Little Bonnie

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: P Roche

20/1

Yeats filly. Dam (c138/h121) 17f-3m hurdle/chase winner. Market can likely point the way ahead of debut.

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Miss Willow Grey

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Byrnes| T: D Deacon

66/1

Leading Light filly. Half-sister to fair 3m hurdle winner Midnight Moonshine. Dam (c102/h110) 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m).

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Pennies In A Well

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly

125/1

Ribchester filly. Dam 8.5f winner in France. Not an obvious type for this job on paper and percentage call to look elsewhere.

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Powerful Rosie³²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: R Deegan| T: Liz Doyle

80/1

Protectionist filly. Dam German 2-y-o 6f winner. 33/1, found a bad mistake 3 out catching her out when tenth of 15 in juvenile hurdle (33/1) at Cork (17.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago. This can reveal more but stamina by no means a given in this sphere.

Form: 0

Rare Times³²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

85/40

Affinisea filly. Half-sister to fair chaser Sean Og. 16/1, made a fairly encouraging start to her career when fifth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (17.3f, good to soft) 32 days ago, challenged briefly 3 out and outpaced after. Should do better, with this increase in trip promising to suit.

Form: 5

Ritz Plan

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

4/1

Shaman filly. Closely related to a winner, and half-sister to 4 winners, including smart hurdler Bayan, stayed 21f, and bumper winner Mere Ironmonger. Dam 9f-2m winner. Noteworthy newcomer.

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Wispit Twob

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr H C Swan| T: D Hogan

28/1

Blue Bresil filly. Dam unraced half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (2m-2½m winner) Bonne Eleve.

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Non-Runners

Infinity Succes³²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 3

T: D Queally J: Michael Kenneally

Forecasts

Rare Times (85/40), Highland Crystal (10/3), Ritz Plan (4/1), Kilbarry Lizzy (8/1), Ann Bulkley (10/1), Infinity Succes (10/1), Brave Josee (14/1), Listen Loud (18/1), Little Bonnie (20/1), Copper Rocker (25/1), Wispit Twob (28/1), Eitilt (40/1), Miss Willow Grey (66/1), Powerful Rosie (80/1), Pennies In A Well (125/1)

HIGHLAND CRYSTAL and Ritz Plan are both appealing newcomers on paper representing powerful connections and may well emerge as the pair to focus on, the former edging the vote before the benefit of market clues. Recent Cork sixth Infinity Succes and another debutante Ann Buckley are others worth a look.