13:10 Punchestown

Monday 26 January 2026

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Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 21.80s

Boston Fire^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Slipped up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy, 400/1) 18 days ago. Hard to recommend.

Form: PP/PS

Cloudio⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving J. P. O'Keeffe when tenth of 11 in bumper (15/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 58 days ago, folding tamely. Makes hurdles debut. Others more convincing,

Form: 12/0

Eyetrap³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Aidan Melia

16/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing. Up against it.

Form: 46

Fulminis Instar⁴⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Order of St George gelding making NH debut. Dam poor maiden hurdler. Failed to complete both starts between the flags.

Form: FP/

Jetstream Jeff¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A O Harrington⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Twentieth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: PU0

Laxxio¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

10/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising sort. 100/1, fourth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (16.6f, heavy) 15 days ago. Should improve.

Form: F4

Leader D'allier^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

1/4

Multiple bumper winner in France who made a promising debut over hurdles for new yard when second of 21 in novice at Leopardstown (16f, good, 6/5) 31 days ago. Tongue strap back on. May well do better.

Form: 6111-2

Straight John^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

3/1

Promising sort. Sixth of 21 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 14/1) on NH debut 31 days ago. Tongue strap on first time. Should have more to offer.

Form: 6

Woodie Campelltown²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey| T: Rosemary Connors

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Wexford (20f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P2P/0

Zarushio¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Tom Dreaper

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 9

Banphrionsa Alainn

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

125/1

Pether's Moon mare making NH debut. Half-sister to poor chaser Wellwillya. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Luccombe Down.

Form:

Cherry Pink⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan

50/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 40 days ago. Market check advised on switch to hurdling.

Form:

Question Asked¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Tom Dreaper

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Sylkie²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke| T: D Howard

200/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Maxfort²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: N Stokes J: Daniel King

Sharu¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Leader D'allier (1/4), Straight John (3/1), Maxfort (7/1), Laxxio (10/1), Sharu (10/1), Eyetrap (16/1), Cloudio (18/1), Cherry Pink (50/1), Fulminis Instar (50/1), Banphrionsa Alainn (125/1), Boston Fire (200/1), Woodie Campelltown (200/1), Sylkie (200/1), Question Asked (200/1), Zarushio (200/1), Jetstream Jeff (200/1)

This can go to LEADER D'ALLIER, who can be expected to improve on his encouraging start for Willie Mullins at Leopardstown last month. Maxfort and Straight John may provide the chief threat.