14:10 Punchestown

Monday 26 January 2026

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Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 14.30s

Auntie Ida^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Patrick Turley

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fourth of 13 in bumper (16/1) at this course (18.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4

Blue Velvet⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Bumper winner. Promising second of 8 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 46 days ago. Open to improvement and needs considering.

Form: U173/2

Courtmac Gesture⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: C Motherway

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 8/1, fell in novice hurdle at Clonmel (20.2f, good) on hurdles bow 95 days ago.

Form: 3/525F

Doing It In Style¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Promising fourth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 28/1). In the process of running well when departing 2 out over C&D 2 weeks ago.

Form: 30/74F

Forever And A Day

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

250/1

Eliot mare. Dam modest maiden chaser.

Form:

Lady Aquarelle⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper

100/1

No Risk At All mare. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 2½m) Blue Fashion. Fell first 2 of 3 starts in points, last of 6 finishers latest (Dec 6).

Form: F/F6

Lady Victrix⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft, 250/1) 6 days ago.

Form: P80

Miss Doyenne³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

9/4

Bumper winner. Promising third of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.1f, soft) on hurdles bow 31 days ago. Likely to improve. Form pick.

Form: 311/3

Queen O'droad²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Harvey| T: C Collins

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21.4f, heavy) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 0

Shadys Lady^h¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

15/2

Bumper winner. 10/3, ninth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 52/319

Starski¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, saddle slipped when pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago, pulled up fourth.

Form: P

Talas Kera²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Carr

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, third of 4 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 25 days ago.

Form: 47783

The Poet's Way

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Poet's Word mare. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (2m-21f winner) Leanne.

Form:

Torpille Dagrostis^p1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/4, below form eighth of 14 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 22/238

Two Seconds¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 45

Westandtogether⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 87

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twentieth of 24 in minor event hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 58 days ago.

Form: 40/0

Non-Runners

Ina Mina¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: T O'Brien J: John Shinnick

Naught But Nice²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: R Tyner J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Blue Velvet (8/11), Miss Doyenne (9/4), Shadys Lady (15/2), Torpille Dagrostis (9/1), Doing It In Style (14/1), Courtmac Gesture (16/1), Auntie Ida (40/1), Naught But Nice (66/1), Lady Aquarelle (100/1), Ina Mina (100/1), Two Seconds (125/1), Westandtogether (150/1), Starski (150/1), Talas Kera (150/1), The Poet's Way (200/1), Forever And A Day (250/1), Lady Victrix (250/1), Queen O'droad (250/1)

This looks between bumper winners MISS DOYENNE and Blue Velvet, who both showed plenty of promise starting out in this sphere last month, the former shading the vote.