17:25 Punchestown

Tuesday 28 April 2026

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Goffs Defender Bumper

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 4.80s

Abbeyglen^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: M Brassil

11/2

€160,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Brother to a winner, and half-brother to 4 winners, including dual bumper winner Fleur Au Fusil and useful hurdler/smart chaser Grand Sancy, stayed 2¾m. Tongue tied for debut and makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Adifferentballowax

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A J Lord⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

40/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Capri gelding. Dam (h100), maiden hurdler (probably stayed 2¾m), half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (2m-21f winner) Mr Mole, out of fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (2¼m winner in France) Emmylou du Berlais. Hails from a yard with an excellent record in this race.

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Bacharach

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell

8/1

€200,000 3-y-o, Nathaniel gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdle winner/top-class chaser Santini and fairly useful hurdler Rockpoint. Most interesting newcomer for good yard.

Form:

Casino Chip

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

7/1

€60,000 3-y-o, Nathaniel gelding. Dam (h150) 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m), also smart 12.5f/13f winner who stayed 17f on Flat.

Form:

Dooks²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

33/1

Showed promise when fourth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Clonmel (2m, soft, 4/1) on debut at the beginning of the month. May improve now switching to a bumper.

Form: 4

Gili Island⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J M Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

50/1

Fell a long way short of market expectations when only fourth of 6 in a course bumper (17f, heavy) on debut in February.

Form: 4

Huntin Boots⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

6/1

€160,000 Walk In The Park gelding who shaped with encouragement behind a good prospect in 4-runner affair at Gowran (2m, heavy) on debut in February.

Form: 2

Mento⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper

66/1

Not badly bred but went with little encouragement on last month's debut at Leopardstown.

Form: 7

Noble Indulgence

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

17/2

Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler/very smart chaser Brave Eagle and bumper winner/useful hurdler Nucky Johnson.

Form:

Sierrascope

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

€72,000 3-y-o, Telescope gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Seeyouinmydreams, and half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser Songe. Dam 1m winner.

Form:

Strategic

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

12/1

€85,000 3-y-o, Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful chaser Ziga Boy and fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser Stratagem. Yard has an excellent record in this race so must be respected.

Form:

Whispered Verdict

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

10/1

€24,000 3-y-o, Almanzor gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including German 6.5f/7f winner Wellenbrecher. Dam 1m/9f winner in Germany. Yard in good form and must enter calculations on debut.

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Altesse Du Luy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/2

€145,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All filly. Dam 17f hurdle winner in France. Newcomer to take seriously for leading stable.

Form:

Barstool Prophet^p1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr T A Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

50/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean filly. Out of a bumper winner but it's a little off-putting she's been fitted with cheekpieces for her debut.

Form:

Birdie Conway

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

33/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Jet Away filly. Dam unraced sister to Champion Bumper winner The Mourne Rambler. Nicely bred newcomer.

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Goliath's Sun

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr P A King⁽³⁾| T: S G Carey

25/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Goliath Du Berlais filly. Half-sister to French 17f hurdle winner Faith of Hope and fairly useful hurdler Non Stop, stays 21f. Dam 1½m winner on Flat.

Form:

Mastertown Miss²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

28/1

Showed plenty to work on when second of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Clonmel (2m, soft) on debut in April, finishing with running left. Could well build on that now switching to a bumper.

Form: 2

Share A Dream

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J C Barry| T: William Harvey

22/1

€88,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All filly. Half-sister to French hurdler/chase winner La Delirante and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Bois Guillbert, stays 2½m.

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Tacograph

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

10/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdle/chase winner (stays 3m) Alfie's Princess and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Glamorgan Duke. Newcomer to note.

Form:

Non-Runners

Va La Vie

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: Peter Fahey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Altesse Du Luy (9/2), Abbeyglen (11/2), Huntin Boots (6/1), Casino Chip (7/1), Bacharach (8/1), Noble Indulgence (17/2), Tacograph (10/1), Whispered Verdict (10/1), Strategic (12/1), Share A Dream (22/1), Goliath's Sun (25/1), Mastertown Miss (28/1), Sierrascope (33/1), Birdie Conway (33/1), Dooks (33/1), Va La Vie (33/1), Adifferentballowax (40/1), Gili Island (50/1), Barstool Prophet (50/1), Mento (66/1)

A typical renewal of this valuable 4-y-o bumper with it very light on experience. ABBEYGLEN is a half-brother to a dual bumper winner and hails from a stable more than capable of readying a newcomer, so he earns the vote to end the recent domination of Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott in this race. Altesse du Luy, Bacharach and Strategic are a trio of other well-bred types to take seriously.