17:20 Punchestown

Wednesday 13 May 2026

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Ladbrokes Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 56.40s

Aruntothequeen¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 109| D

9/2

Talented bumper winner but has failed to meet expectations over hurdles so far, albeit contesting good Leopardstown handicaps the last twice. Drops in grade/trip here and could play a bigger role.

Form: 36267/0-

Barrogstown Girl²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Fahey

80/1

Fair Flat winner well held in 2 maiden hurdles last year.

Form: 06/

Chisel Hill⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: Ian Donoghue

66/1

150/1, showed a bit in 19f novice hurdle here on debut 3 months ago. Engaged 5.58 Sligo Tuesday.

Form: 6-

Cinnabar Moth⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: Liz Doyle

250/1

Little impact in bumpers and held back by her jumping in 2 runs over hurdles 11 months apart.

Form: 609/8-0

Claudel⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

200/1

Well beaten in 2 bumpers.

Form: 0/6-

Cool As A Cat³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Tom Dreaper

200/1

80/1, unseated rider first in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse last month.

Form: U-

Darby Hill²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

150/1

Easy winner of second start in points earlier this year but looked a longer term prospect in novice hurdle at Clonmel 4 weeks ago.

Form: 44110-

Full Of Shade¹¹⁰³

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

9/2

From a good French jumping family and fetched €280000 after a promising second start at Auteuil 3 years ago. Huge absence to overcome but that may not prove an issue on debut for Willie Mullins.

Form: 62/

Glendaars Crystal

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

125/1

Crystal Ocean mare. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, sister to top-class hurdler around 2m Darlan.

Form:

Money Shuffler¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who offered little in a pair of bumpers and is readily opposed on hurdles debut.

Form: 70/

Salsinha³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| BF

2/1

Bumper winner and has made a good start over hurdles, placed in a listed mares novice at Thurles before proving too keen 4 months on at Fairyhouse. Can build on that and seems sure to be thereabouts.

Form: 143/4-

Sky Lewis¹³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Ms M Blake

300/1

Well beaten in bumpers here 3 years apart.

Form: 00/

Something Black¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder| T: K P Egan

250/1

Little promise in bumpers/maiden hurdles.

Form: 87U0/

Switch From Diesel¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 122| D

1/1

Three-time bumper winner who also won only start on the Flat in November and has shown plenty over hurdles whilst often highly tried, taking a keen hold before fading in the mud in Leopardstown Grade 1 in February. Capable of better.

Form: 1222/48-

Siofra Beag⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: M Rice

125/1

Half-sister to fair hurdler Jinxs Link (17f-2¼m winner, by Dylan Thomas). No form on Flat in Dundalk maidens.

Form:

Valverdeagain

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

125/1

Poet's Word filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Stuzzikini and fair hurdler Serpolette. Dam unraced.

Form:

Non-Runners

Turn Up The Heat⁴⁶²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: James Smith

Dadou Part Two⁵⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Switch From Diesel (1/1), Salsinha (2/1), Aruntothequeen (9/2), Full Of Shade (9/2), Turn Up The Heat (25/1), Dadou Part Two (50/1), Chisel Hill (66/1), Barrogstown Girl (80/1), Glendaars Crystal (125/1), Valverdeagain (125/1), Siofra Beag (125/1), Darby Hill (150/1), Cool As A Cat (200/1), Claudel (200/1), Money Shuffler (200/1), Cinnabar Moth (250/1), Something Black (250/1), Sky Lewis (300/1)

This looks a good opening for SWITCH FROM DIESEL, who will benefit from the return to less testing conditions having also contested Grade 1s the last twice. She should get the job done. Salsinha and Full of Shade are the dangers.