14:10 Punchestown

Wednesday 14 October 2026

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Matchbook 50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 95y  |   16 Runners  |   Turf
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1
Horse silk
Issy's Lad
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples(5)| T: W J Austin
Valirann gelding. Dam unraced, from family of bumper winner/fair 2m hurdler Very Tempting and Italian St Leger winner Comme L'Etoile. A watching brief is advised on debut.
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2
Horse silk
Marine Tycoon5
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A J Martin
Unseated rider at the first maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (17f, good to soft) last week. The fact he was backed into 4/1 suggests he was expected to show up well.
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3
Horse silk
Quest For Answers154
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Josh Williamson(3)| T: M F Morris
£170,000 point recruit but remote fifth in 3m course maiden on hurdle debut in May. Significantly down in trip on return.
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4
Horse silk
River Ore123
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J J Hanlon
Modest form in 3 bumpers in May/June. Outsider now hurdling.
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5
Horse silk
Silken Thomas141
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell
Point winner. Given a considerate introduction to hurdling when sixth of 15 in maiden at Ballinrobe (2m, good to soft, 5/1) in May. Likely to progress.
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6
Horse silk
Thinkitdontjinxit166
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott
Point winner who was runner-up in a pair of Thurles bumpers at the start of the year. Well beaten at the Punchestown Festival in the spring but retains potential now hurdling.
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7
Horse silk
Thranduil26
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Berry(7)| T: P Nolan
28/1, shaped better than result when eighth of 12 in bumper at Downpatrick (2¼m, soft) on debut 26 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.
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8
Horse silk
Two Grand Sweeney171
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: P J Rothwell
Half-brother to a point winner and fairly useful hurdler winner/chaser Charles Ritz (19f-2½m winner). Point winner for whom the betting should help guide to expectations.
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9
Horse silk
Whisky Lads234
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead
7/1, showed a bit when sixth of 21 in maiden hurdle at Naas (15f, heavy) on debut in February. Open to progress.
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10
Horse silk
Apache Peak206
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| BF
Chased Minella Yoga home in an academy hurdle at Fairyhouse on debut last November and placed in 3 bumpers since. Likely to go well back hurdling if fully primed after 6 months off.
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11
Horse silk
Caprison25
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-11| J: Ben Harvey| T: G P Cromwell
18/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Navan (2m, good to soft) on debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.
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12
Horse silk
Deralo Irt123
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-11| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin
Fair maiden on the Flat. Ninth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Listowel (14.2f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on first time. The betting should help guide to expectations with this one.
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13
Horse silk
Fiveandahalf141
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D
Brother to useful hurdler Sixandahalf and caught the eye with his finishing effort when fourth in 11-runner juvenile hurdle (2m) on debut in March. Built on that with a bumper win at Ballinrobe in May and should have a big say back hurdling.
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14
Horse silk
Magna Gee Gee12
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-11| J: Aidan Kelly| T: P J Flynn
Low-grade Flat winner who has finished well held in maiden hurdles in recent weeks. Little appeal this side of handicaps.
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15
Horse silk
Highland Call12
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Doyle(5)| T: T Doyle
No impact in either bumper outing. Offered more when sixth of 20 in maiden at Gowran (2m, good to soft) on hurdle debut 12 days ago but still best watched here.
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16
Horse silk
Ragstoriches
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-4| J: Eoghan Finegan(5)| T: G Keane
Order of St George filly. Dam poor maiden hurdler (stayed 21f). Likely outsider on debut.
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Forecasts

Fiveandahalf (3/1), Apache Peak (7/2), Thinkitdontjinxit (4/1), Silken Thomas (10/1), Marine Tycoon (12/1), Whisky Lads (12/1), Two Grand Sweeney (14/1), Deralo Ir (14/1), Highland Call (14/1), Quest For Answers (20/1), Caprison (20/1), Ragstoriches (25/1), River Ore (25/1), Thranduil (33/1), Issy's Lad (33/1), Magna Gee Gee (66/1)

Verdict

APACHE PEAK ran to a decent level in bumpers after chasing home the useful Minella Yoga in a hurdle at Fairyhouse at this time last year and is taken to make a successful return to hurdles. Fiveandahalf is another who switched to bumpers after a promising hurdle debut, in his case winning at Ballinrobe in the spring, and he's feared most ahead of Gordon Elliott's Thinkitdontjinxit.

  1. Apache PeakSP
  2. FiveandahalfSP
  3. ThinkitdontjinxitSP

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00

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