13:00 Punchestown

Monday 9 November 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Academy Hurdle

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 4m 34.50s

Burleigh Beach¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Josh Williamson⁽³⁾| T: W J Burke

125/1

Offered little in a similar event on heavy ground at Wexford on debut.

Form: P

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Choir Girl

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

12/1

Walk In The Park filly. Sister to useful hurdler Catchintsavo, stays 25f. Dam (h113), 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Marblehead. Makes appeal on paper and yard can ready one first time up.

Form:

Destinedforhistory²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Quirke| T: A D Leahy

25/1

Related to some above-average jumpers. Still held a chance when falling 2 out at Cork (17f, 18/1) on debut, likely to have finished a reasonably close third at worst. Slightly longer trip can only help (bred to stay well) and does at least hold an experience edge on some promising newcomers.

Form: F

Glenageary

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Galiway filly. Dam 11f winner in Germany (also hit the frame in the Group 2). Well-related newcomer from powerful yard and interesting to see how she compares in the market with stablemate Smokin Aces.

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Ophelia Hall

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: Ms M Mullins

5/2

Jukebox Jury filly. Closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/smart chaser Leave of Absence, and half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Magie du Ma. Dam, 15f-17f hurdle winner in France, also 1½m winner on Flat. Plenty of quality in her pedigree and worth noting for support.

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Silk's Legacy

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

17/2

Shirocco filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including bumper winner Dubai Or Not Dubai. Dam (h133), 2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 1m winner on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Direct Bearing. Newcomer is bred to be useful and could hardly be in better hands.

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Smokin Aces

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Galiway filly. Closely related to French 2m hurdle winner Magic Eagles and half-sister to a winner on Flat. Dam, placed on Flat in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (2¼m winner) Popova. Leading yard has 36% strike rate with hurdling debutants (also saddle Glenageary).

Form:

Way To Go Annie^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Ian Donoghue

25/1

Coulsty filly. Closely related to dual bumper winner/modest 17f hurdle winner Coole Cafe. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Hawkhill. In capable hands but up against some better-bred rivals on racecourse bow. Wears hood.

Form:

Why Wait²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

12/1

Plugged on to finish 19¾ lengths third of 7 on debut at Cork (17f, good to soft, 7/2). Would need to leave that form behind and is probably one for the longer term (yard also saddle Choir Girl).

Form: 3

Forecasts

Smokin Aces (9/4), Ophelia Hall (5/2), Glenageary (3/1), Silk's Legacy (17/2), Choir Girl (12/1), Why Wait (12/1), Way To Go Annie (25/1), Destinedforhistory (25/1), Burleigh Beach (125/1)

This may go the way of a newcomer from a top yard, with GLENAGEARY narrowly preferred to stablemate Smokin Aces. Silk's Legacy also needs a close look, while Destinedforhistory is easily the pick of those with experience.