15:45 Punchestown

Wednesday 19 February 2020

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:55

Ten Weeks To Punchestown Festival Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 6m 14.50s

1^st

Fort Worth Texas

611-7

9/2

T: C BoweJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, improved into 2nd at halfway, pushed along and disputed lead after 4 out, led 3 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well run-in tchd 5/1

2^nd

Tucanae

511-5

11/8f

T: P NolanJ: B J Cooper

Disputed lead early, led from 2nd, joined after 4 out, headed 3 out and ridden, no impression on winner 2 out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 6/4 tchd 13/8

3^rd

Miss Pernickety

610-13

9/4

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Disputed lead early, headed 2nd, pushed along in 4th 4 out, ridden in moderate 5th next, left moderate 4th 2 out, moderate 3rd at last, no impression op 7/4

4^th

Queen Of Fame

610-13

100/1

T: D G MurphyJ: Brian Hayes

Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, remote 6th entering straight, kept on without threatening to go remote 4th close home op 66/1

5^th

2 ¾

Hopefully

510-11

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Mid-division, closer in moderate 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th when mistake 2 out and left moderate 3rd, soon no impression tchd 9/1

6^th

Rule Of June

610-13

100/1

T: L CaseyJ: M A Enright

Mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, moderate 6th and ridden 3 out, no impression

7^th

4 ¾

Mrs Pops

610-13

66/1

T: P T FlavinJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, ridden at 6th, no impression, never a factor op 50/1

8^th

Trixie Mc

710-13

100/1

T: G HusseyJ: Mr J W Reilly (7)

In rear, no impression from 4 out, never a factor op 66/1

9^th

The Dreams Alive

810-13

66/1

T: E GriffinJ: H Morgan (7)

Tracked leaders,3rd at halfway, 6th 5 out, weakened from next

10^th

Royal Mahler

610-13

100/1

T: D P DunneJ: Kevin Sexton

Always towards rear, never a factor op 80/1

11^th

Miss Queen Bee

710-13

33/1

T: J F GleesonJ: B J Foley (5)

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, no impression from 5 out, weakened op 50/1

12^th

6 ½

Miss Anfield

510-11

100/1

T: P J RothwellJ: A W Short (3)

Always towards rear, never a factor

13^th

Ballycastle Girl

810-13

50/1

T: D P DunneJ: C P McNamara (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor

Also Ran

Ballela To Moscow

510-11

100/1

T: J G CosgraveJ: C D Maxwell

Tracked leaders on outer, slight mistakes 1st and 6th, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1

Little Token

510-11

10/1

T: J P O'KeeffeJ: Mike O'Connor (7)

Soon mid-division, hampered at 1st, closer in 4th at 8th, 3rd 3 out, travelling ok in 3rd but plenty to do to catch clear leader when fell 2 out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.40Pl:€1.40, €1.02, €1.30EX:€15.80Trifecta:€28.30SF:€11.52

Forecasts

Tucanae (11/8), Miss Pernickety (9/4), Fort Worth Texas (9/2), Hopefully (10/1), Little Token (10/1), Miss Queen Bee (33/1), Ballycastle Girl (50/1), Mrs Pops (66/1), The Dreams Alive (66/1), Queen Of Fame (100/1), Rule Of June (100/1), Trixie Mc (100/1), Royal Mahler (100/1), Miss Anfield (100/1), Ballela To Moscow (100/1)

MISS PERNICKETY can can build on her second of 14 at Limerick at the end of last month to land the spoils here. The Joseph O'Brien-trained mare wouldn't have to improve to much on that effort to get the better of the Paul Nolan-trained Tucanae, winner of a Limerick bumper on St Stephens day. Fort Worth Texas for trainer Colin Bowe and Little Token can compete for remaining prize money. The Willie Mullins-trained Hopefully the mount of Paul Townend should not be underestimated.

Miss Pernickety
Tucanae
Fort Worth Texas

Previous Winners

2019

The Caddy Rose

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: Sean Flanagan | T: N Meade

10/3

Prize Money

1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00