11:40 Punchestown

Saturday 25 November 2023

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3515:0815:43

John Lynch Carpets 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:40 | Winning time: 4m 18.60s

1^st

Mighty Bandit

311-0

3/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 3rd entering straight, pushed along to lead before last, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, easily op 11/4

2^nd

9 ½

Lark In The Mornin

311-0

11/4f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division on inner, not fluent 2 out, progress on outer entering straight, went 2nd and mistake at last, ridden run-in, kept on same pace, not trouble winner op 3/1 tchd 7/2

3^rd

7 ½

Harsh

311-0

5/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division on outer, mistake at 1st, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 6th at last, kept on without threatening in 3rd close home op 6/1

4^th

1 ½

Pacini

311-0

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford

Tracked leaders on outer, pushed along and slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression on leaders, kept on one pace tchd 7/2

5^th

Burvea

310-7

100/1

T: D BroadJ: Daniel King (3)

Towards rear, pushed along in 8th entering straight, 8th at last, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 50/1

6^th

1 ¼

Green Sky

310-7

20/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: R Deegan

Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, led and pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed before last, soon no impression op 18/1 tchd 22/1

7^th

Biggerthanbigtime

311-0

13/2

T: P RocheJ: Peter Smithers (7)

Led, slight mistake 2nd, ridden and headed entering straight, dropped to 4th at last, no impression op 15/2

8^th

2 ¼

San Guido

311-0

8/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to 6th after 2 out, weakened op 6/1

9^th

4 ½

Tranquil Sea

311-0

33/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean Flanagan

Always behind, pushed along at 2nd, never a factor op 40/1

10^th

Tiny Angel

310-7

250/1

T: N C KellyJ: Simon Torrens

Always behind, reminder 2nd, jumped left at 4th and reminder next, weakened op 125/1

11^th

4 ½

Better Choice

310-7

250/1

T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (3)

Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, weakened op 200/1

Also Ran

Td's Approach

311-0

250/1

T: C CollinsJ: E Walsh (3)

Always behind, trailing 3rd, pulled up before 4th op 125/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.50, €1.40, €1.70EX:€14.50Trifecta:€54.10SF:€12.37

Forecasts

Lark In The Mornin (11/4), Mighty Bandit (3/1), Pacini (4/1), Harsh (5/1), Biggerthanbigtime (13/2), San Guido (8/1), Green Sky (20/1), Tranquil Sea (33/1), Burvea (100/1), Tiny Angel (250/1), Better Choice (250/1), Td's Approach (250/1)

MIGHTY BANDIT is an interesting newcomer for Gordon Elliott and market confidence for him would look significant. Lark In The Mornin showed plenty on his 2 starts on the Flat so is another to consider, while San Guido has the best form over hurdles.

MIGHTY BANDIT (IRE)
LARK IN THE MORNIN (GER)
SAN GUIDO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Nusret

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 3

J: D A Jacob | T: J P O'Brien

5/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00