15:40 Punchestown

Tuesday 26 November 2019

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 4m 17.4s

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Selected odds by:

Aione⁹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Not seen since winning a Dromahane point-to-point in May 2017 but the 14L third in that is a 111-rated winning hurdler now so form clearly smart and long layoffs make absolutely no difference to runners from all-conquering yard.

Form: 1/

Clonakilty Bay¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D T Hyde⁽⁷⁾| T: T E Hyde

100/1

Masterofthehorse gelding out of a Tel Quel mare. Cost €38,000 as a three-year-old. Looked a long term project on non-descript Navan debut last month.

Form: 0

Man On The Run²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T G Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

25/1

Son of Flemensfirth won a small field point earlier in the month. Market likely best guide on debut under Rules.

Form: 1

Beeverstown Bullet¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: M A Cahill

14/1

Improved on Fairyhouse debut to finish fourth of 14 latest at Thurles. Vulnerable to the Mullins and Elliott runners but could easily make the frame.

Form: 74

Mcquinn^t¹¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: Miss S Barkley

33/1

Pulled up in a point-to-point and on hurdles debut, but ran much better despite massive odds when third of 18 to Gun Merchant in a maiden bumper here in June. No such positives next time at Galway however so others preferred.

Form: PP-37

Ballyhot Boy¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J O'Hare| T: N Meade

25/1

Beaten 14L into sixth of 14 on debut at Thurles earlier in the month and should improve for yard always respected in bumpers.

Form: 6

The Road To Fame^t1¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Doyle

25/1

Unseated on point-to-point debut last April but more positive signs next un a Ballinrobe bumper where he finished fourth of 13. Each-way claims here with jockey booking a noted positive.

Form: U4

Wherethewindsblow²¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

10/1

Shirocco gelding out of a Presenting mare was tailed off at Fairyhouse in April on only previous start. Would expect better here but hard to be confident overall.

Form: 0-

Beagh Castle

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: N Madden

12/1

Arctic Cosmos newcomer a half-brother to point/2m4f chase winner Trumps Benefit. Yard not known for prodigious types so probably best watched.

Form:

Miss Punch^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

6/1

Newcomer by Yeats is a half-sister to NH winners American Legend, Squantum and 2 Snow Tern. Represents the champion trainer who has no peers in bumpers so must be taken seriously even though looking stable second string.

Form:

Daphne Moon¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

7/2

Lots to like about the daughter of Kalanisi's third of 22 at Naas 17 days ago and she looked the sort to do even better next time out. Faced the boys this time but still rates a leading candidate.

Form: 3

Tempting Tara^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss R Dudfield⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

25/1

Thurles fifth of 14 latest her best effort to date but that must be improve upon again if she's to make the frame and after three starts others have more scope here.

Form: 575

Non-Runners

Goatitagain

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Thomas Coyle J: Mr C W McCormack

Forecasts

Aione (11/10), Daphne Moon (7/2), Miss Punch (6/1), Wherethewindsblow (10/1), Beagh Castle (12/1), Beeverstown Bullet (14/1), The Road To Fame (25/1), Ballyhot Boy (25/1), Tempting Tara (25/1), Man On The Run (25/1), Mcquinn (33/1), Goatitagain (50/1), Clonakilty Bay (100/1)

It usually pays to look no further than Willie Mullins in bumpers and AIONE who looks the stable first string here is therefore chosen with the evidence of his lone point-to-point certainly persuasive. Gordon Elliott's filly Daphne Moon may prove the biggest danger although it'd be no surprise to see Mullins' other runner Miss Punch show up strongly on debut.