14:30 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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Hub At Ballymore Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 4m 25.3s

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Blue Lord⁴³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

3/1

Ex-French winner of 2m minor event at Morlaix 14 months ago. Now with top yard so rates interesting hurdling debutant and market can prove good guide.

Form:

Cabin Hill³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Fair hurdler. Below-form eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20.2f, good, 22/1) 37 days ago. Plenty more is needed here.

Form: 136-P78

Call The Tune¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/1, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Down in trip with work to do.

Form: 36

Hamundarson^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 9 in bumper at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Well worth considering for leading yard on hurdles debut.

Form: 25-2

Insignia Of Rank¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J G Murphy

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice raced over hurdles, only twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 14/1) 11 days ago. Lot more is required.

Form: 40

Julies Stowaway³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

1/1

Useful bumper winner who (3/1) posted promising third of 11 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 31 days ago. Clear form pick so bold showing is on the cards.

Form: F/2217-3

Liam Eile^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P Martin

200/1

Poor maiden hurdler who arrives on back of modest tenth on Flat at Dundalk. Hard to fancy.

Form: 000-

Rocco Storm²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M P Fogarty| T: Colm Murphy

200/1

Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 26 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: 6

Wanchu Bach

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

€47,000 3-y-o. Oscar gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler (2m-2¾m winner) Polly Peachum. Appeals on pedigree and in excellent hands so much respected debutant.

Form:

Der Mc¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

50/1

Fair 13f winner on Flat who arrives in good form. Fell heavily early on sole hurdling run at LImerick last June so bit to prove back under this code.

Form: F

Hammer To Fall²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin Coleman

200/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (40/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago. Lot more needed.

Form: P

Indevango²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley

200/1

50/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago. Needs to step forward now.

Form: 0

Wave Walker⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: C D Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Modest maiden on Flat for Anthony McCann who also offered little in two runs over hurdles this summer. Lots to prove for new yard.

Form: 08

Glens Of Antrim

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: W P Mullins

10/3

Flemensfirth mare. Sister to useful hurdler Minella Melody. Noteworthy newcomer from top stable so she's well worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Ronnoco Katie^h1⁴¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R A Cotter

200/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (66/1) at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) on NH debut 13 months ago. Hooded for comeback with lots on her plate.

Form: P-

Brosna Aran

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: Stephen Gerard Carey

200/1

Arakan filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Brosna George. Dam 6f winner. Appeals on paper so newcomer is no forlorn hope.

Form:

Future Romance¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: S D Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard

200/1

Modest maiden on Flat who has shown little in three runs over hurdles. Very hard to warm to.

Form: 000-

Wild Eelin³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

150/1

€18,000 3-y-o, Presenting filly. Sister to unreliable but fairly useful staying hurdler/chaser Newsworthy. Bred to be no back number so newcomer is not totally dismissed.

Form: F

Non-Runners

Gain De Cause

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Gigolo' Dai Dai

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 2

Folcano²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Julies Stowaway (1/1), Blue Lord (3/1), Glens Of Antrim (10/3), Folcano (9/2), Hamundarson (11/2), Gigolo' Dai Dai (8/1), Wanchu Bach (25/1), Call The Tune (28/1), Gain De Cause (33/1), Insignia Of Rank (40/1), Der Mc (50/1), Cabin Hill (66/1), Wild Eelin (150/1), Rocco Storm (200/1), Liam Eile (200/1), Brosna Aran (200/1), Indevango (200/1), Hammer To Fall (200/1), Wave Walker (200/1), Ronnoco Katie (200/1), Future Romance (200/1)

Some interesting newcomers on show and among them ex-French 2m winner BLUE LORD is fancied to make a successful start for Willie Mullins. Julies Stowaway rates much the best of those with experience so is sure to make his presence felt, while Wanchu Bach, Hamundarson and Glens Of Antrim are other debutants well worth a second look.