13:50 Punchestown

Sunday 17 January 2021

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Punchestown Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 19.1s

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Autumn Crusade^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

125/1

Maiden pointer. 200/1 and tongue strap on, remote sixth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 2P-P4P6

Colonel Mustard⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler| CD

15/8

Course bumper winner in September. 10/3, promise when second of 18 in maiden at Down Royal (2m, heavy) on hurdles bow 78 days ago. More to come.

Form: 212

Double Gunning^h1

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan

250/1

Arcadio gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 19f chase winner Pogue. Dam unraced. Wears hood.

Form:

Excelcior

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

14/1

Won a Flat maiden in France in spring 2018. Taken a long time for new connections to get him to the track but would enter the reckoning if the betting speaks in his favour.

Form:

Extreme Cacao³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, ninth of 20 in maiden at Navan (2m, heavy) on hurdles bow 30 days ago.

Form: 0-9

Frankfurter²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Griffin

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Pulled up in maiden hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (2m, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 00P

Frere Tuck^t1⁴³

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

11/4

Highly promising individual. Won bumper in France. Off 2½ years, very much caught the eye when 13 lengths fourth in 2½m Navan maiden hurdle on return. Tongue tie added. Sure to improve.

Form: 1/4

Inviction^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien

40/1

12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 4-5

Lifetime Ambition¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/8

Fairly useful form when in the frame in maidens at up to 21.5f on all 3 starts over hurdles. Down in trip. Likely to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 144-224

Oscaraldo^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Lee

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, pulled up in maiden hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: 8/0-P

Vee Dancer¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: R McNally

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eighth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 2008

Barefoot Man¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 17 in maiden hurdle (40/1) at Cork (2m, heavy) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Cast Iron³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Pulled up sole start in points (Dec 13) but is with a good yard so worth a precautionary betting check.

Form: P

Der Mc¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

200/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Pulled up in maiden (100/1) at Tramore (2m, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: F0P

Edmond Dantes⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 11.5f). Sold from David Menuisier 18,000 gns in October. Hurdle debut.

Form:

Future Gold¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1, tenth of 17 in maiden at Cork (2m, heavy) 15 days ago. Up against it again.

Form: 550

Hurricane Cliff²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

11/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 9f on Flat. Second on Cork hurdle debut in November. Not in same form when fifth at Leopardstown over Christmas but retains potential.

Form: 25

King And Queen¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Fair winner at 11f on Flat. First run since leaving Mark Johnston when seventh of 18 in maiden at Limerick (2m, heavy) on hurdle debut 18 days ago.

Form: 7

Cliara^h,t⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr T Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| BF

200/1

Modest Flat winner. Likely outsider on hurdle debut.

Form:

Golf Marin³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: A J Martin

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (2m, heavy, 12/1) on debut 34 days ago. Should have more to offer. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Don Diablo⁸⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Keith Donoghue

Caesar Rock⁶⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: M F Morris J: Reserve 1

El Cid¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: M O Quigley J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Lifetime Ambition (11/8), Colonel Mustard (15/8), Frere Tuck (11/4), Don Diablo (8/1), Hurricane Cliff (11/1), Excelcior (14/1), Cast Iron (25/1), Inviction (40/1), Golf Marin (50/1), Edmond Dantes (66/1), King And Queen (80/1), Autumn Crusade (125/1), Extreme Cacao (150/1), Future Gold (150/1), Der Mc (200/1), Vee Dancer (200/1), Oscaraldo (200/1), Cliara (200/1), Barefoot Man (200/1), Frankfurter (250/1), Double Gunning (250/1)

FRERE TUCK went into a few notebooks on his Navan hurdle debut and is taken to build on that very promising run and prove too strong for Lorna Fowler's Colonel Mustard. Lifetime Ambition has reached the frame on all 3 hurdle starts and ought to be in the shake-up again, while Hurricane Cliff retains potential despite failing to fire at Leopardstown over Christmas.

FRERE TUCK (FR)
COLONEL MUSTARD (FR)
LIFETIME AMBITION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Le Musigny

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €599.005th: €360.006th: €240.00

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