14:23 Punchestown

Saturday 13 November 2021

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Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 5m 9.5s

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Selected odds by:

Andy Ru

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

125/1

Kalanisi gelding. Brother to 5 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Kyrie Eleison, and half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Chasamax.

Form:

Captain Conby²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: K C Sexton| T: E Sheehy

66/1

Eighth of 13 in bumper at Naas (15.6f, soft, 14/1). Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 28-

Carrarea¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| C

11/8

Won both bumpers and runner-up on hurdles bow. Bit below form fifth of 12 in minor event hurdle (7/4) at Galway (16f, good) 107 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 1-125

Ceanndana¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C J Orr| T: R O'Sullivan

200/1

Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Choice Of Mine²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, first run since leaving Miss Natalia Lupini when eighth of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (10.7f, 40/1) 29 days ago.

Form:

Country Of Poets^p,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 150/1) on hurdles bow 6 days ago.

Form: 67

Crowsatedappletart

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D J McInerney| T: M Winters

40/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Railway Dillon. Dam unraced.

Form:

Da Little Grey Lad^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 85

150/1

Poor hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.7f, heavy, 125/1) 16 days ago, weakening quickly.

Form: 8080-0P

Happy Du Mesnil³⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D E Mullins| T: T Mullins

3/1

Third of 12 in bumper (54/10) at Le Mans (15.9f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Alain Couetil.

Form: 3-

Neveradullmoment²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Dempsey

18/1

Promising sort. 16/1, fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 4

Noble Birth²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/8, bit below form third of 7 in bumper at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 21 days ago. Makes hurdles debut for top yard.

Form: 292-23

Old Soul²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in bumper (33/1) at this course (16.2f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Stable in good form.

Form: 57-

The Niffler^h⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good, 125/1) on hurdles bow 43 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip.

Form: 0-8

The Waltzer³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott

22/1

Promising type. 11/2, fourth of 8 in bumper at Tramore (16f, good) on bumper debut 30 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 84

Themunsterexpress⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: P E Corbett| T: S Slevin

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 8 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 125/1) 57 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 08

Whatsavailable¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris

5/1

Promising individual. 15/2, third of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16.1f, soft) on hurdles bow 177 days ago. Up in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 6-3

Albedan¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: A Donoghue

300/1

50/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.7f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 0

Free Birds Fly²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, tenth of 13 in bumper at Galway (16f, heavy) on bumper debut 20 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 00

My Little Lily¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (22f, good) 150 days ago.

Form: 00

Park Hind⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: A Lynch

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good third of 11 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 8/1) 41 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 64-03

Sarah Runsfor Jack²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

40/1

Sixth of 13 in bumper (25/1) at Galway (16f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago, going in snatches. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Carrarea (11/8), Happy Du Mesnil (3/1), Noble Birth (4/1), Whatsavailable (5/1), Park Hind (10/1), Neveradullmoment (18/1), The Waltzer (22/1), Sarah Runsfor Jack (40/1), Old Soul (40/1), Crowsatedappletart (40/1), Captain Conby (66/1), Choice Of Mine (66/1), Country Of Poets (100/1), Andy Ru (125/1), Da Little Grey Lad (150/1), Free Birds Fly (200/1), The Niffler (200/1), Ceanndana (200/1), My Little Lily (300/1), Albedan (300/1), Themunsterexpress (300/1)

CARRAREA was disappointing at Galway in July but is well worth another chance given his bumper form. Gordon Elliott saddles a couple in Noble Birth and The Waltzer and they could offer most resistance.