13:05 Punchestown

Wednesday 22 February 2023

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Racing TV Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 19.6s

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Selected odds by:

Enge Hazard⁹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

18/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Last of 5 in handicap at Bro (11.9f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Maria Lamm.

Form:

Fameaftertheglory^b,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 121| D

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/1 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, very good third of 9 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 29 days ago. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 638U73

I Am Fortunata^h³¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

6/4

Useful winner in bumpers. Fourth of 12 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 5/2), finishing with running left. Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut for top yard.

Form: 14-

Meritorious⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on Flat. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 5/2) 49 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 49-

Pride Of Pimlico^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: B W Duke

250/1

Modest Flat winner, making jumps debut. Tenth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Dundalk (8f) 40 days ago.

Form:

Hot As Pepper²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Modest hurdler. Below form seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 40/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 6-21057

Prioritise^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B Hayes| T: J C McConnell

125/1

Fair winner at 9f on Flat. Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 150/1) 10 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 00

Snegurochka^t1⁵²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: Ms M Blake| D

150/1

66/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.5f, good). Off 17 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 513103/

Another Million²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J C Gainford| T: D Leahy

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 14 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 22 days ago, running on.

Form: U-063

Boola Boola^p,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102

22/1

Fair hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, soft, 22/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 9/045-79

Jimmy Boy¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S W Flanagan| T: W J Burke

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 8 in bumper at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 12/1) 116 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy.

Form: 8-45

Joshua Chamberlain^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Doyle| T: G Keane

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, excellent eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: P-56738

Marronstown²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Christie

12/1

Promising type. Third of 17 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft, 25/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-1P3

Sixhandsinmypocket²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 101| BF

12/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 7/2, below form sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 07-0336

Soldier Solid^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G B Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

4/1

Unreliable individual. 40/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Not out of this.

Form: 5-603R2

Getaway Molly^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 65P-PP9

Non-Runners

Starman⁷³⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: D Queally J: Reserve 1

Unklipped²⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: D Leahy J: Reserve 2

Kingsofthemidlands¹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

I Am Fortunata (6/4), Fameaftertheglory (9/4), Soldier Solid (4/1), Sixhandsinmypocket (12/1), Marronstown (12/1), Enge Hazard (18/1), Boola Boola (22/1), Another Million (22/1), Joshua Chamberlain (33/1), Starman (33/1), Hot As Pepper (66/1), Jimmy Boy (66/1), Kingsofthemidlands (66/1), Meritorious (100/1), Prioritise (125/1), Snegurochka (150/1), Getaway Molly (150/1), Unklipped (150/1), Pride Of Pimlico (250/1)

FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY turned in just about a career-best effort fitted with headgear for the first time when third in novice company at Down Royal a month ago and a repeat of that may well suffice. I Am Fortunata displayed plenty of ability in bumpers and is a huge threat, with the quirky Soldier Solid another to consider.