19:45 Punchestown

Friday 28 April 2023

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Avison Young Flat Race

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 4m 32.1s

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Selected odds by:

Bold Brook

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: C Collins

50/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Brooklynn Glory and fair chaser Who's The Guv'nor.

Form:

Did I Ask You That^t1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| BF

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 10 in bumper (evens) at Navan (16f, heavy) 39 days ago. Trainer going well. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 24

Dorans Law

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan

100/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Half-brother to dual bumper winner Dorans Weir and unreliable/useful hurdler Dorans River, stays 3¼m.

Form:

Down Around²⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: N Dooly

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fifth of 10 in bumper (4/1) at Tramore (16f, good). Off 8 months.

Form: 7-6225

Dr Eggman³⁷⁶

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

7/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 15 in bumper (17/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 12 months. Yard in good form.

Form: 3-

Getaway George³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: Mrs S Dawson

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 39 days ago.

Form: 8

He's My Hero^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Nolan

18/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1 and tongue strap on, second of 8 in bumper at Naas (16.3f, soft) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 2-2

Ilitch

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: S R B Crawford

80/1

Authorized gelding. Closely related to modest 19f chase winner Tis Fantastic, and half-brother to French hurdler/chaser Polidara and fair hurdler/chaser Customer.

Form:

Irish Panther⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady| BF

9/2

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 13 in bumper at this course (16f, good to soft, 11/8) 68 days ago.

Form: 2-23

Lecky Watson⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 117

6/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good 5½ lengths fourth of 21 to A Dream To Share in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 80/1) 44 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 2-D24

Littlefoot⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M A Molloy

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 8 in bumper (15/8) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 54 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 3-2222

One Way Traffic⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifth of 6 in bumper at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 65

Our Chezney

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

125/1

Doyen gelding. Dam, ran once over fences, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 2½m) I'll Call You Back.

Form:

Quantum Storm⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

9/2

£165,000 buy after finishing runner-up on sole start in points and promise when filling the same position in a course bumper on his Rules debut. Should go well again.

Form: 22

Shining Flame^h,t1⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S Barkley

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1 and hooded, tenth of 12 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 62 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Talk In The Park³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Ms M Mullins

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 9/4, second of 8 in bumper at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 22

Walk Away Harry²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

11/1

Second of 11 in bumper (18/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago. Respected for last year's winning yard.

Form: 2

Petit Dejeuner²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 24 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 4630

Non-Runners

Beau Walking³⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Miss A B O'Connor

Fatal Flaw

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: M J O'Hare J: Mr O McGill

Vedetta Star⁶⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Mr P A King

Forecasts

Lecky Watson (6/4), Irish Panther (9/2), Quantum Storm (9/2), Dr Eggman (7/1), Walk Away Harry (11/1), Littlefoot (11/1), Did I Ask You That (12/1), He's My Hero (18/1), Vedetta Star (25/1), Beau Walking (25/1), Talk In The Park (40/1), Bold Brook (50/1), Ilitch (80/1), Dorans Law (100/1), Getaway George (100/1), Down Around (125/1), One Way Traffic (125/1), Our Chezney (125/1), Petit Dejeuner (125/1), Shining Flame (150/1), Fatal Flaw (150/1)

Perhaps surprisingly Willie Mullins hasn't won this race since 2012 but he can put that right courtesy of LECKY WATSON who was an excellent fifth in last month's Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival. Gordon Elliott's Quantum Storm is feared most on the back of his promising second over 2m here in February. Clonmel runner-up Walk Away Harry is also on the shortlist for last year's winning yard.