19:40 Punchestown

Thursday 2 May 2024

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JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 4m 1.5s

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Angelo Dundee³⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| CD

8/1

Authorized gelding who looked an exciting prospect when taking 22-runner bumper at this meeting 12 months ago, his burst to the front particularly impressive. Absent since but he's clearly a very good prospect moving forward.

Form: 1-

Big Dee^h1¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy

50/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 17/2, sixth of 8 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 125 days ago, dropping away gradually having raced freely. Hood reached for now.

Form: 216

Cantico⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 121| D

11/1

Won sole start in points and built on a promising Rules debut to land a 5-runner bumper at Navan (15.7f) in February. Seemingly not 100% in Champion bumper subsequently but highly likely he can bounce back for his powerful stable.

Form: 1-310

Goldinthemountains^t1¹²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil| D

10/3

Flat-bred gelding who showed plenty of ability when fourth in a bumper here 12 months ago and improved after 8 months off/on debut for new yard when winning 12-runner Leopardstown bumper (2m) in December. In good hands and of interest again.

Form: 4-1

Nowwhatdoyouthink^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

25/1

Successful only start in points and having shaped encouragingly when fourth on bumper debut at Fairyhouse in January, he was much improved (in first-time tongue tie) when making a winning stable debut at Cork (19f) 32 days ago, doing it readily. Could be more to come.

Form: 26-141

Port Joulain⁵⁴

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

5/2

£300,000 purchase following success only start in points (Dec 2023) and despite a late market drift, looked a very bright prospect when successful on bumper debut at Gowran (18f) in March. Represents top stable and he's one for the shortlist with prospect of more to come.

Form: 11

Queensbury Boy^t¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr David Maxwell| T: Harry Derham| D

12/1

£130,000 purchase after winning an Irish point in March. Confirmed himself a good prospect when getting the better of a previous bumper winner at Chepstow (2m, heavy) in December. Absent subsequently but he remains with a good deal of untapped potential.

Form: 1-1

The Passing Wife³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell| C

8/1

Fair form when fourth on hurdles debut in October and perfect start in this sphere when landing a C&D bumper in November. Latest second at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy) was his best effort yet and not discounted for all this rates tougher again.

Form: 1-4142

Wingmen^h⁶⁷

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

18/1

Irish point winner who justified cramped odds on Rules/bumper debut at Naas (2m) in December and despite again not looking the most tractable, he ran to a similar level when third back at that venue 67 days ago. Clearly a very useful prospect provided he learns to settle. Hood retained here.

Form: 1-13

Samyr^t⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| D

9/2

Sea The Moon gelding who justified good support to make a winning debut in a Gowran bumper (2m) in January, drawing clear final 1f. In receipt of weight all round and worth considering with progress distinctly possible.

Form: 1

Forecasts

Port Joulain (5/2), Goldinthemountains (10/3), Samyr (9/2), The Passing Wife (8/1), Angelo Dundee (8/1), Cantico (11/1), Queensbury Boy (12/1), Wingmen (18/1), Nowwhatdoyouthink (25/1), Big Dee (50/1)

An expensive recruit having landed his only start in points, PORT JOULAIN looked a very bright prospect as he made a winning debut in this sphere at Gowran in March and he looks to hold sound claims with the prospect of even better to come. There is unsurprisingly plenty of depth to this bumper however, with Samyr, Goldinthemountains and the returning Angelo Dundee just a trio of others to consider.