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Punchestown Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:53 | Winning time: 4m 44.6s

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Selected odds by:

Ballysax Hank⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: B W Duke

17/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in bumper at Cork in August. Good second of 8 in novice hurdle (11/10) at this course (20f, good) 56 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 8-52122

Carricktriss^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle

250/1

Tenth of 20 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: P-P0

Chardonay¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: L Casey

250/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 21f) Grey Skies. Pulled up both starts in points.

Form: P-P

Forty Coats²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

7/4

Promising individual. Second of 11 in novice hurdle (7/4) at Navan (20.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago, running on. Represents leading yard and there should be plenty more to come.

Form: 11-2

Goody Four Shoes²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: T Gibney

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 18 in novice hurdle (125/1) at this course (15.5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 75

James's Gate^t³³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Doyle| T: M Brassil| C

6/1

Promising individual. 5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, 24 lengths third of 4 to Mystical Power in Moscow Flyer Novices' Hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft). Off 11 months. Open to improvement, particularly down in class.

Form: 134/43-

Joystick³¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/4

Fairly useful winner at 20f in bumpers. 18/1, 16¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Jeroboam Machin in Gr 2 bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Makes hurdles debut and sure to be well prepared for this.

Form: 3/17-

Mclaurey¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: E Mullins

6/1

Promising type. Second of 20 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft, 11/4) 18 days ago. Trainer going well. Should progress.

Form: 10-2

Midnight Eugene⁵⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

250/1

Barely A Moment gelding. Dam unraced. Pulled up all 3 starts in points.

Form: P/PPP-

Minella Post²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K E Buckley| T: T Gibney

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, first run since leaving John Nallen when third of 11 in bumper at Navan (16.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: PU23-3

Ourgingernut⁷

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

250/1

Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 00

Roc My Haarth¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

150/1

Seventh of 20 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 97

Silas Marner^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 99

200/1

Modest hurdler. Respectable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 66-F464

Supreme Ruler⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: B Connell

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 5 in bumper (9/2) at Sligo (18.3f, soft) 46 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Trainer going well. Should improve.

Form: 3-33

Syracus Du Houx^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 109

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (9/1) at Navan (20.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 677-245

Tag Master

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

200/1

Masterofthehorse gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Tagula Blue.

Form:

Tumuch²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

28/1

Promising individual. Third of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (15.5f, good to soft, 11/2) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Up in trip, which is sure to suit so there should be more to come.

Form: 15-3

Lady's Slipper

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: D Murphy

150/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Pistol Whipped and fair hurdler Rock The House.

Form:

Millie B¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

150/1

Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy, 10/1) on NH debut 14 days ago. Multiple point winner.

Form: 1U11-F0

Forecasts

Forty Coats (7/4), Joystick (7/4), James's Gate (6/1), Mclaurey (6/1), Ballysax Hank (17/2), Supreme Ruler (14/1), Tumuch (28/1), Syracus Du Houx (28/1), Minella Post (50/1), Goody Four Shoes (150/1), Roc My Haarth (150/1), Millie B (150/1), Lady's Slipper (150/1), Silas Marner (200/1), Tag Master (200/1), Carricktriss (250/1), Midnight Eugene (250/1), Chardonay (250/1), Ourgingernut (250/1)

This looks a warm maiden hurdle with FORTY COATS the suggestion having made a smart prospect work pretty hard for it at Navan 3 weeks ago. James's Gate contested a Grade 2 contest last time and really should be a factor, with Joystick another of firm interest on hurdles debut.