Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle.
Punchestown · Monday, 12 Jan · 16:48
· 2m 35y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:48
Off time
15
Runners
Soft to Heavy
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 16 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.36
4/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
8.50
15/2
04 · —
12
11/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
51
50/1
08 · —
51
50/1
09 · —
67
66/1
10 · —
151
150/1
11 · —
151
150/1
12 · —
151
150/1
13 · —
201
200/1
14 · —
201
200/1
15 · —
251
250/1
16 · —
251
250/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | — |
Berto Ramirez (G)
Fair maiden on the Flat. 50/1, first run since leaving David Marnane when fifth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 28 days ago, not given hard time. Type to do better in handicaps.
|
Brian Hayes | A McNamara | 4 | 73 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Deep Water Bay (G)
Useful, progressive stayer on Flat for Sir Mark Prescott. Showed plenty to work with on hurdle/stable debut when fifth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 14/1) 16 days ago. Entitled to improve.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 4 | 73 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
Direct Approach (G)
Fair maiden on the Flat for Donnacha O'Brien but produced a laboured effort (following 3 months off) when ninth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (20/1) at this course (16.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 12 days ago. Likely a longer-term project for …
|
Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 4 | 73 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 12th | 4 | — |
Granlahan (G)
Equiano gelding. Dam 9.5f winner. Newcomer doesn't look an obvious hurdling type.
|
Patrick M O'Brien | A McGuinness | 4 | 73 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Kilmeaden (G)
Useful stayer on Flat winner. Gelded prior to hurdles debut but unable to justify strong support, 7 lengths fifth and beaten when brought down after 2 out on hurdle debut at Limerick (16f, heavy, 2/1) 17 days ago. Likely to do better at so…
|
J J Slevin | Donnacha O'Brien | 4 | 73 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Kizlyar (G)
[T]
Promising ex-French 1m4f Flat winner for M. Delzangles. Started life for new yard with a promising hurdle debut fifth at Cork but easy-to-back when ninth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 25/1) 16 days ago. Remains with …
|
Phillip Enright | J P O'Brien | 4 | 73 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | — |
Madness D'elle (G)
FAV
Finished third of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Auteuil on debut for Mlle D. Mele in May last year. That form looks to have plenty of substance and highly encouraging that he gets the vote of confidence from Paul Townend. Could be the one to be…
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 4 | 73 kg |
1.36
4/11
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
Mino Des Mottes (G)
Won 8-runner bumper in France in July (runner-up a subsequent winner on hurdle debut). Not knocked about on first start for top connections when fourth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.5f, good to soft, 7/4) on IRE NH debut 12 d…
|
Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 4 | 73 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 13th | 9 | — |
Nile Star (G)
Cloth of Stars gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler Lou Princess. Dam, ran twice over hurdles in France, half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (19f winner) Scarlet Row. Runner-up on first of 2 starts in points, last of 8 finishers last t…
|
Donagh Meyler | R O'Sullivan | 4 | 73 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 14th | 10 | — |
Ray Gun (G)
Fair middle-distance Flat winner. Step backwards from hurdle debut when thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 9 days ago. Hard to fancy this side of handicaps.
|
Alex Harvey | J P Flavin | 4 | 73 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 9th | 11 | — |
Royal Belief (G)
Modest maiden on the Flat. First run since leaving John S. O'Donoghue when fifth of 11 in juvenile hurdle (125/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 17 days ago, merely making late gains. Likely to need more time.
|
Ben Harvey | C Collins | 4 | 73 kg |
201
200/1
|
| — | 12 | — |
Starword (G)
Hails from a family his yard know well and shaped like one for the longer-term when eleventh of 15 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago.
|
Alix Balfe | Francis Casey | 4 | 73 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 11th | 13 | — |
Stone Rulya (G)
Fair maiden on the Flat for Ger Lyons and offered little on hurdle debut (200/1). Best to look elsewhere.
|
Paddy Cody | E Doyle | 4 | 73 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 10th | 14 | — |
Wolfpack (G)
Fair 1m Flat winner for James Ferguson. Unfancied in the market on hurdle debut, behind when unseated rider last in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 16 days ago. May prove more of a handicap project.
|
Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 4 | 73 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 6th | 15 | — |
Concert Party (F)
Fairly useful Flat winner for Richard Hannon but no impact on hurdle debut (150/1) and is probably one for later on.
|
Daniel King | D Hogan | 4 | 69.9 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 8th | 16 | — |
Simple Things (F)
[H1]
Promising third of 14 in juvenile hurdle on debut and best forgiven latest run at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 22 days ago, when refusing to settle. Hood on first time and remains open to progress.
|
Mark Walsh | J P Dempsey | 4 | 69.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Madness D'elle (4/11), Deep Water Bay (7/2), Mino Des Mottes (15/2), Kilmeaden (11/1), Kizlyar (14/1), Simple Things (33/1), Berto Ramirez (50/1), Direct Approach (50/1), Wolfpack (66/1), Concert Party (150/1), Granlahan (150/1), Nile Star (150/1), Royal Belief (200/1), Ray Gun (200/1), Stone Rulya (250/1), Starword (250/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7200.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2399.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1200.0 EUR |
| P4 | 600.0 EUR |
| P5 | 361.0 EUR |
| P6 | 240.0 EUR |