Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle.
Punchestown · Monday, 26 Jan · 17:10
· 2m
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:10
Off time
14
Runners
Heavy
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
LEADER D'ALLIER (FR
🥈 Second
MAXFORT (IRE
🥉 Third
STRAIGHT JOHN (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 16 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.25
1/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
51
50/1
09 · —
51
50/1
10 · —
126
125/1
11 · —
201
200/1
12 · —
201
200/1
13 · —
201
200/1
14 · —
201
200/1
15 · —
201
200/1
16 · —
201
200/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | — |
Boston Fire (G)
[T]
Twice-raced maiden. Slipped up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy, 400/1) 18 days ago. Hard to recommend.
|
PP-PS70 | Sean O'Keeffe | P Maher | 7 | 75.3 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Cloudio (G)
Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving J. P. O'Keeffe when tenth of 11 in bumper (15/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 58 days ago, folding tamely. Makes hurdles debut. Others more convincing,
|
12/0547- | Phillip Enright | O McKiernan | 7 | 75.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Eyetrap (G)
Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing. Up against it.
|
46 | Kevin Sexton | Aidan Melia | 6 | 75.3 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 10th | 4 | — |
Fulminis Instar (G)
Order of St George gelding making NH debut. Dam poor maiden hurdler. Failed to complete both starts between the flags.
|
FP/ | Shane Fitzgerald | R O'Sullivan | 6 | 75.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 14th | 5 | — |
Jetstream Jeff (G)
Once-raced maiden. Twentieth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 17 days ago.
|
U0000/P | Mr A O Harrington | P McCreery | 5 | 75.3 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Laxxio (G)
Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising sort. 100/1, fourth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (16.6f, heavy) 15 days ago. Should improve.
|
F43P3- | Danny Mullins | A Mullins | 5 | 75.3 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 7 | — |
Leader D'allier (G)
FAV
[T1]
Multiple bumper winner in France who made a promising debut over hurdles for new yard when second of 21 in novice at Leopardstown (16f, good, 6/5) 31 days ago. Tongue strap back on. May well do better.
|
111214 | Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 5 | 75.3 kg |
1.25
1/4
|
| — | 8 | — |
Maxfort (G)
Posted encouraging start over timber when third of 17 in novice at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Likely more to come yet and must enter calculations.
|
345/ | Daniel King | N Stokes | 5 | 75.3 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
Sharu (G)
Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 1 day ago.
|
70/6 | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 5 | 75.3 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
Straight John (G)
[T1]
Promising sort. Sixth of 21 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 14/1) on NH debut 31 days ago. Tongue strap on first time. Should have more to offer.
|
6213 | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 5 | 75.3 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 8th | 11 | — |
Woodie Campelltown (G)
Once-raced maiden. 28/1, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Wexford (20f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.
|
2/P080-9 | Alex Harvey | Rosemary Connors | 6 | 75.3 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 13th | 12 | — |
Zarushio (G)
Once-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago.
|
90000-0 | Keith Donoghue | Tom Dreaper | 6 | 75.3 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 11th | 13 | — |
Banphrionsa Alainn (M)
Pether's Moon mare making NH debut. Half-sister to poor chaser Wellwillya. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Luccombe Down.
|
0 | Adam Leahy | A Mullins | 5 | 72.1 kg |
126
125/1
|
| 4th | 14 | — |
Cherry Pink (M)
Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 40 days ago. Market check advised on switch to hurdling.
|
4 | Patrick M O'Brien | W Durkan | 6 | 72.1 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 12th | 15 | — |
Question Asked (M)
Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago.
|
0009 | Conor Stone-Walsh | Tom Dreaper | 5 | 72.1 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 9th | 16 | — |
Sylkie (M)
Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.
|
609734- | Cian Quirke | D Howard | 5 | 72.1 kg |
201
200/1
|
Betting forecast: Leader D'allier (1/4), Straight John (3/1), Maxfort (7/1), Laxxio (10/1), Sharu (10/1), Eyetrap (16/1), Cloudio (18/1), Cherry Pink (50/1), Fulminis Instar (50/1), Banphrionsa Alainn (125/1), Boston Fire (200/1), Woodie Campelltown (200/1), Sylkie (200/1), Question Asked (200/1), Zarushio (200/1), Jetstream Jeff (200/1)
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 |