Specialist Group Novice Hurdle.
Punchestown · Thursday, 30 Apr · 16:30
· 2m 90y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:30
Off time
11
Runners
Yielding
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
NADIA'S BOY (IRE
🥈 Second
LEADER D'ALLIER (FR
🥉 Third
BEAUVALLON (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
23
22/1
09 · —
29
28/1
10 · —
41
40/1
11 · —
301
300/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | — |
Colcannon (G)
FAV
[H]
Smart bumper performer who belatedly built on the promise of his hurdling debut when winning 25-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (2m, soft) earlier in the month, leading on bridle before 2 out. Will need to improve again to take this but that's…
|
Donagh Meyler | N Meade | 6 | 75.3 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 8th | 2 | — |
Fort Dino (G)
[T1]
Only fourth at Dieppe on debut but showed plenty of improvement despite making a fairly serious error at the fourth when winning 11-runner juvenile at Auteuil (17f, soft) when last seen 11 months ago. Has since left Hugo Merienne and shoul…
|
Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 5 | 75.3 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Friary Road (G)
[T]
Made a winning hurdling debut at Navan last September but has failed to complete on both subsequent starts, keeping on from a poor position when coming down at the last on handicap debut here (17f, soft) in November. Needs to get back on t…
|
Shane O'Callaghan | T M Walsh | 6 | 75.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Gameball (G)
[H1]
Bumper winner for Andy Slattery in July and followed up on Punchestown hurdle debut for this yard 12 weeks later. Took a step forward up in grade when fourth of 8 in Royal Bond Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m, soft) in November and shoul…
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 6 | 75.3 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 9th | 5 | — |
Leader D'allier (G)
[T]
Multiple bumper winner in France for Mathieu Pitart and built on promising yard/hurdling debut effort when easily landing the odds here in January. Proved a major let-down even so stepping up in class when tailed off in Hardy Eustace Novic…
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 5 | 75.3 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 10th | 6 | — |
Nadia's Boy (G)
Successful on sole outing in points and also made a winning start under Rules in Kilbeggan bumper last summer. Maintained unbeaten record sent hurdling in 11-runner maiden at Listowel back in September and with that form franked since, he'…
|
Sean O'Keeffe | W P Mullins | 6 | 75.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 7 | — |
Ionian (G)
Has been placed twice from 4 starts in this sphere, giving it a good shot from the front when third in a 10-runner Warwick novice (2m, good to soft) 8 weeks ago. English raider who will need to up his game pitched against some useful prosp…
|
N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 5 | 72.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 4th | 8 | — |
Techno Davis (G)
€160,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Disco Davis, stays 2½m. Won sole start in points (Mar 21) and will be interesting to see what the market makes of him on debut for his in-form handler.
|
J J Slevin | J P O'Brien | 5 | 72.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 9 | — |
Beauvallon (G)
Fair maiden on Flat in France who left his hurdling debut form behind in recording a first career success in 11-runner juvenile at Limerick (2m, soft, 6/4) last month, his jumping in need of polish. Will go on improving as he gains experie…
|
Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 4 | 71.7 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
Immediate Effect (G)
[P]
Useful Flat winner for Sir Mark Prescott and made a winning start over hurdles for new yard in maiden over C&D on New Year's Eve. Found Grade 1 at Leopardstown too demanding next time and can probably have his latest effort in listed compa…
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 4 | 71.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Alwaysgoinhome (G)
Dawn Approach gelding. Dam bumper winner. Best watched on debut.
|
Shane Fitzgerald | B Cawley | 4 | 68.5 kg |
301
300/1
|
Betting forecast: Colcannon (5/2), Leader D'allier (3/1), Gameball (5/1), Nadia's Boy (6/1), Techno Davis (10/1), Ionian (10/1), Immediate Effect (14/1), Fort Dino (22/1), Beauvallon (28/1), Friary Road (40/1), Alwaysgoinhome (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 12000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 4000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 2000.0 EUR |
| P4 | 999.0 EUR |
| P5 | 600.0 EUR |
| P6 | 401.0 EUR |