Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle.
Punchestown · Tuesday, 9 Dec · 17:50
· 2m 12y
· TURF
ABANDONED
Status
13:50
Off time
9
Runners
Heavy (inspection 7.30am)
Going
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.75
7/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
3.50
5/2
04 · —
17
16/1
05 · —
34
33/1
06 · —
34
33/1
07 · —
34
33/1
08 · —
67
66/1
09 · —
67
66/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Espresso Milan (G)
Fair form in bumpers for Fergal O'Brien, including second at Market Rasen in February. Has switched to Willie Mullins for his hurdle career. Could have a big say.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 5 | 75.3 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| — | 2 | — |
Newbrook Diamond (G)
Promising individual. Point winner. Second of 11 in maiden hurdle at Naas (18.9f, heavy, 10/3) on NH debut 30 days ago. Leading claims with improvement likely.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 5 | 75.3 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
Strange Currency (G)
Maiden pointer, last of 5 finishers last time (Nov 23). Best watched on hurdle debut.
|
Ben Harvey | G O'Loughlin | 5 | 75.3 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Themorethemerrier (G)
Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 30 days ago.
|
Mark Walsh | M Brassil | 5 | 75.3 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Blue Velvet (M)
Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Third of 7 in bumper (3/1) at Naas (16f, soft) when last seen in March. Makes hurdle debut after 9 months off. Townend on yard's other runner but still much respected.
|
Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 5 | 72.1 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| — | 6 | — |
Boston Breeze (M)
€50,000 3-y-o, Telescope mare. Dam (c130/h127), 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner, sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 25f) Everglow.
|
Brian Hayes | L P Cusack | 5 | 72.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Fly Away Home (M)
Wings of Eagles mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Aodhan May and fairly useful hurdler Minnies Secret, stayed 2½m. Check the betting with this newcomer.
|
Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes | 5 | 72.1 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Takemebacktodakota (M)
Mahler mare. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Total Recall.
|
Conor Lamon | A Sexton | 5 | 72.1 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
The Cobblers Wife (M)
Once-raced maiden. 125/1, sixteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago.
|
Michael J Doyle | G M Doyle | 7 | 72.1 kg |
67
66/1
|
Betting forecast: Espresso Milan (5/4), Blue Velvet (7/4), Newbrook Diamond (5/2), Fly Away Home (16/1), Takemebacktodakota (33/1), Boston Breeze (33/1), Strange Currency (33/1), Themorethemerrier (66/1), The Cobblers Wife (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 9000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 3000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1500.0 EUR |
| P4 | 750.0 EUR |
| P5 | 450.0 EUR |
| P6 | 300.0 EUR |