Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle.
Punchestown · Thursday, 11 Dec · 17:50
· 2m 12y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
8
Runners
Soft to Heavy
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
NEWBROOK DIAMOND (IRE
🥈 Second
ESPRESSO MILAN (IRE
🥉 Third
BLUE VELVET (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.73
8/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.75
7/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
51
50/1
05 · —
51
50/1
06 · —
51
50/1
07 · —
101
100/1
08 · —
151
150/1
09 · —
151
150/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Espresso Milan (G)
FAV
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 |
1.73
8/11
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Newbrook Diamond (G)
Promising individual. Point winner. Second of 11 in maiden hurdle at Naas (18.9f, heavy, 10/3) on NH debut 32 days ago. Leading claims with improvement likely.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 5 | 75.3 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| — | 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 |
51
50/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Themorethemerrier (G)
Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 32 days ago.
|
Mark Walsh | M Brassil | 5 | 75.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 2nd | 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 |
4.33
10/3
|
| 6th | 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 |
101
100/1
|
| 4th | 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 |
51
50/1
|
| 8th | 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 |
151
150/1
|
| 7th | 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 28 days ago.
|
Michael J Doyle | G M Doyle | 7 | 72.1 kg |
151
150/1
|
Betting forecast: Espresso Milan (8/11), Newbrook Diamond (7/4), Blue Velvet (10/3), Fly Away Home (50/1), Themorethemerrier (50/1), Strange Currency (50/1), Boston Breeze (100/1), The Cobblers Wife (150/1), Takemebacktodakota (150/1)
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 |