Old House Kill Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

15:40

Old House Kill Maiden Hurdle

Date 2024-02-18

Distance 2m3f166y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Winning Time 5m 49.90s (slow by 1m 15.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Paggane (GB) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	13/8	Won
2nd	Cut The Rope (FR) Sean Flanagan · Paul Nolan	10/1	4
3rd	The Busy Fool (IRE) James O'Sullivan · P J Rothwell	5/4F	2.5
4th	Kilkee Bay (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	14/1	3
5th	Splendid Choice (IRE) James Smith · Matthew J Smith	200/1	.5
6th	Syracus Du Houx (FR) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	4/1	1.5
7th	Kinturk Jack (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Thomas Gibney	66/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Wakie Wakie (IRE) Ben Harvey · Gerard Keane	250/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	The Busy Fool Bay J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:P J Rothwell	166	—	12	-	123	60	100d	—	—	-21	29.1	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Drop back in trip should suit; surprising if there was not more improvement to come
10	Paggane Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	159	—	523	-	121	105	20d	—	—	-14	15.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Disappointing upped in trip at Punchestown last time; looks beatable here against geldings
5	Syracus Du Houx Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	—	32-25	-	104	85	98d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran well for a long way in a competitive Naas handicap hurdle; more to come from him
1	Cut The Rope Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	166	—	1-2F9	115	117	51	66d	—	—	+17	25.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Disappointing upped to this trip at Naas last time; has it to prove; others preferred
2	Kilkee Bay Brown J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	8-624F	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Unusual type for to see in Gordon Elliott's care and interesting to see how he fares
3	Kinturk Jack Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Thomas Gibney	J:Kieren Buckley T:Thomas Gibney	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Very stoutly bred newcomer and likely to fare better for whatever he does here
7	Wakie Wakie Grey J:Ben Harvey T:Gerard Keane	J:Ben Harvey T:Gerard Keane	166	—	P9	-	-	-	139d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Showed nothing in two starts for Gillian Callaghan; imposible to fancy here
4	Splendid Choice Bay J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	166	—	P0-0	-	66	-	130d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Modest maiden hurdle and bumper form and looks out of his depth here
NR	Whale Harbour Bay J:TBC T:Gavin Cromwell	J: T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	53	-	107	95	52d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Good effort at Leopardstown despite poor jumping; sizeable and very promising individual
NR	Majestic Force Bay J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	159	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Debuts for Henry de Bromhead here; tons of potential and a very interesting runner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
The Busy Fool	4/5	4/5	4/5
Paggane	2/1	15/8	2/1
Syracus Du Houx	15/2	11/2	11/2
Cut The Rope	14/1	17/2	17/2
Kilkee Bay	16/1	22/1	22/1
Kinturk Jack	66/1	50/1	50/1
Wakie Wakie	150/1	150/1	150/1
Splendid Choice	100/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

The Busy Fool

29.1

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 17.1

4/5

2nd

Cut The Rope

25.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

14/1

3rd

Paggane

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Majestic Force

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Syracus Du Houx

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Whale Harbour

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Kilkee Bay

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Kinturk Jack

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Wakie Wakie

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Splendid Choice

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cut The Rope	115	117	51
The Busy Fool	—	123	60
Paggane	—	121	105
Syracus Du Houx	—	104	85
Kilkee Bay	—	—	—
Kinturk Jack	—	—	—
Wakie Wakie	—	—	—
Splendid Choice	—	66	—
Whale Harbour	—	107	95
Majestic Force	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Paggane	20d ago	Fit
Whale Harbour	52d ago	Fresh
Cut The Rope	66d ago	Fresh
Syracus Du Houx	98d ago	Long break
The Busy Fool	100d ago	Long break
Splendid Choice	130d ago	Long break
Wakie Wakie	139d ago	Long break
Kilkee Bay	—	—
Kinturk Jack	—	—
Majestic Force	—	—