Uniquely Novice Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

19:05

Uniquely Novice Hurdle

Date 2024-05-03

Distance 2m45y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 4m 15.10s (slow by 28.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Eagle Fang (IRE) Oakley Brown · William Durkan	22/1	Won
2nd	Ataboycharlie (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Edward Cawley	25/1	.5
3rd	Anotherway (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	11/8F	1
4th	Fenway Park (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	20/1	5.5
5th	Rainbow Trail (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	15/2	1.25
6th	Ballycashin (IRE) Conor Clarke · Anthony Mullins	100/1	0.2
7th	Tounsivator (FR) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	16/1	1.25
8th	Silver King (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	80/1	12
9th	Arctic Gale (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	16/1	3.75
10th	Mighty Bandit (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	25/1	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ascending (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	11/2
P.U.	Billericay Dickie (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	6/1
Fell	Montecam (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	12/1
P.U.	Scriabin (FR) Michael O'Sullivan · Patrick Griffin	200/1

Runners (15)

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
1	Anotherway Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	01F	-	142	116	33d	—	—	-21	18	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Possibly unlucky at Fairyhouse; has won on all sorts of ground and a leading player here
3	Billericay Dickie Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	15	-	131	74	13d	—	—	+1	9.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Disappointed behind stablemate Quai De Bourbon at Ayr two weeks ago and drops back in trip
12	Ascending Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	159	t	45-335	131	141	114	82d	—	—	+13	22.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Fifth in last season's Triumph but remains a maiden over hurdles; tongue-tie tried
4	Montecam Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	166	—	6-4231	-	119	107	19d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Hereford maiden hurdle winner latest; going the right way but this is a big step up
5	Rainbow Trail Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	2-1721	125	128	97	41d	—	—	+18	23.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Navan maiden winner; interesting to see what he can do on better ground but has to improve
10	Mighty Bandit Brown J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	160	—	19P	-	134	124	49d	—	—	-1	5.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pulled up in the Triumph Hurdle on his stable debut; better than that but best watched
11	Arctic Gale Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins	159	—	21	-	-	-	209d	—	—	+10	14.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Hurdles debut and totally unexposed; well worth a market check coming from these quarters
7	Tounsivator Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	166	h	16	-	132	99	33d	—	—	+4	8.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Drops in class here and should do better but Townend prefers Anotherway
13	Fenway Park Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	159	—	7-32P	-	124	92	104d	—	—	-3	1.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Good Naas run suggests he could have enough improvement in him to go well here
8	Eagle Fang Bay J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	160	—	223010	124	132	114	52d	—	—	+25	28.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Naas winner well beaten subsequently in the Boodles at Cheltenham; others more likely
2	Ataboycharlie Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley	J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley	166	—	2771F7	123	122	104	33d	—	—	+20	23	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Below his best in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse last time and others look more likely here
6	Silver King Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	ht	45U120	115	118	53	33d	—	—	+23	24.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Mostly consistent performer but looks up against it on ratings
14	Scriabin Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick Griffin	153	t	P533	-	-	-	150d	—	—	+4	4.8	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Placed in a couple of juvenile hurdles in France; impossible to assess on his Irish debut
15	Ballycashin Bay J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Anthony Mullins	J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Anthony Mullins	152	h	74P557	101	122	114	60d	—	—	+12	13	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Wexford bumper winner in 2022; hurdles form leaves her with plenty to find
NR	Lark In The Mornin Bay J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J: T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	160	—	2631	130	133	113	52d	—	—	—	33.6	—	—
Boodles winner; more to come from him in all likelihood and looks a major player here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Anotherway	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Billericay Dickie	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ascending	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Montecam	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Rainbow Trail	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mighty Bandit	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Arctic Gale	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Tounsivator	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fenway Park	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Eagle Fang	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ataboycharlie	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Silver King	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Scriabin	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Ballycashin	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lark In The Mornin

33.6

OR: 20 Form: 13.6 Odds: 0

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2nd

Eagle Fang

28.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 8.9 Odds: 0.9

22/1

3rd

Silver King

24.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Rainbow Trail

23.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Ataboycharlie

OR: 18.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Ascending

22.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Anotherway

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 12.5

11/10

Arctic Gale

14.7

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ballycashin

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Billericay Dickie

9.5

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Tounsivator

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Mighty Bandit

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Scriabin

4.8

OR: 0 Form: 4.7 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Montecam

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Fenway Park

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ascending	131	141	114
Lark In The Mornin	130	133	113
Rainbow Trail	125	128	97
Eagle Fang	124	132	114
Ataboycharlie	123	122	104
Silver King	115	118	53
Ballycashin	101	122	114
Anotherway	—	142	116
Billericay Dickie	—	131	74
Montecam	—	119	107
Mighty Bandit	—	134	124
Arctic Gale	—	—	—
Tounsivator	—	132	99
Fenway Park	—	124	92
Scriabin	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Billericay Dickie	13d ago	Quick return
Montecam	19d ago	Fit
Anotherway	33d ago	Fit
Tounsivator	33d ago	Fit
Ataboycharlie	33d ago	Fit
Silver King	33d ago	Fit
Rainbow Trail	41d ago	Fit
Mighty Bandit	49d ago	Fresh
Eagle Fang	52d ago	Fresh
Lark In The Mornin	52d ago	Fresh
Ballycashin	60d ago	Fresh
Ascending	82d ago	Fresh
Fenway Park	104d ago	Long break
Scriabin	150d ago	Long break
Arctic Gale	209d ago	Long break