William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Maiden Hurdle

Punchestown

15:50

Date 2024-10-15

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Winning Time 4m 56.80s (slow by 16.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mister Pink (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	8/11F	Won
2nd	Ballysax Hank (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Brendan W Duke	11/10	1.5
3rd	Ballyharney (IRE) Eoin G Kelly · Adrian Murray	22/1	27
4th	Cresthill (IRE) Philip Byrnes · Michael Flannery	50/1	2.75
5th	Sonny Fella (GB) Jody McGarvey · W M Roper	66/1	1.5
6th	Spread The Faith (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	50/1	14
7th	Isthereonemoreinme (IRE) Gavin Brouder · D E Fitzgerald	100/1	3.75
8th	Riveria (IRE) Carl Millar · Mrs Prunella Dobbs	20/1	19

Runners (8)

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
5	Mister Pink Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	2/12-	-	115	102	371d	—	—	-32	22.2	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Last year's second having his first run since; goes well fresh
2	Ballysax Hank Chestnut J:Kieren Buckley T:Brendan W Duke	J:Kieren Buckley T:Brendan W Duke	166	—	8-5212	-	122	64	23d	—	—	-24	11.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Fine hurdles debut second at Listowel; drop back in trip could suit and major chance
7	Riveria Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Mrs Prunella Dobbs	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Mrs Prunella Dobbs	164	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
A 10,000euros buy; hooded for debut, market probably best guide
1	Ballyharney Grey J:Eoin G Kelly(7) T:Adrian Murray	J:Eoin G Kelly(7) T:Adrian Murray	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Unlikely type to make an immediate impact
8	Spread The Faith Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	157	—	90-9	-	58	29	92d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Nothing as yet in two bumpers and a maiden hurdle
3	Cresthill Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:Michael Flannery	J:Philip Byrnes T:Michael Flannery	166	—	521-07	-	64	31	20d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won a maiden point at Loughanmore in April but two moderate runs over hurdles since
6	Sonny Fella Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:W M Roper	J:Jody McGarvey T:W M Roper	166	p	0/50-8	-	93	-	10d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Soundly beaten in three maiden runs, most recently after year's absence at Gowran
4	Isthereonemoreinme Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:D E Fitzgerald	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:D E Fitzgerald	166	—	B7	-	76	65	12d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Two recent maiden runs don't suggest he'll be a factor here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mister Pink	4/6	8/11	8/11	8/11	4/6
Ballysax Hank	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	13/8
Riveria	25/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ballyharney	28/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Spread The Faith	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Cresthill	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Sonny Fella	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Isthereonemoreinme	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mister Pink

22.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 18.7

8/11

2nd

Ballysax Hank

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

13/8

3rd

Riveria

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

25/1

Ballyharney

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Spread The Faith

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Cresthill

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Sonny Fella

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Isthereonemoreinme

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mister Pink	—	115	102
Ballysax Hank	—	122	64
Riveria	—	—	—
Ballyharney	—	—	—
Spread The Faith	—	58	29
Cresthill	—	64	31
Sonny Fella	—	93	—
Isthereonemoreinme	—	76	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sonny Fella	10d ago	Quick return
Isthereonemoreinme	12d ago	Quick return
Cresthill	20d ago	Fit
Ballysax Hank	23d ago	Fit
Spread The Faith	92d ago	Long break
Mister Pink	371d ago	Long break
Riveria	—	—
Ballyharney	—	—