Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1) – Punchestown

Punchestown

14:10

Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2024-11-23

Distance 2m148y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €88,500

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	State Man Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	11111-	169	172	153	204d	—	—	+13	74.8	4/9 69%
Reigning champion will be very hard to beat in his bid to win this for the third time
7	Brighterdaysahead Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	1121-1	153	164	142	22d	—	—	+20	42.4	11/4 27%
Might just prove better over further and has to improve but a very intriguing runner
1	Daddy Long Legs Chestnut J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	166	—	1-5013	149	151	127	22d	—	—	+27	33.7	14/1 7%
Below his best after a sloppy round of jumping behind Brighterdaysahead at Down Royal
3	Sir Gerhard Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	10134-	150	158	124	204d	—	—	+30	35.7	20/1 5%
Well beaten behind State Man at the festival here when last seen; others preferred
6	Winter Fog Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	1-4143	150	156	140	48d	—	—	+30	32.8	50/1 2%
No match for Daddy Long Legs at Tipperary last time and unlikely to be a factor here
2	No Looking Back Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Oliver McKiernan	166	t	3/P-2P	132	139	69	142d	—	—	+20	21.4	500/1 0%
Second to Beacon Edge at Ballinrobe was a good effort; looks out of his depth here though
4	Smooth Tom Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	166	p	150-2U	130	130	109	22d	—	—	+19	20.5	500/1 0%
In good form on the Flat before unseating early at Down Royal latest; up against it here
NR	Lossiemouth Grey J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	159	—	1/111-	156	165	152	203d	—	—	—	33.5	—
What she does should determine whether the Champion Hurdle or Mares' Hurdle is her target

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
State Man	2/5	2/5	2/5	2/5	4/9
Brighterdaysahead	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	11/4
Daddy Long Legs	14/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Sir Gerhard	20/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Winter Fog	50/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
No Looking Back	500/1	150/1	200/1	150/1	200/1
Smooth Tom	500/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1
Lossiemouth	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

State Man

74.8

OR: 29.8 Form: 25 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Brighterdaysahead

42.4

OR: 25.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Sir Gerhard

35.7

OR: 25 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Daddy Long Legs

33.7

OR: 24.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Lossiemouth

33.5

OR: 26.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Winter Fog

32.8

OR: 25 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

50/1

No Looking Back

21.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 0.5

500/1

Smooth Tom

20.5

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
State Man	169	172	153
Lossiemouth	156	165	152
Brighterdaysahead	153	164	142
Sir Gerhard	150	158	124
Winter Fog	150	156	140
Daddy Long Legs	149	151	127
No Looking Back	132	139	69
Smooth Tom	130	130	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brighterdaysahead	22d ago	Fit
Daddy Long Legs	22d ago	Fit
Smooth Tom	22d ago	Fit
Winter Fog	48d ago	Fresh
No Looking Back	142d ago	Long break
Lossiemouth	203d ago	Long break
State Man	204d ago	Long break
Sir Gerhard	204d ago	Long break