Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

13:50

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-12-09

Distance 2m12y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners (9)

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
2	Newbrook Diamond Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	O1-2	-	112	27	30d	—	—	-24	19.2	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Clear of the remainder when second to a short-priced favourite at Naas, obvious chance now
1	Espresso Milan Brown J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	427-	-	-	-	221d	—	—	-21	14.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Interesting recruit for the champion trainer, shaped well in a 2m3f Punchestown bumper
5	Blue Velvet Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	159	—	U/173-	-	-	-	275d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Kept good company in bumpers last season, helps to give Willie Mullins a strong hand here
7	Fly Away Home Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Dam won over hurdles for Charles Byrnes and has produced four winners for the yard
3	Strange Currency Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Gearoid O'Loughlin	J:Ben Harvey T:Gearoid O'Loughlin	166	—	4-U5	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Likely to find this test too demanding on the evidence of three point-to-point starts
4	Themorethemerrier Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Martin Brassil	J:Mark Walsh T:Martin Brassil	166	—	—	-	54	19	30d	—	—	-2	0.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
6	Boston Breeze Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Liam P Cusack	J:Brian Hayes T:Liam P Cusack	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Dam bumper/hurdle/chase winner, sister to useful hurdle/chase winner Everglow
8	Takemebacktodakota Bay J:Conor Lamon(7) T:Adrian Sexton	J:Conor Lamon(7) T:Adrian Sexton	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Unraced dam is closely related to high-class hurdle/chase winner Total Recall
9	The Cobblers Wife Bay J:Michael J Doyle(7) T:Gordon Michael Doyle	J:Michael J Doyle(7) T:Gordon Michael Doyle	159	—	—	-	43	-	26d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Newbrook Diamond	11/10	11/10	6/5
Espresso Milan	13/8	6/4	11/8
Blue Velvet	3/1	3/1	11/4
Fly Away Home	28/1	28/1	28/1
Strange Currency	50/1	50/1	50/1
Themorethemerrier	66/1	50/1	40/1
Boston Breeze	66/1	66/1	50/1
Takemebacktodakota	66/1	66/1	50/1
The Cobblers Wife	100/1	100/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Newbrook Diamond

19.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 14.2

6/5

2nd

Espresso Milan

14.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 11.4

13/8

3rd

Blue Velvet

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Fly Away Home

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

28/1

Strange Currency

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

50/1

Themorethemerrier

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

66/1

Boston Breeze

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Takemebacktodakota

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

The Cobblers Wife

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Newbrook Diamond	—	112	27
Espresso Milan	—	—	—
Blue Velvet	—	—	—
Fly Away Home	—	—	—
Strange Currency	—	—	—
Themorethemerrier	—	54	19
Boston Breeze	—	—	—
Takemebacktodakota	—	—	—
The Cobblers Wife	—	43	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Cobblers Wife	26d ago	Fit
Newbrook Diamond	30d ago	Fit
Themorethemerrier	30d ago	Fit
Espresso Milan	221d ago	Long break
Blue Velvet	275d ago	Long break
Fly Away Home	—	—
Strange Currency	—	—
Boston Breeze	—	—
Takemebacktodakota	—	—