Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

13:10

Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-01-26

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Weather Overcast

Temp 6°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 19%

Winning Time 4m 21.80s (slow by 32.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Leader d'Allier (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	1/4F	Won
2nd	Straight John (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	3/1	9
3rd	Laxxio (GB) Danny Mullins · Anthony Mullins	10/1	12
4th	Cherry Pink (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · William Durkan	50/1	6.5
5th	Cloudio (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	18/1	7
6th	Eyetrap (GB) Kevin Sexton · Aidan Melia	16/1	13
7th	Boston Fire (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	200/1	4.5
8th	Woodie Campelltown (IRE) Alex Harvey · Rosemary Connors	200/1	1.5
9th	Sylkie (GB) Cian Quirke · Daniel John Howard	200/1	6.5
10th	Fulminis Instar (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Ross O'Sullivan	50/1	1.75
11th	Banphrionsa Alainn (IRE) Adam Leahy · Anthony Mullins	125/1	13
12th	Question Asked (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Tom Dreaper	200/1	7
13th	Zarushio (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Tom Dreaper	200/1	4.75
14th	Jetstream Jeff (IRE) Mr A O Harrington · Peter McCreery	200/1	1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Leader d'Allier Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	11-112	-	118	58	31d	—	—	-45	20	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Made all - went clear before last - readily(op 2/9)
10	Straight John Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	6	-	113	53	31d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Not disgraced on debut at Leopardstown; can get involved with normal improvement
6	Laxxio Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:Anthony Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Anthony Mullins	166	—	F4	-	103	71	15d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Faller on debut when well beaten in race Leader d'Allier was runner-up; 25l 4th last time
3	Eyetrap Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Aidan Melia	J:Kevin Sexton T:Aidan Melia	166	—	46	-	98	87	—	—	—	-4	1.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Record of 2-7 on Flat; well beaten in m'den hurdles and on AW latest; more time needed
2	Cloudio Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	—	12-0	-	-	-	58d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-4	1.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Midfield - headway before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1)
4	Fulminis Instar Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Ross O'Sullivan	166	—	FP-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Midfield - not fluent 2nd - weakened before 2 out(op 66/1)
14	Cherry Pink Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:William Durkan	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:William Durkan	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Five-time Flat winner is rated 64 in that sphere; others preferred
13	Banphrionsa Alainn Grey J:Adam Leahy(7) T:Anthony Mullins	J:Adam Leahy(7) T:Anthony Mullins	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Always behind(op 80/1)
1	Boston Fire Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	166	t	PP-PS	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Failed to complete two points; same story on Rules bow; SU last time when always behind
5	Jetstream Jeff Bay J:Mr A O Harrington(7) T:Peter McCreery	J:Mr A O Harrington(7) T:Peter McCreery	166	—	PU0	-	37	-	17d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Failed to complete opening points and tailed off on hurdling debut; unlikely.
11	Woodie Campelltown Bay J:Alex Harvey T:Rosemary Connors	J:Alex Harvey T:Rosemary Connors	166	—	P2P-0	-	-	-	243d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Runner-up in only completed point; tailed off on Rules bow; unlikely.
12	Zarushio Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Tom Dreaper	J:Keith Donoghue T:Tom Dreaper	166	—	9	-	31	-	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Tailed off on debut at Fairyhouse at 200-1; ruled out
15	Question Asked Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Tom Dreaper	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Tom Dreaper	159	—	—	-	29	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Always behind(tchd 250/1)
16	Sylkie Chestnut J:Cian Quirke T:Daniel John Howard	J:Cian Quirke T:Daniel John Howard	159	—	—	-	60	-	23d	—	—	-2	0.6	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Three-time winner on Flat at Galway; tailed off on hurdles debut latest
NR	Maxfort Bay J:Daniel King T:N Stokes	J:Daniel King T:N Stokes	166	—	3	-	116	68	23d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Outran 40-1 odds on debut at Cork when 5l behind a Willie Mullins rival; place chance
NR	Sharu Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	70	-	-	-	1d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Should improve from a bumper run, stable has a strong candidate here in Kilgame

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Leader d'Allier	2/9	2/9	1/4	2/9	1/4
Straight John	10/3	10/3	16/5	11/4	11/4
Laxxio	10/1	8/1	8/1	11/1	9/1
Eyetrap	22/1	16/1	16/1	20/1	16/1
Cloudio	25/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Fulminis Instar	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Cherry Pink	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	33/1
Banphrionsa Alainn	125/1	80/1	100/1	125/1	66/1
Boston Fire	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Jetstream Jeff	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Woodie Campelltown	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	125/1
Zarushio	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Question Asked	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Sylkie	125/1	100/1	100/1	200/1	50/1
Maxfort	-	-	-	-	-
Sharu	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Leader d'Allier

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Straight John

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Maxfort

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Laxxio

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

11/1

Eyetrap

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

22/1

Cloudio

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

25/1

Cherry Pink

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

50/1

Fulminis Instar

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Banphrionsa Alainn

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125/1

Sylkie

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

200/1

Boston Fire

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Jetstream Jeff

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Woodie Campelltown

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Zarushio

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Question Asked

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Sharu

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Leader d'Allier	—	118	58
Straight John	—	113	53
Laxxio	—	103	71
Eyetrap	—	98	87
Cloudio	—	—	—
Fulminis Instar	—	—	—
Cherry Pink	—	—	—
Banphrionsa Alainn	—	—	—
Boston Fire	—	—	—
Jetstream Jeff	—	37	—
Woodie Campelltown	—	—	—
Zarushio	—	31	—
Question Asked	—	29	—
Sylkie	—	60	—
Maxfort	—	116	68
Sharu	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sharu	1d ago	Quick return
Zarushio	11d ago	Quick return
Laxxio	15d ago	Fit
Jetstream Jeff	17d ago	Fit
Boston Fire	18d ago	Fit
Question Asked	18d ago	Fit
Sylkie	23d ago	Fit
Maxfort	23d ago	Fit
Leader d'Allier	31d ago	Fit
Straight John	31d ago	Fit
Cloudio	58d ago	Fresh
Woodie Campelltown	243d ago	Long break
Eyetrap	—	—
Fulminis Instar	—	—
Cherry Pink	—	—
Banphrionsa Alainn	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Woodie Campelltown	Prominent
Cloudio	Mid-Pack
Fulminis Instar	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 16 runners classified.