Ladbrokes Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

18:50

Ladbrokes Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-05-13

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,068

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 6.4°C

Wind 12mph W

Rain 50%

Runners (11)

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	Lemmy Caution Grey J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	/5336-	-	-	-	38d	—	—	-15	12	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Expensively bought after debut point win but bumper form nothing special; Kennedy rides
10	Vienna Storm Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	5-	-	-	-	108d	—	—	-16	6.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Pulled too hard for bumper debut; of obvious interest given rider/trainer combo
8	The Rebel Fox Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ross O'Sullivan	166	h	3225-	-	114	64	66d	—	—	-6	12.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Placed in all three points; not a bad run when fifth on hurdles bow; place chance
6	Quest For Answers Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:M F Morris	J:Mike O'Connor T:M F Morris	166	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	15	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Purchased for 170,000GBP following wide-margin point win; interesting
11	Will Wilde Grey J:Sean Flanagan T:Liz Doyle	J:Sean Flanagan T:Liz Doyle	166	tp	/82P6/	-	118	-	501d	—	—	-8	5.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Bumper winner has been off the track 501 days and is best watched
4	Papagei Chestnut J:James Smith(5) T:Thomas Gibney	J:James Smith(5) T:Thomas Gibney	166	—	7F5-	-	100	64	39d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
No wins since 2024; three m'den hurdle runs for new yard suggest he's best watched
5	Plastic Paddy Bay J:Cian Cullinan(7) T:Tom McGuinness	J:Cian Cullinan(7) T:Tom McGuinness	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Seven-time AW winner in Britain; no wins since 2024; hopes rest on hurdles sparking him
NR	Captains Speech Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	1/22-	-	127	86	33d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Point winner sets the standard following runner-up finishes in both hurdle starts
NR	Nopresentliketime Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	5/254-	106	109	83	37d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Decent runs over hurdles without showing much progression; second string
NR	That's It Paddy Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:P J O'Hanlon T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	166	—	4P-6	-	-	-	1d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Fourth on point debut but next two runs uninspiring; this looks a tough task.
NR	Union Boy Bay J:Cian Quirke T:M O Quigley	J:Cian Quirke T:M O Quigley	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Workforce gelding; dam point/2m5f hurdle winner; trainer 3-137 over hurdles

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lemmy Caution	2/1	15/8	15/8
Vienna Storm	7/2	10/3	4/1
The Rebel Fox	4/1	4/1	4/1
Quest For Answers	11/2	6/1	5/1
Will Wilde	17/2	7/1	15/2
Papagei	15/2	13/2	7/1
Plastic Paddy	250/1	125/1	200/1
Captains Speech	-	-	-
Nopresentliketime	-	-	-
That's It Paddy	-	-	-
Union Boy	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Quest For Answers

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

6/1

2nd

Nopresentliketime

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

The Rebel Fox

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 6.9 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Lemmy Caution

OR: 0 Form: 3.6 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Captains Speech

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Vienna Storm

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

4/1

Will Wilde

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

17/2

Papagei

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Plastic Paddy

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

That's It Paddy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Union Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nopresentliketime	106	109	83
Lemmy Caution	—	—	—
Vienna Storm	—	—	—
The Rebel Fox	—	114	64
Quest For Answers	—	—	—
Will Wilde	—	118	—
Papagei	—	100	64
Plastic Paddy	—	—	—
Captains Speech	—	127	86
That's It Paddy	—	—	—
Union Boy	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
That's It Paddy	1d ago	Quick return
Captains Speech	33d ago	Fit
Nopresentliketime	37d ago	Fit
Lemmy Caution	38d ago	Fit
Papagei	39d ago	Fit
The Rebel Fox	66d ago	Fresh
Vienna Storm	108d ago	Long break
Will Wilde	501d ago	Long break
Quest For Answers	—	—
Plastic Paddy	—	—
Union Boy	—	—