John Ross Memorial Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

3:10

John Ross Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-02-19

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Runners 24

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR	Monza Man b TBC · Timothy Doyle	· Timothy Doyle	166	—	0-8	-	71	54	10d	—	—	—	0	—
First reserve; mid-division in a bumper and a maiden hurdle; others much more likely
NR	Zefiro Dodville b TBC · Gordon Elliott	· Gordon Elliott	166	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	10	—
Second reserve; Won a maiden point for Colin Bowe; strong French pedigree;deserves respect
1	Abbeydale b Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	166	t	024	-	115	39	20d	—	—	—	3.5	—
Soundly beaten over C&D last month; others preferred here
2	Ambitious Approach b Mike O'Connor(5) · Sean Aherne	Mike O'Connor(5) · Sean Aherne	166	—	08	-	99	23	10d	—	—	—	0	—
Well beaten in a pair of maiden hurdles; steps up in trip here; needs this for a mark
3	Any Luck Colm b Shane O'Callaghan(7) · C A Mcbratney	Shane O'Callaghan(7) · C A Mcbratney	166	—	459-P0	-	61	15	7d	—	—	—	0	—
Ordinary pointer and little to recommend from two starts on the track; makes no appeal
4	Anyway b Mr E T Mellerick(7) · David Kenneth Budds	Mr E T Mellerick(7) · David Kenneth Budds	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Speedily bred newcomer and best watched
5	Buachaillbocht b L P Dempsey · T M Walsh	L P Dempsey · T M Walsh	166	—	50	-	80	-	25d	—	—	—	0	—
Better run second time when paying the price for racing too keenly; handicaps after this
6	Crafty Rascal br Sean O'Keeffe · Edward Cawley	Sean O'Keeffe · Edward Cawley	166	—	000	-	31	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—
Beaten out of sight in three hurdle starts; makes no appeal here
7	Dun Ar Aill b Darragh O'Keeffe · Paul Oflynn	Darragh O'Keeffe · Paul Oflynn	166	—	P00	-	54	7	20d	—	—	—	0	—
No show in two maiden hurdles this year and up against it here
8	Foxy Rock b Jody McGarvey · M F Morris	Jody McGarvey · M F Morris	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Stoutly bred and related to plenty of good winners; interesting newcomer
9	Hollow Sound b/br Ricky Doyle · Luke Comer	Ricky Doyle · Luke Comer	166	—	426P-5	119	126	89	52d	—	—	—	17.3	—
Had a couple of subsequent winners behind him at Leopardstown last time; could go well
10	Jeepydoff Meel b Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	166	—	533	-	119	71	20d	—	—	—	5.1	—
Best run when stepped up to this trip here last month; more needed but going the right way
11	Leading Flame b Jack Foley · Matthew J Smith	Jack Foley · Matthew J Smith	166	p	880P	-	93	73	11d	—	—	—	0	—
Poor maiden hurdle form; cheekpieces tried here but safe to pass him over
12	Micheals Magic br Conor McNamara · Liam G Obrien	Conor McNamara · Liam G Obrien	166	—	—	-	72	34	8d	—	—	—	0	—
Very green on debut at Naas last week; hard to fancy here
13	One Big Bang br Sean Flanagan · Paul Tobin	Sean Flanagan · Paul Tobin	166	—	FC-13	-	-	-	19d	—	—	—	0	—
Decent bumper debut in 2m Limerick contest last month under positive ride; best watched
14	Ounce Of Gold b J J Slevin · P A Fahy	J J Slevin · P A Fahy	166	—	9-80F	-	70	-	10d	—	—	—	0	—
Faller at Thurles last time but not disgraced at Naas on previous run; hard to fancy
15	Quirkes Gate b Michael O'Sullivan(5) · Barry Connell	Michael O'Sullivan(5) · Barry Connell	166	—	66-2	-	117	34	42d	—	—	—	5	—
Step up in trip from Naas second will suit and has a major chance here
16	Sea Road Fill b Trevor Ryan(5) · E J Ogrady	Trevor Ryan(5) · E J Ogrady	166	t	UF7	-	96	13	52d	—	—	—	0	—
No impression on his hurdles debut at Limerick; others preferred
17	Senior Chief b Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	166	—	312-2	-	118	101	94d	—	—	—	5	—
Second at Clonmel on hurdles debut in November but did plenty right; will be hard to beat
18	Take A March b Phillip Enright · Edward Cawley	Phillip Enright · Edward Cawley	166	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Hooded for his debut and best watched
19	The Vegas Raider b Keith Donoghue · K A Heffernan	Keith Donoghue · K A Heffernan	166	t	9	-	98	22	10d	—	—	—	0	—
Steps up in trip from Thurles but very much up against it here
20	Windgap Warrior b E Walsh(5) · Cian Michael Collins	E Walsh(5) · Cian Michael Collins	166	p	00	-	11	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—
Beaten a total of 254L in a pair of maiden hurdles and no conceivable chance
21	Jollie Cosmos br P J O'Hanlon(5) · P J Rothwell	P J O'Hanlon(5) · P J Rothwell	159	—	43668	-	53	-	52d	—	—	—	0.9	—
Well beaten in a bumper and a pair of maiden hurdles; nothing to recommend
22	Pirate Bonnie b Aidan Kelly(7) · Jarlath P Fahey	Aidan Kelly(7) · Jarlath P Fahey	159	—	00UU	-	71	23	8d	—	—	—	0	—
Very well-bred mare but has shown nothing on the track to match it; hard to fancy

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Hollow Sound

17.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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2nd

Zefiro Dodville

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Jeepydoff Meel

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Quirkes Gate

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Senior Chief

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Abbeydale

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Jollie Cosmos

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Monza Man

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ambitious Approach

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Any Luck Colm

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Anyway

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Buachaillbocht

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Crafty Rascal

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dun Ar Aill

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Foxy Rock

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Leading Flame

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Micheals Magic

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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One Big Bang

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ounce Of Gold

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sea Road Fill

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Take A March

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Vegas Raider

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Windgap Warrior

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Pirate Bonnie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hollow Sound Top Rated	119	126	89
Monza Man	—	71	54
Zefiro Dodville	—	—	—
Abbeydale	—	115	39
Ambitious Approach	—	99	23
Any Luck Colm	—	61	15
Anyway	—	—	—
Buachaillbocht	—	80	—
Crafty Rascal	—	31	—
Dun Ar Aill	—	54	7
Foxy Rock	—	—	—
Jeepydoff Meel	—	119	71
Leading Flame	—	93	73
Micheals Magic	—	72	34
One Big Bang	—	—	—
Ounce Of Gold	—	70	—
Quirkes Gate	—	117	34
Sea Road Fill	—	96	13
Senior Chief	—	118	101
Take A March	—	—	—
The Vegas Raider	—	98	22
Windgap Warrior	—	11	—
Jollie Cosmos	—	53	—
Pirate Bonnie	—	71	23

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Monza Man	10d ago	Quick return
Zefiro Dodville	—	—
Abbeydale	20d ago	Fit
Ambitious Approach	10d ago	Quick return
Any Luck Colm	7d ago	Quick return
Anyway	—	—
Buachaillbocht	25d ago	Fit
Crafty Rascal	21d ago	Fit
Dun Ar Aill	20d ago	Fit
Foxy Rock	—	—
Hollow Sound	52d ago	Fresh
Jeepydoff Meel	20d ago	Fit
Leading Flame	11d ago	Quick return
Micheals Magic	8d ago	Quick return
One Big Bang	19d ago	Fit
Ounce Of Gold	10d ago	Quick return
Quirkes Gate	42d ago	Fit
Sea Road Fill	52d ago	Fresh
Senior Chief	94d ago	Long break
Take A March	—	—
The Vegas Raider	10d ago	Quick return
Windgap Warrior	35d ago	Fit
Jollie Cosmos	52d ago	Fresh
Pirate Bonnie	8d ago	Quick return

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