BetVictor Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

1:55

BetVictor Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-10-15

Distance 2m95y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
11	Vitorio Piel b Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	Donagh Meyler · Emmet Mullins	166	—	1-	-	-	-	165d	—	—	-24	27.9	8/11 58%
Looked smart prospect when winning Punchestown festival bumper on debut; big player
2	Gameball b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	166	—	1	-	-	-	85d	—	—	-12	20	2/1 33%
Super easy winner of Ballinrobe bumper; makes stable debut now and big chance
3	Kovanis gr Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	166	—	116-	-	-	-	177d	—	—	-1	17.2	9/2 18%
Point winner who won on rules debut but didn't handle conditions when tailed off latest
6	O'Reilly b Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey	Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey	166	—	9/33	-	115	72	12d	—	—	-6	2.2	10/1 9%
81-rated Flat horse has finished third in last two m'den hurdle starts; needs more
14	Tellmemamema b Kieren Buckley · Edward Buckley	Kieren Buckley · Edward Buckley	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	50/1 2%
Half-sister to three winners; best watched
10	Urban War b Sean Flanagan · John Joseph Hanlon	Sean Flanagan · John Joseph Hanlon	166	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	80/1 1%
79-rated Flat horse has been unseen since 2022; likely to need this on stable/hurdle debut
1	Back To Cali b Adam Leahy(7) · John Joseph Hanlon	Adam Leahy(7) · John Joseph Hanlon	166	—	5650-5	-	91	58	157d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Maiden point-to-pointer; well beaten in two m'den hurdle starts; hard to fancy
9	The Guinness Boys b Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	166	—	—	-	4	-	21d	—	—	-2	0.6	125/1 1%
Sent off at 33-1 on debut at Listowel and completely tailed off; may need more time
7	Pavilion End ch Gavin Brouder(3) · Charles O'Brien	Gavin Brouder(3) · Charles O'Brien	166	h	/67-57	-	102	26	12d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Hurdles don't seem to have improved this AW winner on evidence of two m'den hurdle starts
12	On The High Seas b Patrick M O'Brien(5) · Dermot A McLoughlin	Patrick M O'Brien(5) · Dermot A McLoughlin	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	125/1 1%
Dam bumper winner but likely to need more time
4	Magnificent Era gr Ryan Treacy · John F Gleeson	Ryan Treacy · John F Gleeson	166	—	—	-	30	-	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
300-1 for debut and finished completely tailed off; left out of calculations
8	Premier Banner br Jack G Gilligan(5) · Paul John Gilligan	Jack G Gilligan(5) · Paul John Gilligan	166	—	R09	-	29	-	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Refused to race at Galway and tailed off in two subsequent starts; rule him out
13	Something Black br Shane O'Callaghan(5) · Kieran P Egan	Shane O'Callaghan(5) · Kieran P Egan	159	—	87-	-	-	-	220d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Tailed off when last seen in March; makes hurdling debut now but an unlikely winner
NR	Minella Hollow b Daniel King · John J Nallen	Daniel King · John J Nallen	166	—	114-4	-	96	82	25d	—	—	—	0	—
Won back-to-back bumper starts but beaten favourite last two times; bubble has burst a bit

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vitorio Piel	8/11	8/11	8/11	4/6	8/11
Gameball	2/1	15/8	2/1	15/8	7/4
Kovanis	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
O'Reilly	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Tellmemamema	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	33/1
Urban War	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	50/1
Back To Cali	125/1	100/1	100/1	150/1	150/1
The Guinness Boys	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	66/1
Pavilion End	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	100/1
On The High Seas	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	66/1
Magnificent Era	250/1	250/1	250/1	250/1	200/1
Premier Banner	200/1	200/1	200/1	250/1	200/1
Something Black	250/1	250/1	250/1	250/1	200/1
Minella Hollow	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Vitorio Piel

27.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.9

8/11

2nd

Gameball

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 10

2/1

3rd

Kovanis

17.2

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 5.2

9/2

O'Reilly

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Tellmemamema

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Urban War

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

The Guinness Boys

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125/1

On The High Seas

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125/1

Back To Cali

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Pavilion End

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Magnificent Era

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Premier Banner

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Something Black

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Minella Hollow

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vitorio Piel	—	—	—
Gameball	—	—	—
Kovanis	—	—	—
O'Reilly	—	115	72
Tellmemamema	—	—	—
Urban War	—	—	—
Back To Cali	—	91	58
The Guinness Boys	—	4	—
Pavilion End	—	102	26
On The High Seas	—	—	—
Magnificent Era	—	30	—
Premier Banner	—	29	—
Something Black	—	—	—
Minella Hollow	—	96	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Vitorio Piel	165d ago	Long break
Gameball	85d ago	Fresh
Kovanis	177d ago	Long break
O'Reilly	12d ago	Quick return
Tellmemamema	—	—
Urban War	—	—
Back To Cali	157d ago	Long break
The Guinness Boys	21d ago	Fit
Pavilion End	12d ago	Quick return
On The High Seas	—	—
Magnificent Era	21d ago	Fit
Premier Banner	19d ago	Fit
Something Black	220d ago	Long break
Minella Hollow	25d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Yielding

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