Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

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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

Runners 16

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.4°C

Wind 7mph SE

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7	Leader d'Allier b Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	166	t	11-112	-	118	58	31d	—	—	-45	20	1/4 80%
10	Straight John b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	166	t	6	-	113	53	31d	—	—	-15	6.2	10/3 23%
Not disgraced on debut at Leopardstown; can get involved with normal improvement
6	Laxxio ch Danny Mullins · Anthony Mullins	Danny Mullins · Anthony Mullins	166	—	F4	-	103	71	15d	—	—	-7	2.7	11/1 8%
Faller on debut when well beaten in race Leader d'Allier was runner-up; 25l 4th last time
3	Eyetrap b Kevin Sexton · Aidan Melia	Kevin Sexton · Aidan Melia	166	—	46	-	98	87	—	—	—	-4	1.7	22/1 4%
Record of 2-7 on Flat; well beaten in m'den hurdles and on AW latest; more time needed
2	Cloudio b Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	166	—	12-0	-	-	-	58d	—	—	-4	1.5	25/1 4%
4	Fulminis Instar b Shane Fitzgerald · Ross O'Sullivan	Shane Fitzgerald · Ross O'Sullivan	166	—	FP-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	66/1 1%
14	Cherry Pink b Patrick M O'Brien(5) · William Durkan	Patrick M O'Brien(5) · William Durkan	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	50/1 2%
Five-time Flat winner is rated 64 in that sphere; others preferred
13	Banphrionsa Alainn gr Adam Leahy(7) · Anthony Mullins	Adam Leahy(7) · Anthony Mullins	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	125/1 1%
1	Boston Fire b Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	166	t	PP-PS	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Failed to complete two points; same story on Rules bow; SU last time when always behind
5	Jetstream Jeff b Mr A O Harrington(7) · Peter McCreery	Mr A O Harrington(7) · Peter McCreery	166	—	PU0	-	37	-	17d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Failed to complete opening points and tailed off on hurdling debut; unlikely.
11	Woodie Campelltown b Alex Harvey · Rosemary Connors	Alex Harvey · Rosemary Connors	166	—	P2P-0	-	-	-	243d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Runner-up in only completed point; tailed off on Rules bow; unlikely.
12	Zarushio b Keith Donoghue · Tom Dreaper	Keith Donoghue · Tom Dreaper	166	—	9	-	31	-	11d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
Tailed off on debut at Fairyhouse at 200-1; ruled out
15	Question Asked b Conor Stone-Walsh · Tom Dreaper	Conor Stone-Walsh · Tom Dreaper	159	—	—	-	29	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	250/1 0%
16	Sylkie ch Cian Quirke · Daniel John Howard	Cian Quirke · Daniel John Howard	159	—	—	-	60	-	23d	—	—	-2	0.6	200/1 0%
Three-time winner on Flat at Galway; tailed off on hurdles debut latest
NR	Maxfort b Daniel King · N Stokes	Daniel King · 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 b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · 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
Leader d'Allier	31d ago	Fit
Straight John	31d ago	Fit
Laxxio	15d ago	Fit
Eyetrap	—	—
Cloudio	58d ago	Fresh
Fulminis Instar	—	—
Cherry Pink	—	—
Banphrionsa Alainn	—	—
Boston Fire	18d ago	Fit
Jetstream Jeff	17d ago	Fit
Woodie Campelltown	243d ago	Long break
Zarushio	11d ago	Quick return
Question Asked	18d ago	Fit
Sylkie	23d ago	Fit
Maxfort	23d ago	Fit
Sharu	1d ago	Quick return

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