February 03 / 14.30 Punchestown

14.30

Soft To Heavy

Ladbrokes ‘Get Rewarded With Ladbucks’ Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 3f 92y
  • 14 runners
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Ladbrokes ‘Get Rewarded With Ladbucks’ Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £18.90
  • Place: £4.60

Form: 074

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won a low-grade heavy ground Ffos Las handicap when trained in the UK; picked up for 8,000GNS at the sales in September; first two runs for this yard were poor but a lot more like it in a 2m maiden hurdle at Naas on testing ground last week, shaping like this trip would suit; gets a nice bit of weight from her rivals and she is an interesting runner.
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16

(2)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 6f 55y

17:25 Listowel

Drusilla

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Cian Collins

First reserve; won a 1m2f heavy ground Ffos Las handicap last year off 55 for the Kublers; has been hurdling for current yard and scored in a heavy ground Punchestown maiden in February over an extended 2m3f; way below that level in a Newcastle novice hurdle when last seen later that month; stable among the winners recently.

3rd

4

22nd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

13:35 Newcastle

Drusilla

10st 10lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Cian Collins

Both wins on heavy ground, over 1m2f on the Flat and last time reeling in one of Willie Mullins' lesser lights in a Punchestown maiden over an extended 2m3f; as that day, she's a 4yo filly getting the allowances.

10/11

1st

14

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 92y

14:30 Punchestown

Drusilla

10st 7lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Cian Collins

midfield, slow jump 3rd, mistake and pushed along briefly 6th

14/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 262-40 BF

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper and was placed in a maiden hurdle for Nicky Henderson, both on good ground; decent effort on debut for Willie Mullins when a 5.75l fourth of 18 off 111 in a handicap hurdle at Cork (2m4f, soft); bitterly disappointing at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting; hard to know what to expect after that.
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6

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

14:10 Navan

Johnny Blue

11st 7lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

midfield, brought down 6th

7/2

2nd

4

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 92y

14:30 Punchestown

Johnny Blue

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

midfield early, rushed up and raced in second behind clear leader after 1st, pressed leader 2nd

11/2

2nd

4

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 92y

14:30 Punchestown

Johnny Blue

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

midfield early, rushed up and raced in second behind clear leader after 1st, pressed leader 2nd

11/2

9/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 728135

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark under Rules' in a Sligo bumper on soft ground in August; finished fifth in a listed mares hurdle at Thurles on her first start for this stable (Folly Beach behind); jumping wasn't great that day and she is probably best watched here.
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6th

10

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:35 Listowel

Love At Sea

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Edward F Power

Point/bumper winner and added a maiden hurdle to her tally when game in victory at Cork (2m1f, good); brings momentum into handicaps.

4/1

12

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 20y

13:30 Cork

Love At Sea

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Edward F Power

Bumper winner; rated 108 after six starts over hurdles; finished a 4l second of 15 in a Ballinrobe maiden (17.5f, good) on latest after a 138 day break; should strip fitter now and she's a big player.

5/2

Form: 76459

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Mild promise in a trio of maidens; ran really well over this C&D when fifth of 19 on his handicap debut in November; failed to build on that at Leopardstown on latest and cheekpieces now reached for; probably best watched.
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12

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

15:15 Wexford

Stay Gold

11st 4lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: C A Murphy

Top-rated of the four holding a mark; ran on well to take third in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in April (2m3f, yielding); stepped up in trip and denied by a nose when slightly hampered at the last fence back at that track last time (2m7f, good to yielding); the trip of this race is up his alley.

3/1

9

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

16:20 Punchestown

Stay Gold

11st 4lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: C A Murphy

Showed ability fourth in a heavy ground maiden hurdle at this venue in February (reportedly coughed post race); comes into the reckoning on the evidence of his staying-on run in the final of the Adare Manor Opportunity Series at the festival meeting; enough stamina in the pedigree to encourage support.

4/1

3rd

25

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Stay Gold

11st 2lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: C A Murphy

Best run yet when fourth in a heavy ground maiden hurdle here last time (reportedly coughed post race); his better runs have come on softer ground than this.

40/1

Form: 424406

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Flat winner is 0-7 over hurdles and rated 108; didn't run badly in a Listed mares race at Thurles when behind Love At Sea on latest (2m, good) but very different ground to deal with here; well-treated by the conditions of the race though and has a chance if handling the ground.
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13th

17

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:35 Galway

Folly Beach

11st 7lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: M A Molloy

Only win came on the Flat in 2023; back to something like her best with a third at Tipperary on penultimate start but not as good at Killarney since and this is tough race to try and break the maiden tag.

25/1

7th

12

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Folly Beach

11st 2lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: M A Molloy

Running well in defeat on the Flat prior to her return to hurdles when third, not beaten far by Queenofthelodge; might have finished closer without a late error that day but best form has come on quicker ground than what is likely here.

12/1

10

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Folly Beach

11st 6lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: M A Molloy

Pulled up on last two hurdle starts in the spring; showed some promise in two runs on the Flat, especially last time at the Curragh when finishing close fourth of 16 (1m4f, good); needs to convert that promise now back hurdling.

25/1

Form: 10-062

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper on heavy on debut; best effort over hurdles on her latest start when a 2.5l second of ten over this C&D (soft); tongue tie now added to the hood; should go well again.
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3

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:55 Wexford

Miss Mini Bee

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Bumper winner has been running respectably over hurdles; finished a 4.75l third of 13 at Gowran (2m4f, heavy) last month; same mark here but quicker ground a query.

5/1

3rd

3

7th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:43 Gowran Park

Miss Mini Bee

11st 5lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: Patrick T Foley

Bumper winner is 0-11 hurdling but good second in Punchestown maiden (2m4f, soft) last season; solid form of late in handicaps; dropped 1lb for latest fifth at Punchestown and capable 7lb claimer aboard.

8/1

5th

4

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 55y

15:30 Fairyhouse

Miss Mini Bee

11st 6lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Patrick T Foley

Bumper winner is 0-10 hurdling but good second in 2m4f Punchestown maiden (soft) last season; okay form of late in handicaps but needs to improve to play a major role.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: F48

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best effort a 5l fourth of 19 in a maiden hurdle at Navan (2m) in December on good ground; keen and well beaten upped to 2m4f on soft ground at Fairyhouse latest; tongue tie now tried; best watched.
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4th

2

2nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:30 Clonmel

Along The Way

11st 0lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Maiden over hurdles and fences is out of his depth in this company; handicaps will suit better in time.

100/1

6th

1

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:25 Leopardstown

Along The Way

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

A 107-rated hurdler whose chasing debut at Gowran four months ago suggests he is unlikely to feature.

50/1

Form: 0-602

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Didn't cut much ice in three maiden hurdles but much better on handicap debut over this C&D in January, beaten 1l off 109; place claims at least on that form.
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11th

7

9th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 150y

18:38 Roscommon

Lehaunstown

11st 12lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Barry Connell

0-5 and rated 109 over timber; fell early on when 33-1 for chase debut in a beginners' at Kilbeggan last week and best hurdles run came on soft ground; probably best watched.

22/1

6

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 80y

16:22 Kilbeggan

Lehaunstown

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Lightly raced and his best run was when second off 105 in a soft-ground handicap hurdle in January; will need to improve plenty for fences to be winning this.

14/1

6

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 80y

16:22 Kilbeggan

Lehaunstown

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Lightly raced and his best run was when second off 105 in a soft-ground handicap hurdle in January; will need to improve plenty for fences to be winning this.

14/1

Form: 444

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Flat winner; handed a rating of 103 after three fourth places in a trio of maiden hurdles; gets weight from the boys and her jockey takes off another 7lb; could sneak into the frame at a price.
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5th

6

20th Jan 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

13:50 Down Royal

Beautiful Chaos

11st 2lb

J: Shane Markey

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual-purpose; 1-29 on Flat; 0-6 over hurdles; her sole Flat win came over three years ago, but she had fair form in 2025, including when second in a 1m5f handicap at this venue; well clear of the remainder when chasing home an easy winner at Tramore on New Year's Day.

5/1

6

(5)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 6f 55y

17:25 Listowel

Beautiful Chaos

9st 10lb

J: Shane Markey

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Record of 1-27 with her win coming three years ago doesn't inspire hugely, but she has been running well in defeat recently; beaten a head at Down Royal in first-time cheekpieces off 62 in July (1m5f, good); creditable runs at Galway and Killarney following that (a neck behind Ehteyat at Killarney); interesting.

8/1

5

(1)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 6f 80y

19:41 Killarney

Beautiful Chaos

9st 11lb

J: Shane Markey

T: Ross O’Sullivan

No win since 2022 but went agonisingly close to ending the drought at Down Royal last month (1m5f, good) in first-time cheekpieces; merit in Galway fourth since so remains of interest.

15/2

Form: /322-P

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Rated 110; bumper winner was placed in his first three maiden hurdles; trip may have been too far for his handicap debut at Gowran on latest; this test should suit better and the hood returns; claims.
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1

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

15:15 Wexford

Diamboy Des Carres

11st 12lb

J: Mr A Harney

T: Sean Thomas Doyle

Rated 108; bumper winner was placed in his first three maiden hurdles in soft conditions; pulled up at Gowran on return from a 427-day absence (3m, soft to heavy); made little impression in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last time (2m3f, heavy); others preferred

22/1

11th

2

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 92y

14:30 Punchestown

Diamboy Des Carres

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Sean Thomas Doyle

held up in rear, hampered by faller 2nd

11/1

11th

2

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 92y

14:30 Punchestown

Diamboy Des Carres

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Sean Thomas Doyle

held up in rear, hampered by faller 2nd

11/1

Form: 6702

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner on good ground; rated 107; best effort to date over hurdles when touched off in a Naas maiden (19.5f, good to yielding) in December; yard is in top form but he may need better ground than he's likely to encounter here.
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5th

14

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Hills Of Glory

11st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Off the mark in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle but beaten 10l when behind several of these at Tipperary a fortnight ago; yard's second-string.

22/1

6

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Hills Of Glory

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Lightly-raced 8yo; Fair fifth at Kilbeggan on penultimate start off the same mark; workmanlike winner of a maiden hurdle last time at Downpatrick (2m3f, good); this will be just his second run in a handicap so he is entitled to continue improving.

9/2

Form: 3244P-

Last run: 288 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Is 0-8 over hurdles but has run well in defeat, including in a maiden hurdle over this C&D; never travelled when pulled up at Tramore when last seen in April; has the ability to figure but might need this run.
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5th

8

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:42 Tramore

Pirate Island

11st 7lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Paul Patrick Moloney

14-race maiden over hurdles; has won a point but was pulled up before two out in the hunter chase won by Lawful Ruler at Cork a fortnight ago.

20/1

11

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:35 Cork

Pirate Island

12st 0lb

J: Mr A T Feeney

T: Paul Patrick Moloney

14-race maiden over hurdles; points form not strong enough to suggest he can feature.

33/1

12

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 203y

19:20 Clonmel

Pirate Island

11st 1lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Philip Fenton

Is 0-13 over hurdles; best form on testing ground so rain would be welcomed; not a bad effort on good to yielding last time when tried in blinkers; each-way claims.

14/1

Form: 5-P099

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner; standout effort under Rules an 8l second of 16 in a 2m Gowran maiden on heavy ground on her second start; hasn't matched that since and has struggled in handicaps on her last three starts; others preferred.
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5

2nd Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Jokers n Clowns

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

unruly at the post, unseated rider start

5/1

Form: 5P56-

Last run: 287 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Two-time Flat winner, including on heavy ground; earned a rating of 93 after three maiden hurdles and struggled on her handicap debut at Tramore in April; off since poor run on the Flat at York in June; hard to fancy.
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9

(6)

4th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

16:02 Curragh

Queen Of Seduction

11st 3lb

J: Miss A Hourigan

T: G T Hourigan

Inferior hurdler to some in here but running well in that scene when last sighted in the spring; has won twice on the Flat and the ground was heavy for one of those.

20/1

4th

8

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Queen Of Seduction

11st 4lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: G T Hourigan

in touch with leaders, switched left after 3 out, headway before 2 out, went fourth approaching last, stayed on

11/1

4th

8

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Queen Of Seduction

11st 4lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: G T Hourigan

in touch with leaders, switched left after 3 out, headway before 2 out, went fourth approaching last, stayed on

11/1

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Payout
Exacta €62.00
Straight Forecast €73.77
Trifecta €733.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Drusilla

The Irish Sun:

Diamboy Des Carres

TOPSPEED:

Folly Beach

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Drusilla

POSTDATA:

Drusilla