January 29 / 14.40 Punchestown

14.40

Soft

Group Ticket Deal At Festival 2024 (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6156.52
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Group Ticket Deal At Festival 2024 (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
New Bay 5yo is third foal of a Listed-placed 1m2f winner (RPR 98), herself a half-sister to French 12.5f Group 2 winner Ebiyza; won 1m4f Vichy maiden (good) on latter of two starts in France in 2022 for F H Graffard; long absence since of no concern coming from these quarters and holds a pair of Cheltenham Festival entries.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 110y

15:42 Tipperary

Billericay Dickie

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

in rear, in touch with leaders when jumped slightly left 9th, not fluent 10th

14/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 3-4

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability when staying-on fourth in 2m4f Navan maiden last month won by a stablemate of Billericay Dickie (in same ownership); going the right way but good bit more likely required here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

14:10 Perth

Find A Fortune

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Gordon Elliott

9yo who is lightly raced for his age; he needs to produce more than he managed at Leopardstown and Downpatrick last month on his first two chase starts but he wears first-time headgear today and Gordon Elliott's horses are always well worth a second look at Perth; could have a big say.

9/2

5th

2

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

17:00 Downpatrick

Find A Fortune

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Consistent if frustrating in maiden hurdles before winning a 2m4f rated event at Fairyhouse early last year (soft); a latecomer in chasing; faded late in the Leopardstown event in which the much shorter-priced Strutter flopped.

11/2

4th

2

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:25 Leopardstown

Find A Fortune

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Consistent in maiden hurdles before winning a 2m4f rated event at Fairyhouse early last year (soft); disappointed on handicap debut at Gowran; made no impact over 3m at Fairyhouse on his belated seasonal debut; latecomer to chasing now at the age of nine; can run well fresh.

12/1

Form: 3333 BF

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Consistent sort placed in all four maiden hurdles although latest remote Limerick third wasn't his best (stamina test possibly stretched him); likely place prospects again here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

11th Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 215y

19:25 Ballinrobe

Beau Walking

10st 13lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Mrs John Harrington

Had been chasing before mid-field run over hurdles at Galway; chance is not obvious unless a new headgear combination does the trick.

16/1

12th

6

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:35 Galway

Beau Walking

11st 11lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Mrs John Harrington

Badly out of form over fences of late and it was a similar story when last seen in this sphere at the back end of 2024; best efforts on slower ground than what's likely.

33/1

9th

2

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 120y

19:25 Kilbeggan

Beau Walking

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Mrs John Harrington

midfield

25/1

Form: 4-903P

Last run: 73 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best of four bumper runs when fair fourth at Ballinrobe on soft; shaped quite well when staying on from off the pace in a 2m5f maiden hurdle at Limerick but didn't jump that well when pulled up at Wexford; others preferred.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

1

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Tramps Like Us

12st 0lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: David Harry Kelly

held up in rear

14/1

7th

1

17th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 100y

17:45 Kilbeggan

Tramps Like Us

12st 0lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Harry Kelly

Best form has been on soft or heavy ground, including last month's third at Wexford; bad mistake five out ruined his chance at Cork on penultimate start.

7/1

3rd

6

29th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Wexford

Tramps Like Us

11st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Harry Kelly

midfield, mistake 1st, good headway on outer and in touch with leaders after 3 out, went third 2 out, no impression inside final 110yds

20/1

Form: 46

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point second has run just okay in maiden hurdles at Navan and Down Royal, 2m4f trip seemingly stretched him on latest; may ideally want better ground.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

3

3rd Oct 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 206y

14:45 Clonmel

Hes Ultimate

11st 4lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Shaped okay in first couple of winter maidens; after eight months off, 6-5 fav when beaten by 86-rated foe at Tramore.

15/8

2nd

1

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 5f 80y

18:20 Tramore

Hes Ultimate

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent, joined leader before 3rd, led before 2 out, headed but kept on well from last

8/11

5th

4

29th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:40 Punchestown

Hes Ultimate

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Point-to-point second has run just okay in maiden hurdles at Navan and Down Royal, 2m4f trip seemingly stretched him on latest; may ideally want better ground.

13/2

Form:

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Behind throughout on Tramore debut on New Year's Day; easily overlooked.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

15th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Tipperary

Inforapound

11st 4lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Beaten a long way in two maiden hurdles and makes no appeal.

100/1

6

15th May 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Tipperary

Inforapound

11st 4lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Beaten a long way in two maiden hurdles and makes no appeal.

100/1

6th

5

29th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:40 Punchestown

Inforapound

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Kidd

T: John C McConnell

Behind throughout on Tramore debut on New Year's Day; easily overlooked.

100/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €5.30
Straight Forecast €4.79
Trifecta €8.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Billericay Dickie

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Beau Walking

The Irish Sun:

Billericay Dickie

POSTDATA:

Beau Walking