June 08 / 15.45 Punchestown

15.45

Good

John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 7f 116y
  • 15 runners
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John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

Form: B/

Last run: 1165 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third in a point-to-point two seasons ago; plenty of stamina in the pedigree; may need the run after such a long absence.
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1

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Barnwick

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

Third in a point-to-point two seasons ago; plenty of stamina in the pedigree; may need the run after such a long absence.

50/1

Form: O

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Made a couple of mistakes when second on point debut; fell at the second on second attempt; under pressure when running out two furlongs down in a bumper at Downpatrick.
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4th

3

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 61y

19:55 Clonmel

Coded Welder

11st 11lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Cian Collins

Has run well in defeat in maiden hurdles; put two lesser handicap runs on heavy ground behind him when second at Cork on return/stable debut; up 3lb for that but still looks a big player.

11/4

2nd

3

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:50 Cork

Coded Welder

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Placed, including behind some useful types, in maidens on nice ground during the summer, with form up to 3m; tailed off in final two starts for Paul Mulligan on winter ground; these conditions will suit him better on stable debut.

13/1

4

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:22 Downpatrick

Coded Welder

11st 4lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Paul Mulligan

Ran out when in the process of running a big race on rules debut in a bumper at this track in May (2m2f, good); has hit the frame in three subsequent maiden hurdle starts; kept on for second behind subsequent Galway winner Strong Link at Tipperary (20.5f, good to yielding); slightly below his best at Galway last time when making some jumping errors (2m6f, good); good chance.

3/1

Form: 8

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unseated in a point; 100-1 when eighth on hurdling debut at Listowel; ruled out.
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4

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Iceteem Flechois

11st 12lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Michael C Griffin

Unseated in a point; 100-1 when eighth on hurdling debut at Listowel; ruled out.

66/1

8th

6

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:30 Listowel

Iceteem Flechois

11st 12lb

J: Mr D M Fitzgerald

T: Michael C Griffin

Unseated in a point six days ago and best watched on rules debut here.

100/1

8th

6

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:30 Listowel

Iceteem Flechois

11st 12lb

J: Mr D M Fitzgerald

T: Michael C Griffin

Unseated in a point six days ago and best watched on rules debut here.

100/1

Form: 1/P2-2

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in a point; won Ayr winners' bumper on soft last year; reported coughing on hurdling debut; chased home an easy winner over 2m at Naas in April; now takes another rise in trip following second to an odds-on shot over 2m3f at Downpatrick; cheekpieces now; one of two Gordon Elliott-trained runners with a live chance.
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6th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 218y

Class 3

13:02 Carlisle

Jazz De Cotte

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bumper/maiden winner for Gordon Elliott before being sold on for 20,000gns; remote third of four in a 2m7f novice at Uttoxeter (good) and his BHA mark of 115 looks flattering.

11/1

6th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 218y

Class 3

13:02 Carlisle

Jazz De Cotte

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bumper/maiden winner for Gordon Elliott before being sold on for 20,000gns; remote third of four in a 2m7f novice at Uttoxeter (good) and his BHA mark of 115 looks flattering.

11/1

6th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 218y

Class 3

13:02 Carlisle

Jazz De Cotte

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bumper/maiden winner for Gordon Elliott before being sold on for 20,000gns; remote third of four in a 2m7f novice at Uttoxeter (good) and his BHA mark of 115 looks flattering.

11/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; half-brother to a point winner Diamond Jetaway; dam placed 2m3f-3m hurdles, sister to 2m-3m hurdle/useful chase winner Jet Master; runner-up on the two most recent of his six starts in points; seems suited by good ground.
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3rd

4

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

16:50 Wexford

Jetovango

11st 12lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Daniel William O’Sullivan

Modest pointer and hurdler is having first run over regulation fences; sure to be a big price.

100/1

Form: 1/3

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
French recruit won sole start in AQPS Flat race at Le Mans (2m, soft) in November 2022; made a belated Irish debut in a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Killarney last month, ran on well after an untidy jump two out to finish third, beaten almost 10l; obvious candidate for improvement; jockey has ridden a recent winner for the stable.
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7

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Joli Travail

11st 12lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: W P Mullins

French recruit won sole start in AQPS Flat race at Le Mans (2m, soft) in November 2022; made a belated Irish debut in a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Killarney last month, ran on well after an untidy jump two out to finish third, beaten almost 10l; obvious candidate for improvement; jockey has ridden a recent winner for the stable.

7/4

3rd

2

12th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

17:08 Killarney

Joli Travail

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

midfield, headway when not fluent 2 out, ran on run-in, went third final strides, no match for first two

3/1

3rd

2

12th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

17:08 Killarney

Joli Travail

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

midfield, headway when not fluent 2 out, ran on run-in, went third final strides, no match for first two

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unraced dam from a family associated with stamina; game winner for a novice rider on belated debut in a maiden point at Dromahane six weeks ago.
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9

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Ludovico Sforza

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Unraced dam from a family associated with stamina; game winner for a novice rider on belated debut in a maiden point at Dromahane six weeks ago.

13/2

Form: 75F7-4

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Weak bumper form. some promise on second attempt hurdling in 2m6f Navan maiden in March on heavy; fell at Wexford on next start and needs to step up on the form of his two most recent outings.
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5

6th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 157y

14:25 Punchestown

Mister Frostie

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: C A McBratney

Point-to-point winner; modest maiden over hurdles rated 103; rated 95 after three poor efforts over fences (pulled up, beaten 52l and pulled up); hard to fancy in this company.

50/1

7

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 80y

16:30 Kilbeggan

Mister Frostie

11st 12lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: C A McBratney

Point-to-point winner; 0-6 over hurdles and rated 103; pulled up and beaten 72l in Downpatrick maiden hunter chases the last twice; others make more appeal.

33/1

7th

3

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 150y

19:30 Downpatrick

Mister Frostie

12st 0lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: C A McBratney

Hints of ability in maiden hurdles for this stable; won a maiden point at Hexham last November; hard to fancy on the form of his run since returning to Colin McBratney.

66/1

Form: 00

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has failed to feature in maiden hurdles at Down Royal and Downpatrick; can be ignored.
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6th

9

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:16 Worcester

North Account

10st 3lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Unexposed after only five starts (one in a point) but was soundly beaten on recent stable/handicap debut at Stratford (2m6f, good to firm) and needs to take a big step forward.

20/1

6th

3

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

15:40 Stratford

North Account

10st 12lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Nick Scholfield

Struggled at massive prices in three hurdles runs last year and he unseated when favourite in a point on his return last month; still early days but he needs a transformation on this switch to a handicap.

11/2

11

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

North Account

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: C A McBratney

Has failed to feature in maiden hurdles at Down Royal and Downpatrick; can be ignored.

100/1

Form: 24P-4

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner; ran with promise in bumpers at Galway and Killarney last August; pulled up when 9-2 in a maiden hurdle at Cork in March; tongue-tie fitted at Killarney when just run out of third place by the long-absent Joli Travail; may struggle to reverse that form.
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1st

6

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

18:48 Limerick

Sporting Glance

11st 12lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Cian Collins

Debut point-to-point winner bagged back-to-back wins over hurdles in September in a Galway handicap (2m7f, good to yielding) and a Downpatrick novice contest (2m6f, yielding); fell at the first at Galway next time and tailed off at Cheltenham when last seen in October; top-rated of these over hurdles.

4/1

9th

1

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 208y

Class 2

13:45 Cheltenham

Sporting Glance

11st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Early faller in Galway handicap when bidding for hat-trick after comfortable wins (2m6f, good to yielding/2m5f, yielding); faces no easy task off top weight in this field but may do better still.

14/1

Form: 533/6

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Placed in a bumper and a maiden hurdle for Terence O'Brien; off for 15 months before recent stable debut at Limerick; considerable improvement required.
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10

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Stickman

11st 4lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Donncha Duggan

Rated 105 after four starts over timber; off for 469 days before posting modest efforts in maidens at Limerick and Punchestown on first two starts for this stable; best form on soft ground; hood now tried.

16/1

13

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Stickman

11st 12lb

J: Ambrose McCurtin

T: Donncha Duggan

Placed in a bumper and a maiden hurdle for Terence O'Brien; off for 15 months before recent stable debut at Limerick; considerable improvement required.

12/1

6

29th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 200y

17:10 Limerick

Stickman

11st 8lb

J: Ambrose McCurtin

T: Donncha Duggan

Last seen 15 months ago when third in a heavy-ground maiden at Clonmel; that entitles him to respect but hard to know what to expect after so long out; has changed trainers.

14/1

Form:

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed on his sixth and final point start; down the field at 50-1 at Listowel on hurdling debut.
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10th

17

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 0y

13:58 Listowel

Tinking Man

11st 4lb

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

First reserve; placed once in six point-to-point starts; good effort in a Cork maiden hurdle when fourth of 14 in August (2m2f, good); makes handicap debut.

6

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

13:20 Killarney

Tinking Man

11st 4lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Best of six point starts was a 5l third; tailed off in two maiden hurdles before outrunning his odds of 125-1 to finish a good fourth at Cork last time (2m2f, good); that was a big improvement on all previous form and hard to know if he can repeat it.

8/1

4th

11

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:30 Cork

Tinking Man

11st 12lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Placed in a point-to-point but not much encouragement to take from first two runs over hurdles when 50-1 and 125-1; drops in trip but hard to fancy.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-brother to point/useful hurdle winner Buster Dan Dan; dam point winner, sister to a chase winner My Lord Oscar, half-sister to useful 2m7f-4m1f chase winner/Grand National third Lord Atterbury; should stay.
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10th

11

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

14:40 Bellewstown

Tippawan Haa

11st 4lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Showed some promise over further before dropping in trip and posting his best effort at Cork in August when second (2m3f, good); reported to have burst a blood vessel when well beaten at Ballinrobe later that month (2m3f, good); contender if ready and strength in the market would be interesting.

12/1

6

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 60y

16:38 Ballinrobe

Tippawan Haa

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Showed some promise over longer distances on his first two starts; better effort when dropped to roughly this trip at Cork three weeks ago, stayed on after a mistake at the last to finish 2l second to an odds-on favourite.

11/4

Form: 9/00-0

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Ran in a bumper in 2022; no worthwhile form in three maiden hurdles this year; new headgear combination.
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16

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

15:45 Punchestown

Twelve Tribes

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: John C McConnell

Ran in a bumper in 2022; no worthwhile form in three maiden hurdles this year; new headgear combination.

100/1

8

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:12 Kilbeggan

Twelve Tribes

11st 12lb

J: Oakley Brown

T: John C McConnell

Well beaten in a bumper and no worthwhile form in two maiden hurdles; will find his level further down the line.

100/1

8

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:12 Kilbeggan

Twelve Tribes

11st 12lb

J: Oakley Brown

T: John C McConnell

Well beaten in a bumper and no worthwhile form in two maiden hurdles; will find his level further down the line.

100/1

Form: 155-3

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Fairyhouse bumper winner on debut last November; beaten 9l in fifth on maiden hurdle debut over 3m at Limerick; looked short of pace when 10l third over 3m1f at Tipperary; possibly more of a chasing type, stablemate Jazz De Cotte is more appealing.
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2

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:22 Downpatrick

William Butler

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Winner of a Fairyhouse bumper on debut in November (yielding); some reasonable efforts in maiden hurdles at around 3m without winning; not so fluent at Kilbeggan last time when fading into second (24.5f, good to yielding); needs a bit more to win and needs to give weight away to most, but one of the leading contenders.

11/4

2

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

19:05 Kilbeggan

William Butler

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Fairyhouse bumper winner; rating of 113 gives him every chance and he's posted decent efforts at around this trip on his last three starts; obvious chance in first-time blinkers.

5/2

3

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

15:15 Wexford

William Butler

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 113; Fairyhouse bumper winner last November; looked short of pace when 10l third over 3m1f at Tipperary and last time when 2.5l second at Punchestown (2m7f); possibilities back up in trip

7/2

Non-runners

Bob The Builder, Larkfield Lidaho

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €9.90
Straight Forecast €8.74
Trifecta €226.80

Selections

POSTDATA:

Jazz De Cotte

SPOTLIGHT:

Joli Travail

RP RATINGS (IRE):

William Butler

The Irish Sun:

Jazz De Cotte