15:25 Punchestown

Saturday 23 November 2024

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Mervyn Gray Construction (Pro/Am) Flat Race

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 148y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:25  |   Winning time: 4m 10.6s
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8/15, won 6-runner bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago by 4 lengths from Jerry From Kerry, easing clear. Carries penalty and looks a good jumps prospect.
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Winner in bumper at Ballinrobe in September. 11/2, creditable 4 lengths second of 6 to reopposing Jacob's Ladder in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago.
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Winner in bumper at Cork in October 2023. 28/1, fourth of 5 in bumper at Naas (15.6f, heavy) when last seen 9 months ago.
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Improved from debut when second of 9 in bumper at Galway (16.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 4 weeks ago, clear of rest. Can progress again with experience.
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11/1
€7,500 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam (c99/h119) 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m), also 8.6f winner on Flat. Boasts an eye-catching jockey booking.
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Made an unpromising start to his career when last of 14 in bumper at this course (16f, soft, 50/1) on debut 6 months ago, folding having led until home turn.
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€21,000 3-y-o, Pour Moi gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Katherine. Dam unraced half-sister to useful bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Heath Hunter and fairly useful chaser (stayed 21f) Oscar Wilde.
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Showed a bit when sixth of 10 in bumper at Clonmel (16.4f, heavy, 16/1) on debut 12 months ago. First run for yard after leaving Ms Margaret Mullins.
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Non-Runners

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Ma Jacks Hill209
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 4
T: G Elliott  J: Mr H C Swan
NR
9
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Allthesame
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 5
T: M C Hickey  J: P T Smithers
NR

Forecasts

Jacob's Ladder (8/15), Ma Jacks Hill (10/3), Heads Up (4/1), Jerry From Kerry (6/1), Jamada (11/1), Scamall Bawn (22/1), Pour One More (33/1), Allthesame (33/1), Shesakindofmagic (66/1), Mister Frostie (200/1)

Verdict

Gordon Elliott looks to hold the aces in this closing bumper and his JACOB'S LADDER can supplement his Down Royal success. Stablemate Ma Jacks Hill won his completed start in points back in the spring so he can provide most resistance, with Heads Up and Jamada another couple worth keeping a close eye on.

Previous Winners

2023
The Enabler
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 4
8/11

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00

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