Punchestown Betting At 188Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 7m 40.1s

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Grandads Horse^p⁹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 12-1| J: R T Dunne| T: J Candlish| OR: 116

11/1

Ran well to finish runner-up at Ayr (heavy) over an extended 3m on debut for this yard in November. Struggled since however but very well handicapped on his old form.

Form: 36-35P6

Clubs Are Trumps^p¹⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: W T Kennedy| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 113

14/1

Victorious over 3m at Southwell (good) in October but unraced since disappointing at Market Rasen (3m, good-to-soft) the following month. Stepping up in trip on return from a break.

Form: 266314

Crank Em Up^b,t1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: David Bass| T: David Dennis| OR: 111| C

8/1

Heavy ground winner over 3m1f at Wincanton in January and placed at Uttoxeter subsequently. Wears a tongue tie for the first time stepping up in trip having pulled up at Fontwell earlier this month.

Form: 3P124P

Fly Home Harry^p,t⁶²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: R Johnson| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 111

9/1

Soft ground winner over an extended 2m7f at Huntingdon in January. Races off a mark 4lb higher than for that victory having finished well beaten at Warwick last time.

Form: 4-21P18

Copperfacejack^t¹⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: T Scudamore| T: P R Webber| OR: 108| BF

6/1

Winner of a handicap chase over an extended 3m2f at Taunton (good-to-firm) in November and ran well to finish third at Market Rasen later that month. One for the shortlist on his return from a break.

Form: 423113

Morney Wing^b,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Coleman| T: C J Mann| OR: 105| BF

4/1

Soft ground chase winner over 3m at Fakenham on his penultimate start but struggled at Fontwell subsequently. Interesting to see how he fares in this contest.

Form: 3R2P13

Kilmurvy^p,t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Nick Scholfield| T: J Scott| OR: 99

3/1

Lightly raced since finishing runner-up at Stratford (good) over an extended 3m3f in May 2016. Pulled up at Exeter last time and others make more appeal.

Form: 32-944P

Phangio^b,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: M Sheppard| OR: 93

9/2

Dual chase winner and placed over hurdles the last twice. Rated just 1lb higher than for his most recent chase success and he is an interesting runner in this.

Form: 694723

Forecasts

Kilmurvy (3/1), Morney Wing (4/1), Phangio (9/2), Copperfacejack (6/1), Crank Em Up (8/1), Fly Home Harry (9/1), Grandads Horse (11/1), Clubs Are Trumps (14/1)

COPPERFACEJACK was in good form back in the autumn and he can make a winning return to action by taking this staying handicap chase. The selection can make all on his first attempt at this trip with Clubs Are Trumps, another returning from a break taken to claim second. Morney Wing can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by finishing third.