13:20 Punchestown

Monday 17 January 2022

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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 22.0s

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Selected odds by:

Call Me Rocky²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Skehan| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

8/1

Creditable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 11/1) 22 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 086-436

Cosa Ban^h⁴⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 109| BF

10/1

11/4, respectable fourth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving J. P. Dempsey.

Form: 07F1/54-

Toughari²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 109| BF

22/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Clonmel (24f, good), pulled up home turn. Off 7 months. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 26727-P

Hurricane Darwin^t¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽²⁾| T: Peter Maher| OR: 104| D

18/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2017. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy, 22/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 4-80388

Magnor Glory^h²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Darragh Allen| T: T O'Brien| OR: 104

16/5

1 win from 3 runs this season. 12/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 006-155

Vermilion Cliffs⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss S Larkin⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 103

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1 and blinkered for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (10.7f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3706

The Truant²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Perry⁽²⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 102

9/2

Good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 6/1) 21 days ago. Stable in good form. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 963552

Dontdooddson⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr E P O'Brien| T: R Tyner| OR: 96

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Good second of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft, 8/1) 53 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Stable having good spell. One to keep on right side.

Form: 6/PP-1F2

Bonnie Kellie³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr E Dwan⁽²⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 90

7/1

11/1, fell in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 32 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 00660F

Five Buttons²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽²⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 89

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 250/1) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 008

Chapel Street¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: A Harvey⁽²⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy| OR: 87

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) 11 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 50-0

Dream Believe¹⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 87

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.2f, good to soft) 165 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 009

Junior Bee²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr S Connor⁽²⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 87

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving John Michael Burke when bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 10/1) 21 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 457-8

Big Bee Hive^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss P Elvin⁽²⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 16 days ago, pulled up before last. Back down in trip.

Form: 000P

Keenaghan Lass⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Mr T P Harney⁽²⁾| T: T F Shaw| OR: 80

125/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.6f, good to soft, 40/1), pulled up before last. Off 7 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 10P-1PP

Non-Runners

Mater Matuta¹⁶

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: E D Delany J: Mr L J McGuinness

Brandy Harbour²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: Mrs G O'Connor J: Mr J W Hendrick

Forecasts

Magnor Glory (16/5), Brandy Harbour (7/2), The Truant (9/2), Dontdooddson (5/1), Junior Bee (6/1), Bonnie Kellie (7/1), Call Me Rocky (8/1), Cosa Ban (10/1), Hurricane Darwin (18/1), Five Buttons (20/1), Toughari (22/1), Mater Matuta (33/1), Chapel Street (50/1), Vermilion Cliffs (66/1), Dream Believe (80/1), Big Bee Hive (125/1), Keenaghan Lass (125/1)

The most appealing of these is THE TRUANT, who took a step forward when going down narrowly at Limerick 3 weeks ago and, on that evidence, his turn is almost certainly near. Brandy Harbour is 0-8 in this sphere, but he's on a good mark given his ability over fences and this drop back in trip looks a good move. He is second choice ahead of Dontdooddson, Bonnie Kellie and Junior Bee.