14:55 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 May 2022

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Bar One Racing 50 Free Bet Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 4m 3.9s

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Selected odds by:

Fairytale Bliss²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr| T: N Slevin| OR: 93

33/1

Modest winner at 16f in bumpers. 22/1, eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 8346/0-0

Fil The Power¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: P T Enright| T: K Smith| OR: 90

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, soft, 25/1) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 800-

Dicey Rylee^t⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: K M Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 89

16/1

18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 96 days ago, pulled up early in straight. Work to do.

Form: 80/076P-

Johanna Yeats^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 89

15/2

One win from 23 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. 13/2, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good) 33 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 525215-

Sittingonthefence²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 89

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good) 21 days ago. Down in trip. Likely contender.

Form: 700-4

So Easy Way¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D E Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 89| D

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 40/1, below form tenth of 17 in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P00P7-0

Our Bobby^p1⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 88

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, very good sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Each-way claims.

Form: F0076-

Maggie Walsh²⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C M Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 87

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft, 33/1), doing too much too soon. First run for yard after leaving Philip Fenton. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 505-

Golden Sandbanks^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn| OR: 86

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. Open to improvement.

Form: 0097-9

Boing^h,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 85

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hood on for 1st time in this code, fell in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Hard to recommend.

Form: P0/00-F

Eye Of The Dragon^p,t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J C Gainford| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 85

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 62 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 706-

Inagh's Gift¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: S P Hennessy| OR: 85

18/1

12/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6P/602-0

Joyful Noise²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S W Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 85

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good) 21 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 00P0-8

Lesssaidthebetter⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

7/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 12/1, creditable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 273F65-

Sulafaat^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 84

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good, 66/1) 12 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 0000-7

Thefaithfulindian^h1,t¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 84

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) 119 days ago. Hooded for 1st time. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 00060/7-

Lucy Van Pelt¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: Peter Maher| OR: 82

25/1

Fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good, 40/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: B7F86-5

Falco Du Sauzay^h⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 81

9/1

First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when 18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Catterick (19.3f, soft) 99 days ago, losing touch quickly end of back straight.

Form: R274PP-

Be My Hero^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

9/1

28/1, first run since leaving Gordon Michael Doyle when fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 00P0/P-4

Dylan Oak¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Cullen| OR: 92

11/2

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at this course (21.7f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Down in trip. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.

Form: 340536-

Non-Runners

Stilyker³⁰⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: P Townend

Fair Minded⁵⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: D McDonogh J: A P Kelly

Breagagh¹⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: S Millar J: Reserve 2

Ucandoit¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P Byrne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dylan Oak (11/2), Sittingonthefence (13/2), Breagagh (13/2), Lesssaidthebetter (7/1), Johanna Yeats (15/2), Our Bobby (17/2), Fil The Power (17/2), Falco Du Sauzay (9/1), Be My Hero (9/1), Stilyker (14/1), Dicey Rylee (16/1), Fair Minded (16/1), Inagh's Gift (18/1), So Easy Way (18/1), Thefaithfulindian (20/1), Golden Sandbanks (20/1), Lucy Van Pelt (25/1), Maggie Walsh (33/1), Fairytale Bliss (33/1), Sulafaat (33/1), Joyful Noise (33/1), Eye Of The Dragon (50/1), Boing (66/1), Ucandoit (100/1)

STILYKER is well treated on his best form and can make a successful debut for new connections here. Sittingonthefence, Be My Hero and Fair Minded make up the shortlist.