18:10 Naas

Monday 24 April 2023

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Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2023 Festival Handicap

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 1m 17.94s

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(8)

Only Spoofing¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C Ngcobo⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 87

100/1

Three wins from 14 runs last year. Eighth of 10 in handicap (80/1) at Cork (5f, heavy) 16 days ago, met some trouble. Others more persuasive.

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(4)

Verhoyen^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 83| D

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 16/1) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Work to do.

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(7)

Blairmayne²¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: W M Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 82| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in minor event at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 12/1). Off 7 months. Looks competitive on form.

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(1)

Plunkett^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: L T McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 81

17/2

12/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 22 days ago, never nearer. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

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(2)

Half Nutz¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 80| CD

4/1

Three-time C&D winner. 11/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 13 days ago. One for the shortlist.

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(12)

Jon Riggens^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 80| BF

5/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (7/2) at the Curragh (5f, heavy) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

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(5)

Aljady^b,t²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 78| D

4/1

Not seen to best effect at Navan 2 days ago and had posted good fourth in 13-runner handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) previously. Enters calculations.

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(11)

Show Yourself²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 76

33/1

22/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving James Tate. Now below last winning mark.

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(3)

Shoebox King¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: M Mjoka⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 70

9/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 22/1) 13 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

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(13)

Iva Batt¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: R P Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| C| D

10/3

Course winner who posted solid fourth of 10 in handicap (10/3) at Bellewstown (5f, heavy) on yard debut 18 days ago. Entited to build on that and holds strong claims.

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(9)

Marco Monaco¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: A J Martin| OR: 75

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ms Sheila Lavery when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Cork (7f, heavy, 50/1) 16 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

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Non-Runners

(6)

Anadora²²¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: S Lynam J: B M Coen

(10)

Sophie's Star¹⁹¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Mrs D Foster J: G P Halpin

Forecasts

Iva Batt (10/3), Aljady (4/1), Half Nutz (4/1), Jon Riggens (5/1), Anadora (6/1), Plunkett (17/2), Shoebox King (9/1), Blairmayne (11/1), Verhoyen (14/1), Sophie's Star (25/1), Show Yourself (33/1), Marco Monaco (66/1), Only Spoofing (100/1)

IVA BATT has dropped down to a handy mark and shaped encouragingly on her yard debut at Bellewstown earlier this month. She can return to winning ways. Aljady and Half Nutz rate the principal dangers.