18:00 Punchestown

Thursday 27 April 2023

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Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 18:03 | Winning time: 5m 52.5s

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Selected odds by:

Beacon Edge¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 142| C

25/1

Course winner. Creditable 4 lengths third of 6 to Asterion Forlonge in Ballybin Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 7/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 5P4303

Master McShee^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: I J Power| T: P Corkery| OR: 141

40/1

14/1, 17½ lengths fifth of 6 to Asterion Forlonge in Ballybin Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 1222-45

Gatsby Grey^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 139

14/1

14/1, creditable fifth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good) 12 days ago, running on.

Form: 2-P7535

Parmenion^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 136| BF

11/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner of maiden at Leopardstown in March. Creditable third in Fairyhouse Grade 2 over Easter. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress for top stable with a good recent record in this.

Form: 3213

Walking On Air⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: N J Henderson| OR: 136

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Exeter in February. Good fifth of 23 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 1P-3415

Rebel Ivy¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J Motherway| OR: 131

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in October. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: F2-13F6

Seabank Bistro¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Naas in January. Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft, 10/3) 19 days ago. Yard in good form. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 6-321P3

Ballyshannon Rose⁸¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 130| D

40/1

Bit below form eighth of 23 in handicap chase (20/1) at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 81 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 822738

Lunar Power¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 130| C

66/1

Course winner. 11/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f), sticking to task. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2284-93

Walking On Glass^p⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 129| D

80/1

Unseated rider in Ten Up Novices' Chase (66/1) at Navan (24f, good to soft) 74 days ago won by Churchstonewarrior. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 115U0U

Au Fleuron^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fifteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Aintree (24.7f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 78-0480

Sir Argus¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128| D

16/1

Evens, didn't need to be at best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Cork (24.4f, soft) 17 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2-3F221

Max Flamingo^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: Francis Casey| OR: 127

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft, 25/1) 17 days ago, pulled up twenty-first. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 1P3P0P

Ailie Rose¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 126| D

33/1

Career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (21.7f, soft, 16/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 1-3F641

Kilbeg King³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Aidan Coleman| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 126| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Very good second of 10 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Newbury (24.2f, soft) 34 days ago, running on. Yard having good spell. Open to improvement.

Form: 11/1612

Grozni⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 125| C

17/2

Promising type. C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this season. Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 82 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 101412

Haxo^t1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| C

66/1

Course winner. Bit below form 27½ lengths twelfth of 19 to Ailie Rose in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (21.7f, soft) 17 days ago. Stable in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 26-71P0

Lets Go Champ⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125| D

14/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 4/9, won 19-runner novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) 9 days ago, kept up to work. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very much unexposed.

Form: 1/321

Sweet Will⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125| D

25/1

Promising sort. 3 wins from 7 runs this season. 10/3, career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Doncaster (24.4f, good) 54 days ago. Another to consider.

Form: 2112U1

Toss Again^t²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

25/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 11/10, career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft), driven out. Off 6 months. Likely to improve.

Form: 3/31021

Dartan^t³⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: M J Smith| OR: 123

28/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 1 run this season. Won 11-runner novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good, 6/4). Off 11 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 27-1

A Great View^b¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: M P Walsh| T: D Cullen| OR: 121| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 31¼ lengths fourteenth of 19 to Ailie Rose in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (21.7f, soft, 22/1) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 59P060

Lord Snootie^t1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR: 120| D

9/1

Promising sort. Winner in hurdle at Warwick in December. Creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Uttoxeter (23.3f, soft) 40 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 137412

Verdant Place¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: S D Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 120| BF| CD

8/1

Promising individual. C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 11/4, creditable second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 7-93112

Legacy Thor^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 119

80/1

Unreliable sort. 28/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 056002

Non-Runners

Level Neverending¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Yeah Man³⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

Unanswered¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Seabank Bistro (9/2), Walking On Air (6/1), Verdant Place (8/1), Grozni (17/2), Lord Snootie (9/1), Parmenion (11/1), Kilbeg King (12/1), Lets Go Champ (14/1), Gatsby Grey (14/1), Sir Argus (16/1), Beacon Edge (25/1), Toss Again (25/1), Sweet Will (25/1), Dartan (28/1), A Great View (28/1), Rebel Ivy (28/1), Au Fleuron (33/1), Ailie Rose (33/1), Ballyshannon Rose (40/1), Master McShee (40/1), Max Flamingo (50/1), Lunar Power (66/1), Haxo (66/1), Legacy Thor (80/1), Walking On Glass (80/1)

Although seemingly deserted by Paul Townend the fact PARMENION went off favourite in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 over Easter suggests he's thought capable of even better than he's shown so far so perhaps he can provide the Willie Mullins stable with a third win in this very competitive handicap in the last 4 years. Grozni showed he can cope with the demands of a competitive, big-field affair when second at the Dublin Racing Festival and heads the many dangers along with Sweet Will and Lord Snootie.