13:45 Punchestown

Tuesday 23 May 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:20

Thanks For Supporting Festival 2023 Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 51.8s

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Selected odds by:

Benz^p⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

15/2

Fair hurdler. Fell in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (20.4f, good to soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 61325F-

Fancy A Cosmo^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D Meyler| T: R P Cody| OR: 102

16/1

22/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 235/59-0

Jimli's Cave⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: R K Watson

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Downpatrick (21.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 51 days ago.

Form: 07-

Scipio Africanus^p1⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P T Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) 71 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 88-

No Trouble^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 114| D

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Dundalk (12f) 42 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 732219-

Slige Dala^t¹¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: P T Enright| T: P T Foley| OR: 120

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, last of 5 in minor event chase at Down Royal (16.2f, soft) 119 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 0/93505-

Ballyquin Bay¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K M Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

10/3

Fair hurdler. Bit below form fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft, 9/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 63246-5

The Bog Garden¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, pulled up in bumper at Downpatrick (17.4f, good to soft) on bumper debut 18 days ago, pulled up. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 70-P

Bal De Rio¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 110| D

15/8

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. 6/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 12 days ago, barely adequate test. This looks a good opportunity back up in trip.

Form: F1715-6

Commandingpresence⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 127| C

10/3

Fair chaser. Course winner. 17¾ lengths fifth of 14 to Bal De Rio in claiming hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 63 days ago.

Form: U0/4PU5-

Foreign Policy¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade

14/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 15 in handicap (14/1) at Gowran (14f, soft) 13 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form:

Buzz Light^b1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 90

33/1

33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good to soft) 21 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 46/0PP-9

Mornington Bay⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Torrens| T: Mrs S Dawson

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) 67 days ago.

Form: 68-

Non-Runners

Mylestown Upper⁵³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: J S McGarvey

Forecasts

Bal De Rio (15/8), Ballyquin Bay (10/3), Commandingpresence (10/3), Mylestown Upper (5/1), Benz (15/2), Slige Dala (12/1), Foreign Policy (14/1), Fancy A Cosmo (16/1), No Trouble (16/1), Buzz Light (33/1), Mornington Bay (150/1), Jimli's Cave (150/1), The Bog Garden (200/1), Scipio Africanus (200/1)

A good opportunity for BAL DE RIO to resume winning ways returned to a more suitable trip. Mylestown Upper and No Trouble are feared most.