16:10 Punchestown

Sunday 18 February 2024

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David Trundley Artist At Punchestown Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 6m 37.1s

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Selected odds by:

Noble Talent¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 110

11/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 19 days ago, pushed out. Likely to do better still, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 423P01

Jeriko De Baune²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

10/1

10/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, heavy) 22 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 0U5141

Power Hour⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: J Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Gunn| OR: 109

13/2

Good fourth of 21 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Leopardstown (20f, heavy) 52 days ago. Should give his running again.

Form: 452-344

Buachaillbocht³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M P Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 106| CD

7/4

Promising sort. 6/4, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (22.9f, soft) 34 days ago. Improving fast and will take all the beating.

Form: 500-131

From The Ashes^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: P Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 106

14/1

9/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 53 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 515-080

Jasmin De Cotte²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 106

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, third of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 25 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Open to improvement switched to handicaps over a more suitable distance.

Form: 2-653

Howdoyalikeherhome²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P T Foley| OR: 105

40/1

66/1, creditable sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.5f, soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Must improve.

Form: 0-80276

Ballycashin^h³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: A Mullins| OR: 104| BF

11/1

5/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.3f, soft) 35 days ago. Hood back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 8874P5

Jack Du Large²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.3f, heavy, 16/1) 22 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5002

Rusheen²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 101

9/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 9/2) 25 days ago, digging deep. Should remain competitive.

Form: 908721

He's Home Again^t⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 92

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 12/1) 52 days ago, folding early in straight. Others preferred.

Form: 003-86P

Lucky Two²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 87

20/1

66/1, fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 29 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: P-9PP75

Forecasts

Buachaillbocht (7/4), Power Hour (13/2), Jack Du Large (17/2), Rusheen (9/1), Jeriko De Baune (10/1), Ballycashin (11/1), Noble Talent (11/1), From The Ashes (14/1), Jasmin De Cotte (16/1), Lucky Two (20/1), He's Home Again (25/1), Howdoyalikeherhome (40/1)

BUACHAILLBOCHT arrives on an upward curve and had more in hand than the winning margin suggests here a month ago, so she's fancied to go in again at the possible expense of Noble Talent, who also had something up his sleeve last time. Rusheen is another one worthy of consideration in a strong race for the grade.