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Thursday 21 March 2024

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Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:58 | Winning time: 5m 19.3s

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Selected odds by:

Mister Beeton¹⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 118| D

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in June. Pulled up at Listowel on final outing but could resume progress back from a break.

Form: 70-512P

Ebasari^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| C

18/1

Course winner who confirmed return to form when fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 14/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 0F-8P54

Thegraveyardbookie⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 115

40/1

Winner at Limerick in December but made no impact in better company at Naas last time and on a stiff-looking opening mark.

Form: 36416

Rebel Early^p³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 114| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022 and was pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 33 days ago. Bounce back required.

Form: 86PP2P

Johngus⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 110

50/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 4/1, below form when fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 70 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 317-175

Noble Talent³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 110

16/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark at Limerick in January. Weakening when unseating rider in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (22.8f, heavy) 32 days ago.

Form: 23P01U

Carlas Big Jim¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 106| D

7/1

Is progressing gradually and followed up from Clonmel in 15-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 12 days ago, forging clear. Much respected in hat-trick bid.

Form: 522211

Housemartin^t¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 105| BF

11/1

Showed much improved form to get off the mark at Clonmel in October and ran at least as well in defeat at this course (2m, heavy) next time. Up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 4080-12

Rolly Bowley Boy^v³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 104| BF| D

10/1

Turned in a rare poor effort in a first-time tongue strap when seventh of 10 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 232227

Harveys Point²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 102

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who caught the eye on handicap debut when sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, heavy) 25 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip and remains open to improvement.

Form: 2-8976

Port Nelson¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D King| T: A J Martin| OR: 102

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in a maiden hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft, 33/1) 119 days ago. Upped in trip for handicap debut and remains capable of better.

Form: 105-0

Sammy Smart¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 102

28/1

200/1, seventh of 10 in maiden chase at Leopardstown (17f, heavy) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 46/25-87

Battle Of Ridgeway^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: S W Flanagan| T: M Hassett| OR: 101

3/1

Fairly useful winner at 18f in chases. Not seen to best effect (not ideally placed) when fifth of 8 at Thurles (16.7f, soft, 9/2) 28 days ago and is potentially well treated back over hurdles.

Form: 117225

Cheerful Chap^p¹⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 151 days ago. First run for yard after leaving N. Dooly.

Form: 20-7054

Clonbury Bridge^b,t⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: D Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 100

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022 but shaped as if still in good form when third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 61 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: P45373

John The Diva¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 97

13/2

Confirmed the promise of last run when winning 13-runner maiden hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft, 11/2) 16 days ago. Should remain competitive back in handicap company.

Form: 4-09841

Must Be Dreaming^p⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: G Ahern| OR: 93

40/1

7/1, possibly needed the run after 6 months off when eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 70 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back up in trip.

Form: 5-535U8

A Great Buzz⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: S D Torrens| T: R Tyner| OR: 92

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, 30¼ lengths ninth of 16 to Johngus in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 85 days ago. Up in trip and should still improve.

Form: 0779

Shes So Glorious¹⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Ahern| OR: 90

28/1

Took a small step forward when seventh of 16 in a maiden hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul O'Flynn. Makes handicap hurdle debut and may do better.

Form: 804-6P7

Camino Mission²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: P T Enright| T: S Fahey| OR: 88

80/1

Modest maiden at best on Flat and down the field all 3 starts over hurdles. Improvement needing contesting his first handicap in this sphere.

Form: 860

Non-Runners

Striking⁴

Weight: 12-5| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: C D Smithers

Storm Mahler⁴³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Battle Of Ridgeway (3/1), Harveys Point (7/2), John The Diva (13/2), Carlas Big Jim (7/1), Rolly Bowley Boy (10/1), Housemartin (11/1), Striking (12/1), Noble Talent (16/1), A Great Buzz (18/1), Ebasari (18/1), Clonbury Bridge (20/1), Storm Mahler (20/1), Mister Beeton (25/1), Shes So Glorious (28/1), Sammy Smart (28/1), Cheerful Chap (33/1), Rebel Early (33/1), Must Be Dreaming (40/1), Thegraveyardbookie (40/1), Johngus (50/1), Camino Mission (80/1), Port Nelson (100/1)

BATTLE OF RIDGEWAY is potentially well treated on his chase form back over hurdles, so he gets the nod in a competitive event. Housemartin, Carlas Big Jim and Harveys Point complete the shortlist.