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Monday 29 April 2024

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Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2024 Festival Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:52 | Winning time: 1m 47.18s

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(6)

Stormy Jenn¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C T Keane| T: P Cluskey| OR: 64| D

9/1

Winless last term but bounced back to best when third in 19-runner handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) in October. Absent since finishing well held at Dundalk (10.7f) a month later and she's often needed a run to bring her on.

Form: 642630-

(17)

Fleetfootsoldier⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D W O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62| D

25/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. 14/1, creditable fourth of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (8f) 73 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Thomas Coleman. Enters calculations.

Form: 416-474

(18)

Sapristi²²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 62

80/1

4/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Tom Clover.

Form: 841P25-

(4)

Skontonovski^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62| D

33/1

Fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 50/1) 22 days ago, weakening from 2f out. Bounce back not ruled out but a while since he got his head in front on turf.

Form: 32-0400

(1)

Hale Bopp^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 61| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 16/1) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and not out of things from this sort of mark returned to turf.

Form: 9-42373

(3)

Esticky End^h²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: L T McAteer| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 60| D

80/1

Unreliable type. Fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 20/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving David & Nicola Barron. Hood back on but he comes with risks attached having refused to race previously.

Form: 46/90R4-

(16)

Hastily¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: G P Halpin| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 60

80/1

100/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (5.9f, heavy). Off 6 months. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 419000-

(20)

Xquise²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J J G Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 57

125/1

100/1, first run since leaving K. Tavares when seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) on IRE debut 22 days ago. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 97798/0

(14)

Wayne R Walker^b,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R C Colgan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 55

33/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Good third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 40/1) 17 days ago, ridden over 1f out and keeping on. Each-way possibilities back on turf.

Form: 600-683

(11)

Calamint²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 53

33/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (80/1) at Dundalk (1m) in September, never better than midfield. Absent since but interesting what the market makes of her now starting out for new stable.

Form: 60/5658-

(8)

Adhuil^b⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Rebecca Parsons⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 50

7/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 12/1, creditable second of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) 5 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Not out of things operating from same mark.

Form: 69254-2

(21)

So Messi^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 49

6/1

Creditable third of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Leopardstown (9f, heavy) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and likely he has as race of this nature in him.

Form: 00320-3

(7)

More Profit¹⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G F Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 62

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, respectable third of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (7f, 9/1). Off 150 days. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 9553-

(5)

My Birthday Girl^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 48

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, fifth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, heavy) 19 days ago, plugging on without posing a threat. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0058-5

(19)

Atbay^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: M Fahey| OR: 47

7/2

Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, heavy, 5/1) 19 days ago, going off too hard. Not out of things returned to 1m provided this doesn't come too soon.

Form: 247-454

(12)

Captured^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: L F Roche| T: L Comer| OR: 47

33/1

Well-beaten in handful of starts last years but didn't shape too badly on back of 4 months off when fifth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) 19 days ago, still plenty to do home turn and making late headway. Return to 1m rates a plus on that evidence.

Form: 0/7000-5

(2)

Epaulawn^t⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Leonard| T: N G Hynds| OR: 47

13/2

First run since leaving M. G. Quinn when fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 50/1) 80 days ago, unable to sustain effort. That was his first start for 7 months and he's one to keep an eye on.

Form: 608/80-5

(13)

Naisiun⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D P McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 58| C

13/2

Winner here (7f) in March. Below form tenth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 14/1) 8 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Step back up in trip rates a plus and better showing anticipated.

Form: 7405-10

(10)

Judicial Reward²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C D Hayes| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 53

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in maiden (250/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 22 days ago. Switch to handicaps a plus now but would need to see market confidence behind him to make him of interest.

Form: 00-9

Non-Runners

(15)

Eyeshadow¹⁹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: D E Sheehy

(9)

Knockmore Prince⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Atbay (7/2), So Messi (6/1), Naisiun (13/2), Epaulawn (13/2), Adhuil (7/1), Hale Bopp (8/1), Stormy Jenn (9/1), More Profit (11/1), Judicial Reward (18/1), Fleetfootsoldier (25/1), My Birthday Girl (28/1), Calamint (33/1), Captured (33/1), Skontonovski (33/1), Wayne R Walker (33/1), Eyeshadow (33/1), Knockmore Prince (33/1), Hastily (80/1), Sapristi (80/1), Esticky End (80/1), Xquise (125/1)

Following some underwhelming efforts over hurdles, SO MESSI ran up to his best returned to the Flat when third at Leopardstown 3 weeks ago and, still fairly lightly raced in this sphere, he could be up to defying this sort of mark. Fleetfootsoldier, Adhuil and Atbay are others to consider.