15:58 Punchestown

Tuesday 21 May 2024

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Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 16.8s

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Selected odds by:

Glenriver²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 93

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 25 days ago. Should have more to offer now stamina is tested further.

Form: 00484-

Granpa Ger¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 93

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 117 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Back up in trip.

Form: 0855P-

Champagne Saloon⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: P T Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 92

11/2

20/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 040P0-5

Makaela's Choice^h⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 92

50/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, heavy) 66 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Best watched at present.

Form: 70/53PP-

One Flew Eau Verte²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 91

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 80/1). Off 7 months. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 676-

She's Tobias^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 90

33/1

Twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 50/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 3/9RPF-0

Arthor^p,t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 89

7/1

Below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (22f, soft, 11/1) 37 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 065P56-

Walkonthebriteside^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 89

16/1

16/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 25 days ago, driven between last 2 and never involved. Needs to step up if he's to play a part here.

Form: 7/89700-

Clandara²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 87

13/2

Lightly-raced 6-y-o who didn't shape at all badly back from a lengthy absence when sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to soft) 27 days ago, running on late. Remains the type to do better and worth a second look with that run under his belt.

Form: 5090/6-

Noble Hilltop⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: K E Buckley| T: E Buckley| OR: 95

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in juvenile handicap hurdle (11/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 87 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell and work to do from this sort of mark.

Form: 64665-

Drum Roll¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 92

25/1

Gleneagles filly. 125/1, seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and betting may prove a useful guide.

Form: 7U8-7

Queen Kulina²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: J C Gainford| T: P Croke| OR: 82

7/1

28/1, fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago, keeping on from 3 out without threatening. Entitled to be sharper now given that was her first start for 17 months and not discounted.

Form: 54975/5-

Seriously Ava³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S W Flanagan| T: D H Kelly| OR: 81

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, good sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good). Off 10 months/starts out for new stable now and the market may prove a useful guide.

Form: 9/0P06-

Likable Chancer^b,t⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 80

5/1

One win from 44 NH runs. Creditable second of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.8f, soft) 47 days ago, no match for winner. Should go well again in this groove for all his strike rate does temper enthusiasm.

Form: 535332-

Stellar Stow^b¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 80

28/1

Sixteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.3f, soft, 18/1) 35 days ago, always behind. That was his first start returning from a near 2-year absence and this ought to reveal more.

Form: 36430/0-

U Asking Me¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 80

14/1

17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.4f, good) 14 days ago, behind when hit 4 out. Needs to leave that in his wake if he's to figure here.

Form: 30705-P

Non-Runners

Its Not Over Yet¹¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 1

Racing Daisy⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D McNamara J: Reserve 2

Hesasmoothoperator³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Likable Chancer (5/1), Glenriver (11/2), Champagne Saloon (11/2), Clandara (13/2), Queen Kulina (7/1), Arthor (7/1), Granpa Ger (14/1), U Asking Me (14/1), Seriously Ava (14/1), Noble Hilltop (16/1), Walkonthebriteside (16/1), Hesasmoothoperator (20/1), Its Not Over Yet (20/1), Drum Roll (25/1), Stellar Stow (28/1), One Flew Eau Verte (28/1), She's Tobias (33/1), Racing Daisy (33/1), Makaela's Choice (50/1)

A wide-open contest in which it could pay to take a chance on CLANDARA. He didn't shape at all badly returning from a lengthy absence at Bellewstown 4 weeks ago and, still lightly raced, he may well be up to building on that run here. Likable Chancer, Champagne Saloon and Arthor are others to consider.