16:52 Punchestown

Saturday 8 June 2024

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Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 4m 50.2s

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Selected odds by:

Mac's Xpress²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 94

15/2

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 6684-57

The Empty Kettel²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: R Deegan| T: G J Power| OR: 94

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/400-

Ixigreczed^h1⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 93

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) 84 days ago. Up in trip and hood on 1st time for this handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2403P0-

Il Silenzio^p1,t1²⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R A Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 91

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good). Off 9 months. Tongue strap and cheekpieces on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 08/00-

Kalaroun²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 90

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 11f on the Flat. 28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 500-0

Rideau Canal^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: J Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 90

12/1

13/2, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: P345/4-0

Birdsandthebees^h¹⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 88| BF

3/1

Below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 3/1). Off 6 months. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 9403/87-

Bowgate Street^t²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 88

16/1

Sixteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (20f, good). Off 8 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 008/400-

Hees Dynamite²³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 87

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 50/1), faring best of those ridden prominently. Off 7 months. Enters calculations.

Form: 0780P4-

Its Not Over Yet²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 87

14/1

66/1, sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 29 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6008B-6

Winds Of Winter³²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: P W Flynn| OR: 85

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft). Off 10 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7000-

Make No Plans²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 83

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.2f, heavy, 20/1). Off 6 months. Booking of Millar a plus.

Form: 670/0P0-

Warrior Lion^p1,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: M McCabe| OR: 88

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 0000-7

Eire Comes Tribsy^t1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 81

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Clonmel (19f, soft) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 0080-7

Flashthelights^p,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 81

7/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 9 in handicap chase (11/2) at Downpatrick (19.4f, good) on debut over fences 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 00553-6

Papa Barns²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 80| BF

15/2

Unreliable type. 7/2, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Capable of making his presence felt off this mark.

Form: 34048-7

Shean Glory²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 80| D

18/1

Two wins from 45 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 13/2, below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.2f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 50666-8

Non-Runners

Toor Moon²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Ms M Flynn J: L Quinlan

Mayos Vendangeur²⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Katherine²⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: A Sexton J: Reserve 2

Hurricane Honey²⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Birdsandthebees (3/1), Flashthelights (7/1), Papa Barns (15/2), Mac's Xpress (15/2), Toor Moon (8/1), Winds Of Winter (10/1), Il Silenzio (11/1), Rideau Canal (12/1), Hurricane Honey (12/1), Hees Dynamite (14/1), Its Not Over Yet (14/1), Make No Plans (16/1), Bowgate Street (16/1), Shean Glory (18/1), Kalaroun (22/1), Katherine (25/1), Ixigreczed (28/1), Warrior Lion (28/1), Eire Comes Tribsy (33/1), Mayos Vendangeur (33/1), The Empty Kettel (40/1)

The vote goes to RIDEAU CANAL, who shoudn't be judged too harshly on his recent Ballinrobe effort and he is appealing on the strength of his encouraging reappearance effort at Navan on April when returning from a 13-month absence. Toor Moon will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward and is second choice ahead of Birdsandthebees and Papa Barns.