15:40 Punchestown

Wednesday 26 April 2017

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Martinstown Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123)

Off time: 15:44 | Winning time: 5m 13.30s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Crosshue Boy

25/1

Drumcliff

9/1, 10/1, 9/1

10/1

Bilko

25/1

20/1

Ben Dundee

20/1

Wood Breizh

20/1

Head Turner

25/1

Bitview Colin

50/1

66/1

Going For Broke

25/1, 28/1

25/1

Tellthemnuttin

8/1

9/1

A Rated

16/1

Close Shave

10/1, 11/1

10/1

Courtncatcher

66/1

Crossed My Mind

12/1

14/1

Danali

33/1

Shamiran

16/1, 20/1, 16/1

20/1

First To Boogie

16/1

14/1

Benemeade

33/1

Blast Of Koeman

6/1

13/2

Goulane Chosen

50/1

40/1

Groundunderrepair

25/1

La Bella Vida

16/1

Black Zero

20/1

Magic Of Light

16/1, 14/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1

11/1

Undefined Beauty

50/1

Fridaynightlights

13/2, 6/1

5/1

SP Book Percentage 144.07

Non-Runners

Dawerann⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D P Maher

Bilbo Bagins²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: A Murray J: Reserve 2

Maighnealta¹⁴⁴

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: D McDonogh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fridaynightlights (5/1), Blast Of Koeman (13/2), Tellthemnuttin (9/1), Close Shave (10/1), Drumcliff (10/1), Magic Of Light (11/1), Dawerann (12/1), Crossed My Mind (14/1), First To Boogie (14/1), A Rated (16/1), La Bella Vida (16/1), Ben Dundee (20/1), Black Zero (20/1), Shamiran (20/1), Bilko (20/1), Wood Breizh (20/1), Maighnealta (20/1), Crosshue Boy (25/1), Groundunderrepair (25/1), Head Turner (25/1), Going For Broke (25/1), Danali (33/1), Benemeade (33/1), Bilbo Bagins (33/1), Goulane Chosen (40/1), Undefined Beauty (50/1), Courtncatcher (66/1), Bitview Colin (66/1)

Shamiran comes here seeking a fourth win in this competitive contest but he's 1lb higher than when winning narrowly last year and his form since does little to inspire his chance. Close Shave maintained an upward curve to score at Fairyhouse recently and is respected despite a hike in the ratings given his trainer's recent form. Racing in the same colours is Crossed My Mind, who landed a Wexford maiden in tidy fashion recently, is one to look for on handicap debut and it will prove interesting to see which of the McManus pair attracts the money. The mare La Bella Vida is another worth considering after a promising effort at Fairyhouse but BLACK ZERO showed he retains the ability for this discipline at that same venue recently and he is a tentative selection to go one better now off a 3lb higher mark.