16:55 Punchestown

Tuesday 30 April 2019

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Killashee Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 2.50s

Dolciano Dici⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134| D

25/1

Well beaten fourth of five in a 2m conditions hurdle at Cork (soft) last time out. Struggled in beginners chases prior to that and making just his third hurdles start since joining this yard.

Form: 47P564

Mitchouka^b1,t1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 132| CD

25/1

Winner of four hurdles but finished a well held tenth in a 2m handicap event at Fairyhouse (good-to-yielding) a week ago and more needed with tongue tie and blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: 4450P0

Pearl Of The West^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R M Power| T: J C McConnell| OR: 132| D

12/1

Fair effort in finishing 17L tenth in a valuable Grade 2 handicap at Ayr (2m, good) last time out. Winner of a four-year-old event at Cheltenham (good) in October on penultimate hurdles start and interesting to see how she fares.

Form: 121410

Sancta Simona^h,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131| D

10/1

Grade 1 placed earlier this season but well held in a mares Grade 1 contest over 2m4f at Fairyhouse (good-to-yielding) recently. Represents leading connections and is one for the shortlist now attentions are switched to handicaps.

Form: 3112P0

Buildmeupbuttercup⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128| D

6/1

Maiden hurdle winner on good ground at Navan (2m) last December. Highly tried since including in a Grade 1 mares contest at Fairyhouse (2m4f, good-to-yielding) recently. Notable runner on handicap debut.

Form: 15-1500

Raya Time^h³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: D J Mullins| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127

6/1

Placed on each of his last four hurdles starts including in a maiden event at Clonmel (2m, good-to-yielding) just over a month ago. One for the shortlist on handicap debut.

Form: 153322

Man Of Plenty^b,t⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: C Brace⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 125| D

16/1

Highly tried in recent starts including in a 3m Grade 1 at Cheltenham (good-to-soft) last time out. This more realistic but others look to hold stronger claims.

Form: 105660

Cosmo's Moon¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 122

7/1

Off the mark at the seventh attempt over hurdles when winning a 2m3f maiden contest at Limerick (good) last time out. Drop in trip shouldn't inconvenience and interesting to see how he fares on handicap debut.

Form: 735-251

Konitho⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 132| BF| D

5/1

Impressive 5L winner of a maiden hurdle at Naas (2m, yielding) on stable debut in January. Disappointing favourite over the same C&D subsequently and likely more to come on handicap debut following a break.

Form: 66-715

Jan Maat¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| D

10/1

Good ground maiden hurdle winner at Fairyhouse in October and placed since. Well beaten in a Grade 2 here in January and is interesting on just his second handicap appearance.

Form: 6-21266

Belargus¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: N P Madden| T: N J Gifford| OR: 125| D

10/1

Winner of a four-year-old hurdle over an extended 1m7f at Ascot (good-to-soft) in January. Given a break since then and is worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 561

La Sorelita^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 124| BF

11/2

Winner over hurdles in France and ran well when finishing third over an extended 2m1f at Ballinrobe (good) earlier this month. Races off the same mark here and represents a leading stable.

Form: 343403

Result Amended

No amendments found in result.

Non-Runners

Golden Spear¹⁷⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: E O'Connell

High Expectations⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Golden Spear (9/2), Konitho (5/1), La Sorelita (11/2), Raya Time (6/1), Buildmeupbuttercup (6/1), Cosmo's Moon (7/1), High Expectations (8/1), Jan Maat (10/1), Belargus (10/1), Sancta Simona (10/1), Pearl Of The West (12/1), Man Of Plenty (16/1), Mitchouka (25/1), Dolciano Dici (25/1)

RAYA TIME has shown good form in maiden hurdles and he is taken to make a winning handicap debut by taking this competitive contest. The selection is taken to get the better of Konitho who can finish runner-up on handicap debut while third place can go to another handicap debutant in Sancta Simona.