15:40 Punchestown

Tuesday 29 September 2020

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Dooley Insurance Group Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 3.8s

Construct^h,t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 131| D

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/1, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 115-027

Curlew Hill³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (4/5) at Kilbeggan (16f, soft) 39 days ago. In fine heart and open to more improvement in this sphere.

Form: 35-4141

Dewcup^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh| CD

5/4

4/5, career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft) on hurdles bow 21 days ago, making all. More to come.

Form: 314/13-1

Fusain²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 126

6/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Off 8 months, didn't need to be at best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 2/9) 25 days ago, easing clear. Must be considered.

Form: 3825-1

Monoxide³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey

200/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 3 days ago, tailed off when pulled up 3 out.

Form: 3P

Samurai Cracker³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: Caroline Mccaldin

28/1

Fairly useful winner at 23f in chases. Off 5 months, second of 5 in hurdle at Down Royal (24.4f, soft, 22/1) on hurdles bow 32 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 21F23-2

Non-Runners

Beacon Edge²⁰⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Hybery³⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Forecasts

Dewcup (5/4), Beacon Edge (11/8), Fusain (6/4), Curlew Hill (4/1), Hybery (8/1), Construct (20/1), Samurai Cracker (28/1), Monoxide (200/1)

BEACON EDGE did nothing but improve last term and this looks a good opportunity for the C&D winner on his comeback before he has his sights raised again. Fusain is a good prospect and is feared most ahead of Curlew Hill and Dewcup.