16:45 Punchestown

Wednesday 30 September 2020

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FitzpatrickPromotions.ie Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 12.5s

Smiling Eliza^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 115| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Hasn't taken to chasing (last of 7 in Sligo maiden last time) but likely to fare better back hurdling.

Form: 91F7-77

Lady In Lavender²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 110| D

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2017. 18/1, last of 11 in Flat handicap at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 28 days ago but was a fair fourth over hurdles at Tramore prior to that.

Form: 723-6F4

Tara Dylan^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 109

7/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Arrives on the back of some respectable runs on Flat and shaped well at Galway in July on latest hurdle start. Considered.

Form: 00760-6

Two Shoe Tom²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 107

7/2

7/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 4-31728

Ar Eagla Na Heagla^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: Francis Casey| OR: 105| D

12/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap chase (10/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4231-63

Elegant Lass^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 105| D

8/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Didn't get home over longer trip at Punchestown last time and respected back at 2m.

Form: 59-1218

Josephina^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 104| BF| D

9/1

66/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at Gowran (14f, soft) on Flat debut 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. Can be competitive off this mark.

Form: 038-335

Gotthenod¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 103

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in August. 12/1, only tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) since.

Form: 03P-010

Misty Mountain¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: J J Lambe| OR: 100

66/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. Sixth of 7 in novice chase at Sligo (17.8f, good, 66/1) on debut over fences 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0-51896

Touch Of Gold^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 100| D

12/1

11/1, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 9 days ago. Engaged 4.15 here Tuesday.

Form: 495-008

Latoyah Of North^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: A W Short| T: M Mulvany| OR: 99

13/2

Has developed into a fairly useful performer on Flat since last seen over hurdles. Should have plenty of scope off this sort of mark based on that Flat ability.

Form: 575523/

Dandjira^v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93

18/1

Running below form when fell in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Listowel (20f, good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60-UP6F

Paula's Prayer³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 91

8/1

Very good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 16/1) 30 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/5806-2

Glint In Her Eye^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 90

66/1

Fair winner at 17f in bumpers. First run since leaving Noel Meade when 11/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good) 48 days ago, struggling after 3 out.

Form: 10000-P

Wild Desire²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 90| D

10/1

20/1, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.3f, soft) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 17-7663

Nancy D'Alton³⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 89

66/1

33/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 12 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 96/7200-

Its Theway Forward¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 86

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 19 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 000-6

Non-Runners

Gracefull Grace⁴⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: S Crawley J: E O'Connell

Fair Minded³³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: D McDonogh J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Two Shoe Tom (7/2), Fair Minded (11/2), Gracefull Grace (6/1), Latoyah Of North (13/2), Tara Dylan (7/1), Paula's Prayer (8/1), Elegant Lass (8/1), Josephina (9/1), Wild Desire (10/1), Ar Eagla Na Heagla (12/1), Touch Of Gold (12/1), Gotthenod (16/1), Lady In Lavender (16/1), Dandjira (18/1), Its Theway Forward (28/1), Nancy D'Alton (66/1), Misty Mountain (66/1), Glint In Her Eye (66/1), Smiling Eliza (66/1)

LATOYAH OF NORTH hasn't been seen over hurdles since finishing placed in handicap company at the beginning of 2019 but she's gone to show fairly useful form on the Flat so has the potential to be ahead of this mark. Tara Dylan was a bit of an eyecatcher at Galway when last seen over hurdles and rates a possible threat. Elegant Lass will be suited by the drop back to 2m and also merits respect.