14:25 Punchestown

Wednesday 28 October 2020

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Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 25.2s

Halsafari¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss S Larkin⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 117| D

16/1

11/2, good third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good) 10 days ago. Mark looks about right at present.

Form: 255-063

Magic Sea⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 115| D

16/1

7/1, third of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft) 6 days ago. Successful on his last hurdling outing in August but has a career-high mark to defy now.

Form: 1052-81

Millen To One²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 115

14/1

Good third of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Galway (19.1f, soft) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3254-43

Buttons And Bows¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss J Walton⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 114

18/1

5/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good) 10 days ago. Not totally discounted.

Form: 44-0304

Gotthenod¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 112| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Good fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Cork (19f, good) 10 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: P-01015

Walking On Glass^p⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 111| BF| D

7/2

Good second of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (17.8f, soft, 5/2) 54 days ago, clear of rest. Form of last hurdling outing looks very strong, so he still warrants plenty of interest in this code.

Form: 12624-3

Rebel Early¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss J M Cook⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 110| D

28/1

8/1, sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 2U518-6

So Near So Farhh^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 109| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in September. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Listowel (20f, soft) 32 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 65-3615

Important Message²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Ms H Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 107| D

28/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 33/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 26 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Claims if he can back that up.

Form: 0-13U01

Dreal Deal^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNally| OR: 106

4/6

Landed a gamble in a handicap hurdle at Navan in August and has bolted up twice on the Flat since, so makes obvious appeal returning to this sphere despite a big rise.

Form: 00880-1

Mc Alpine^t1²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.5f, heavy, 13/2). Off 7 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 2662PP-

Play The Part³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper| OR: 97

80/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable 14 lengths seventh of 15 to Dreal Deal in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Navan (22f, good) 39 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 56-P397

Forecasts

Dreal Deal (4/6), Walking On Glass (7/2), Millen To One (14/1), Halsafari (16/1), Magic Sea (16/1), Buttons And Bows (18/1), So Near So Farhh (22/1), Gotthenod (25/1), Rebel Early (28/1), Important Message (28/1), Mc Alpine (50/1), Play The Part (80/1)

WALKING ON GLASS has had an excellent Flat campaign and shaped well in a strong handicap on his latest hurdling outing, so he's taken to come out on top at the likely expense of the thriving Dreal Deal, who's bidding for a cross-code four-timer. Gotthenod is the pick of the remainder.