12:50 Punchestown

Saturday 14 November 2020

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Alanna Homes Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 5m 32.6s

Bapaume^t²⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| C

14/1

Very smart 19f winner over hurdles. 20/1, below-par eighth of 12 to Samcro in Golden Miller Novices' Chase at Cheltenham (19.8f, soft). Makes handicap bow now and sort to bounce back.

Form: 427168-

Tornado Flyer²⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| CD

5/2

Signed off for last term with good fifth of 12 to Samcro in Golden Miller Novices' Chase at Cheltenham (19.8f, soft). Goes into handicap on return and still low mileage so big player.

Form: 411P35-

Salsaretta²⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148| CD

5/1

Ended last season by completing a four-timer in Grade 2 chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) by 11l from Ask Mary. Into handicaps on return with more to come so he must enter calculations.

Form: 9/P1111-

Castlebawn West^h²⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 147| D

14/1

50/1, running creditably when unseated rider in RSA Insurance Novices' Chase at Cheltenham (24.4f, soft) won by Champ. Off 8 months. Makes handicap chase debut and much respected.

Form: 4/6514U-

Zero Ten¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR: 147| CD

9/2

Improving chaser who arrives on back of recent fifth on Flat in Naas maiden. Makes handicap chase debut now with better to come so well in the mix.

Form: 2/112F1-

Farclas^t⁵²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 142| C| D

20/1

Useful 17f winner over hurdles. Landed odds in minor chase at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) when last seen out 17 months ago. Fitness a big concern now on his handicap bow but he's in good hands.

Form: 55P/111-

Visioman³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 140| D

25/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season, and posted career best when winning 4-runner minor event chase (6/1) at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 34 days ago. Sure to go well again.

Form: 50-4711

Voix Des Tiep²⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| BF

14/1

Useful hurder/chaser but pulled up in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 9/4) 9 months ago. Makes handicap bow now and sort to bounce back so not dismissed.

Form: 1/53F2P-

Dunvegan³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: P A Fahy| OR: 139| C| D

13/2

Course winner who arrives on back of fifth in maiden at Thurles (16f, soft, 9/5) on flat debut 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut but needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0P/3132-

Daly Tiger²⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 137| C

22/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in October 2019. 40/1, creditable ninth of 20 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.2f, soft). Off 8 months but respected.

Form: 1P3539-

Press Conference²⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G Elliott| OR: 133

33/1

20/1, below-form eighth of 15 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 9 months ago on final run for Mrs J. Harrington. Makes handicap bow now with something to find.

Form: 71/0408-

The Long Mile²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 133

33/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase (5/2) at Gowran (18f, heavy) 8 months ago so not ruled out on return.

Form: 701211-

Pont Aven²⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: D J McInerney| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132

66/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, heavy), pulled up 3 out. Off 9 months and needs to bounce back on comeback.

Form: 132PUP-

Tintangle^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128

33/1

5/1, below-par fifth of 8 in minor chase at Clonmel (18.1f, soft) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on for handicap debut and needs to step forward.

Form: 3F42U-5

Demain Des L'Aube⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127

50/1

Form: PFP-643

Spades Are Trumps^p1,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123| C

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2017 but good second of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy) 20 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 20078-2

Stones And Roses²⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 121

50/1

Winner of chase at Cork last November but pulled up in handicap chase (20/1) at this course (28.4f, heavy) 9 months ago. Returns with bit to prove now.

Form: 521P0P-

Non-Runners

Castle Oliver²⁵¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: P Roche J: Mark Walsh

Forecasts

Tornado Flyer (5/2), Zero Ten (9/2), Salsaretta (5/1), Dunvegan (13/2), Spades Are Trumps (10/1), Castlebawn West (14/1), Bapaume (14/1), Voix Des Tiep (14/1), Farclas (20/1), Castle Oliver (20/1), Daly Tiger (22/1), Visioman (25/1), Press Conference (33/1), The Long Mile (33/1), Tintangle (33/1), Stones And Roses (50/1), Demain Des L'Aube (50/1), Pont Aven (66/1)

Willie Mullins looks to hold a very strong hand here and his TORNADO FLYER is taken to come out on top of his seven runners with better to come from this still unexposed 7-y-o. Stable-companion Salsaretta is sure to go well too as she bids for a five-timer on her return. Zero Ten is another who is well worth considering along with The Long Mile.