15:25 Punchestown

Sunday 15 November 2020

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Guinness Handicap Hurdle (0-140)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 31.8s

Mr Everest^t⁴⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short| T: A J Martin| OR: 126

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles but fairly useful winner at 14f on Flat. Back over hurdles now with more to come so must enter calculations.

Form: 322/17-

Gold Des Bois^h1,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120| BF| D

5/1

Winner over hurdles at Clonmel in October but below-form eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy) 15 days ago. Hood on now with bit to prove.

Form: 6432-18

Halsafari¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 119

11/2

16/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.6f, soft) 18 days ago. Down in trip but progressing well recently so not taken lightly.

Form: 55-0632

The Little Yank¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118| D

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019, and very stiff task in WKD Hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 66/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 243345

Fortune Street^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 115| D

15/2

7/2 and tongue strap/cheekpieces on, creditable third of 7 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 340-263

Grand Partner²⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 115| D

33/1

Fairly useful winning chaser last term. Below par on Flat last two starts and has his first go over hurdles since early 2018 here so plenty to prove.

Form: P65741-

Dare To Flare²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 116

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles who arrives below par. Makes handicap debut but difficult ask off harsh opening mark.

Form: 3325

Owenacurra Lass²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 112| D

5/1

Returned after 9 months off with good second of 8 in minor hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) 21 days ago, sticking to task. Can give another good account.

Form: 42310-2

Scalor^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 111| D

16/1

Winner over hurdles at Kilbeggan in July who wasn't disgraced when fourth of 7 at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 20 days ago, going with enthusiasm but making mistakes. Considered.

Form: 173964

Charlie Siringo¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 109

7/2

Low-mileage 5-y-o who (12/1) posted excellent second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Form has been franked so expected to be bang there nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 5P00-32

Forecasts

Charlie Siringo (7/2), Gold Des Bois (5/1), Owenacurra Lass (5/1), The Little Yank (5/1), Halsafari (11/2), Fortune Street (15/2), Mr Everest (12/1), Scalor (16/1), Dare To Flare (25/1), Grand Partner (33/1)

CHARLIE SIRINGO still has few miles on the clock and looks to have got in lightly here raised just 1 lb for his fine recent second to Dreal Deal at Cork so is strongly fancied to open his account. Mr Everest is another with better days ahead of him over hurdles so rates the chief threat, although in-form Halsafari is also well worth considering in a useful handicap.