12:30 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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Ballymore Group Risk Of Thunder Chase

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 7m 30.50s

Neverushacon²⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 135| C

2/1

Useful chaser. Course winner. Latest win in chase here in February. 25/1, below form eighth of 14 in minor event chase at Cheltenham (30.2f, heavy). Off 8 months. Down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 825318-

Plinth⁷⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 127| C

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 20/1, below form fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 79 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 22-6405

Stamp Your Feet¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 117

22/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Roscommon in July. Eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 33/1) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 90-1498

Walkers Point^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: S McParlan| OR: 96

80/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in chase at Tipperary in October. Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. 13/2, below form eighth of 17 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 069918

Artic Pearl^t³⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M Brassil| OR: 110| C

33/1

Fair hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.7f, heavy, 7/2). Off 11 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip.

Form: UP1/U44-

Baily Fox¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 77| D

150/1

Eleventh of 17 in minor event chase (33/1) at this course (25f, good). Off 19 months.

Form: 3PP5/0-P

Ballyboker Bridge^p²⁸⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J J Codd| T: P Maher| OR: 139| CD

7/2

Useful chaser. C&D winner. Creditable 2¼ lengths second of 14 to Neverushacon in minor event chase (5/1) at this course (25f, heavy). Off 9 months. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 3U/13P2-

Blast Of Koeman^t⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Maher| OR: 127

8/1

Unreliable type. Nineteen runs since last win in 2017. Below form ninth of 16 in handicap chase (20/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 44 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Robert Tyner.

Form: 792-P89

Call It Magic^b²⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 126| D

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Pulled up in hunter chase at Gowran (25f, heavy, 16/1), pulled up early in straight. Off 8 months.

Form: 6/39P2P-

Hurricane Darwin³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P Maher| OR: 130| D

20/1

Fairly useful chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Eighth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft, 150/1) 33 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: FF495-8

Josies Orders²³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 140| CD

18/1

Useful chaser. C&D winner. Pulled up in minor event chase (50/1) at Cheltenham (30.2f, heavy), pulled up after twenty-fourth. Off 8 months. Down in trip. Looks competitive on best form.

Form: P84P-63

King's Song^t¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Broad| OR: 116| C| D

40/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 100/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 45-9200

Major Destination³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 123| D

7/2

Unreliable type. 12/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, heavy) 35 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0726/6-5

Mr Diablo¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 125| C

12/1

Fairly useful chaser. Fourteen runs since last win in 2017. 50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 16 days ago, behind when pulled up 3 out.

Form: 706-20P

Some Neck¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 142| C

20/1

Course winner. 200/1, first run since leaving W. P. Mullins when tailed-off sixth of 8 to Sire Du Berlais in Lismullen Hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 6/52PF-6

The Irregular⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: P Maher| OR: 104

100/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2017. 33/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 85 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0F-8PPP

Westmead^b³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

100/1

33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.2f, heavy) 31 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P-P0P0P

Forecasts

Neverushacon (2/1), Ballyboker Bridge (7/2), Major Destination (7/2), Blast Of Koeman (8/1), Mr Diablo (12/1), Plinth (14/1), Josies Orders (18/1), Some Neck (20/1), Call It Magic (20/1), Hurricane Darwin (20/1), Stamp Your Feet (22/1), Artic Pearl (33/1), King's Song (40/1), Walkers Point (80/1), Westmead (100/1), The Irregular (100/1), Baily Fox (150/1)

BALLYBOKER BRIDGE did well in a handful of starts last season and has a good chance of making a winning return on these terms. Neverushacon rates the main threat ahead of Josies Orders.