14:10 Punchestown

Friday 11 December 2020

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Punchestown Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 20.40s

Good World⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 95

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 61 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 508

Vitudurum^b1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Bolger| T: J G Murphy| OR: 95

5/1

9/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 15 days ago. Blinkers on first time.

Form: 84P5-34

Fighting Fit^t1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 93| BF

9/2

Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 5/2) 38 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can make presence felt. Engaged 1.00 Tramore Thursday.

Form: 003F-47

Johnny Little Legs²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 92| BF

13/2

4/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 0U29-78

Trixie Mc^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Gibney| OR: 92

7/2

Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 11/1) 19 days ago. Of strong interest at this level up 5 lb.

Form: 780-022

Amlad^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: A McNamara| OR: 89

8/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps (on when winning on the Flat). Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-80

Kopon⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 97-06

Western Line^h,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 89

9/2

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy, 17/2) 15 days ago.

Form: 5650-35

Coole Arcade⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: J O Clifford| OR: 86

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 33/1) 8 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: P-9504P

Mama Tried³⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan| OR: 86

100/1

Below form thirteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft, 100/1). Off 11 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P964/00-

Stormy Master^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 86

10/1

33/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 10 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-F5557

Wat Tyler^t⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D J McInerney| T: D Kinsella| OR: 85

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft, 125/1) 50 days ago, weakening quickly. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6090/

De Milano⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 83

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 8 days ago.

Form: 0708

Hidden Marble⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 83

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Norman Lee when last of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 66/1) 61 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 89-0

Marino Marvel^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 80

20/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Sixth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 9 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 24/3085

Natural Breeze^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

33/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 31 days ago. Engaged 1.00 Tramore Thursday.

Form: 00-76P6

Ximyerg⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 40 days ago. Booking of O'Sullivan a plus. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000

Forecasts

Trixie Mc (7/2), Fighting Fit (9/2), Western Line (9/2), Vitudurum (5/1), Johnny Little Legs (13/2), Amlad (8/1), Stormy Master (10/1), De Milano (16/1), Marino Marvel (20/1), Good World (25/1), Natural Breeze (33/1), Coole Arcade (40/1), Kopon (50/1), Hidden Marble (80/1), Wat Tyler (80/1), Ximyerg (100/1), Mama Tried (100/1)

TRIXIE MC looks to be finally getting to grips with hurdling and a handicap at this level should be well within her compass. Fighting Fit and Vitudurum are a couple of potential dangers.