14:05 Punchestown

Thursday 31 December 2020

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tote.ie Punchestown Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f 120y  |   Heavy  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:07  |   Winning time: 5m 18.10s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
2
Horse silk
Bachasson49
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR:  148| CD
30/100
High-class chaser. Career best when winning 5-runner Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel (20.2f) 49 days ago by 5½ lengths from Cilaos Emery, driven out. No surprise to see him thereabouts back over hurdles.
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Timeform
3
Horse silk
City Islandt294
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Brassil| OR:  153| C
9/2
Useful hurdler. Possibly amiss when pulled up in Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, soft) back in March. Absent since and the betting may prove the best guide here.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Dallas Des Pictonsp28
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR:  141| CD
28/1
Useful chaser. Fourth of 6 in minor event hurdle (8/1) at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 28 days ago, struggling badly early final circuit and tailed off. Others arrive with more pressing claims.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Scarpetap28
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR:  149
9/1
Classy hurdler on his day but he offered little on return from 21 months off at Clonmel at the start of the month and he's tough to assess on that basis.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Any Second Now26
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 8
T: T M Walsh  J: Mark Walsh
NR
5
Horse silk
Darasso25
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 7
T: J P O'Brien  J: J J Slevin
NR

Forecasts

Bachasson (30/100), Darasso (9/4), City Island (9/2), Scarpeta (9/1), Any Second Now (14/1), Dallas Des Pictons (28/1)

Verdict

DARASSO was no match for Chacun Pour Soi on his latest start over fences 25 days ago but he holds sound claims on these terms reverting back to timber and earns the vote to come out on top. Bachasson, who landed this race 2 years ago, is the chief danger, ahead of the returning City Island.

  1. DARASSO (FR)
  2. BACHASSON (FR)
  3. CITY ISLAND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Burrows Saint
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
J: Rachael Blackmore  |  T: W P Mullins
13/2

Prize Money

1st: €10,200.002nd: €3,400.003rd: €1,700.004th: €850.005th: €510.006th: €340.00

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