14:40 Punchestown

Monday 18 January 2021

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Ladbrokes Supporting Irish Racing Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 35.3s

Trevena²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 109

9/1

14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 24286P

Itsnotinit²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 108

9/2

5/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 21 days ago, well on top finish. Should improve, so he's not taken lightly.

Form: 26/6661

Fou Diligence^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 104

12/1

4/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back up in trip with cheekpieces back on so no forlorn hope.

Form: 24-9955

Low Lie The Fields^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104

2/1

9/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 20 days ago, keeping on well. Trainer in fine form so expected to be bang there.

Form: 789-461

Oneknightmoreihope^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N F Glynn| OR: 104

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in December. Respectable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 5/1) 20 days ago so he needs considering again.

Form: P25216

The Great White^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 97

6/1

Below-form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 37 days ago. Back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 486448

Fassbender^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 93

28/1

22/1, modest eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.2f, heavy) 18 days ago. Up in trip but hard to make a case for.

Form: F44008

Bracklin Princess⁹⁰⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 88

80/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good, 33/1). Off over 2 years and very hard to warm to.

Form: 4882P0/

Oscer Romero⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 33/1) 43 days ago. Needs another step forward now though if he's to open his account.

Form: 28-66P6

Sky Tenor^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Donoghue| OR: 82

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.2f, heavy, 33/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip with plenty on his plate.

Form: P00-006

Otzi¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 80

11/1

14/1, good third of 15 in handicap hurdle here (16.2f) 18 days ago. Back up in trip now and can give another good account.

Form: 008403

Forecasts

Low Lie The Fields (2/1), Itsnotinit (9/2), The Great White (6/1), Oneknightmoreihope (9/1), Trevena (9/1), Otzi (11/1), Oscer Romero (11/1), Fou Diligence (12/1), Sky Tenor (20/1), Fassbender (28/1), Bracklin Princess (80/1)

LOW LIE THE FIELDS looks the way to go on the back of his improved win at Limerick with his yard going great guns. Itsnotinit can also boast a recent victory there so rates a big threat with better to come, while bottom weight Otzi is another sure to have a say now he steps back up in trip.