15:40 Punchestown

Tuesday 27 April 2021

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Have The Conversation Say Yes To Organ Donation Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 7.60s

Great Bear²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 124

13/2

9/1, good fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2-25934

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One Down^p1,t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 122| D

22/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 5 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 6/1) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 134703

Swelltime¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: J G Murphy| OR: 120| D

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft, 33/1) 11 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 21208

Light Brigade⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K J Brouder| T: R P Burns| OR: 119| D

5/1

4/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 58 days ago, always holding on. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-4F411

You Say Nothing²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 117| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in January. Below form tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 40/1) 22 days ago, doing too much too soon. Enters calculations.

Form: F811P0

Fighting Fit^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 116| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: F-47113

Scholastic¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good, 9/4) 12 days ago, clear of rest. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2P4532

Hallowed Star⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 112| BF| D

5/1

Promising individual. Creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 45 days ago. Likely more to come on switch to handicapping.

Form: 3-12522

Fox Fearless^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 110| D

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. 6/1, creditable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 680126

Top Line Tommy¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 109

12/1

Good second of 13 in handicap (11/4) at Dundalk (12f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle run.

Form: 24-233P

Banjo⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 107| D

50/1

One win from 24 NH runs. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 60 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 1657F5

Cratloe¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 105| D

22/1

11/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago by 1½ lengths from Rich Belief, kept up to work. Others more persuasive.

Form: 977771

Different Strokes^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: A W Short| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 102

100/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. First run since leaving Gerard Kelleher when last of 13 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8-64510

Djasek^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 102

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable third of 16 in handicap (5/1) at Navan (13f, heavy) on IRE flat debut 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 6-00243

Ya Ya Baby²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 111| D

6/1

Got off the mark over hurdles when taking 16-runner juvenile event at Cork (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago by 2 lengths from Clever Currency. Open to further improvement on handicap debut.

Form: U21

Breezy Bell^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 100| D

25/1

10/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 4U2306

Cousin Harry^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100| D

25/1

Respectable sixth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 25/1) 23 days ago. Booking of O'Hanlon a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 242816

Gain De Cause²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: A J Martin| OR: 99

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 21 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 999

Pottlerath⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 96

50/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 14/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 056060

Blackstair Rocco⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: E Mullins| OR: 95

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: P20087

Gaelic Des Chastys²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: A Donoghue| OR: 95

100/1

Good seventh of 21 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 50U867

X' Girl⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 81

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 88 days ago, never travelling well. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 7UP00

Non-Runners

Nero Rock²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: D J McInerney

Clever Currency¹²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: D F O'Regan

Rich Belief¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: K Thornton J: Mike O'Connor

Stormy Master¹³⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: R Hackett J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Light Brigade (5/1), Hallowed Star (5/1), Ya Ya Baby (6/1), Great Bear (13/2), Fighting Fit (8/1), Scholastic (11/1), Top Line Tommy (12/1), Clever Currency (12/1), Djasek (14/1), Fox Fearless (20/1), One Down (22/1), Cratloe (22/1), Cousin Harry (25/1), Breezy Bell (25/1), Rich Belief (25/1), Swelltime (33/1), Gain De Cause (33/1), You Say Nothing (33/1), Nero Rock (33/1), Pottlerath (50/1), Banjo (50/1), Stormy Master (50/1), Blackstair Rocco (80/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (100/1), Different Strokes (100/1), X' Girl (125/1)

YA YA BABY is going the right way over hurdles and gets the nod in a very competitive opener. Hallowed Star, Clever Currency and Breezy Bell make up the shortlist.