17:40 Punchestown

Saturday 1 May 2021

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Colm Quinn BMW Group Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 4m 59.30s

Pure Bliss^t¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: H Fry| OR: 122

8/1

Point/bumper winner who made it 2-2 over hurdles when landing a mares' novice at Exeter in December. Found things tougher upped in grade against the boys last time but is respected on handicap bow.

Form: 1/1P-116

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Humm Baby¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 121| D

16/1

Shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off when seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Can give a good account with that behind her.

Form: 353247

Tucanae^h1⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 120

7/2

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. Held in fifth when fell last in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy, 13/2) 52 days ago. Back up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Tough to make a case for.

Form: 21S67F

Brogine¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 118| D

50/1

Not seen to best effect when fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 16 days ago, barely adequate test.

Form: 177425

Rebel Early³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 118| D

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Navan in March. Not in same form when sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24f, soft, 10/3) 37 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 42P316

Coulonces¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114

16/1

Fairly useful Flat winner who matched that form when making a winning start for her new yard after 8 months off at Fairyhouse last month. Open to further improvement back up in trip on handicap bow.

Form: 52P1

Dont Kick Nor Bite¹⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: R Tyner| OR: 113| D

80/1

22/1, went backwards from reappearance when pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 153 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 122/P-7P

Spruced Up^p1,t1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: E P Harty| OR: 113| BF

17/2

Step back in the right direction when eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 3/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 7-0P078

Socially Distant^h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 109

22/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in March. 13/2, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 29718

Moonball¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108

25/1

Shaped as if better for the run when ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Step forward needed.

Form: 12FF09

Klassy Kay²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 107| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 10/1, shaped as if still in good form before falling 2 out in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (22f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Expected to be bang there if none the worse from her spill.

Form: 41316F

Irregularheartbeat⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: S Spillane| OR: 105

17/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (11/1) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 9 days ago, suited by the switch to more positive tactics. Up 7 lb and should remain competitive.

Form: 9326F1

So Near So Farhh^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: A W Short| T: C A McBratney| OR: 104| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, good) 15 days ago, well beaten after 4 out. Needs to bounce back to feature.

Form: 57809P

Something Sweet¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 102| D

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase (5/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 276425

Merry Poppins²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J Motherway| OR: 109

13/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Showed improved form when fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft, 18/1) 27 days ago. More required to defy this sort of mark.

Form: 1665

Non-Runners

Strange Notions¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: C O'Brien J: H Morgan

Millyinthemiddle²⁷⁶

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 1

Lost Oscar⁹³

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 2

Gold Creek¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tucanae (7/2), Klassy Kay (7/2), Merry Poppins (13/2), Strange Notions (7/1), Pure Bliss (8/1), Spruced Up (17/2), Irregularheartbeat (17/2), Rebel Early (12/1), Humm Baby (16/1), Coulonces (16/1), Lost Oscar (16/1), Gold Creek (16/1), Millyinthemiddle (16/1), Socially Distant (22/1), Moonball (25/1), Something Sweet (33/1), Brogine (50/1), So Near So Farhh (50/1), Dont Kick Nor Bite (80/1)

A competitive mares handicap which can go to KLASSY KAY, who shaped as if still in good form for a long way before falling late on at Fairyhouse last month and can get back to winning ways with her mark easing a touch. Coulonces is feared most on handicap bow having scored on first start for her new yard last month, ahead of Irregularheartbeat and English-raider Pure Bliss.