19:00 Punchestown

Monday 31 May 2021

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Punchestown.com Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 4m 57.60s

Francois⁹⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 116

20/1

First run since leaving Francois Rohaut when won 9-runner juvenile hurdle at Lyon Parilly (16.9f, soft, evens). First run for yard after leaving Francois Nicolle. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1/

Cool Colonnade^t1²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 115

80/1

16/5, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft), nearest finish. Off 7 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Difficult ask.

Form: 114429/

Elite Trooper Grey^b¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 114

22/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in October. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 11/1) 164 days ago. Might not have finished improving and partnered by the most experienced jockey.

Form: 071330-

Demi Plie^b³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 113| D

9/2

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase at this course (21f, good to soft, 14/1) 31 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from chase to hurdles. One to note from much lower hurdling mark.

Form: 3/80326-

Archies Charm^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 112

5/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 11 in minor event hurdle (8/1) at Down Royal (24f, soft) 28 days ago. Not certain to back that up.

Form: 410P0-2

Theatre World¹¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss R Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 112

25/1

Latest win in chase at Musselburgh in November. 6/1, below form fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 116 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Might need the run.

Form: 446124-

Joeswayornoway²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 110

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in March. Good second of 10 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 12/1) 23 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 93186-2

Fit To Be Tied⁹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 109| D

22/1

16/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 90 days ago. Bit to prove at the moment.

Form: 50/5988-

Junior Rattler^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 106

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 83013-2

Chosen Hour^p,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 105| C

12/1

Thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 3748P-0

Nodoubtaboutthat³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss E McCutcheon⁽⁷⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 102| BF

12/1

15/8, fell in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 39 days ago. Impressive winner on previous outing, so remains worthy of consideration.

Form: 01542F-

Port Rashid²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 102

16/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in April. 13/2, bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 94501-5

Resurrected Duke¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 100

4/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 9/2) 133 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Tom J. Taaffe. Not taken lightly.

Form: 226F50-

Runyon Rattler^b⁵⁸⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss J Walton⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 99| D

66/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2017. Fifteenth of 23 in handicap (50/1) at Navan, merely passing beaten rivals. Off 19 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Hard to fancy.

Form: R58530/

Just A Normal Day^b,t¹⁶⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 96| D

80/1

40/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, heavy) 168 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mrs D. A. Love.

Form: 7618/90-

Tiantu^t²¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Miss J M Cook⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 86| D

16/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in September. Eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.1f, soft, 7/1). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 911P38-

Non-Runners

Oneknightmoreihope⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: N F Glynn J: Miss S Larkin

Forecasts

Resurrected Duke (4/1), Demi Plie (9/2), Junior Rattler (5/1), Archies Charm (5/1), Oneknightmoreihope (5/1), Joeswayornoway (10/1), Nodoubtaboutthat (12/1), Chosen Hour (12/1), Port Rashid (16/1), Tiantu (16/1), Francois (20/1), Fit To Be Tied (22/1), Elite Trooper Grey (22/1), Theatre World (25/1), Runyon Rattler (66/1), Just A Normal Day (80/1), Cool Colonnade (80/1)

ELITE TROOPER GREY was on the up prior to a blip when last seen at Navan 5 months ago but there's a chance he's ready to go on return and the assistance of Lisa O'Neill could prove crucial in a race of this nature. He takes preference over French import Francois, while the in-form Junior Rattler is worth considering.