12:25 Punchestown

Sunday 5 December 2021

All11:5512:2512:5513:2514:0014:3515:0515:35

Old House, Kill Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 12:26 | Winning time: 4m 57.50s

Gealach⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jennifer Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| C

14/1

Course winner but he unseated rider first in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good, 18/1) 8 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 0-4704U

Schone Aussicht¹¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

15/2

Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Tramore (16f, soft, 11/8) on IRE flat debut. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Trainer going well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 37-1125

Owenacurra Lass⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 113

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in October. 16/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.9f, heavy) 43 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 66P-816

Boher Cailin^t¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 112

50/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. First run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) 130 days ago. Has work to do now.

Form: 1/18P-P

Peckham Springs¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford| OR: 111

9/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Navan (16f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip and not taken lightly.

Form: 31-P5

Benkei^p⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: B Browne| T: H Rogers| OR: 108

25/1

50/1, creditable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 8 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 79-7006

Buttons And Bows²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: P J Flynn| OR: 106

15/2

9/1, running respectably when fell 2 out in handicap chase at Naas (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Switches to hurdles and no forlorn hope.

Form: P-P1F6F

Rebel Ivy²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Motherway| OR: 105

11/1

6/1, below form fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, heavy) 24 days ago. Merits consideration at these weights if shrugging off latest run.

Form: 3994-25

Millford Sound^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 103

11/1

15/2, creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good) 14 days ago. Yard in good form so not discounted tried in blinkers for 1st time over jumps (on when winning on the Flat).

Form: 5540/58

Sefton Warrior^p³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 100

5/1

7/1, creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 3 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 650322

Shantou Lucky³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

4/1

Winner at Down Royal in May. 9/1, excellent third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 33 days ago, travelling best and collared only late on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 8-1P503

Paddy Wickla^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97

15/2

Winner at Clonmel in September. 12/1, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.4f, good) 17 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: F01243

Monoxide^p1,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 83

22/1

Respectable twelfth of 21 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.2f, good to soft, 40/1) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and bit more needed at these weights.

Form: F27740

Non-Runners

It Could Be You¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: T Mullins J: Donagh Meyler

Explosive Boy²⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: A J Martin J: B J Cooper

Macs Charm⁴¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Shantou Lucky (4/1), Sefton Warrior (5/1), Explosive Boy (13/2), Macs Charm (13/2), Paddy Wickla (15/2), Buttons And Bows (15/2), Schone Aussicht (15/2), Peckham Springs (9/1), Rebel Ivy (11/1), Millford Sound (11/1), Owenacurra Lass (12/1), Gealach (14/1), It Could Be You (16/1), Monoxide (22/1), Benkei (25/1), Boher Cailin (50/1)

SHANTOU LUCKY went very sweetly for a long way at Fairyhouse last time so is taken to add to his earlier Down Royal success off a handy-looking mark. Handicap-debutant Explosive Boy rates a big threat if, as expected, building on his recent Naas fifth, with Sefton Warrior, Rebel Ivy and Paddy Wickla all on the shortlist too.