13:20 Punchestown

Friday 31 December 2021

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Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 5m 3.4s

Wolf Prince¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 142| C

5/1

Useful hurdler. Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in October. 12/1, good sixth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 4-P21F6

Charli Parcs^h⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 135

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 62 days ago. Lots to prove at present.

Form: P401/0-P

Cilaos Emery^h³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 158| C

2/5

Very smart chaser. Didn't need to be at best when winning 4-runner listed chase (30/100) at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 36 days ago by 3 lengths from Darver Star, cosily. One to beat back hurdling.

Form: 2184-21

Darver Star^b,t⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 155| C| D

6/1

Useful chaser. Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft, 33/1) 4 days ago, behind when pulled up before fifth. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip.

Form: 76-6F2P

Dr Mikey²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: I J Power| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 122

125/1

18/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 1/38-407

Early Doors⁵²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 144| C

18/1

Smart chaser. Smart winner at 22f in chases. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, improved to win 21-runner handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft, 7/1). Off 17 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 2262/01-

Home By The Lee¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

Smart chaser. 28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, good to soft) 100 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3P10-0P

Off You Go¹⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: C Byrnes| OR: 151

33/1

Seventeenth of 22 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good, 12/1) 156 days ago. Hard to know what to expect back hurdling.

Form: 24F16-0

Non-Runners

Saint Felicien⁴¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Cilaos Emery (2/5), Wolf Prince (5/1), Saint Felicien (5/1), Darver Star (6/1), Home By The Lee (12/1), Early Doors (18/1), Off You Go (33/1), Charli Parcs (50/1), Dr Mikey (125/1)

CILAOS EMERY is a very smart operator over fences and is also no slouch over hurdles, soe he looks the one to beat on these advantageous terms. Saint Felicien looked useful at Gowran and though forced to concede weight all round, is still the main threat,