15:35 Punchestown

Monday 17 January 2022

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Hollywoodbets Now Streaming UK And Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 38.1s

Barefoot Man¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 102

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent second of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 22/1) 19 days ago, sticking to task. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 006-2

Kilbarry Chianti²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 102

40/1

16/1, creditable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 333546

Nicole's Milan^b,t¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 102| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in December. Creditable fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft, 9/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 46-3015

Hymie Weiss²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 101

20/1

20/1, good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 82-3083

Excelcior^v1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 99

22/1

12/1, creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 16 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Visor on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 676-P34

Kingston Kid²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 99

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in December. 6/1, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 20 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 090212

Salmanino³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 99

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, excellent second of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 32 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F8-92

China Princess²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 97| BF

12/1

9/2, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 20 days ago. Trainer going well. One to consider.

Form: B25574

The Higher Road¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: P O'Callaghan| OR: 97| D

22/1

22/1, bit below form fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) 11 days ago. Up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5-85724

Call Me Freddie^b³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 96| D

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, good 6¼ lengths third of 16 to Nicole's Milan in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft, 7/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 90-1033

Island Glory²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: Niall O'flynn| OR: 95

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 8-0089

Rose Milan^p,t⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 95| D

12/1

13/2, good seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 62 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 35F057

Roped In¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy| OR: 94| BF

6/1

11/4, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 16 days ago, running on.

Form: 805-362

A Different World^t,v³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil| OR: 93| D

15/2

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. 14/1, creditable fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Back up in trip. Stable in good form.

Form: 400144

The Ballyboys^b¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 92| D

66/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. Below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 11/1) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 92572/7

Worth Presenting²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 92

50/1

33/1, below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 403980

Chelseas Friend^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Mangan| OR: 91| D

28/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 20 days ago, no chance after.

Form: P1155P

Cushinstown Finest^b1¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 91| C| D

16/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap chase (18/1) at this course (23.2f, heavy) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time and mark looks lenient.

Form: 30-41P7

Glenabo Bridge^t²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 91| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 20 days ago, beaten early in straight.

Form: 05554P

Tuckmill²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: F J Flood| OR: 89

50/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy, 6/1) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 60-P79F

Greenhill Damsel²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power| OR: 89

3/1

9/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 2 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 9F0051

Menindee²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Moore| T: D M Christie| OR: 89

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 20 days ago. Very hard to make a case for. RESERVE.

Form: 4P-508P

Non-Runners

Rhyme'n Rhythm²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Fizzlestick¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: C O'Dwyer J: Ricky Doyle

Uknowcarty¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Forecasts

Greenhill Damsel (3/1), Roped In (6/1), A Different World (15/2), Salmanino (9/1), Kingston Kid (10/1), China Princess (12/1), Rose Milan (12/1), Fizzlestick (12/1), Call Me Freddie (14/1), Uknowcarty (16/1), Cushinstown Finest (16/1), Hymie Weiss (20/1), Glenabo Bridge (22/1), Excelcior (22/1), The Higher Road (22/1), Rhyme'n Rhythm (25/1), Chelseas Friend (28/1), Nicole's Milan (33/1), Kilbarry Chianti (40/1), Barefoot Man (40/1), Island Glory (40/1), Worth Presenting (50/1), Tuckmill (50/1), The Ballyboys (66/1), Menindee (100/1)

CUSHINSTOWN FINEST races fleetingly over hurdles these days but his mark is a very tempting one so he could be worth risking in what is clearly an open contest. Roped In and Kingston Kid are a couple of potential dangers.