13:40 Punchestown

Sunday 13 February 2022

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Hollywoodbets Bet 10 Get 30 P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 7m 51.4s

Midnight Maestro²²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 136

9/2

Useful chaser. Ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 80/1) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: F14-209

Mitchouka¹⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 144| C

10/1

Useful chaser. Sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.8f, good, 50/1). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Gearoid O'Loughlin.

Form: 6513-P0

Shady Operator^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Bolger| OR: 136| CD

5/2

Useful chaser. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Sixteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 33/1) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 160910

Best Behavior⁹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 129

25/1

Fairly useful chaser. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, good to soft, 50/1) 99 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 3945P0

Call It Magic^b⁶⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J J Codd| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 112| CD

40/1

Fairly useful chaser. C&D winner. 80/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (30.2f, good) 65 days ago.

Form: 45P1-80

Stand Up And Fight²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 116| C

14/1

Useful chaser. Fourth of 7 in hunter chase at Thurles (24.6f, good to soft, 8/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 023-3P4

Stealthy Tom²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 96

40/1

Fair chaser. Latest win in chase at Killarney in October. 7/1, seventh of 22 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 22 days ago, not knocked about. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: B166U7

Super Citizen²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 106

25/1

Fairly useful chaser. Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap chase (14/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 746605

Alpha Des Obeaux^b,t²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| C

28/1

Unreliable sort. Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 11 in handicap chase (14/1) at this course (23f, heavy) 28 days ago.

Form: 6-P89U8

Ballyboker Bridge^p⁶⁵

Age: 15| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher| OR: 129| C

14/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 50/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (30.2f, good) 65 days ago.

Form: 2PS2-78

Blast Of Koeman^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: P Maher| OR: 132

16/1

Temperamental sort. Two wins from 42 NH runs. 40/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy) 44 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 26P-5U5

Kilmoganny¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: L Byrne| OR: 72

250/1

Poor chaser. Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Last of 7 in handicap chase at Market Rasen (21.4f, good, 6/1). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Katy Price. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 73/46P-2

Tech Talk^h1²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: J T R Dreaper

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 002P-0

Tout Est Permis^t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 147

15/8

Useful chaser. Below form sixteenth of 27 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, soft, 50/1) 47 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Will take some stopping.

Form: 4FP-590

Vital Island^t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: R P O'Keeffe| OR: 110

125/1

Fair chaser. 40/1, fifth of 7 in hunter chase at Thurles (24.6f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 102-515

Non-Runners

Michael's Pick⁶³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Ciaran Murphy J: C J Orr

Forecasts

Tout Est Permis (15/8), Shady Operator (5/2), Midnight Maestro (9/2), Mitchouka (10/1), Stand Up And Fight (14/1), Ballyboker Bridge (14/1), Blast Of Koeman (16/1), Best Behavior (25/1), Super Citizen (25/1), Alpha Des Obeaux (28/1), Call It Magic (40/1), Stealthy Tom (40/1), Michael's Pick (100/1), Vital Island (125/1), Tech Talk (200/1), Kilmoganny (250/1)

TOUT EST PERMIS is well treated by the conditions of this race so could be the answer. Shady Opertaor and Mitchouka head the dangers.