14:25 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 May 2022

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Bar One Racing 50 Free Bet Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 4m 2.70s

Shamad²⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 95

25/1

Second twice at Bellewstown in July 2020. Out of sorts on the Flat when last seen 8 months ago and has left Peter Fahey.

Form: 22648P/

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Jazz Ranger²⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 94| CD

40/1

Course winner. Off 8 months.

Form: 246680-

Lucky Number^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 93

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 8f on flat. 12/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could do better.

Form: 570/

Early Arrival^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: L Casey| OR: 91

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft, 11/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 660029-

Birdsandthebees^h⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 90

3/1

Promising sort. 14/1, good fourth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, heavy) 72 days ago, sticking to task. Expected to be bang there back from a break.

Form: 49794-

Free Birds Fly³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan| T: P A Fahy| OR: 90

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 50/1) 32 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 0009P-

Good Man Turk^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 90| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, good to soft, 11/4) 40 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 00624-

Hisdaywillcome¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 90

66/1

Little form over hurdles. Off 6 months.

Form: 7008/00-

Muntahez¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 89

33/1

50/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 117 days ago.

Form: 0P/U730-

Unanswered^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: A J Martin| OR: 89

3/1

11/2, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Gowran (14f, good) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Switches from Flat to hurdles and should have more to offer in this sphere.

Form: 0000-

Hard Target⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: D H Kelly| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft, 150/1) 53 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000F7-

Just Jacob^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: P000-8

Only One Plan⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00F0-

Miala Araya^h²²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Ian Power| T: P Breen| OR: 84

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 7 months. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000-

Mise Raftaire^p⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 84| BF

5/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft, 2/1) 63 days ago, yet to be asked for effort when not clear run before 2 out, still every chance when seemingly put off by horse in front making a mistake and fell there. Respected off the same mark.

Form: F0634F-

Nobrainnoheadache²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 84

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 7 months. Improvement needed.

Form: 0P/090-

He's Leading Me On^t1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 83

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 12 days ago. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 50000-P

Grinn^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 82

22/1

Below form seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 02548-7

Not So Proper¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 89

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, tenth of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 008-0

Non-Runners

Leading Oak⁵¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D Cullen J: D F O'Regan

Lakomet Of Saints⁸⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: Danny Mullins

Wats Up Dock⁴²⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: Una Corcoran J: Mr J C Canavan

Tenth Amendment¹⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: K H Clarke J: Reserve 1

The Son Of Brega²²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: P Downey J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Unanswered (3/1), Good Man Turk (3/1), Birdsandthebees (3/1), Mise Raftaire (5/1), Just Jacob (8/1), Leading Oak (14/1), Lucky Number (16/1), Grinn (22/1), Shamad (25/1), Lakomet Of Saints (25/1), Muntahez (33/1), He's Leading Me On (33/1), Not So Proper (33/1), Early Arrival (33/1), Wats Up Dock (33/1), Jazz Ranger (40/1), Miala Araya (50/1), Only One Plan (50/1), Hard Target (50/1), Free Birds Fly (50/1), Nobrainnoheadache (66/1), Hisdaywillcome (66/1), The Son Of Brega (66/1), Tenth Amendment (100/1)

BIRDSANDTHEBEES has a bigger performance in the locker and might be the way to go returning from 10 weeks off. Lakomet of Saints could be capable of a lot better now he goes handicapping, while Good Man Turk and Mise Raftaire are also respected.