14:35 Punchestown

Tuesday 13 September 2022

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Punchestown Flat Is Back Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 41.83s

(7)

Eloquent Arthur^p,t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 75| D

5/1

Latest win at Killarney in August. 9/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Laytown (7f) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 476717

(2)

Muhalhel^t¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane Markey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 74

50/1

18/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) when last seen. Off 147 days. First run for yard after leaving Alice Haynes.

Form: 1D5-207

(14)

Zephron⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 74| D

17/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Galway (7f, heavy) 45 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 60-8002

(9)

Coins Cross^p1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 72

7/2

Twelve runs since sole win in 2021. 9/1, respectable third of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 343653

(1)

Karlsberg⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 72

7/1

9/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, soft) 76 days ago, driven out. Not an obvious one to follow up.

Form: 0-28601

(4)

The Blue Panther^p,t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 72| D

9/1

Latest win at Gowran in August. 11/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Laytown (6f) 5 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 666017

(10)

Geological²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: D English| OR: 71| D

10/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap (14/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 26 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Fools Glory, keeping on well. No banker to be in the same form.

Form: 001001

(3)

Band Width^v¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Oliver| OR: 74| BF

4/1

Latest win at Sligo in June. 11/8 and visored for 1st time, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 014032

(13)

Dreal Deal¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R McNally| OR: 70| C

33/1

Classy hurdler (2-2 here). Last of 16 in handicap at Navan (8f, good, 22/1) 19 days ago. Interesting to see a market move.

Form: 011/000

(12)

Numoor^t⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69

25/1

Unreliable individual. 25/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 45 days ago, downed tools.

Form: 0-00D70

(6)

Angel Girl³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 20/1) 32 days ago. Mark remains high enough.

Form: 41564

(5)

Higher Kingdom⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Second of 17 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 7 days ago, clear of rest. One to note.

Form: 000602

(16)

Peerless¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, last of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 17 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 667000

(11)

Sefarina^t1⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 68

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/1, last of 8 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 52 days ago, hitting the stalls upon exiting. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Might do better.

Form: 688

Non-Runners

(17)

Knocknakilla⁴⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: G O'Leary J: Reserve 1

(15)

Girl Crush¹³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J McAuley J: Reserve 2

(8)

Fools Glory²⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: P F McEnery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Coins Cross (7/2), Band Width (4/1), Eloquent Arthur (5/1), Karlsberg (7/1), Zephron (17/2), The Blue Panther (9/1), Geological (10/1), Angel Girl (12/1), Higher Kingdom (12/1), Knocknakilla (12/1), Fools Glory (12/1), Girl Crush (16/1), Numoor (25/1), Sefarina (33/1), Dreal Deal (33/1), Muhalhel (50/1), Peerless (50/1)

COINS CROSS is taken to win his first handicap following another good run in a stronger race at Galway last week. Band Width is a player, while Sefarina is one to note making her handicap debut. Market support for classy hurdler Dreal Deal would be interesting.