13:10 Punchestown

Monday 19 December 2022

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Old House, Kill Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 6m 22.40s

Bodhisattva^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-4| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

4/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good third of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy, 9/1) 22 days ago, closing all way to line. Stable having good spell. One for the shortlist.

Form: 6031P-3

Wingin A Prayer²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 118| C

50/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Seventeenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Navan (22f, heavy) 22 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: F4PP-80

Formal Order^p,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116| C

125/1

Course winner. 28/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 115/U7U

Routine Excellence^p1³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

6/1

Proved better than ever when second of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 10/1) on return 36 days ago. Remains fairly treated and merits consideration. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0/118P-2

Broken Bond²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 109

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: F3F-0

Brawler³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 107

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving Ciaran Murphy when twelfth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.6f, good to soft, 40/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 22F/57-0

Rebellious Gale^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 105| BF

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in May. Respectable fifth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy, 10/3) 22 days ago, running on late. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4-14525

Turbojet^b,t³⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 104

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable eighth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 40/1) 36 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 6-23708

Old Soul^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 100

22/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (24.6f, good to soft) 30 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 3843-5P

Scalino⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: R Deegan| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 98| C

40/1

Course winner. 12/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 50 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 0-89007

Tyre Kicker^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 97| C

10/3

Course winner who found further improvement when third of 5 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Aintree (24.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 00-1433

Ballyglass Beauty³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 96

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in September. Good second of 22 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at this course (24.6f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: F61342

Journey West^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 92

14/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in May. Fell in handicap hurdle at this course (24.6f, good to soft, 25/1) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: F7P-12F

Cher Why Not²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 91

15/2

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in September. Creditable fifth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft, 11/2) 20 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 0/9-1845

Silver Planeur^p,t⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 91

40/1

22/1, bit below form sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 77 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P-45P76

Son Of Mahler²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 91

33/1

Seventeenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft, 28/1) 20 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8P6-690

Jimli's Glory²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R K Watson| OR: 89

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (21.4f, good to soft, 300/1) 29 days ago. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus. Improvement required on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0/050

Short Story Long^v1²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: N Dooly| OR: 80

150/1

80/1, eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Still looking for first success.

Form: 63/70-P8

Non-Runners

Time Marches On²⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J Motherway J: Kieren Buckley

Forecasts

Tyre Kicker (10/3), Rebellious Gale (4/1), Bodhisattva (4/1), Routine Excellence (6/1), Ballyglass Beauty (13/2), Cher Why Not (15/2), Time Marches On (8/1), Journey West (14/1), Old Soul (22/1), Broken Bond (22/1), Turbojet (25/1), Son Of Mahler (33/1), Silver Planeur (40/1), Scalino (40/1), Brawler (50/1), Wingin A Prayer (50/1), Jimli's Glory (66/1), Formal Order (125/1), Short Story Long (150/1)

Preference is for BODHISATTVA who resumed his progress when third at Navan last month and remains unexposed as a stayer. Tyre Kicker and Routine Excellence head the list of dangers.