15:20 Punchestown

Monday 16 January 2023

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Grand National Trial Day 19th February Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 55.90s

Aide De Camp^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

6/1

Blinkered for 1st time, good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 6/1) 19 days ago. Ought to go well again.

Form: 4-64493

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Dr Val^p1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 98

10/1

Found improvement when close second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy, 5/1) 26 days ago. 2 lb rise fair and should go well again. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 385282

Rose Of Kalanisi²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Stafford| OR: 96| D

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Successful in points recently.

Form: 33-6841

Follow The Crowd^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 95

8/1

Winner in chase at Roscommon in August. Respectable third of 12 in handicap chase at this course (23.2f, heavy, 5/1) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 22F133

Seangoell^p,t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 95| D

12/1

Returned to best form when second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 19 days ago, sticking to task. Remains on a workable mark and not taken lightly.

Form: 367-902

Nibbles⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 93

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 57 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely capable of better.

Form: 058

Holiday In Kerry¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 92

12/1

13/2, fell in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 51P-6FF

Mansoline⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 92

33/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Tramore (21f, soft) 41 days ago. Work to do on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 10/5P-90

Journey West^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 91

33/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (23.4f, soft, 14/1) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not out of things.

Form: 7P-12F0

Royal Rhythm^b1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91| D

22/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Galway in October. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 14/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 045-189

Whatdoyouknow^p1⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Motherway| OR: 90

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Clonmel (19.3f, heavy) 60 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8-00

Mahler Appeal¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G J Power| OR: 88| BF| D

4/1

Point winner who posted best effort in this sphere when creditable second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy, 10/3) 15 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 3F1-262

One Horse Army³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 86

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 39 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00/00-8

Katlaur^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Kevin Sexton| T: C A McBratney| OR: 85| D

80/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy, 40/1) 26 days ago, pulled up approaching 3 out. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-5P6PP

Stormy Glenn^p1²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr P McNeilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNeilly| OR: 85

80/1

250/1, ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Easily opposed.

Form: 7/0F0-P9

Walking The Walk^b,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 84| D

5/1

Been in good form over hurdles and fences, latest when just touched off in 16-runner handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 21 days ago. 10 lb lower back over the smaller obstacles and is one for shortlist.

Form: 223212

Captain Jimmy^b⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 83| D

22/1

1 win from 1 run this season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (10/1) at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 78 days ago, just holding on. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 4515P-1

Shamror Lass⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 83

40/1

50/1, pulled up in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy) 9 days ago, no threat from next. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2-08P9P

Red Finch⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 80

40/1

18/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy) 92 days ago. Up in trip. Still looking for first success.

Form: 097P8-6

Sulafaat^b1¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

40/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy) 15 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 70463P

Ocodango Boy²⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 80

66/1

28/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving James Daniel Dullea. RESERVE.

Form: 000P07-

Non-Runners

Glorious Singer²⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: Ms Alice Curran J: Mr A T Feeney

Eveningofsummer²⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: R J Tierney J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Mahler Appeal (4/1), One Horse Army (5/1), Walking The Walk (5/1), Aide De Camp (6/1), Follow The Crowd (8/1), Dr Val (10/1), Seangoell (12/1), Holiday In Kerry (12/1), Captain Jimmy (22/1), Royal Rhythm (22/1), Glorious Singer (25/1), Rose Of Kalanisi (33/1), Mansoline (33/1), Journey West (33/1), Whatdoyouknow (33/1), Nibbles (40/1), Red Finch (40/1), Sulafaat (40/1), Shamror Lass (40/1), Eveningofsummer (50/1), Ocodango Boy (66/1), Stormy Glenn (80/1), Katlaur (80/1)

WALKING THE WALK came close over fences at Down Royal 3 weeks ago and is nicely treated in this sphere. He gets the nod in what looks a competitive event. Dr Val and Seangoell head the list of dangers.