13:10 Punchestown

Sunday 19 February 2023

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4516:2016:55

ARKequine Aquatabs Inline P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 7m 25.60s

Clonguile Way⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 105| C| D

28/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 16/1, good second of 13 in handicap chase at Kelso (32.4f, soft) 77 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: F-15052

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Midnight Maestro²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 123| CD

17/2

Useful chaser. C&D winner. 40/1, sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Thurles (21.7f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 91P-006

Singing Banjo^p²²

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Walsh| OR: 88| CD

7/2

Useful chaser. C&D winner. 12/1, first run since leaving J. P. Walsh when creditable eighth of 15 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (30.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 24-3628

Stealthy Tom²⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger| OR: 96

8/1

Fairly useful chaser. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 5/4, won 15-runner handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft), cruising clear. Off 9 months. Back up in trip.

Form: 6U7P2-1

Alpha Male^p²⁶⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P Maher| OR: 100| C

40/1

Fair chaser. Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap chase (10/1) at this course (21f, good). Off 8 months. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 2842-11

Jack Hackett^t⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 125| C

22/1

Fairly useful chaser. Fell in handicap chase (16/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 42 days ago yet to be asked for effort when fell 3 out too far out to suggest outcome. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3355RF

John Adams³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: P Maher| OR: 118| C

8/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 17/2, seventh of 10 in handicap chase at this course (22.7f, heavy) 35 days ago.

Form: 10P-4U7

Shannon Bridge⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J O'Grady⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 133

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (19.7f, heavy, 6/1). Off 12 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Dan Skelton.

Form: 35-P3P4

Three Loud Knocks²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: B Mortell| OR: 79

100/1

Unreliable type. One win from 27 NH runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 13 in handicap chase (7/1) at Navan (24f, soft) 29 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 506730

Western Sea⁶³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 102

100/1

Modest hurdler. Eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (17.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 63 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 53P-808

An Droichead Eile²⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: P Maher| OR: 98

66/1

Fair hurdler. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft, 11/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Stephen Gerard Carey. Difficult ask.

Form: 787-636

Artic Pearl^p,t⁹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 105| C

80/1

Fair chaser. 150/1, creditable eighth of 17 in minor event chase at this course (24.8f, good to soft) 91 days ago.

Form: 4405P/8

Blast Of Koeman^p,t³⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: P Maher| OR: 99

14/1

Temperamental sort. Two wins from 49 NH runs. Thirty five runs since last win in 2017. 11/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (22.7f, heavy) 35 days ago.

Form: 437-94P

Everlastingpromise²⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 139

13/2

Useful chaser. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) 9 months ago. Unplaced sole start in points (Jan 29). Stable has an excellent record in this sphere and he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 1/720P-8

Grangeclare Native¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 108| C

40/1

Unreliable type. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: PP2P0P

Hardline⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 133| C

4/1

Useful chaser. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Unseated rider in handicap chase (50/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Obvious claims if he returns on his game.

Form: U13221

Jet Fighter¹³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Maher| OR: 102

18/1

Fair chaser. 11/4, creditable second of 5 in handicap chase at Hexham (24.2f, good to soft) 134 days ago, no match for winner. First run for yard after leaving Brian Ellison.

Form: 08P022

Nick Lost^p¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 109| C

28/1

Fair chaser. Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Fourth of 7 in handicap chase (11/2) at Musselburgh (23.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 465604

Subset^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher| OR: 81

80/1

Fair chaser. Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. First run since leaving Paul W. Flynn when fell in minor event chase (250/1) at this course (24.8f, good to soft) 91 days ago.

Form: UU70-F4

The Red Menace⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 114

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (22f, good, 22/1), pulled up early final circuit. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Shane Kieran Ryder.

Form: 1P-3PP3

Forecasts

Singing Banjo (7/2), Hardline (4/1), Everlastingpromise (13/2), Stealthy Tom (8/1), John Adams (8/1), Midnight Maestro (17/2), The Red Menace (10/1), Blast Of Koeman (14/1), Jet Fighter (18/1), Jack Hackett (22/1), Shannon Bridge (25/1), Clonguile Way (28/1), Nick Lost (28/1), Alpha Male (40/1), Grangeclare Native (40/1), An Droichead Eile (66/1), Artic Pearl (80/1), Subset (80/1), Western Sea (100/1), Three Loud Knocks (100/1)

EVERLATINGPROMISE was unplaced in a point recently but his stable has an excellent record in this discipline, so he's marginally preferred to Hardline, who was out of form when last seen but has plenty of class. Midnight Maestro is no forlorn hope.