16:00 Punchestown

Wednesday 22 February 2023

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Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 35.0s

Lucky Ranger³⁷⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 95

33/1

Eighth of 23 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Naas (15.6f, soft). Off 12 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3467/P8-

Twoplustwo Equals¹¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 95

6/1

Below form eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 3/1) 116 days ago.

Form: 0P-3628

Fons Vivus^p⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: Padraig Butler| OR: 94| D

9/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.8f, heavy, 9/2) 52 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out.

Form: P-0652P

Chelseas Friend^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 91

7/1

Creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 0433-P2

Hard Target^t⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly| OR: 91

5/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy, 5/1) 76 days ago, pushed out. Merits consideration.

Form: 063361

The Boys In Blue^b,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 89

66/1

Pulled up in novice chase at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft, 125/1) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 99/000-P

Maggie Walsh¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 88

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft, 17/2) 13 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 093516

Costanuci²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Queally| OR: 87

20/1

125/1, twelfth of 22 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 509-550

Emily's Fortune³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) 36 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8S00

Getaway Abbey⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Shane O'Brien| OR: 85

9/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 56 days ago, struggling circuit out.

Form: 835-84P

My Little Lily⁴⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 85

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (19.6f, good to soft, 300/1). Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving Conor O'Dwyer. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000-

Rochestown²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 85

4/1

First run since leaving John J. Walsh when third of 20 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.1f, heavy, 9/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 00/090-3

Stolen Moment^h,t²⁹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 82

12/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Respectable third of 18 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Cork (24.2f, good to soft), left with too much to do. Off 9 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 59052-3

Penthouse Poppet⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 81

100/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy, 80/1) 88 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: 00700P

Red Finch¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 80

14/1

28/1, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: P8-6097

Silverstrand^b,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80

25/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time over jumps. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-5P0P0

Non-Runners

Bella Union³⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Nemean³⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

Hide Out³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rochestown (4/1), Hard Target (5/1), Twoplustwo Equals (6/1), Chelseas Friend (7/1), Maggie Walsh (7/1), Getaway Abbey (9/1), Fons Vivus (9/1), Stolen Moment (12/1), Red Finch (14/1), Nemean (16/1), Costanuci (20/1), Bella Union (25/1), Silverstrand (25/1), Lucky Ranger (33/1), Hide Out (33/1), My Little Lily (40/1), Emily's Fortune (50/1), The Boys In Blue (66/1), Penthouse Poppet (100/1)

HARD TARGET was merely pushed out to score at Clonmel so might be up to defying a rise in the weights. Chelseas Friend made a good return to hurdles when second at Thurles a couple of weeks ago and heads the dangers along with Maggie Walsh and Stolen Moment.