15:10 Punchestown

Saturday 29 April 2023

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Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (0-145)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 8m 43.7s

Velvet Elvis¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 145

16/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in February. Pulled up in handicap chase at Aintree (34.3f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0PP12P

Coeur Serein^p⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 134

12/1

Latest win in chase at Newbury in February. Pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) at Cheltenham (26f, soft) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5-P281P

Fairyhill Run¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 133

28/1

80/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3-34UPP

Aione^t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 130| C

5/1

Career best when winning 8-runner novice chase at Cork (20f, good to soft, 4/1) 20 days ago, responding well. Significantly up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 32-5PF1

Darrens Hope^b1¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: R Murphy| OR: 128| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in November. 25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Aintree (25f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 1PP55P

Milan Native^b,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 80/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft) 19 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: P-F599P

Everglow^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 127

16/1

12/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Should be on the premises.

Form: 2100P4

My Design²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 125

9/2

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in March. 5/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, heavy) 27 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 334122

Regina Dracones⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 125

25/1

14/1, fell in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, soft) 48 days ago. Back up in trip. Must improve.

Form: P-F5FPF

The Dabbler^v1¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 124

14/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, soft, 14/1) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Tough to assess at present.

Form: F3437P

History Of Fashion⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: P A Fahy| OR: 122

10/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 25/1, very good second of 13 in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, soft) 48 days ago. Up in trip. One to consider.

Form: P9U5P2

Mercury Lane^p,t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 120| BF

15/2

Latest win in chase at Wexford in March. 11/4, good second of 7 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.8f, heavy) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Worth considering.

Form: 69P412

Sir Bob^p¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Tyner| OR: 118| BF| C

13/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 7/2, creditable second of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-01132

Emancipator^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 113

5/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, heavy, 3/1) 23 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 1-541P1

Non-Runners

Enjoy D'allen¹⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: Ciaran Murphy J: E Walsh

Farceur Du Large¹⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: N Meade J: L A McKenna

Forecasts

My Design (9/2), Aione (5/1), Emancipator (5/1), Sir Bob (13/2), Mercury Lane (15/2), History Of Fashion (10/1), Coeur Serein (12/1), The Dabbler (14/1), Enjoy D'allen (14/1), Velvet Elvis (16/1), Everglow (16/1), Farceur Du Large (16/1), Darrens Hope (18/1), Regina Dracones (25/1), Fairyhill Run (28/1), Milan Native (50/1)

AIONE is very lightly raced for his age and impressed with his jumping when landing a novice at Cork recently, so he's worth chancing back in a handicap. History of Fashion and My Design both arrive in good order also and rank as the chief dangers in a competitive affair.