17:20 Punchestown

Tuesday 23 May 2023

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Join Us For Summer In Town Mini Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 58.10s

More Info³²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 95

28/1

80/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Work to do on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 03285/0-

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Bella Union⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 89

5/2

Promising sort. Shaped better than bare result when eleventh of 25 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft, 7/1) 87 days ago. Booking of Harvey a plus. Shortlisted.

Form: 009080-

Hot Shimmer^t¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young| OR: 89

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 112 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0380-

Banada Bridge^t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 88

7/1

Posted career best when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 79 days ago. 2 lb rise fair and likely to go well again.

Form: 427002-

Military Hill³¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara| T: R K Watson| OR: 86

125/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 25/1), behind when awkward next. Off 10 months.

Form: 06P9/BP-

Nasee^p³⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86

20/1

Fair winner at 11f on flat. Pulled up in handicap chase (22/1) at Limerick (22f, good) on debut over fences, tailed off when pulled up after 5 out. Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1PS0/7P-

Ivoir Borget^p1⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 85

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in claiming hurdle (150/1) at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 63 days ago, tailing off long way out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Best watched on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000P-

Reflectionist^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 85

10/3

Back from 4 months off when good second of 15 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) on debut for new yard 12 days ago, faring best of those held up. Entitled to build on that and holds strong claims.

Form: 00/000-2

Carroll's Pride¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Brett| OR: 84

16/1

33/1, creditable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Each-way claims.

Form: 0058/6-7

Outdoor Mozzy¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy, 250/1) 118 days ago. Work to do on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/P8000-

Bidentime¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: N G Hynds| OR: 82

5/2

7/2, eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 119 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Liam P. Cusack.

Form: 000048-

Rule Of June⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: L Casey| OR: 81

10/1

Eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy, 12/1) 72 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 313650-

Force Of Forces⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80| D

100/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (24f, heavy, 80/1) 71 days ago, folding 3 out. Hard to recommend.

Form: 9P0F0P-

Haveuseentherain¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 80

16/1

9/1, below form fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy) 142 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 09/0655-

Joan Of Pimlico^t²¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 80

14/1

66/1, fell 3 out (still to be asked for effort) in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft). Off 7 months and needs to get back on track.

Form: 0/9000F-

Midnight Fortune³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 80

125/1

125/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, soft) 37 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Best watched.

Form: 0/070PP-

Non-Runners

One More Lass³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: Ms M Flynn J: Reserve 1

Fortfield Lady⁵⁹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Harvey Hillstar¹⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Gary McGill J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bidentime (5/2), Bella Union (5/2), Reflectionist (10/3), Banada Bridge (7/1), Rule Of June (10/1), Joan Of Pimlico (14/1), Carroll's Pride (16/1), Haveuseentherain (16/1), One More Lass (16/1), Nasee (20/1), Fortfield Lady (25/1), More Info (28/1), Harvey Hillstar (33/1), Outdoor Mozzy (40/1), Hot Shimmer (80/1), Ivoir Borget (80/1), Force Of Forces (100/1), Military Hill (125/1), Midnight Fortune (125/1)

BELLA UNION has offered more in recent starts and figures off a handy mark. He is taken to open his account. Reflectionist made a good start for his new yard at Clonmel last time and is feared most, whilst Banada Bridge also enters calculations.