Oak Lodge Landscapes At Punchestown Hurdle

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 4m 58.5s

Ash Tree Meadow^t²³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| BF| D

7/4

Useful chaser. Respectable second of 7 in novice chase (2/1) at Cheltenham (15.9f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches to hurdles and not discounted.

Form: 111422-

Da Capo Glory⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: Padraig Butler| OR: 137

1/1

Useful hurdler. Good second of 9 in minor event hurdle at this course (19.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 45 days ago. Holds solid form claims.

Form: 713/402-

Gekkota¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 103| D

125/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 2 runs last season. Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 14/1) 15 days ago. Faces a stiff task.

Form: 855/15-0

Jeff Kidder¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 143| C

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Off 14 months before below-par seventh of 10 in minor event hurdle at this course (19.6f, heavy) 161 days ago. This course winner can take a step forward.

Form: 71113/7-

Darraby^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: B W Duke

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 17 in juvenile hurdle at this course (15.8f, good to soft, 14/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip with lots to find on form.

Form: 7-4

Non-Runners

The Short Go²⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: H Morgan

Forecasts

Da Capo Glory (1/1), Ash Tree Meadow (7/4), The Short Go (11/4), Jeff Kidder (4/1), Darraby (22/1), Gekkota (125/1)

THE SHORT GO made light of a six-month lay-off when going in at Killarney last time and can improve sufficiently to edge out form-choice Da Capo Glory in a useful contest. Jeff Kidder and Ash Tree Meadow can have a say too if ready to roll after respective absences.