16:00 Punchestown

Sunday 11 June 2023

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Ladbrokes Fanzone 'Your Team Your Game' Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 4m 54.70s

Mica Malpic²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁴⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 116

10/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. 9/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Much respected on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1UF313-

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Rock On Seamie⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss F Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 114

12/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, good to soft, 40/1) 46 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 033850-

Doctor Churchill³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss J Townend| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 112

15/2

Bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 05PP7-0

Halsafari^p³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 108| D

11/1

Thirty five runs since last win in 2019. 18/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 44032-0

Big Island³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 107

11/1

Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 31 days ago. Up in trip. Not ruled out.

Form: 57195-7

Fancy A Cosmo^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 104

11/5

Good second of 13 in claiming hurdle at this course (19.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 35/59-02

Custers Mistake^t¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 101

12/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Listowel (16.2f, good) 7 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. Difficult ask. Engaged Punchestown 5.25 Saturday.

Form: 11PP-63

Rathnaleen Kal¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss M O'Sullivan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 100| BF

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. Creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 9/4) 16 days ago. On the upgrade recently. Big shout.

Form: 4082-13

Lariat⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 96

18/1

22/1, fair sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 9 days ago. Nees to build on it.

Form: 8260U-6

Warm In Gorey^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss J Walton⁽²⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91| BF

11/2

Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft, 4/1) 11 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 5752-02

Forecasts

Fancy A Cosmo (11/5), Warm In Gorey (11/2), Rathnaleen Kal (6/1), Doctor Churchill (15/2), Mica Malpic (10/1), Big Island (11/1), Halsafari (11/1), Rock On Seamie (12/1), Custers Mistake (12/1), Lariat (18/1)

RATHNALEEN KAL arrives on the up and still on a handy mark so looks the way to go in an open handicap. Mica Malpic can have a say if ready to roll after an absence and is next on the list with Wexford runner-up Warm In Gorey also in the mix.