17:00 Punchestown

Sunday 11 June 2023

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Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 5m 49.1s

Macgiloney³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-5| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 130| D

12/1

Resumed winning ways at Listowel (3m) in September. Lightly raced since and caught the eye to a degree when sixth in 16-runner handicap at Kilbeggan (24.2f) 4 weeks ago. One to keep an eye now operating from last winning mark.

Form: 91750-6

Jumping Jet⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

4/1

Creditable second of 6 in minor event hurdle (10/3) at Wexford (24f, heavy) 72 days ago. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 33/4512-

Slige Dala^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 114

22/1

12/1, first run since leaving Gordon Elliott when fourth of 13 in claiming hurdle at this course (19.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago, faring best of those held up. Back up in trip.

Form: 93505-4

Wa Wa^p,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 114| D

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. 18/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (24.3f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: CP117-0

Barbary Master²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 113

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Blinkered for 1st time, fell in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 12/1) 23 days ago, behind when falling last. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0/35P-8F

Country Queen⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in September. Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good, 25/1) 98 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: F136P0-

Mister Beeton³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 110

13/2

Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 36 days ago, keeping on when not fluent last. Longer trip may unlock a little improvement.

Form: 21270-5

Say It Ain't So^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 110

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase (18/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good to soft) 40 days ago, just holding on. Not ruled out in this groove from lower hurdles mark.

Form: 01/468-1

Hanoi Jane^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 97| C

6/4

Promising individual. 15/8, confirmed promise of her reappearance when landing 16-runner handicap hurdle at this course (19.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago, readily. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0/045-31

Ounce Of Gold²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Carberry| T: P A Fahy| OR: 95

40/1

Fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good, 200/1) 24 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Makes handicap hurdle debut and interesting what the market makes of him here.

Form: 80F0-85

Non-Runners

Miss Tempo³⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Hanoi Jane (6/4), Miss Tempo (3/1), Jumping Jet (4/1), Mister Beeton (13/2), Say It Ain't So (7/1), Barbary Master (12/1), Macgiloney (12/1), Wa Wa (14/1), Country Queen (18/1), Slige Dala (22/1), Ounce Of Gold (40/1)

HANOI JANE marked herself down as one to keep firmly onside when impressively opening her account over shorter here 3 weeks ago and she looks a player back up in trip with the prospect of more to come. Miss Tempo is another mare on the up and she's feared most, ahead of Jumping Jet.