14:25 Punchestown

Tuesday 10 October 2023

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Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 7.0s

Katherine¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 108| D

40/1

Last of 5 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, heavy, 20/1) on Fat debut 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle run. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 813U5P

One Cool Poet^b,t⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 106| D

18/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 50/1 and eyeshields on for first time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 4 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 0120-06

Vale Of Glory⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 106| CD

16/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in May. Respectable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (18.7f, good to soft) 64 days ago, not fluent at the last.

Form: 78-1747

Contrapposto^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 103| D

15/2

6/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Thurles (12.5f, soft) 5 days ago. Runner-up over hurdles last month and he has to be taken seriously.

Form: U410-92

Park Of Kings^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Nolan| OR: 103| D

7/4

Promising type. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, soft) 15 days ago, plenty in hand. Looks one to keep on the right side of.

Form: 0998-01

West Away^t¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 102

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15f, good to soft, 22/1) 173 days ago.

Form: 2/0678-

Diamondinthemud^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: N Slevin| OR: 101

25/1

One win from 22 NH runs. 12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 17 days ago, weakening at the time.

Form: 56-557U

Force Of The Moon²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 99

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable eighth of 17 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Navan (20f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 8-0658

Champagne Vacation^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 96

14/1

12/1, creditable 4½ lengths sixth of 18 to Mr Macphisto in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 2/66-396

Redwood Queen⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 96| D

10/3

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good to soft, 5/4) 48 days ago, bit in hand. Landed a gamble in the process and new mark should be well within range.

Form: 1U9-371

Grand Cru Chatho^t¹²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 93

40/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 8/1) 128 days ago.

Form: F/00B-57

Baltinglass Hill^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92| D

12/1

6/1, very good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: P0-9602

Mr Macphisto^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 92| D

8/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago, driven out. Not taken lightly.

Form: 150-021

Action Station^b⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 90

22/1

28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 99-6708

Ella Rose¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Prendergast| OR: 89

100/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Gowran (20.3f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 7F0-007

Romella^p,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 88| CD

40/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 33/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 008P-P8

Surviving Murmansk⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe| OR: 87

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, first run since leaving Mrs A. M. O'Shea when fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 51 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 400-4

Mille Miglia^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: A P Heskin| T: C A McBratney| OR: 85

100/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 33/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 0-080

Forecasts

Park Of Kings (7/4), Redwood Queen (10/3), Contrapposto (15/2), Mr Macphisto (8/1), Baltinglass Hill (12/1), Champagne Vacation (14/1), Vale Of Glory (16/1), One Cool Poet (18/1), West Away (18/1), Action Station (22/1), Surviving Murmansk (25/1), Diamondinthemud (25/1), Force Of The Moon (28/1), Romella (40/1), Katherine (40/1), Grand Cru Chatho (40/1), Ella Rose (100/1), Mille Miglia (100/1)

This looks a strong race for the grade with taking last-time-out winners REDWOOD QUEEN and Park of Kings probably the pair to focus on. Both landed a gamble last time and boast the scope to rate quite a bit higher, with marginal preference for the Charles Byrnes runner. Of the rest, Contrapposto and Mr Macphisto are of interest.