16:45 Punchestown

Tuesday 10 October 2023

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Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 5m 37.3s

Stuzzikini^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 124| C

20/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 6 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Killarney (22.8f, soft) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2P1-223

Fully Charged^b²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122| CD

33/1

20/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft) 20 days ago, doing too much too soon. Trainer going well. Hand Over Fist is presumably the stable No 1.

Form: F3/PF-65

Dovlator^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 121

100/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fell in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 20/1) 39 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 200-36F

A Great View^p¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 118| C

25/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, heavy, 7/2) 10 days ago, tailed off when pulled up between last 2. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-3891P

Another Choice^t⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 118

20/1

17/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25.7f, good) 57 days ago won by A Great View, behind when pulled up before last. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 23-P04P

Glenquin Castle^t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil| OR: 114| C| D

17/2

One win from 3 runs this season. 17/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 29 days ago, bit in hand. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 556-071

Eat The Book⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr S W Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 113| D

100/1

First run since leaving David Peter Dunne when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 61 days ago, tailing off over circuit out.

Form: 3701/0-P

Malina Girl¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113

13/2

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in April. Pulled up in handicap chase at Ayr (31.8f, good, 8/1) 171 days ago, struggling when hampered nineteenth. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip.

Form: 123P1P-

Wa Wa^t¹²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 113| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. 14/1, ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (23.6f, good) 121 days ago, never travelling well. Difficult ask.

Form: P117-09

Mighty Mo Missouri^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 114

33/1

One win from 3 runs this season. 12/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Hand Over Fist.

Form: 020-138

Sea Aster^b1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

6/1

Promising sort. 9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 23 days ago, sticking to task. Blinkers on 1st time and she's probably capable of better still.

Form: 7R512

Getaway Charlie²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 109

7/2

11/1, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 22 days ago. Solid each-way chance.

Form: 76-3232

Hand Over Fist⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 109

11/1

Promising type. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Roscommon (23.6f, good to soft) 63 days ago, driven out. Remains open to improvement and he's a big player.

Form: 739-311

Midnight Our Fred²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Flavin| OR: 108

20/1

Below form fifth of 9 in novice chase at Listowel (22f, soft, 18/1) 20 days ago, not knocked about. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00-3165

Brianna Lily^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 107

12/1

5/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Still, others are more persuasive on balance here.

Form: 803671

Outside The Door^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 106| C

9/1

Latest win in chase here in June. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) 46 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5F-P148

No Thanks³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: R P Treacy| T: M J Smith| OR: 105| D

14/1

One win from 2 runs this season. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Down Royal (18f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3P/PF-21

Good World^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 102

10/1

11/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 8 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-6P632

Early Arrival^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 97| BF

20/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good to soft, 9/4) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 445466

Non-Runners

Benkei¹⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 13

T: H Rogers J: Miss M Walsh

Forecasts

Getaway Charlie (7/2), Sea Aster (6/1), Malina Girl (13/2), Glenquin Castle (17/2), Outside The Door (9/1), Good World (10/1), Hand Over Fist (11/1), Brianna Lily (12/1), No Thanks (14/1), Stuzzikini (20/1), Another Choice (20/1), Early Arrival (20/1), Midnight Our Fred (20/1), A Great View (25/1), Benkei (25/1), Mighty Mo Missouri (33/1), Wa Wa (33/1), Fully Charged (33/1), Dovlator (100/1), Eat The Book (100/1)

This looks competitive, with several to consider, but SEA ASTER and Hand Over Fist appeal as the pair with the greatest potential given their relatively low mileage. The latter is not passed over at all lightly in his hat-trick bid, but Sea Aster was strong at the finish in first-time cheekpieces when second to Costanuci (winner again since) over 2½m at Listowel, and she may well improve again back up in trip with blinkers enlisted. No Thanks is third choice, while Good World also has claims.