15:00 Punchestown

Wednesday 11 October 2023

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Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 18.8s

Moonovercloon²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 127| BF

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. Fell in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 4/1) 23 days ago looking set to go close. Player if none the worse.

Form: 5-1341F

Max Flamingo^p¹⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 123| D

25/1

Twentieth of 25 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at this course (23.6f, good to soft) 167 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: P3P0P0-

Garrybello^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: T Cooper| OR: 122

18/1

28/1, creditable 7¾ lengths seventh of 13 to Gold Speed in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 50-44F7

Fortunedefortunata²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

11/2

Latest win in hurdle at Galway in October. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, good to soft, 6/1). Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: 14/1400-

Jacksons Gold¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 120| D

20/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, soft, 28/1) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4/2555-9

Tom McGreevy^h,t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 119

14/1

Unreliable individual. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 11/4) 33 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: F4-R021

Gaoth Chuil¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 118| D

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Aintree (16.5f, good to soft) 180 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 51391P-

Sir Bob¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: R Tyner| OR: 116| C| D

33/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Gowran (20.3f, heavy) on reappearance 12 days ago. Should be sharper for the run but this trip is on the short side for one stays marathon trips over fences.

Form: 11322-6

Hereditary Rule^t⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 114| C

16/1

Useful chaser, including a course win in April. Might have needed the run when below par at Galway 3 months later. Has a lower mark over hurdles.

Form: 13001-0

Ms Agartha Yeats³⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: H P Finegan| OR: 114

20/1

Once-raced winner over hurdles. 50/1, won 14-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) on NH debut, driven out. Off 11 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-

Imperial Ruler^t1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 112

33/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good, 22/1) 42 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 1/54-U00

It Could Be You^t²²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 109

33/1

Fell in handicap chase at Naas (20f, good to soft, 17/2). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 25746F-

Dancing Jeremy¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Fahey| OR: 108| D

14/1

Unseated rider in handicap chase (6/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 19 days ago. In good form over hurdles prior to that. Not taken lightly.

Form: 07-242U

Mary's Pride¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 107

12/1

Creditable fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft). Off 6 months. Up in trip.

Form: P7/8015-

Clifftop^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: J J Slevin| T: H Rogers| OR: 106

9/1

13/2, respectable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-42823

Como Park^b,t⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 107

13/2

Useful 13f winner on Flat. Promise in 3 qualifying runs over hurdles around 2m and his Flat ability suggests there could be plenty more to come now handicapping over longer trips.

Form: 4-43

General Clermont²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 103| D

9/1

Unreliable individual. One win from 31 NH runs. 7/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-5PP17

Non-Runners

Gold Speed¹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: A Murray J: Ricky Doyle

Forecasts

Moonovercloon (9/2), Fortunedefortunata (11/2), Como Park (13/2), Gaoth Chuil (9/1), Clifftop (9/1), General Clermont (9/1), Gold Speed (10/1), Mary's Pride (12/1), Dancing Jeremy (14/1), Tom McGreevy (14/1), Hereditary Rule (16/1), Garrybello (18/1), Jacksons Gold (20/1), Ms Agartha Yeats (20/1), Max Flamingo (25/1), Imperial Ruler (33/1), Sir Bob (33/1), It Could Be You (33/1)

Lots of runners but COMO PARK still rather stands out from an opening handicap hurdle mark which could prove very lenient judged on Flat ability. The blinkers he wore to good effect on the Flat are now in place for the first time over hurdles and this longer trip should also be in his favour so there are plenty of reasons to be positive. Moonovercloon, Clifftop, Hereditary Rule, who is well treated on chase form, and Ms Agartha Yeats should be involved in the battle for minor honours.