13:30 Punchestown

Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 5m 8.70s

Dancing Jeremy⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Fahey| OR: 116| C| D

11/1

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle (14/1) at this course (20f, good to soft) 62 days ago, unchallenged. Merits consideration.

Form: 7-242U1

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Hollow Sound²⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: L Comer| OR: 116

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft, 100/1), dropping away. Off 9 months.

Form: 26P/52P-

Men Of Dreams⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J F Levins| OR: 116

80/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 12/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 57 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 3-01P

Ring O Roses^h1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114

5/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 4/1) 31 days ago, clear of rest. Back up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3-2142

Lazer Wolf²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

9/2

Promising individual. 13/2, very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, soft) 26 days ago, travelling as well as any. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 34-4432

Ludus²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. Bit below form fourth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 4/1). Off 8 months.

Form: 051204-

Sonny May¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hickey| OR: 111

28/1

Last of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, soft, 13/2) 17 days ago.

Form: 0/0563-0

Priory Park¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 109

50/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 66/1, pulled up in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft) 16 days ago, pulled up before next. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 72-93PP

Privilege¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 109

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good) 174 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 2/09P-45

Bynx²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 106

10/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 025685

Downtherefordancin^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 14/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 05-4029

Petit King³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 105

14/1

Fifth of 10 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (24.5f, heavy, 16/1) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip.

Form: 6043-55

American Money²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 104| C

11/2

Course winner. 9/1, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.8f, soft) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 615P-02

Dragon's Pass¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 103| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in November. 9/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 5-24217

Lodilomoco²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: D Cullen| OR: 96

28/1

22/1, below form tenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 10-0940

Greenhill Damsel³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power| OR: 92

20/1

14/1, creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 31 days ago.

Form: U400-F3

Morricone^p1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 91

11/2

9/1, first run since leaving Ms Margaret Mullins when creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, soft) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: S/02154

Non-Runners

Dolly Watkins²⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: A A Howard J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Lazer Wolf (9/2), Ring O Roses (5/1), Morricone (11/2), American Money (11/2), Downtherefordancin (8/1), Bynx (10/1), Dancing Jeremy (11/1), Petit King (14/1), Dragon's Pass (16/1), Ludus (16/1), Hollow Sound (20/1), Greenhill Damsel (20/1), Dolly Watkins (25/1), Sonny May (28/1), Lodilomoco (28/1), Privilege (40/1), Priory Park (50/1), Men Of Dreams (80/1)

A competitive handicap. LAZER WOLF made an encouraging start to his handicap career when second over 2m here last month and can build on that and go one better now. If Ring O Roses can brush up a little on her jumping she's likely to be a major threat under Rachael Blackmore. American Money and Dancing Jeremy are others for the shortlist.