14:25 Punchestown

Monday 15 January 2024

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Book Your Festival Hospitality Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 5m 30.5s

Friends N Commerce^b1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 109

9/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 22/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 485404

Silver King^h,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 109

7/1

3/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at this course (23.8f, heavy) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others preferred.

Form: 72345U

Tipp For Mac¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 100

7/1

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 10/1) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P35PF5

Trackman Tommy¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ms E C Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 99

28/1

40/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 19 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 544-009

Clear The Clouds^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 97| BF

11/2

Consistent sort who posted another creditable effort when third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good, 9/2) when last seen in July. Enters calculations.

Form: 205-453

Dgalwaygallivantor^t⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 97

11/2

Posted career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 50 days ago, keeping on well. Ought to stay this longer trip and is one for shortlist.

Form: 006-041

Makfils²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 94

13/2

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 16/1, below form eleventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3-54820

Pay Later^t¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 93| BF

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving G. O'Leary when eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Fairyhouse (20.6f, heavy) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: P/0669-0

C'est Rien^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 91

14/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Below form seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 10/1) 36 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 534347

That's About Right⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

12/1

Below form eleventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good, 15/2) 97 days ago. Still looking for first success.

Form: 0-00430

Mr Social³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 87| D

5/1

Winner at Tramore (20.5f) in August and acquitted himself well in defeat since, latest when third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.1f, heavy) 30 days ago. Back up in trip. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 412333

Five Minutes More¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: R P Treacy| T: R Tyner| OR: 83

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 00000

Non-Runners

Jack Du Large¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Mr Social (5/1), Dgalwaygallivantor (11/2), Clear The Clouds (11/2), Makfils (13/2), Silver King (7/1), Tipp For Mac (7/1), Jack Du Large (8/1), Friends N Commerce (9/1), Pay Later (10/1), That's About Right (12/1), C'est Rien (14/1), Trackman Tommy (28/1), Five Minutes More (80/1)

DGALWAYGALLIVANTOR remains relatively unexposed and found plenty of improvement when scoring at Cork last time. He is taken to follow up. Clear The Clouds and Mr Social head the list of dangers.