14:52 Gowran Park

Saturday 17 February 2024

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3517:05

Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 6m 24.2s

Sign From Above¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 122| D

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Navan in September. Last of 8 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Punchestown (19.9f, soft) 12 days ago but is entitled to be sharper for the run.

Form: 6-33158

D Art D Art²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 121| BF| C

13/8

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 5/4, respectable second of 6 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut and remains open to improvement.

Form: 10-712

Decimation¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 120

40/1

7/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when second of 8 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 18 days ago. Entitled to be sharper for the run.

Form: 37F0/4-2

Alpesh Amin⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 118| BF

11/1

5/2, creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 52 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 141-632

Another Choice⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 118

25/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, failed to handle track when eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, heavy) 91 days ago.

Form: P04P48

Luminous Light^h⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: A McCann| OR: 118

8/1

5/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 50 days ago, clear of rest. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 41-U232

Party Playboy³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 118| D

18/1

Shaped as if retaining ability on first run since leaving Anthony Mullins when fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 45131/5

Rodaniche^b1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

80/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 66/1) 28 days ago, folding. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 1/F70-8P

The Lovely Man^t1⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 116

14/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.9f, soft) 97 days ago, losing touch soon after 3 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 452-24P

Rebel Early^p⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: W J Burke| OR: 115| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Second of 8 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 42 days ago, having run of race. Not sure to back that up, though.

Form: 3-86PP2

Big Debates²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 114

12/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.5f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 0002F5

Carrolls Cottage^p1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 114

40/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 12/1) 28 days ago. Back over hurdles in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 6P-355P

Mighty Jeremy^h,t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 114| D

7/1

Opened his account for the season in 16-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy) 10 days ago, making all. Hit with a 10 lb rise.

Form: 1-20541

Atimetodream¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113| BF| D

11/1

Won by a wide margin at Listowel in September but proved to be a big disappointment at Thurles last time. Needs to get back on track after a break.

Form: 937-210

Tucson Train⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 112| D

40/1

Offered little after 6 months off when sixth of 7 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.8f, heavy) 48 days ago. Back over hurdles.

Form: 64/0676

Backintheroom^b1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 111| C

40/1

Course winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap chase (7/1) at Fairyhouse (26f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back over hurdles in first-time blinkers.

Form: U-468F8

Bestaline^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

22/1

Wasn't disgraced upped in trip when third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.7f, soft, 15/2) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Player.

Form: 3-39933

Nathan Wells²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/4, fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Up in trip and improvement needed.

Form: 3754

Arabian King^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 109| D

28/1

Ran below form when eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.5f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 687500

Non-Runners

Return To Base⁵³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Carl Millar

Phils Choice⁵³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

I Don't Get It²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 10

T: N McCluskey J: Reserve 2

Hunting Brook²¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

D Art D Art (13/8), Mighty Jeremy (7/1), Luminous Light (8/1), Alpesh Amin (11/1), Atimetodream (11/1), Phils Choice (12/1), Big Debates (12/1), The Lovely Man (14/1), Nathan Wells (16/1), Rebel Early (16/1), Party Playboy (18/1), Hunting Brook (20/1), Return To Base (20/1), Bestaline (22/1), I Don't Get It (25/1), Another Choice (25/1), Sign From Above (25/1), Arabian King (28/1), Decimation (40/1), Tucson Train (40/1), Backintheroom (40/1), Carrolls Cottage (40/1), Rodaniche (80/1)

D ART D ART did well to regain second given the severity of his mistake at Down Royal last month and is well worth another chance to build on his Cork success now switched to a handicap. Alpesh Amin has a positive profile and seems likely to give another good account, as does Luminous Light.