16:25 Punchestown

Wednesday 21 February 2024

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2516:5517:00

Sherry Fitzgerald Brady O'Flaherty Supporting Longford GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 48.4s

Balum²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J P Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 95

7/1

Good 4½ lengths third of 14 to Silent Flight in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 33/1) 23 days ago. Going the right way and should be on the premises.

Form: 45995-3

Falvio^t⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A P Heskin| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, soft, 40/1) 57 days ago.

Form: 273-000

John The Diva²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: M A Cahill| OR: 95

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4F/4-098

Another Red Cat^t⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 91

40/1

33/1, twelfth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, heavy) 52 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: P96770

Lilian Bland^h²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan| T: N P Hennessy| OR: 89

10/1

Shaped as if still in form fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 12/1) 28 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 342P34

Shana Cloon²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 89

11/4

11/2, creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy) 29 days ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 400342

Knock On Steel³⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 87| D

80/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (28/1) at this course (19.7f, soft) 38 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving R. Donohoe.

Form: P84P0P

Beau's Candle^t1³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 84

9/4

22/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft), dropping away around halfway. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving John Gerard Fitzgerald.

Form: P21122

Meoulflower²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 84

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: F0005

Getaway Master¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: Richard Daniels| OR: 82| BF

7/1

9/2, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy) 116 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-74332

Joe's Turn^p1²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R P Rath| OR: 82

8/1

33/1, 32¾ lengths seventh of 14 to Silent Flight in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 3PP0-07

Kate Ill Know⁵⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 80

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 22/1, last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 54 days ago.

Form: 637-670

Legacy Of Dreams^p¹⁰⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80| D

22/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in chase at Limerick in May. 14/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy) 104 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0P6-1P5

Monoxide^b,t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 80

28/1

Visored for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20.4f, heavy, 22/1) 29 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers back on.

Form: 626602

Non-Runners

Silent Flight²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P Byrne J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Beau's Candle (9/4), Shana Cloon (11/4), Silent Flight (7/2), Balum (7/1), Getaway Master (7/1), Joe's Turn (8/1), Lilian Bland (10/1), John The Diva (16/1), Legacy Of Dreams (22/1), Kate Ill Know (25/1), Monoxide (28/1), Falvio (33/1), Another Red Cat (40/1), Meoulflower (80/1), Knock On Steel (80/1)

SILENT FLIGHT took a marked step forward to justify support here last time and, with further progress on the cards, he's a solid candidate to go in again. Getaway Master and Shana Cloon, both runner-up last time, are two of several others who merit respect.