14:55 Punchestown

Sunday 9 June 2024

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Cheers To The Punchestown Women Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 51.9s

Costanuci²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss O M Queally⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally| OR: 115

10/1

8/1, fourth of 10 in novice chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 28 days ago, not knocked about. Switches from chase to hurdles. Must enter calculations.

Form: 43112-4

Big Debates³⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 113| D

28/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft, 9/1) 45 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 02F5P5-

Joyeux Vivo²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 113| BF

9/4

Found improvement when third of 17 in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Cork (20f, good) 29 days ago. Remains fairly treated and is one for shortlist.

Form: 26026-3

Purse Price^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss C Butler⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

12/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f in chases. 12/1, career best when winning 7-runner novice chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences 8 days ago, driven clear. Warrants respect on return to hurdling.

Form: 15259-1

San Martino⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 110

25/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 6 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 57U43-7

Winding River^p,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 107| D

11/1

5/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 231/5P-2

Room To Roam²²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss S A Carter⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 104

100/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.7f, heavy, 14/1), pulled up. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 23241P-

Missus Beeton¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss G Benson⁽⁴⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 102| D

17/2

Belatedly off the mark when landing 10-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Limerick (19f, soft) 10 days ago. 4 lb fair and ought to go well again.

Form: 3294-61

Sargent Lightfoot²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 102| D

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f in chases. Second of 12 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good, 12/1) 23 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 27/887-2

Down Around^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 99

14/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (19.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 40 days ago, pulled up before last. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 34565P-

Smallcraftwarning^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 97

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in February. 11/2, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 9P016-2

Dreamings Free²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Ms E C Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 92

50/1

Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 33/1) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Improvement required on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 80/654-9

Must Be Dreaming^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss J Townend| T: G Ahern| OR: 92

5/1

One win from 24 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 8 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5U85-44

Petite Mike⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms S C McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 83

40/1

Pulled up in hunter chase at Listowel (24f, good to soft, 33/1) 6 days ago, losing touch 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hard to fancy.

Form: F6U1-3P

Benkei^p¹⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss M Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 81

40/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2018. Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at this course (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2F0P0-0

Non-Runners

Simpletwistoffaith¹⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: Patrick J Hassett J: Non Runner

Daicheadacuig¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: B Mortell J: Miss L Costello

Forecasts

Joyeux Vivo (9/4), Must Be Dreaming (5/1), Sargent Lightfoot (7/1), Missus Beeton (17/2), Costanuci (10/1), Winding River (11/1), Purse Price (12/1), Smallcraftwarning (12/1), Down Around (14/1), Simpletwistoffaith (16/1), San Martino (25/1), Big Debates (28/1), Benkei (40/1), Petite Mike (40/1), Dreamings Free (50/1), Daicheadacuig (66/1), Room To Roam (100/1)

JOYEUX VIVO is still relatively low mileage and posted his best effort yet over hurdles when third at Cork last month. He can get off the mark. Missus Beeton and Costanuci head the list of dangers.