14:50 Punchestown

Wednesday 16 October 2024

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2025 Membership On Sale Soon Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 46.70s

Barry Lyndon^p⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 129| C| D

15/2

Course winner. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) 49 days ago. Up 8 lb but he's clearly in excellent order.

Form: F46-501

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Moonovercloon¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 128| BF

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, running creditably when unseated rider in handicap chase at Listowel (22f, soft) 18 days ago would have finished in frame. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 23F27U

Baltic Bird^h⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 127| BF

8/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (17.5f, good to soft, 4/1) 50 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Hood back on and this slight drop in trip will help his cause.

Form: 507-140

Pray Tell²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally| OR: 126| D

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 4/1) 20 days ago, readily. Expected to be bang there in hat-trick bid, even after 10 lb rise.

Form: 2-23011

Park Of Kings^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft, 11/2) 12 days ago, readily. Switch to more positive tactics clearly in his favour and he can go well again.

Form: 350-061

D Art D Art¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 119

6/1

6/1, fourth of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft) on flat debut 19 days ago, left with lot to do. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdles run at this venue.

Form: 712400-

Call The Tune³¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 114| BF

22/1

7/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29.6f, soft), pulled up before last. Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 6/6222P-

Sequoiaspirit¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 114

14/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 20/1, creditable 5 lengths fourth of 15 to Park of Kings in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft) 12 days ago, shaping quite well from an unpromising early position.

Form: 0-22694

Whatsavailable^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 114| D

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 21½ lengths twelfth of 14 to Pray Tell in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 20 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 235-900

Leading Lion^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 110| BF| D

22/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in August. 9/4, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0077-17

Missus Beeton¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 105

5/1

Creditable 4¼ lengths third of 15 to Park of Kings in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft) 12 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 280823

Non-Runners

Sir Bob¹⁶⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 12

T: R Tyner J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Park Of Kings (7/2), Pray Tell (9/2), Missus Beeton (5/1), D Art D Art (6/1), Barry Lyndon (15/2), Baltic Bird (8/1), Moonovercloon (11/1), Sir Bob (12/1), Sequoiaspirit (14/1), Leading Lion (22/1), Call The Tune (22/1), Whatsavailable (33/1)

PRAY TELL turned a competitive-looking handicap at Listowel into a rout 3 weeks ago and while the assessor has reacted with a 10 lb rise it may not be enough to prevent the hat-trick. Park of Kings and Barry Lyndon also arrive on the up so head the opposition.