12:15 Punchestown

Friday 15 November 2024

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Punchestown Premiere Weekend Is Next Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 12:16 | Winning time: 6m 24.60s

Pictures Of Home⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: T M Walsh| OR: 100

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form fourth of 10 in novice chase (10/3) at Killarney (23.4f, soft) 40 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 54U-444

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Howya Luveen¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 97| D

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, tenth of 16 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 19 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 268U70

Emily In Paris¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 96

9/2

7/1, good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Enters calculations.

Form: 328P33

Le Malin²⁷⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan| OR: 95| D

33/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, heavy, 14/1). Off 9 months. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 19/0087-

General Hubble^p³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 82| BF| D

6/5

Ungenuine type. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.3f, good, 5/2) 3 days ago, forging clear. Carries penalty. Capable of following up.

Form: P-3P421

Bondi Boy Blue⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 87| BF

9/1

7/2, third of 10 in handicap chase at Sligo (25.8f, good) on debut over fences 44 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 00-7653

Kilmacurkin²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley| T: A A Howard| OR: 85

20/1

10/1, first run since leaving James Andrew Fahey when bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.3f, soft) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0093-29

Bearwithmenow^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 84| D

8/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, good, 12/1) 10 days ago. Respected.

Form: 0286P3

Keeffelee^p⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 81

66/1

Eighth of 15 in handicap chase (40/1) at Clonmel (20.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0077-F8

Mastermind³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: A Fleming| OR: 81

20/1

Thirty runs since last win in 2018. Poor winner at 16f over hurdles. 14/1, fifth of 12 in handicap chase at this course (23.2f, good) 30 days ago, left with lot to do.

Form: 856-685

Cullenwaine^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 77

22/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Eighth of 10 in handicap chase (10/1) at Fairyhouse (24.6f, good) 10 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 5U5008

Rudy Catrail^p³⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 69| D

20/1

11/1, third of 9 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: FP-8663

Fr Gilligansvoyge^b,t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 67| C| D

50/1

Course winner. One win from 58 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.7f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: P95286

Forecasts

General Hubble (6/5), Emily In Paris (9/2), Bearwithmenow (8/1), Bondi Boy Blue (9/1), Pictures Of Home (11/1), Howya Luveen (16/1), Mastermind (20/1), Kilmacurkin (20/1), Rudy Catrail (20/1), Cullenwaine (22/1), Le Malin (33/1), Fr Gilligansvoyge (50/1), Keeffelee (66/1)

GENERAL HUBBLE seems to have found his feet for Gordon Elliott now and, having scored from out of the handicap at Fairyhouse 3 days ago, he's effectively only 1 lb higher now, so he's the leading contender ahead of Emily In Paris, who ran well over hurdles at Down Royal a fortnight ago. Bondi Boy Blue is another one to consider.