14:50 Punchestown

Tuesday 10 December 2024

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See You On New Years Eve Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 6m 17.1s

Joya Del Mar¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 102

12/1

20/1, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 158 days ago, needing stronger gallop. One to consider.

Form: 38-4447

Sammy Smart³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 101

8/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Down Royal (24.1f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-20038

Must Go Now^h1¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: E Cawley| OR: 100

16/1

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft, 8/1). Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 600/3F-5

Not My Problem^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 100

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft, 20/1) 25 days ago. Leading player with headgear again sported.

Form: 099-P2

Schiehallion^p1³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 98

14/1

16/1, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, good to soft) 39 days ago, going in snatches. Cheekpieces on 1st time and in the picture.

Form: 85P7F2

Brave Adam^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 97

10/1

Winner in chase at Killarney in October. 8/1, ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, good) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap debut. Should progress.

Form: 78-P019

John Storey²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 94

28/1

8/1, unseated rider 7th in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 799P5U

Carrig Carol¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Croke| OR: 93

20/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) 14 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: P70-966

Comeonarchie^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: F G Hand| OR: 92

12/1

16/1, good sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 4-68486

Doonbeg Don⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 92

9/2

11/2, career best when winning 16-runner handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy) on debut over fences 44 days ago. Switches to hurdles and should continue to give a good account.

Form: 449-031

Perfect Pupil²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 91

16/1

Ninth of 23 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: U18-069

Another Nightmare^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 86| D

50/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Limerick (24.4f, soft) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: P0P-078

French Milan^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 86

28/1

20/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, good) 35 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 3P-0850

Important Message²³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 86

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 100/1, first run since leaving John G. Carr when seventeenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3330/9-0

Elle Dorado Rock^t²⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: D King| T: A J Martin| OR: 83

6/1

Fair fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Down Royal (22f, soft). Off 8 months. Needs considering.

Form: 98P/P04-

County Champs^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 80

13/2

16/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 789844

Land Jet¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher| OR: 80

100/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Tenth of 13 in minor event chase at this course (24f, good to soft, 250/1) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 529FP0

Non-Runners

Whatsyourstatus³⁸⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 11

T: G O'Loughlin J: Aidan Kelly

Gaye Winnie¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Carl Millar

Native Song²⁵³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: P Kiely J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Not My Problem (4/1), Doonbeg Don (9/2), Elle Dorado Rock (6/1), County Champs (13/2), Sammy Smart (8/1), Gaye Winnie (8/1), Brave Adam (10/1), Comeonarchie (12/1), Joya Del Mar (12/1), Schiehallion (14/1), Perfect Pupil (16/1), Must Go Now (16/1), Carrig Carol (20/1), Whatsyourstatus (20/1), Native Song (25/1), John Storey (28/1), French Milan (28/1), Another Nightmare (50/1), Important Message (80/1), Land Jet (100/1)

NOT MY PROBLEM took a big step forward in cheekpieces when second in a big-field handicap here last time out and can now go one better with the headgear retained. Doonbeg Don is next on the list on the back of his chasing Galway victory, although a solid case can also be made for Gaye Winnie, Schiehallion, Joya del Mar and Sammy Smart.