14:35 Punchestown

Tuesday 31 December 2024

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Tote's Cheers To 2024 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 5m 8.00s

Farmers Lodge³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 125

10/3

Promising type. Useful winner at 16f in chases. Career best when winning 24-runner handicap hurdle (3/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good) 31 days ago by 4¾ lengths from In For The Night. Scored easily there so he's a player.

Form: 4414-41

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Getaway Charlie³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 120| C

14/1

Course winner. Fell 3rd in handicap hurdle at this course (19.4f, soft, 33/1) 38 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 12U-4PF

Stormbreaker^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 120| BF

8/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (9/4) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good) 31 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected.

Form: 216

Your Honor⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 120

25/1

33/1, twelfth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 69 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler so not discounted.

Form: 5619P0-

I A Connect⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 119| C

66/1

Course winner. 20/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Cork (24f, good) 79 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 15-356P

Semblance Of Order¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A Oliver| OR: 116| C

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Course winner. 33/1, fell 1st in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good) 10 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 1-88F

Wajaaha^p,t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 115

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good, 33/1) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 327F08

In For The Night³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 108

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in October. Good 4¾ lengths second of 24 to Farmers Lodge in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good) 31 days ago, no match for winner. Can make presence felt.

Form: 032152

The Nagger Reidy³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S G Carey| OR: 108

11/4

Most progressive since sent handicapping, scoring at Listowel before an excellent second of 15 at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 39 days ago. Has leading claims with that form working out well.

Form: 606-12

Marelly^p⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 107

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Listowel (19.4f, soft, 18/1) 95 days ago, weakening when mistake 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5-5767P

Away To Milan¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 105| BF

13/2

7/2, unseated rider 2nd in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 5/412-3U

Queen Nel³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: E D Delany| OR: 103

6/1

Respectable 15¼ lengths ninth of 24 to Farmers Lodge in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good, 33/1) 31 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 449559

Non-Runners

Ballywilliam Boy⁹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: M Hourigan J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

The Nagger Reidy (11/4), Farmers Lodge (10/3), Ballywilliam Boy (4/1), In For The Night (11/2), Queen Nel (6/1), Away To Milan (13/2), Stormbreaker (8/1), Getaway Charlie (14/1), Your Honor (25/1), Semblance Of Order (33/1), Wajaaha (40/1), Marelly (50/1), I A Connect (66/1)

THE NAGGER REIDY arrives firmly on the up so gets a confident vote to quickly resume winning ways on the back of his excellent Tipperary second last time out. Farmers Lodge ran out an easy winner at Fairyhouse last month so should ensure Stephen Carey's 5-y-o doesn't have things all his own way though. In For The Night and Stormbreaker appeal as the pick of the rest for minor honours.