12:25 Punchestown

Sunday 12 January 2025

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Sky Bet Build A Bet Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 6m 9.3s

Brucejack⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 117

3/1

Ran pretty well from 9 lb out of the handicap when fifth of 13 at Fairyhouse (29.7f, good, 6/1) 6 weeks ago. Back down in trip and has plenty of chasing experience.

Form: 2543-25

Coumeenoole²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan

4/1

Bettered previous effort when fourth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, good to soft, 18/1) 29 days ago. Makes chase debut (won sole start in points).

Form: 1344

Diamond Duke^b1⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

150/1

First run since leaving M. F. Morris when tailed-off ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft, 20/1) 51 days ago. Makes chase debut. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 7-6909

Futurum Regem³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: H P Finegan

125/1

Fair hurdler. Out of his depth when tailed-off eighth of 9 in beginners chase (200/1) at this course (23.3f, soft) on debut over fences 33 days ago.

Form: P-63008

He's Home Again⁷⁷

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

28/1

Fair hurdler. 100/1, offered little after 7 months off when tailed-off tenth of 12 in beginners chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) on debut over fences 11 weeks ago.

Form: 6P2P1-0

Low Style⁵⁸

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

20/1

Fair hurdler. 28/1, showed nothing after another 7 months off when pulled up in novice chase at this course (16.6f, good) 58 days ago, struggling before 4 out. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 1F33/7-P

Ney²⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler for Mrs Prunella Dobbs in 2022/23. 13/2, again ran poorly when tenth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good) when last seen 6 months ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Danny Brooke.

Form: 419305/

On Lovers Walk^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

15/2

28/1, seemed to excel himself second time up over fences when second of 9 in beginners chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Every chance he can go one better.

Form: 20-2572

Rokathir²⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

16/1, failed to repeat previous effort when tailed-off twelfth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Being a previous point winner, chasing could well be his game.

Form: 41/43-0

Western Model³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| C

14/1

Fair hurdler. Went backwards from chasing bow when well-beaten ninth of 12 in beginners chase at Cork (21.2f, soft, 14/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 736369

Shantou Princess³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| C

2/1

Fair hurdler. 4/1, proved a different proposition upped markedly in trip when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at this course (23.8f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes chase debut and this previous point winner merits considerable respect.

Form: 7-6B381

Forecasts

Shantou Princess (2/1), Brucejack (3/1), Coumeenoole (4/1), On Lovers Walk (15/2), Rokathir (10/1), Western Model (14/1), Low Style (20/1), He's Home Again (28/1), Ney (33/1), Futurum Regem (125/1), Diamond Duke (150/1)

ON LOVERS WALK seemed to excel himself second time up over fences when going down by just a head at Down Royal last month and with a repeat, there's every chance he can go one better at the expense of Shantou Princess, who proved a different proposition upped markedly in trip when scoring here last month and this previous point winner now makes her chasing debut. Brucejack, who has plenty of chasing experience, can edge out Rokathir for third.