15:40 Punchestown

Monday 27 January 2025

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Festival Hospitality Selling Fast Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 19.3s

Useta Lover³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 100

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, good twelfth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 0-6700

Silas Marner¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 99

5/1

Good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 11 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 464964

Aine's Lad^h,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 96

11/1

Ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft, 12/1) 6 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 408079

Driveonwill²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 96

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, thirteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3680

Bridie's Beau³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

5/2

Fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 31 days ago, not knocked about. Has more to offer and this longer trip should be in his favour, so one to be interested in.

Form: 23-8605

John The Diva¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 95

13/2

Unseated rider in novice chase at Cork (20f, soft, 9/2) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Shaped ok on penultimate outing and not dismissed back over the smaller obstacles.

Form: 8418-3U

Pana To Milan⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr L Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 95| D

14/1

9/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 55 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 16-2P70

Mighty Soldier^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: K C Sexton| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 88

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at this course (16.4f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: P-0797

Niosfearabolt¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 87

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, first run since leaving Peter McCreery when seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, soft) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F6607

Ghumama^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr M E McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 86

12/1

Creditable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 50/1) 42 days ago, barely adequate test. Can't be uled out if the race is run to suit.

Form: 00/0-026

Hitthehayson^p1⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.2f, soft) 45 days ago, going in snatches. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May do better.

Form: 700

Good Time Belle^p1⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Cawley| OR: 84

66/1

40/1, last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 94 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Something to prove.

Form: 00070-0

Bridie Whittle⁴¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 83

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy). Off 13 months. Hard to weigh up.

Form: 806U-

El Phenomeno^h1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 83

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft, 33/1) 10 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 600-P5

Kadys Dirha^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 80

40/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. 33/1, brought down in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, soft) 10 days ago. Has a bit to prove and others are more persuasive.

Form: 5220FB

C'est Rien^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: D E Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 79

20/1

One win from 31 NH runs. Winner in chase at Tramore in September. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Tramore (21.6f, heavy) 26 days ago, mistake fourth. Not firing at present.

Form: 1640PP

Realtin Lonrach¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: M O'Dowd| OR: 79

16/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.6f, soft, 25/1) 14 days ago, running on late. Worthy of respect.

Form: 0350P5

Non-Runners

Mywayorthehighway¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: D Robinson

Dolly Watkins²²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: A A Howard J: Simon Torrens

Fanoir²⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Klassman²⁷

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: S Nolan J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Bridie's Beau (5/2), Klassman (4/1), Silas Marner (5/1), John The Diva (13/2), Useta Lover (13/2), Aine's Lad (11/1), Mighty Soldier (12/1), Ghumama (12/1), Pana To Milan (14/1), Dolly Watkins (14/1), Realtin Lonrach (16/1), Driveonwill (20/1), C'est Rien (20/1), Bridie Whittle (20/1), El Phenomeno (20/1), Mywayorthehighway (33/1), Hitthehayson (33/1), Kadys Dirha (40/1), Fanoir (50/1), Good Time Belle (66/1), Niosfearabolt (80/1)

BRIDIE'S BEAU looks to have been building up to something and, having not had a hard race last time, he's worth a chance to defy a mark of 95 at the possible expense of Klassman, who had been knocking on the door prior to unseating at this course last time. Silas Mariner is also respected.