16:10 Punchestown

Monday 27 January 2025

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Punchestown Party At Festival 2025 Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 6m 35.6s

Backonthegoagain¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 100

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.6f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 1-10007

Person Of Interest⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 100

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, first run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2-2056

Phoenix Cowboy³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 100

10/1

66/1, creditable sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. 0-14 over hurdles but capable of giving a good account.

Form: 963006

Stellar Symphony^t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 96

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in October. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 20/1) 29 days ago. Back up in trip and she enters calculations.

Form: 018954

Westernersunrise^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 95

6/1

Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 18/1) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 543045

Bernie's Legacy³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 92

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Limerick (21f, soft) 30 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60-08

Cher Why Not²⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 92| D

20/1

18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 26 days ago, tailing off some way out. Opposable.

Form: 3247-PP

Midleton Rare^p1²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J P Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 92

25/1

22/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 092000

He Fitz In^b⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 91| BF

6/1

9/2, seventh of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not discounted.

Form: 0P6247

Shuil Na Tra³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 90

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. 20/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft) 30 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Bit to prove.

Form: P01P5P

Siul Molly Siul⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Jayne Hearne| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Tramore (21f, heavy) 62 days ago.

Form: 06470

Awakino¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: D Cullen| OR: 88

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable 18½ lengths seventh of 14 to That's Me Finished in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Sligo (20.6f, soft) 159 days ago.

Form: 8-597

Callmedusty^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 87

18/1

Fell in novice chase (28/1) at Cork (20f, soft) on debut over fences 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Uphill task.

Form: 9-7407F

Doyen Flyer³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 87

20/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (24f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 4-45560

That's Me Finished¹⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 87

5/1

8/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, soft) 159 days ago, going clear. Up 7 lb and it remains to be seen if he'll be able to back that up.

Form: 7679-91

Alright George^p1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

12/1

40/1, sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.9f, heavy) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 50-0006

Imperial Tune^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: L Casey| OR: 83

16/1

18/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (22f, soft) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 577/057

Imbolc^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 77

25/1

22/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (22.8f, heavy) 26 days ago, dropping away quickly circuit out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 25-FP9P

Manhattan Brook^p1,t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 75

25/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 45 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 000-000

Volez Vous^p1⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Deacon| OR: 75

40/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 45 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 06-099P

Non-Runners

Master Of The Sums²⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: M J M O'Sullivan

Comeonarchie¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: F G Hand J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Comeonarchie (4/1), That's Me Finished (5/1), Westernersunrise (6/1), He Fitz In (6/1), Person Of Interest (7/1), Stellar Symphony (9/1), Phoenix Cowboy (10/1), Master Of The Sums (10/1), Alright George (12/1), Bernie's Legacy (14/1), Imperial Tune (16/1), Callmedusty (18/1), Shuil Na Tra (18/1), Doyen Flyer (20/1), Cher Why Not (20/1), Imbolc (25/1), Midleton Rare (25/1), Manhattan Brook (25/1), Backonthegoagain (40/1), Volez Vous (40/1), Siul Molly Siul (50/1), Awakino (100/1)

COMEONARCHIE has found just one too good over similar trips to this here on his last two starts and is taken to get his head in front this time. With improvement likely now making the switch to handicap company, Master of The Sums may emerge as the main danger, while Person of Interest and Phoenix Cowboy may both have a say in the finish, too.