15:35 Punchestown

Monday 24 February 2025

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Book Your Group Deal Today Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 7m 3.07s

Topgun Simmy²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 120| C

11/1

Course winner shaped with little encouragement on first run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at this course (19.2f, heavy) 28 days ago, although faced inadequate test. Up in trip should help but others have stronger claims.

Form: 4146F4

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Carrig Sam^p²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 119

50/1

Shaped with promise on reappearance last month before unseating latest. Needs to prove he stays this far, however.

Form: 3P/7P-6U

Roxhill Roise⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 113

8/1

Left poorly placed when respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 13/2) 71 days ago and should remain competitive if in the same form.

Form: 2P1-518

Lucky Viv²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Michael Barry| OR: 108| C

17/2

Capitalised on reduced mark when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (23.3f, soft) 21 days ago but tougher task from 7 lb higher.

Form: 900751

Thegraveyardbookie^p1,t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 108

8/1

Turned in best effort of the season in first time tongue strap when creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft, 16/1) 58 days ago. Entitled to build on that effort with the addition of cheekpieces.

Form: 16P-7P5

Cosmo Renfro^p³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Nolan| OR: 104

13/2

Raced on unfavoured part of track when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24.3f, heavy, 18/1) 32 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 21-FP5P

Influential Lady⁶⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 104

50/1

Out of sorts in various events at the end of last year and hard to recommend on that evidence.

Form: 1-07060

Ballinoe Blaze⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 102

22/1

Made errors when fifth of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (19f, soft) 57 days ago. Significantly up in trip and needs to brush up on jumping to be competitive on handicap hurdle debut

Form: 87835

Buck Rogers¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: D H Kelly| OR: 99

6/1

Back to form when creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip and best run in handicaps to date came over this distance.

Form: 45/4093

Cozone^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: M J Smith| OR: 98

28/1

Ran poorly 33/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip but difficult to fancy on recent form.

Form: 700009

Rokathir⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 97

5/2

Lightly-raced type was in the process over running well when departing 2 out on chasing debut last month. Very interesting back over smaller obstacles on handicap debut.

Form: 41/43-0F

Plain Or Battered^b1⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 94

11/2

Best forgiven latest effort when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft, 10/1) 58 days ago and remains one to be interested in wearing first-time blinkers on his return from a short-break.

Form: 23-153P

Non-Runners

Heroes Rise³⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Rokathir (5/2), Heroes Rise (7/2), Plain Or Battered (11/2), Buck Rogers (6/1), Cosmo Renfro (13/2), Thegraveyardbookie (8/1), Roxhill Roise (8/1), Lucky Viv (17/2), Topgun Simmy (11/1), Ballinoe Blaze (22/1), Cozone (28/1), Carrig Sam (50/1), Influential Lady (50/1)

Lightly-raced ROKATHIR was in the process of making a promising chase debut when falling last month, and he remains unexposed on handicap hurdle debut. Plain Or Battered would be a big threat if returning to form following a short break and a change of headgear, so he rates the main danger ahead of Heroes Rise who should be seen the better effect facing this greater stamina test.