16:10 Punchestown

Monday 24 February 2025

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Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 38.08s

High Honour⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 100

50/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. Twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 80/1) 72 days ago.

Form: 571000

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Blue Reed^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 96

9/4

Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 11/1) 39 days ago, finishing tired. Tongue strap back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 896862

Coffeys Forge^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 94| BF

10/3

Creditable second of 12 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Navan (21.8f, heavy) 15 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 799032

Silent Flight⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Byrne| OR: 92| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, soft, 11/1) 94 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 913-850

Kiln Time^t1⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: D H Kelly| OR: 90| D

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Tramore (21.6f, heavy) 54 days ago, pulled up soon after next. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P27-P0P

Duce Bigalow⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 86

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft, 200/1) 83 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: P2-080

Run For Cover^h,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 86

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) 29 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9-90

Lariat^p³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 85

10/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Bit below form fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Navan (20f, soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 00-2854

Sonny Fella²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper| OR: 85

40/1

Last of 5 in novice hurdle at this course (19.2f, heavy, 200/1) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 50-85P5

Princess Fiadh^h,t⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 83

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fell in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 97 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 87P-0F

I'm For Home¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mike O'Connor| T: R K Watson| OR: 81

11/1

16/1, possibly needed the run still when sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 8028-06

Joe's Turn^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 80

10/1

Winner in chase at Kilbeggan in August. Modest winner at 25f in chases. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Sligo (21.1f, good, 6/1) 145 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P0-3105

Without Exception^p⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 78

4/1

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 60 days ago, pulled up 5 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0P35-7P

Nicoles Getaway⁵¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 75

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft), pulled up 2 out. Off 17 months.

Form: P00/00P-

Masterstonemason¹⁸⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 74

100/1

Two wins from 46 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 50/1) 180 days ago, pulled up early final circuit.

Form: 0P09-7P

Non-Runners

Awakino²⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: D Cullen J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Blue Reed (9/4), Coffeys Forge (10/3), Without Exception (4/1), Silent Flight (8/1), Joe's Turn (10/1), Lariat (10/1), I'm For Home (11/1), Duce Bigalow (20/1), Kiln Time (22/1), Awakino (33/1), Run For Cover (40/1), Sonny Fella (40/1), High Honour (50/1), Nicoles Getaway (50/1), Masterstonemason (100/1), Princess Fiadh (150/1)

It could be worth chancing I'M FOR HOME, who possibly still needed the run after another 3 months off at Fairyhouse and is on a nice mark on the pick of his form. Blue Reed has made a bright start for this yard and rates the main threat ahead of the in-form Coffeys Forge.