15:05 Punchestown

Wednesday 15 October 2025

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Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 1.10s

Nine Graces^t²¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell| OR: 125| C

25/1

Course winner. 11/1, respectable twelfth of 23 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (26f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: 5/30210-

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Saint Le Fort¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 120| D

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in March. 11/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.2f, good) 152 days ago. More is required.

Form: 3/2315-9

Rockymountainbleu¹⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 119| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 142 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 33445-8

Captain Ryan Matt²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117

7/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 9/2, last of 5 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Remains open to improvement.

Form: P522-15

My Gaffer¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 117| D

18/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. Tailed-off last of 5 to Gold Dancer in Like A Butterfly Novices' Chase (18/1) at Tipperary (19.7f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and no forlorn hope.

Form: 205175

Serienmond^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 117

4/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in May. Fair seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 17/2) 19 days ago. Back up in trip and not discounted.

Form: 0136-17

Fortunate Lighting³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Alex Harvey| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 114

50/1

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, soft, 10/1) 33 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 55-6516

Golden Temple^p,t⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 114| D

40/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Sligo (20.5f, good) 56 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 10-0409

Linden Arden¹⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: D H Kelly| OR: 114| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase at Limerick in March. Pulled up in 2m Tipperary chase in July on his final run for Philip Fenton.

Form: 013-F9P

Ballycashin^t1²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 112

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Very good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good to soft, 12/1) 24 days ago, running on. Tongue strap on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0-32663

Avalo²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 110| D

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft, 5/1) 20 days ago. Yard having good spell. Leading contender.

Form: 162332

Giant Haystacks^t⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 107| D

8/1

22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft) 90 days ago. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 21PP-08

Non-Runners

Indiana Jones²¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: M F Morris J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Avalo (7/2), Serienmond (4/1), Ballycashin (9/2), Rockymountainbleu (11/2), Captain Ryan Matt (7/1), Giant Haystacks (8/1), Saint Le Fort (9/1), My Gaffer (18/1), Linden Arden (20/1), Nine Graces (25/1), Indiana Jones (25/1), Golden Temple (40/1), Fortunate Lighting (50/1)

BALLYCASHIN signalled she is ready to end a losing run when a very good third in a big-field Listowel handicap recently so gets the nod over Avalo who rates a big threat on the back of a good second at the same track. Serienmond, My Gaffer and Captain Ryan Matt can all have a say too in this competitive handicap.