14:45 Punchestown

Thursday 13 November 2025

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Thank You David Betts Photography Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 13.8s

Powerful⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 113

10/11

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/5, very good third of 16 in maiden hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good to soft) on reappearance 54 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely improver.

Form: 052-3

Gone For Tea⁴⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 109

25/1

Bumper/hurdle winner. Off since finishing well held at the 2024 Galway Festival. Has left Peter Fahey. The betting is perhaps the best guide to expectations after such a long absence.

Form: 02/3010-

Dont Go Yet¹⁹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes| T: E Cawley| OR: 107| D

4/1

Pretty useful chaser, including good second of 23 in handicap at this course (2m, good) in May. Has a much lower mark over hurdles and contender if fully primed after 6 months off.

Form: 854422-

Zuzukel^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin| OR: 103

12/1

Maiden under both codes but has shaped well on a few occasions and remains one who should have a bigger performance in him at some stage.

Form: 6F/088-8

Space Warrior^b1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 100| D

15/2

14/1, bit below form when sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Blinkers on first time. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 5P-0786

Marelly^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98| D

11/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Some promise when fifth at Galway last month but failed to build on it when down the field at Wexford 17 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 34-P050

Speakasyoufind¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Galway (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Early days but needs to find some improvement.

Form: 25888

Felicity Smoak³²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: P Nolan| OR: 103

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, seventh of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (15.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2587

Forecasts

Powerful (10/11), Dont Go Yet (4/1), Marelly (11/2), Space Warrior (15/2), Zuzukel (12/1), Felicity Smoak (25/1), Speakasyoufind (25/1), Gone For Tea (25/1)

POWERFUL took another step forward when third in a Navan maiden on his reappearance and appeals as one who can progress again now moving into handicap company. Don't Go Yet is interesting off his lower hurdle mark and is feared most ahead of Zuzukel, who remains one likely to click at some point for Tony Martin.