14:18 Punchestown

Monday 12 January 2026

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Matchbook Betting Exchange Novice Handicap Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 3f 73y | 17 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: B McMahon| OR: 110

Won a Galway handicap hurdle in October but disappointed when 12th of 15 at Cork (12/1) 50 days ago, beaten before longer trip came into play. First-time cheekpieces today.

Form: 2/40100

Mojoe²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 107

11/1

Showed modest form in maiden hurdles, finishing 4th at Thurles in November and 7th there 23 days ago (10/1). Likely prepared for handicaps. Could improve on handicap debut with increased distance potentially beneficial.

Form: 48/847

The Guinness Boys¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

20/1

Showed modest ability when fourth in a Punchestown maiden hurdle in October but pulled up in handicap debut at Fairyhouse (28/1) 11 days ago. Could improve back at this track.

Form: 040F7P

Miss Mini Bee^t,h¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Alex Harvey| T: P T Foley| OR: 104

14/1

Showed fair form when fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Thurles in November. Finished ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (7/1) 17 days ago, weakening after being second at the third-last on Heavy going. Could show better form back on less testing ground.

Form: 660/549

Paradise Lost¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder| T: C O'Brien| OR: 104

18/1

One win from 25 starts, ran seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20/1) 16 days ago, fading after racing freely. Back up in trip may suit better.

Form: 5D898/7

Sarandon^t⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 102

8/1

Showed improved form when fourth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (14/1) 78 days ago, then fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (5/1) 50 days ago making handicap debut. Will benefit from a return to further.

Form: 4/645

Danny The Champ¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 99

18/1

Well held in all career starts, including when ninth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (300/1) 11 days ago, showing a bit more with late headway. Handicap debut.

Form: 0/0009

Hey Babbs^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

12/1

Has been out of sorts recently, pulling up in consecutive handicap hurdles last autumn before finishing fifth of 9 in a listed hurdle at Thurles (150/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 160PP5

Kasper Hauser^h1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 108

7/2

Modest ability in maidens including second at Killarney last July before pulling up in field of 10 Grade 2 hurdle (100/1) at Leopardstown 17 days ago after leading briefly. Wears first-time hood for handicap debut and may find this company more suitable.

Form: 42465-P

Kazbek^b²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 94

16/1

Has shown modest ability in hurdle races, placing third twice over similar trips last autumn. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (10/1) 29 days ago when failing to stay the longer 25f trip. Should appreciate this drop back in distance as previous better efforts came at around 20f.

Form: 86033P

Kinturk Nelson³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 92

9/1

Has shown gradual improvement in hurdle races after being well-beaten in early career maiden contests. Third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (14/1) 30 days ago when shaping with encouragement on handicap debut. Likely to benefit from stepping back up in trip for this race.

Form: 00/073

Patsy's Pride^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C O'Connell| OR: 92

50/1

Performed poorly in all four maiden starts, finishing 13th of 18 in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (200/1) 11 days ago. Makes handicap debut today.

Form: P36000

Sean Mc³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 91| BF

9/4

Showed significant improvement recently after poor early runs in maiden hurdles. Well-backed 3/1 favourite when runner-up of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 30 days ago, pulling clear of all but the winner. Open to further progress and competes off 3lb higher mark.

Form: 7090/82

Dahoma³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 102

13/2

Has shown very little in three maiden hurdle starts, finishing 10th of 11 at Cork (300/1) 36 days ago, jumping poorly. Makes handicap debut with plenty to prove based on hurdle form.

Form: 900

Loi Des Jeux³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hassett| OR: 86

20/1

Shown little in three maiden hurdles, finishing 8th of 19 at Cork (80/1) 36 days ago when tailed off.

Form: 608

Vallon Du Plessis⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 85

66/1

Well held in 4 maiden hurdles at Punchestown and pulled up sole start in points (Nov 22).

Form: 0000/P

Sunrise Strider^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 84

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden who showed first form when sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (100/1) 16 days ago, travelling well and challenging before weakening. Back up in trip here which should suit based on previous running.

Form: 9006

Forecasts

Sean Mc (5/2), Kasper Hauser (7/2), Dahoma (6/1), Sarandon (15/2), Kinturk Nelson (10/1), Miss Mini Bee (14/1), Sunrise Strider (14/1), Hey Babbs (14/1), Mojoe (14/1), Paul Collins (20/1), Paradise Lost (20/1), Kazbek (20/1), Danny The Champ (20/1), The Guinness Boys (25/1), Loi Des Jeux (33/1), Patsy's Pride (50/1), Vallon Du Plessis (66/1)

SEAN MC showed significant improvement when a clear second in a big field at Fairyhouse last month, pulling well clear of the remainder. Open to further progress off just 3lb higher, he can go one better here. Kinturk Nelson shaped encouragingly when third on handicap debut and should appreciate this trip. Miss Mini Bee may bounce back on better ground after weakening last time.