15:40 Punchestown

Thursday 2 May 2024

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Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 5.60s

1^st

Pigeon House

411-3

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, 2nd 2 out, pushed along and headway to lead entering straight, soon ridden and strongly pressed, joined inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead close home, stayed on well op 14/1 tchd 20/1

2^nd

Killeemore Lad

611-4

50/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Philip Donovan (5)

Rear of mid-division, closer in 8th when slightly hampered 2 out, headway into 2nd and ridden before last, improved to dispute lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home op 40/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Nara

411-6

5/1j

T: H De BromheadJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, closer in 6th 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, 3rd at last, kept on without threatening leaders op 9/2 tchd 11/2

4^th

6 ½

Media Naranja

511-13

11/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Towards rear, 16th 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden and some progress on outer entering straight, went 5th at last, kept on without threatening in 4th inside final furlong op 25/1

5^th

Club Manager

410-12

8/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

In rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, ridden entering straight, went 6th at last, kept on same pace op 6/1

6^th

Macinamillion

410-11

33/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

Mid-division on outer, closer in 5th 2 out, soon ridden, 4th before last, no impression tchd 28/1

7^th

1 ¼

Judicieuse Allen

511-12

15/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

In rear, 20th 2 out, briefly short of room entering straight, pushed along before last, went moderate 8th at last, ridden and no impression run-in op 10/1

8^th

Answering

911-7

22/1

T: T DoyleJ: Mr D Doyle (7)

Tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to 13th 2 out, no impression op 18/1

9^th

Walhaan

811-12

50/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh

Rear of mid-division, ridden in 15th 2 out, soon no impression op 66/1

10^th

1 ½

Whiskeywealth

811-12

20/1

T: T O'BrienJ: John Shinnick (7)

Tracked leader in 2nd, led 3 out, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened tchd 18/1

11^th

1 ½

Bowmore

612-0

18/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and no impression op 28/1

12^th

1 ¾

Sign From Above

611-11

20/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Sam Ewing

In rear, pushed along 2nd, ridden 2 out, soon no impression, modest late progress run-in op 16/1

13^th

Ballycallan King

711-8

28/1

T: Barry J FitzgeraldJ: Sean Cleary-Farrell (7)

In rear, badly hampered at 1st and soon trailing, no impression from 3 out, soon ridden, modest late progress op 25/1

14^th

Hands On

411-5

12/1

T: E BolgerJ: Simon Torrens

Towards rear, no impression from 2 out, modest late progress, never a factor op 10/1

15^th

1 ¼

Holly

712-0

5/1j

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Peter Smithers (7)

Mid-division, ridden in 10th after 2 out, weakened

16^th

4 ¼

War Correspondent

511-6

40/1

T: R P CodyJ: Donagh Meyler

Mid-division on outer, headway into 4th 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last op 33/1

17^th

3 ¼

Clever Currency

711-3

28/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Ben Kennedy (7)

Led, ridden and headed 3 out, mistake next, weakened op 33/1

18^th

Grappa Nonino

511-3

9/1

T: D K WeldJ: Jordan Gainford

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, checked next, soon weakened op 16/1

19^th

Catena Zapata

611-9

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Rear of mid-division on inner, ridden 2 out, weakened tchd 12/1

20^th

Rumi

611-6

22/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders on inner, ridden in 9th 2 out, weakened op 18/1

Also Ran

Zoffanien

712-0

33/1

T: D HoganJ: Mr D Allen (7)

Towards rear when fell at 1st op 28/1

Garrybello

611-12

33/1

T: T CooperJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, bad blunder 5th and lost position, not recover and soon behind, pulled up before last op 40/1 tchd 50/1

The Shantou King

711-4

66/1

T: Aengus KingJ: Mark McDonagh (3)

Mid-division on outer, ridden 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last tchd 80/1

Timeless Piece

411-1

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: Carl Millar (7)

Rear of mid-division, ridden in 12th 2 out, 9th and no impression when fell at last op 28/1 tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Luminous Light¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: J J Slevin

Elusive Prince¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Undeniable Alibi²⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Zeeband²⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: P J Gilligan J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€20.60Pl:€3.30, €13.50, €2.30, €3.50EX:€1,174.30Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€4,590.00SF:€696.34

Forecasts

Nara (5/1), Holly (5/1), Judicieuse Allen (15/2), Club Manager (8/1), Undeniable Alibi (8/1), Grappa Nonino (9/1), Media Naranja (11/1), Hands On (12/1), Catena Zapata (14/1), Pigeon House (16/1), Bowmore (18/1), Whiskeywealth (20/1), Sign From Above (20/1), Answering (22/1), Rumi (22/1), Zeeband (25/1), Ballycallan King (28/1), Clever Currency (28/1), Macinamillion (33/1), Timeless Piece (33/1), Zoffanien (33/1), Luminous Light (33/1), Garrybello (33/1), War Correspondent (40/1), Killeemore Lad (50/1), Walhaan (50/1), The Shantou King (66/1)

Despite being passed over by Mark Walsh, the unexposed HANDS ON makes plenty of appeal. Indeed, it was a decent maiden that he won at Cork in October and, provided all is well following a break, he could be about to take a step forward now pitched into a handicap. Undeniable Alibi is also open to improvement and is just about feared most ahead of British raider Holly, Nara, who is Walsh's pick, and Answering.

HANDS ON (IRE)
UNDENIABLE ALIBI (FR)
HOLLY (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Broomfield Bijou

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: L P Dempsey | T: J P Dempsey

6/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00