17:07
Matchbook Betting Exchange (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase
2m5½f, Chase, 5yo+, €7,200, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 27.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Harbour Highway looks the pick of this ten-runner staying contest at Punchestown, and he is preferred to Secret She Keeps on his fitness edge and progressive profile. Our rating has him 112, just 4 lb behind the top-rated runner, so the gap is small enough for sharpness and an upward curve to bridge over 22 furlongs on good ground. Secret She Keeps is the chief danger as the highest-rated runner on 116, while Aurea Fortuna (107) and Mags Nelson (105) are the others to respect, though both have more to find on our figures. Harbour Highway is the selection.
Result
Mr D McGill (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
prominent early - 4th at 10th and 5th before 4 out - back to 4th 3 out - moved up 2 out - 3rd between last 2 while being ridden - upsides approaching last - kept on strongly to edge ahead near the line to win
Mr J L Gleeson
John Joseph Hanlon
Made all the running - drew well away from before 5th until before 10th - small error 3 out - strongly challenged turning in - held a slim lead over the last - kept battling on run-in - collared near finish to go down by half a length
Mr Finian Maguire
A. J. Martin
Close up early and 6th at 10th - headway 5 out and 3rd 4 out - pushed along nearing straight - into 2nd 2 out - soon asked for more and right there at the last - kept on gamely for 3rd
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
Ross O'Sullivan
Prominent early - 5th at 10th then 6th before 4 out - made no dent 3 out - plugged on to finish 4th
Ms Pandora Briselden (7)
John G Carr
Prominent early - moved up to 2nd from 6th - dropped to 4th and found little 4 out - faded before 3 out and finished well beaten in 5th
Mr A P Kennedy (7)
William P Murphy
Prominent early - 3rd before the 10th - moved up to 2nd approaching 4 out and pressed for the lead before the straight - dropped to 3rd under pressure 2 out and soon found little - folded between the last 2 - wound down on the run-in and finished 6th
Mr Derek O'Connor
Emmet Mullins
Prompt in the pack early - soon among the backmarkers - detached in last by the 4th - error at the 8th - lost touch before the 9th - never a threat and pulled up before 2 out
Mr B M Coonan (7)
Peter Maher
Held up in last group throughout - minor error at the 2nd - lost touch 5 out and never a threat - eased and pulled up before the third last
Non-runners: Western Model, Secret She Keeps
Racecard
193 days, Non-runner
9yo, 12-4, OR 110 84/P4-
J: Mr D Doyle (5) · T: Timothy Doyle
Mr D Doyle (5)
Timothy Doyle 0/8
Fourth last time out and fourth again three starts back, Secret She Keeps has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 116 puts her top of the ten. The risk is a 193-day absence, with 172 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Shirocco (GER)
- Dam
- Claudia's Pearl (GB) by Deploy
- Owner
- Mrs Claire Doyle
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2017
- Stable
- Moyne, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Mr Derek O'Connor
Emmet Mullins 1/11
Harbour Highway arrives fresh from a third last time out just 18 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before, which makes him our pick on overall profile. Carrying 170 lb is a reservation, but our 112 rating supports the call.
- Sire
- Youmzain (IRE)
- Dam
- Harbour Pearl (IRE) by Stowaway
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Mr L P Shanahan (7)
Ross O'Sullivan 0/16
Mags Nelson comes in fit after a fourth last time out just 14 days ago, with a third two starts back and a win four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; a weight of 168 lb is the main risk.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Howareyabelle (GB) by Sir Percy
- Owner
- Rathmoy Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Kilcullen, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 16 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
Mr Finian Maguire
A. J. Martin 2/8
Fit after 19 days off and fourth last time out, Aurea Fortuna has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 107 puts him third of ten, so he rates a live threat off 103. The risk is a winless run in recent starts, including a pulled up two starts back, with 165 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Battle Over (FR) by Sillery
- Owner
- Debbie Breslinmrs Paul Shanahan
- Foaled
- 2 Jun 2019
- Stable
- Summerhill, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Mr D McGill (7)
Ross O'Sullivan 0/16
Beaten in a ninth last time out and unplaced the run before, this gelding is a winner three starts back who has run over today's trip and going, though 47 days off and 162 lb temper enthusiasm; our rating of 103 ranks him fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
- Dam
- Varnay (GB) by Machiavellian
- Owner
- Keep It Simple Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Kilcullen, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 16 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 103
Mr S Cotter (7)
Andrew Kinirons 0/5
Western Model arrives fit after 14 days, third last time out and second the run before, with a winner four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 159 lb off 97 is a hefty burden, though, and our rating of 100 ranks him only sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Scotias Glen (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Espresso Martini Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Newbridge, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 100
Mr J L Gleeson
John Joseph Hanlon 1/17
Winless in his last six, My Cullen was second last time out just eight days ago, but he was pulled up two starts back and has been second three times without breaking through. He has run over today's trip and going, yet 152 lb is a big ask, and our figures rank him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- Annalore (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Up The Wall Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
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5 days
13yo, 10-10, OR 88 112067
J: Ms Pandora Briselden (7) · T: John G Carr
Ms Pandora Briselden (7)
John G Carr 0/3
Hard to fancy after finishing seventh last time out and a sixth before that, with those two wins now five and six starts back, and he is quick to reappear after just five days. Carrying 150 lb off a mark of 88 is a stiff task, though he has run over today's trip and going before.
- Sire
- Yeats (IRE)
- Dam
- Maiden Voyage (GB) by Slip Anchor
- Owner
- Richard J Farrell
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2013
- Stable
- Maynooth, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 84
Mr A P Kennedy (7)
William P Murphy 0/2
Revolut Ned won four starts back and was a third three starts back, but he has since slipped to a seventh and then unplaced last time, though he is fresh enough after 14 days and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 147 lb off 84, he rates a midfield sort on our figures.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Gorgeous Kate (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- William P Murphy
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Rathoe, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Ratings
- Perf 99
Mr B M Coonan (7)
Peter Maher 0/2
Subset has been pulled up in two of his last three outings, including last time five days ago, and is winless in recent starts, so he is hard to fancy under 147 lb. A second four starts back and experience of today's trip and going are the only real positives.
- Sire
- Dahjee (USA)
- Dam
- Secret Flutter (IRE) by Entrepreneur
- Owner
- Denis P Beary
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2014
- Stable
- Donore, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.