14:38
Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle
2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, €9,000, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 58.00s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Hamsiyann heads our ratings on 123, five pounds clear of Sonny May on 118, and that is enough to make him the pick in a nine-runner field at Punchestown over 16 furlongs on good ground. Sonny May is the chief danger, with Allo Al Khawaneej (116) and Belle The Tigress (114) also within range if Hamsiyann fails to reproduce his best. The advantage is a modest one rather than a decisive one, so this is a low-confidence call, but Hamsiyann's rating gives him the strongest claim on what we have. Hamsiyann is our selection.
Result
Thomas O'Connor (7)
G. O'Leary
sat just off the pace - went to front on inner turning in full of running - pulled away final furlong - won easing down
Mr J J Berry (7)
Denis Hickey
Prominent early - pushed along to take second before the last - unable to peg back winner and stayed on at one speed for second
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard
Raced in the pack's middle - urged in 6th after 2 out - moved up to 3rd at the last and stayed on without quickening
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Towards the back early - 8th 2 out after urging on turning for home - gained a place to 4th at the last before running out of steam
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Made all in front and went well ahead early - lead cut by 4th - minor error and passed 2 out - soon outpaced by front pair and finished 5th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
Raced at the back of the field - 7th 2 out - never landed a blow - finished 6th
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan
prominent early - upsides for front spot 2 out before passed turning in - faded tamely to finish 7th
Daniel King
A. J. Martin
Held up at the back throughout - never a threat from 2 out - finished 8th
Ben Kennedy (7)
P G Fahey
Prominent in second early - jumping lost rhythm 5th - challenged for top spot 2 out - pushed along and passed entering the straight - faded tamely to finish 9th
Racecard
Daniel King
A. J. Martin 0/8
Hamsiyann has run over today's trip and going, and a second four starts back shows he can go close, though he was pulled up last time and returns from 163 days off. Our top-rated runner at 123 against an official 115, he looks the one to beat despite carrying 166 lb.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Harasiya (IRE) by Pivotal
- Owner
- P Davies
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Summerhill, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Thomas O'Connor (7)
G. O'Leary 1/11
Sea Eagle has been consistent without a win, finishing fourth last time out and second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going after 25 days off. Carrying 165 lb off 114 is a stiff ask, and our rating of 112 ranks him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Time Test (GB)
- Dam
- Vassaria (IRE) by Rock Of Gibraltar
- Owner
- Lance Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Kildare, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 8/40
Belle The Tigress won three starts back and was third two runs ago, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 114 has her fourth of nine; the one concern is a 467-day absence after an eighth last time out.
- Sire
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)
- Dam
- Ballycorrigan (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Ms Michelle Doyle Sean Barton
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 40 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell 6/36
Carrig Padraig has a win five starts back but has since managed a ninth last time out, plus a fall and two unplaced runs, so form is patchy; he has run over today's trip and going and carries 160 lb after 34 days off, with our rating of 109 leaving him sixth of nine.
- Sire
- Champs Elysees (GB)
- Dam
- Millerina (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Over The Shough Cp Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 May 2019
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Ben Kennedy (7)
P G Fahey 0/0
Shirzan was second last time out and has run over today's trip and going, but two sixths before that and a single win four starts back make her hard to fancy. Carrying 160 lb off 109 and ranked seventh of nine on our figures, she looks up against it.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Centred (IRE) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- C J & H J O'Reilly
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Nurney, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 104
Mr J J Berry (7)
Denis Hickey 0/0
Ranked second of nine on our rating of 118, Sonny May sits well clear of his official mark of 109 and has run over today's trip and going before, back after 27 days with a fifth last time out. The risk is a winless run in his last five starts, with a ninth two starts back.
- Sire
- Hillstar (GB)
- Dam
- Wouldnt Doubt Ya (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Denis Hickey
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Foulksmills, Co Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 118
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes 0/6
Allo Al Khawaneej arrives in good heart after a second last time out, with a third before that, and he has run over today's trip and on this going. Yet to win in his last five, he carries 158 lb, which is the main risk, though our rating of 116 ranks him third of nine.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Indian Love Bird (GB) by Efisio
- Owner
- Hitch And Tow Syndicate
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Co Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Danny Gilligan
Paul John Gilligan 0/3
Born De Ceres is winless in his last four, though a second last time out is a real positive, and he has run over today's trip and going. Still, fifth, seventh and sixth before that, plus 155 lb and a ninth-of-nine ranking on our figures, make him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- For Fun (FR)
- Dam
- Born For Glory (FR) by Spanish Moon
- Owner
- Natalie Gilligan
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Athenry, Co Galway
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 66%
- Ratings
- Perf 100
Simon Torrens
Aidan Anthony Howard 1/4
Inver Bay won last time out, but that came after a ninth, two fifths and an unplaced run, so the form is patchy, and she carries 154 lb off a mark of 103. She has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 100 ranks her eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Miss Gally Rio (IRE) by Captain Rio
- Owner
- C Mullen
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 100
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.