Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival Handicap Hurdle

Huntingdon

14:35

Date 2024-01-25

Distance 2m4f145y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 18.88s (slow by 28.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sun Joy (FR) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	13/2	Won
2nd	Zestful Hope (FR) Paul O'Brien · Charlie Longsdon	16/1	.5
3rd	Haas Boy (FR) Harry Cobden · Charlie Longsdon	7/1	1.75
4th	Jack Sprat (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Jamie Snowden	7/1	0.05
5th	Tregele (IRE) David Bass · Kim Bailey	6/1J	6.5
6th	Kapamazov (GB) Ben Poste · James Evans	80/1	2.5
7th	Mistral Nell (GB) Paddy Brennan · Fergal O'Brien	11/1	1.5
8th	Sister Michael (IRE) Brendan Powell · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	8/1	1
9th	Rascal (GB) Jonathan Burke · Tom George	6/1J	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Blue Shark (IRE) James Smith · Jonjo O'Neill	25/1
P.U.	Eagle Of The Glen (GB) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	33/1
P.U.	Iontach Cheval (GB) David Noonan · Alastair Ralph	28/1
P.U.	Kilfilum Woods (IRE) James Bowen · Paul Webber	16/1
P.U.	Mot A Mot (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Sam Thomas	10/1
P.U.	Raymond Tusk (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	14/1

Runners (18)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
14	Jack Sprat Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Jamie Snowden	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Jamie Snowden	160	—	2-5152	102	110	104	34d	—	—	+4	21.7	9/2 18%
Won over slightly shorter here in November (good to soft); chance granted a clearer round
4	Haas Boy Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Harry Cobden T:Charlie Longsdon	167	—	526-85	109	117	85	36d	—	—	+3	19.8	6/1 14%
2m maiden winner here (soft); another weakening effort latest, despite wind surgery
10	Rascal Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	J:Jonathan Burke T:Tom George	163	—	6-31	105	106	86	69d	—	—	+6	16.8	15/2 12%
Doncaster maiden winner in November (2m, good); may cope with mark and longer trip
9	Tregele Bay J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	J:David Bass T:Kim Bailey	164	—	54-33	106	111	88	42d	—	—	+6	17.1	9/1 10%
Fair third on recent comeback; up in trip on early switch to handicaps; very interesting
5	Sister Michael Bay J:Brendan Powell T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Brendan Powell T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	166	t	1422-2	108	116	88	39d	—	—	+11	22.8	15/2 12%
2m4f-plus on a flat track suit well; good return second at Southwell latest (good to soft)
13	Mistral Nell Bay J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Paddy Brennan T:Fergal O'Brien	161	—	2-PP21	103	108	85	37d	—	—	+10	19.4	10/1 9%
Held on at Catterick latest (good to soft) for first hurdles win; 7lb rise demands more
1	Raymond Tusk Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	170	—	624/4-	112	110	86	—	—	—	+9	18.2	10/1 9%
0-4 over hurdles but finally gets to try further than 2m in this sphere; has been gelded
6	Zestful Hope Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Paul O'Brien T:Charlie Longsdon	165	—	-76595	107	116	84	13d	—	—	+10	16	12/1 8%
Triple Hereford winner; better again latest and no ground issues but others convince more
2	Mot A Mot Grey J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Sam Thomas	169	tp	1/P-57	111	111	90	34d	—	—	+14	21.1	12/1 8%
Lightly raced in recent times; efforts in class 3 the last twice insufficiently persuasive
7	Sun Joy Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	165	p	2-2266	107	111	95	18d	—	—	+14	19.4	16/1 6%
More realistic mark now and no ground issues; cheekpieces of French Flat career are back
8	Blue Shark Bay J:James Smith(7) T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:James Smith(7) T:Jonjo O'Neill	164	—	-1687P	106	116	80	40d	—	—	+10	16.1	20/1 5%
C&D win (good) one of six scores during a 2022-23 purple patch; well below his best since
3	Iontach Cheval Bay J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	167	—	/18-39	109	106	68	41d	—	—	+12	16	22/1 4%
Back below his last winning mark; reckoned by connections to need further than 2m now
11	Kilfilum Woods Bay J:James Bowen T:Paul Webber	J:James Bowen T:Paul Webber	162	p	6-82F8	104	113	89	79d	—	—	+10	14.9	25/1 4%
Serviceable bumper/chase form at this venue, but not at best over hurdles when last seen
12	Eagle Of The Glen Grey J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	161	p	31-108	103	112	49	45d	—	—	+11	14.1	33/1 3%
2m wins here and elsewhere, but has lost way since switch to handicaps; cheekpieces go on
15	Kapamazov Bay J:Ben Poste T:James Evans	J:Ben Poste T:James Evans	158	—	244-0	100	108	72	91d	—	—	+11	12.9	100/1 1%
Offered little on handicap debut and has changed yards since, but still early days for him
NR	Gms Prince Bay J:TBC T:Sarah Hollinshead	J: T:Sarah Hollinshead	155	—	274/45	97	114	73	30d	—	—	—	11.8	—
Looks readier for this sort of trip now, and mark is gently declining; not ruled out
NR	Lifetime Legend Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Neil King	J:NON-RUNNER T:Neil King	149	h	-63305	91	114	-	13d	—	—	—	12.7	—
Winner off 9lb higher, but poor strike-rate and can still sometimes lack fluency; hood on
NR	Eric Carmen Bay J:TBC T:Gary Hanmer	J: T:Gary Hanmer	148	—	1/22-P	90	-	-	41d	—	—	—	13.5	—
Present attainment level not easily judged having pulled up on only run in last 19 months

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Jack Sprat	9/2	7/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Haas Boy	6/1	6/1	11/2	7/2	11/2
Rascal	15/2	15/2	15/2	6/1	7/1
Tregele	9/1	17/2	15/2	6/1	8/1
Sister Michael	7/1	7/1	15/2	11/2	7/1
Mistral Nell	9/1	10/1	9/1	7/1	9/1
Raymond Tusk	7/1	10/1	10/1	17/2	9/1
Zestful Hope	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Mot A Mot	12/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	11/1
Sun Joy	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	14/1
Blue Shark	20/1	18/1	18/1	12/1	18/1
Iontach Cheval	20/1	18/1	22/1	18/1	18/1
Kilfilum Woods	20/1	20/1	25/1	14/1	18/1
Eagle Of The Glen	33/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Kapamazov	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sister Michael

22.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Jack Sprat

21.7

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Mot A Mot

21.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Haas Boy

19.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

6/1

Mistral Nell

19.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Sun Joy

19.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Raymond Tusk

18.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Tregele

17.1

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Rascal

16.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Blue Shark

16.1

OR: 14 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Zestful Hope

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Iontach Cheval

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Kilfilum Woods

14.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Eagle Of The Glen

14.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Eric Carmen

13.5

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Kapamazov

12.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Lifetime Legend

12.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0

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Gms Prince

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Raymond Tusk	112	110	86
Mot A Mot	111	111	90
Haas Boy	109	117	85
Iontach Cheval	109	106	68
Sister Michael	108	116	88
Zestful Hope	107	116	84
Sun Joy	107	111	95
Tregele	106	111	88
Blue Shark	106	116	80
Rascal	105	106	86
Kilfilum Woods	104	113	89
Mistral Nell	103	108	85
Eagle Of The Glen	103	112	49
Jack Sprat	102	110	104
Kapamazov	100	108	72
Gms Prince	97	114	73
Lifetime Legend	91	114	—
Eric Carmen	90	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zestful Hope	13d ago	Quick return
Lifetime Legend	13d ago	Quick return
Sun Joy	18d ago	Fit
Gms Prince	30d ago	Fit
Jack Sprat	34d ago	Fit
Mot A Mot	34d ago	Fit
Haas Boy	36d ago	Fit
Mistral Nell	37d ago	Fit
Sister Michael	39d ago	Fit
Blue Shark	40d ago	Fit
Iontach Cheval	41d ago	Fit
Eric Carmen	41d ago	Fit
Tregele	42d ago	Fit
Eagle Of The Glen	45d ago	Fit
Rascal	69d ago	Fresh
Kilfilum Woods	79d ago	Fresh
Kapamazov	91d ago	Long break
Raymond Tusk	—	—