Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle

Gowran Park

14:52

Date 2024-02-17

Distance 2m4f20y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,915

Winning Time 6m 24.20s (slow by 1m 43.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Alpesh Amin (IRE) Conor McNamara · E McNamara	11/1	Won
2nd	The Lovely Man (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · C A Murphy	14/1	2
3rd	Bestaline (FR) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	22/1	0.3
4th	D Art D Art (FR) Donagh Meyler · Thomas Cooper	13/8F	5.5
5th	Decimation (IRE) Ryan Treacy · E McNamara	40/1	13
6th	Party Playboy (GER) P J O'Hanlon · Dermot A McLoughlin	18/1	4.5
7th	Nathan Wells (GB) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	16/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Another Choice (IRE) James Smith · Matthew J Smith	25/1
P.U.	Arabian King (GB) Liam McKenna · Cian Collins	28/1
P.U.	Atimetodream (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	11/1
P.U.	Backintheroom (IRE) Richard Deegan · Paul Nolan	40/1
P.U.	Big Debates (FR) Phillip Enright · Robert Tyner	12/1
P.U.	Carrolls Cottage (IRE) Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	40/1
P.U.	Luminous Light (GB) J J Slevin · Anthony McCann	8/1
P.U.	Mighty Jeremy (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Liam G O'Brien	7/1
P.U.	Rebel Early (IRE) Keith Donoghue · W J Burke	16/1
P.U.	Rodaniche (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	80/1
P.U.	Sign From Above (IRE) Mark Walsh · Peter Fahey	25/1
P.U.	Tucson Train (IRE) Jack Foley · Thomas Mullins	40/1

Runners (23)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	D Art D Art Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	165	—	10-712	121	126	110	25d	—	—	-1	26.2	11/4 27%
Course bumper winner, Cork maiden winner, costly mistake three out at Down Royal last time
14	Mighty Jeremy Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Liam G O'Brien	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Liam G O'Brien	158	ht	-20541	114	128	89	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+20	29.9	8/1 11%
Got a good ride from the front when winning by 10l at Fairyhouse, new mark is challenging
6	Luminous Light Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Anthony McCann	J:J J Slevin T:Anthony McCann	162	h	1-U232	118	126	115	50d	—	—	+16	27.1	7/1 13%
Only a maiden winner but has a solid each-way chance, 2m may have been bit sharp last time
4	Alpesh Amin Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	162	—	41-632	118	125	102	52d	—	—	+11	19.2	11/1 8%
Has shown his best form at Limerick, second there on latest, more required now
1	Sign From Above Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Peter Fahey	J:Mark Walsh T:Peter Fahey	166	—	-33158	122	128	110	12d	—	—	+20	26.4	12/1 8%
In good form last summer including on Flat, a long way below his best on most recent run
19	Nathan Wells Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	3754	110	121	103	23d	—	—	+10	18	11/1 8%
Fair form in maidens, well held in fourth in a 2m handicap hurdle at this venue last month
15	Atimetodream Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	157	—	37-210	113	129	74	107d	—	—	+12	17.4	14/1 7%
Won well at Listowel on second handicap start, subsequent Thurles run too bad to be true
12	Big Debates Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	158	—	0002F5	114	127	97	20d	—	—	+12	19.6	12/1 8%
Getting on in years now but worth considering following last month's fifth placing at Naas
10	The Lovely Man Chestnut J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:C A Murphy	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:C A Murphy	160	t	52-24P	116	128	95	97d	—	—	+12	18.4	20/1 5%
Showed definite potential in maidens, pulled up in first handicap, tongue-tie tried now
11	Rebel Early Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:W J Burke	J:Keith Donoghue T:W J Burke	159	p	-86PP2	115	130	71	42d	—	—	+16	20.8	14/1 7%
Looked completely out of form until Cork second, winner has advertised the form strongly
18	Bestaline Grey J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	154	p	-39933	110	126	96	12d	—	—	+16	22.3	16/1 6%
Needs to step up on the form she has shown in handicaps so far, cheekpieces may help
7	Party Playboy Chestnut J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	162	—	5131/5	118	119	54	35d	—	—	+13	18.4	18/1 5%
Useful dual-purpose type for Tony Mullins, interesting here after last month's comeback
13	Carrolls Cottage Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	158	p	P-355P	114	125	-	28d	—	—	+14	16.8	28/1 3%
Has been struggling off his lower chase mark but boasts a decent hurdles record
3	Decimation Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:E McNamara	J:Ryan Treacy T:E McNamara	164	—	F0/4-2	120	113	80	18d	—	—	+20	23.3	33/1 3%
Promising sort early in his career, remote second in a claiming hurdle does not bode well
5	Another Choice Bay J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	162	—	P04P48	118	127	95	91d	—	—	+15	17.9	28/1 3%
Best form is on much better ground, not one of the more obvious candidates after a break
20	Arabian King Chestnut J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Cian Collins	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Cian Collins	153	t	687500	109	127	107	20d	—	—	+12	15.7	33/1 3%
Much better known as a five-time Flat winner, recent hurdles form is unconvincing
16	Tucson Train Bay J:Jack Foley T:Thomas Mullins	J:Jack Foley T:Thomas Mullins	156	—	4/0676	112	124	-	48d	—	—	+14	16.1	40/1 2%
Tailed off in a handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe last May, has struggled over fences since
9	Rodaniche Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	162	b	F70-8P	118	126	50	28d	—	—	+15	17.6	50/1 2%
Struggled last season and same story on both outings this term, blinkers tried now
17	Backintheroom Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Paul Nolan	J:Richard Deegan T:Paul Nolan	155	b	-468F8	111	121	-	21d	—	—	+14	15.7	50/1 2%
Modest overall form since a 2m course maiden hurdle win on debut in 2022, blinkered now
NR	Return To Base Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	162	p	-13U6P	118	127	117	53d	—	—	—	17.7	—
In good form last spring, hard to fancy on recent evidence, promising 7lb claimer aboard
NR	Phils Choice Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	150	—	382591	106	125	111	53d	—	—	—	25.5	—
First reserve, battled well when winning at Limerick, has to cope with a 9lb rise
NR	I Don't Get It Bay J:TBC T:Neill McCluskey	J: T:Neill McCluskey	149	b	360704	105	128	105	25d	—	—	—	13.8	—
Second reserve, showed good form last spring, best run this term over fences on latest
NR	Hunting Brook Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	148	t	P-117P	104	122	71	21d	—	—	—	13.5	—
Third reserve, exploited low mark to win first two races for this yard, progress stalled

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
D Art D Art	9/4	5/2	11/4	9/4	9/4
Mighty Jeremy	8/1	13/2	15/2	13/2	7/1
Luminous Light	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2
Alpesh Amin	10/1	10/1	11/1	9/1	9/1
Sign From Above	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Nathan Wells	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Atimetodream	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Big Debates	12/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
The Lovely Man	20/1	14/1	16/1	10/1	12/1
Rebel Early	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Bestaline	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	14/1
Party Playboy	14/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Carrolls Cottage	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Decimation	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Another Choice	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Arabian King	33/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	20/1
Tucson Train	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Rodaniche	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Backintheroom	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mighty Jeremy

29.9

OR: 16 Form: 11 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

Luminous Light

27.1

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Sign From Above

26.4

OR: 18 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

D Art D Art

26.2

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

11/4

Phils Choice

25.5

OR: 14 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

—

Decimation

23.3

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Bestaline

22.3

OR: 15 Form: 5.7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Rebel Early

20.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.2 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Big Debates

19.6

OR: 16 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Alpesh Amin

19.2

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

The Lovely Man

18.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Party Playboy

18.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Nathan Wells

OR: 15 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Another Choice

17.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Return To Base

17.7

OR: 17 Form: 0.7 Odds: 0

—

Rodaniche

17.6

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Atimetodream

17.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Carrolls Cottage

16.8

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Tucson Train

16.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Arabian King

15.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Backintheroom

15.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

I Don't Get It

13.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Hunting Brook

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sign From Above	122	128	110
D Art D Art	121	126	110
Decimation	120	113	80
Luminous Light	118	126	115
Alpesh Amin	118	125	102
Party Playboy	118	119	54
Another Choice	118	127	95
Rodaniche	118	126	50
Return To Base	118	127	117
The Lovely Man	116	128	95
Rebel Early	115	130	71
Mighty Jeremy	114	128	89
Big Debates	114	127	97
Carrolls Cottage	114	125	—
Atimetodream	113	129	74
Tucson Train	112	124	—
Backintheroom	111	121	—
Nathan Wells	110	121	103
Bestaline	110	126	96
Arabian King	109	127	107
Phils Choice	106	125	111
I Don't Get It	105	128	105
Hunting Brook	104	122	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mighty Jeremy	10d ago	Quick return
Sign From Above	12d ago	Quick return
Bestaline	12d ago	Quick return
Decimation	18d ago	Fit
Big Debates	20d ago	Fit
Arabian King	20d ago	Fit
Backintheroom	21d ago	Fit
Hunting Brook	21d ago	Fit
Nathan Wells	23d ago	Fit
D Art D Art	25d ago	Fit
I Don't Get It	25d ago	Fit
Carrolls Cottage	28d ago	Fit
Rodaniche	28d ago	Fit
Party Playboy	35d ago	Fit
Rebel Early	42d ago	Fit
Tucson Train	48d ago	Fresh
Luminous Light	50d ago	Fresh
Alpesh Amin	52d ago	Fresh
Return To Base	53d ago	Fresh
Phils Choice	53d ago	Fresh
Another Choice	91d ago	Long break
The Lovely Man	97d ago	Long break
Atimetodream	107d ago	Long break