Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival Handicap Hurdle

Wetherby

15:55

Date 2024-03-28

Distance 2m5f56y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,961

Winning Time 5m 44.87s (slow by 41.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Montregard (FR) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	13/2	Won
2nd	Magical King (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	7/2F	1
3rd	Al Kalila (IRE) Ben Bromley · S R B Crawford	9/1	.5
4th	Knowwhentoholdem (IRE) Harry Cobden · Neil Mulholland	5/1	0.3
5th	Willsburg (IRE) Tom Cannon · Oliver Signy	10/1	30
6th	Good Look Charm (FR) Tom Bellamy · Anthony Honeyball	10/1	0.3
7th	Yes Day (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo O'Neill	6/1	10
8th	Blue Fin (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	50/1	6
9th	Chatshow Tv (IRE) Sean Bowen · Warren Greatrex	9/1	7.5
10th	Hawkseye View (GB) Nick Scholfield · Sue Smith	33/1	4.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Idem (FR) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell	10/1

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Magical King Chestnut J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	164	p	225351	116	123	106	28d	—	—	+13	35.7	7/2 22%
Merely fifth in two previous handicaps but got off the mark in C&D novice last month
8	Knowwhentoholdem b/br J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	163	—	62-381	115	121	81	26d	—	—	+6	20.3	13/2 13%
Won easily at Newbury four weeks ago and a 5lb rise might not be enough to stop him
9	Al Kalila Bay J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	J:Ben Bromley(5) T:S R B Crawford	157	—	34952	109	126	97	19d	—	—	+11	24	13/2 13%
Unexposed 5yo who has shown promise and is open to improvement now moving into handicaps
1	Yes Day Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo O'Neill	169	t	-13523	121	123	99	40d	—	—	+19	30.5	7/1 13%
Good third at Haydock on h'cap debut and wind op since; one to consider back down in grade
11	Montregard Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	152	p	31-6	104	112	105	96d	—	—	+7	16	8/1 11%
Disappointing on sole run this season but remains very lightly raced and retains potential
2	Willsburg Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Oliver Signy	J:Tom Cannon T:Oliver Signy	167	p	-6861F	119	122	83	28d	—	—	+16	25.4	8/1 11%
Good front-running form the last twice and he brings potential to his handicap debut
10	Chatshow Tv Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:Sean Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	156	—	2-3444	108	117	105	40d	—	—	+12	20.4	10/1 9%
3m may have stretched him on handicap debut but he has to improve upon earlier form, too
5	Good Look Charm Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Tom Bellamy T:Anthony Honeyball	164	tb	-13448	116	120	114	12d	—	—	+13	21.8	9/1 10%
Below-par eighth at Kempton recently but she's a player on her consistent winter form
3	Idem Bay J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Patrick Wadge(3) T:Lucinda Russell	167	—	32-114	119	119	97	145d	—	—	+12	19.4	12/1 8%
Fair fourth at Ascot on handicap debut; remains unexposed and is in good hands to progress
12	Hawkseye View Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	J:Nick Scholfield T:Sue Smith	151	—	153264	103	119	96	34d	—	—	+14	17.6	25/1 4%
Failed to threaten on handicap debut at Sedgefield and needs to raise his game
4	Blue Fin Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	164	—	3C-26P	116	121	-	30d	—	—	+14	17.3	33/1 3%
The return to hurdles could help but he has something to prove regarding current form
NR	Ilikedwayurthinkin Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Haslam	J:Kevin Brogan T:Ben Haslam	163	—	P567P7	115	115	97	54d	—	—	—	16.3	—
One to watch in the betting off a reduced mark but a major turnaround is needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Magical King	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	3/1
Knowwhentoholdem	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1	5/1
Al Kalila	13/2	6/1	11/2	5/1	11/2
Yes Day	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2
Montregard	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Willsburg	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Chatshow Tv	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Good Look Charm	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Idem	10/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Hawkseye View	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Blue Fin	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Magical King

35.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

Yes Day

30.5

OR: 17.8 Form: 9.4 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Willsburg

25.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Al Kalila

OR: 14.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Good Look Charm

21.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 2.9 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Chatshow Tv

20.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Knowwhentoholdem

20.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Idem

19.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Hawkseye View

17.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.4 Odds: 1

25/1

Blue Fin

17.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ilikedwayurthinkin

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Montregard

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yes Day	121	123	99
Willsburg	119	122	83
Idem	119	119	97
Magical King	116	123	106
Good Look Charm	116	120	114
Blue Fin	116	121	—
Knowwhentoholdem	115	121	81
Ilikedwayurthinkin	115	115	97
Al Kalila	109	126	97
Chatshow Tv	108	117	105
Montregard	104	112	105
Hawkseye View	103	119	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Good Look Charm	12d ago	Quick return
Al Kalila	19d ago	Fit
Knowwhentoholdem	26d ago	Fit
Magical King	28d ago	Fit
Willsburg	28d ago	Fit
Blue Fin	30d ago	Fit
Hawkseye View	34d ago	Fit
Yes Day	40d ago	Fit
Chatshow Tv	40d ago	Fit
Ilikedwayurthinkin	54d ago	Fresh
Montregard	96d ago	Long break
Idem	145d ago	Long break