Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Punchestown

Punchestown

16:28

Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2024-05-21

Distance 2m4f134y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 5m 21.10s (slow by 34.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	On My Bike (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	9/2C	Won
2nd	Warmer Days Ahead (FR) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	9/2C	2.75
3rd	Great Rainbow (FR) Richard Deegan · Brian M McMahon	14/1	.5
4th	Fire Coral (GB) Philip Donovan · C W J Farrell	10/1	7
5th	Arctic Saint (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Mrs Grainne M O'Connor	33/1	.5
6th	The Border Boy (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Sean Aherne	16/1	7
7th	Avec Espoir (GB) Alan King · V T O'Brien	20/1	2
8th	Silent Flight (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Philip M Byrne	9/2C	.75
9th	Scottish Dancer (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · Eoin Doyle	28/1	4.5
10th	Benkei (IRE) Miss M Walsh · H Rogers	16/1	1.75
11th	Max Time (IRE) Philip Byrnes · I Madden	40/1	2
12th	Mrs Biddle (IRE) J J Slevin · Garrett James Power	7/1	9.5
13th	Spellacy's Cross (IRE) Peter Smithers · Thomas Mullins	16/1	1.5
14th	Copper Coast (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · Sarah Joanna Connell	11/1	16
15th	Another Red Cat (IRE) Michael J Molloy · Dermot A McLoughlin	25/1	9.5
16th	Hatfield Hammer (IRE) Conor Smithers · Paul Nolan	20/1	22

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	On My Bike Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	—	40400-	91	98	74	35d	—	—	0	14.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has hinted at winning potential in handicaps, return to better ground may suit
8	Warmer Days Ahead Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	161	tp	/5084-	88	89	69	72d	—	—	0	13.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Staying-on Naas fourth should relish this longer trip; headgear fitted too
1	Silent Flight Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Philip M Byrne	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Philip M Byrne	167	—	4/913-	94	87	17	65d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Best form on soft/heavy, unproven on this quicker ground
7	Mrs Biddle Bay J:J J Slevin T:Garrett James Power	J:J J Slevin T:Garrett James Power	161	t	67973-	88	95	78	29d	—	—	+6	15.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Tramore third encouraging; one to consider
15	Copper Coast Chestnut J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Sarah Joanna Connell	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Sarah Joanna Connell	153	t	9665-5	80	97	63	8d	—	—	+1	9.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Fair run over fences on penultimate; needs to improve on previous hurdles form however
12	Fire Coral Bay J:Philip Donovan(5) T:C W J Farrell	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:C W J Farrell	157	—	0008-	84	86	42	35d	—	—	+4	10.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Beaten a long way on handicap debut at Naas last month; better ground may suit
10	The Border Boy Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	160	—	80790-	87	97	68	127d	—	—	+5	10.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Faded tamely on handicap debut here in January; back from a break with others preferred
13	Great Rainbow Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Brian M McMahon	J:Richard Deegan T:Brian M McMahon	156	—	08000-	83	92	43	35d	—	—	+5	9.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Both handicap efforts (on soft) underwhelming, better ground may suit but hard to fancy
3	Spellacy's Cross Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Thomas Mullins	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Thomas Mullins	164	t	5/079-	91	90	23	101d	—	—	+7	11.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not shown much in maidens; tongue tie fitted for handicap debut and market best guide
6	Hatfield Hammer Bay J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan	J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan	161	—	0700-	88	84	37	130d	—	—	+7	10.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Impossible to know what to make of him at this stage so market best guide on handicap bow
11	Benkei Bay J:Miss M Walsh(7) T:H Rogers	J:Miss M Walsh(7) T:H Rogers	158	p	2F0P0-	85	101	85	37d	—	—	+6	9.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Veteran hasn't won since 2018; best watched nowadays despite reduced mark
14	Avec Espoir Chestnut J:Alan King(7) T:V T O'Brien	J:Alan King(7) T:V T O'Brien	153	—	64316-	80	93	-	192d	—	—	+13	17	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Much better chaser but absent since November; worth a look off 20lb lower hurdles mark
9	Another Red Cat Bay J:Michael J Molloy(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Michael J Molloy(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	160	t	6770P-	87	100	68	90d	—	—	+7	10.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Opening handicap runs here on heavy poor; better ground may bring improvement
5	Arctic Saint Grey J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Mrs Grainne M O'Connor	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Mrs Grainne M O'Connor	161	t	5P346-	88	97	77	—	—	—	+8	11.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Placed for Kim Bailey but recent points' form doesn't augur well for track return
4	Scottish Dancer Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	163	p	5B70P-	90	85	61	235d	—	—	+8	10.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Flat winner a potential improver now on better ground if ready after a break
16	Max Time Bay J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:I Madden	J:Philip Byrnes(3) T:I Madden	153	—	0P700-	80	97	77	35d	—	—	+6	8.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
20-race maiden and has yet to make the frame, easily opposed
NR	Daly Pursuit Brown J:Mark McDonagh T:Patrick J F Hassett	J:Mark McDonagh T:Patrick J F Hassett	162	—	00/08	89	95	53	10d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Cork run mildly encouraging; hard to see her making immediate impact in handicaps; reserve
NR	Chatterbox Chestnut J:TBC T:John Joseph Murphy	J: T:John Joseph Murphy	166	—	0FP-6	93	92	46	6d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Didn't count at Tipperary last week but potential for more on handicap debut; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
On My Bike	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Warmer Days Ahead	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Silent Flight	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Mrs Biddle	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Copper Coast	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Fire Coral	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
The Border Boy	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Great Rainbow	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Spellacy's Cross	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hatfield Hammer	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Benkei	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Avec Espoir	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Another Red Cat	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Arctic Saint	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Scottish Dancer	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Max Time	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

Avec Espoir

OR: 7.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1

20/1

2nd

Mrs Biddle

15.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

7/1

3rd

On My Bike

14.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Silent Flight

14.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Warmer Days Ahead

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Spellacy's Cross

11.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Arctic Saint

11.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 1.1 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Scottish Dancer

10.8

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Chatterbox

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

The Border Boy

10.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Hatfield Hammer

10.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Fire Coral

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Another Red Cat

10.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Copper Coast

9.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Daly Pursuit

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Benkei

9.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Great Rainbow

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Max Time

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Silent Flight	94	87	17
Chatterbox	93	92	46
On My Bike	91	98	74
Spellacy's Cross	91	90	23
Scottish Dancer	90	85	61
Daly Pursuit	89	95	53
Warmer Days Ahead	88	89	69
Mrs Biddle	88	95	78
Hatfield Hammer	88	84	37
Arctic Saint	88	97	77
The Border Boy	87	97	68
Another Red Cat	87	100	68
Benkei	85	101	85
Fire Coral	84	86	42
Great Rainbow	83	92	43
Copper Coast	80	97	63
Avec Espoir	80	93	—
Max Time	80	97	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chatterbox	6d ago	Quick return
Copper Coast	8d ago	Quick return
Daly Pursuit	10d ago	Quick return
Mrs Biddle	29d ago	Fit
On My Bike	35d ago	Fit
Fire Coral	35d ago	Fit
Great Rainbow	35d ago	Fit
Max Time	35d ago	Fit
Benkei	37d ago	Fit
Silent Flight	65d ago	Fresh
Warmer Days Ahead	72d ago	Fresh
Another Red Cat	90d ago	Fresh
Spellacy's Cross	101d ago	Long break
The Border Boy	127d ago	Long break
Hatfield Hammer	130d ago	Long break
Avec Espoir	192d ago	Long break
Scottish Dancer	235d ago	Long break
Arctic Saint	—	—