Ladbrokes "We Play Together" Novice Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

13:22

Ladbrokes "We Play Together" Novice Hurdle

Date 2024-06-08

Distance 2m170y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,260

Winning Time 4m 3.70s (slow by 9.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Napper Tandy (GB) James Smith · Matthew J Smith	4/1	Won
2nd	Icare Desbois (FR) Kieran Callaghan · W P Mullins	4/6F	2
3rd	Ta Na La (USA) Shane O'Callaghan · T M Walsh	12/1	8.5
4th	Wandering Rocks (GB) Oakley Brown · William Durkan	100/30	5.5
5th	A Year Older (IRE) Gavin Brouder · Karl Thornton	150/1	63
6th	Florida Strait (IRE) Ricky Doyle · David Harry Kelly	200/1	3.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Icare Desbois Grey J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:W P Mullins	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:W P Mullins	166	—	3571-U	132	139	106	27d	—	—	-15	39.9	0.17/1	4/6 60%
Progressive in last six months, winning maiden hurdle and unlucky not to win h'cap latest
2	Wandering Rocks Chestnut J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	166	t	387-1	116	125	91	32d	—	—	+14	31.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Career best win in a maiden hurdle last month; can come on for that but bit to find
4	Napper Tandy Bay J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	160	—	2530-3	119	129	94	7d	—	—	+8	25.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has looked promising over timber and placed last week; more required here though at 2m
6	Ta Na La Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:T M Walsh	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:T M Walsh	153	t	32345-	98	115	105	241d	—	—	+11	17.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Maiden who has looked promising in this sphere but will get better chances in h'caps
3	A Year Older Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:Karl Thornton	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:Karl Thornton	160	—	6-	-	81	25	45d	—	—	-1	0.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Tailed off when 40s for maiden hurdle in April and enormous step forward required
5	Florida Strait Chestnut J:Ricky Doyle T:David Harry Kelly	J:Ricky Doyle T:David Harry Kelly	155	—	90	-	58	-	5d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Shown nothing in two starts so far, including yard debut latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Icare Desbois	8/13	8/13	4/7	8/13	4/6
Wandering Rocks	7/2	4/1	7/2	10/3	7/2
Napper Tandy	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Ta Na La	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
A Year Older	125/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	100/1
Florida Strait	150/1	66/1	50/1	66/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Icare Desbois

39.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 19.4

4/6

2nd

Wandering Rocks

31.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Napper Tandy

25.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

Ta Na La

17.3

OR: 12 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

A Year Older

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Florida Strait

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Icare Desbois	132	139	106
Napper Tandy	119	129	94
Wandering Rocks	116	125	91
Ta Na La	98	115	105
A Year Older	—	81	25
Florida Strait	—	58	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Florida Strait	5d ago	Quick return
Napper Tandy	7d ago	Quick return
Icare Desbois	27d ago	Fit
Wandering Rocks	32d ago	Fit
A Year Older	45d ago	Fit
Ta Na La	241d ago	Long break