Ladbrokes Handicap Chase – Punchestown

Punchestown

14:32

Ladbrokes Handicap Chase

Date 2024-06-08

Distance 3m104y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 6m 22.00s (slow by 24.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Marronstown (IRE) Alex Harvey · D M Christie	9/1	Won
2nd	Land Jet (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Peter Maher	14/1	8
3rd	Thehairyfella (IRE) Jake Coen · Gordon Elliott	4/1	.5
4th	Favori Logique (FR) Tom Harney · Ross O'Sullivan	22/1	4.5
5th	Gondor (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · C A Murphy	6/1	0.3
6th	Ardaghs Choice (IRE) Gavin Brouder · E Sheehy	25/1	1
7th	Lady Kate (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ray Hackett	11/2	3.75
8th	Clyde The Glide (IRE) Charlie O'Dwyer · Patrick G Kelly	25/1	3.5
9th	Balinaboola Steel (IRE) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	28/1	6.5
10th	Low Lie The Fields (IRE) Hugh Morgan · Peter Maher	66/1	35
11th	Jump The Shark (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Gavin Cromwell	100/30F	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Dr Val (IRE) Carl Millar · E Sheehy	11/1
P.U.	Squire Ohara (IRE) Kevin Sexton · Mrs C O'Leary	9/1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Jump The Shark Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	164	—	0077-1	104	115	50	29d	—	—	+11	28.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Winning return, first win in 13 starts; relished the step up in trip; may come on for that
11	Thehairyfella Bay J:Jake Coen(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jake Coen(5) T:Gordon Elliott	143	p	P56/P-	83	106	-	197d	—	—	-3	13	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Pulled up on only start in 2023 and arrives on back of another absence; new yard
3	Gondor Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:C A Murphy	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:C A Murphy	167	—	6/314-	107	114	98	288d	—	—	+2	19.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Generally progressive over fences; soft against him latest; match-fitness main concern
6	Lady Kate b/br J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	159	—	62P1-3	99	108	100	29d	—	—	+8	17.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
First chase success at Tipperary in April and creditable 3rd to Jump The Shark since
9	Squire Ohara Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Mrs C O'Leary	J:Kevin Sexton T:Mrs C O'Leary	155	t	05P5-5	95	101	56	24d	—	—	+4	13.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Modest hurdle form and hasn't shown enough in a pair of chase starts to support him here
5	Marronstown Bay J:Alex Harvey(7) T:D M Christie	J:Alex Harvey(7) T:D M Christie	164	—	76342-	104	107	53	55d	—	—	+13	22.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Dual point winner; giving impression his turn may be near in recent starts; more to come
7	Dr Val Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:E Sheehy	J:Carl Millar(7) T:E Sheehy	157	p	66U5-P	97	106	-	21d	—	—	+7	13.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Hurdle winner at this venue; pulled up over fences at Wexford last month; bit to prove
13	Land Jet Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Peter Maher	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Peter Maher	140	—	907-85	80	104	-	11d	—	—	+3	9.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Out of form recently; long losing run; step back in right direction latest but 3lb wrong
1	Favori Logique Bay J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	168	—	/437-P	108	112	42	33d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	15.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Missed 2023 but showed he retained ability in March; hard to gauge but good mark
12	Clyde The Glide Chestnut J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Patrick G Kelly	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Patrick G Kelly	140	t	000-86	80	106	-	16d	—	—	+4	8.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Career best when sixth last time but still a modest level of form and he's 3lb wrong here
2	Balinaboola Steel Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	167	p	80P/63	107	104	-	9d	—	—	+12	15.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Struggling when last seen over fences but step back in right direction over timber latest
10	Ardaghs Choice Bay J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:E Sheehy	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:E Sheehy	154	b	28/6-P	94	113	62	29d	—	—	+9	11.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Missed 2023 and struggled in both chase starts since incl' behind Jump The Shark latest
8	Low Lie The Fields Bay J:Hugh Morgan T:Peter Maher	J:Hugh Morgan T:Peter Maher	157	tp	P54-5P	97	106	14	8d	—	—	+10	12.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Pulled up in beginners' long way out latest; hard to fancy on form and lengthy losing run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Jump The Shark	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Thehairyfella	4/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Gondor	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	11/2
Lady Kate	15/2	8/1	15/2	7/1	15/2
Squire Ohara	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Marronstown	9/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	17/2
Dr Val	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Land Jet	12/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Favori Logique	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Clyde The Glide	25/1	20/1	22/1	16/1	20/1
Balinaboola Steel	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Ardaghs Choice	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Low Lie The Fields	80/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jump The Shark

28.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Marronstown

22.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

3rd

Gondor

19.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.9

11/2

Lady Kate

17.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Favori Logique

15.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Balinaboola Steel

15.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Squire Ohara

13.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Dr Val

13.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Thehairyfella

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

Low Lie The Fields

12.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ardaghs Choice

11.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Land Jet

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Clyde The Glide

8.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Favori Logique	108	112	42
Gondor	107	114	98
Balinaboola Steel	107	104	—
Jump The Shark	104	115	50
Marronstown	104	107	53
Lady Kate	99	108	100
Dr Val	97	106	—
Low Lie The Fields	97	106	14
Squire Ohara	95	101	56
Ardaghs Choice	94	113	62
Thehairyfella	83	106	—
Land Jet	80	104	—
Clyde The Glide	80	106	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Low Lie The Fields	8d ago	Quick return
Balinaboola Steel	9d ago	Quick return
Land Jet	11d ago	Quick return
Clyde The Glide	16d ago	Fit
Dr Val	21d ago	Fit
Squire Ohara	24d ago	Fit
Jump The Shark	29d ago	Fit
Lady Kate	29d ago	Fit
Ardaghs Choice	29d ago	Fit
Favori Logique	33d ago	Fit
Marronstown	55d ago	Fresh
Thehairyfella	197d ago	Long break
Gondor	288d ago	Long break