Book Your Group Deal Today Handicap Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

15:35

Book Your Group Deal Today Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-02-24

Distance 3m183y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

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
12	Rokathir Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	143	—	/43-0F	97	118	64	43d	—	—	-4	18.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ordinary maiden hurdle form, in contention when falling two out in a chase here on latest
7	Cosmo Renfro Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Shane Nolan	J:Donagh Meyler T:Shane Nolan	150	p	1-FP5P	104	123	19	32d	—	—	+11	24.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Good form in first half of 2024, failed to complete twice over fences, poor run on latest
10	Buck Rogers Bay J:Brian Hayes T:David Harry Kelly	J:Brian Hayes T:David Harry Kelly	145	—	5/4093	99	126	54	19d	—	—	+4	15.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Over four years since he won a race, recent Fairyhouse third offers some hope
13	Plain Or Battered Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	140	b	3-153P	94	122	79	58d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+5	16.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Navan third in December was encouraging after a break, pulled up at Limerick, blinkers now
4	Roxhill Roise Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:David M O'Brien	J:Sean Flanagan T:David M O'Brien	159	—	P1-518	113	123	114	71d	—	—	+8	18.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Both wins have come over 2m5f at Tramore, ran creditably in bumpers at this track
5	Lucky Viv Bay J:John Shinnick(5) T:Michael Barry	J:John Shinnick(5) T:Michael Barry	154	—	900751	108	121	94	21d	—	—	+17	27.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Stayed well when winning over just short of 3m here last time, fair chance off 7lb higher
6	Thegraveyardbookie Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	154	tp	6P-7P5	108	115	58	58d	—	—	+8	17.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Limerick fifth at Christmas was reasonably encouraging, needs to find extra
1	Topgun Simmy Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan	166	—	4146F4	120	121	92	28d	—	—	+12	21.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Maiden winner at this venue last summer, out of his depth in a decent contest last month
9	Ballinoe Blaze Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	148	—	87835	102	121	110	57d	—	—	+12	16.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Third in an ordinary maiden on his penultimate start, opening mark is possibly a bit high
11	Cozone Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:Matthew J Smith	J:P J O'Hanlon T:Matthew J Smith	144	t	700009	98	123	110	29d	—	—	+9	13.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Having a busy season and has lost form since second to a good yardstick here in November
2	Carrig Sam Chestnut J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Peter Croke	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Peter Croke	165	p	/7P-6U	119	118	37	23d	—	—	+15	18.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Two Fairyhouse wins three seasons ago, no sign of his best in three runs for this yard
8	Influential Lady Bay J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	150	—	-07060	104	123	91	—	—	—	+11	14.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Dual-purpose type whose form has been generally weak since a Flat success last June
NR	Heroes Rise Brown J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	163	—	164823	117	124	114	39d	—	—	—	23.3	—	—
Gave a good display over 2m7f at Thurles, not quite at the same level over 2m4f on latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rokathir	5/2	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3
Cosmo Renfro	7/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Buck Rogers	15/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Plain Or Battered	8/1	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1
Roxhill Roise	17/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Lucky Viv	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2	13/2
Thegraveyardbookie	9/1	9/1	8/1	17/2	7/1
Topgun Simmy	8/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	7/1
Ballinoe Blaze	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Cozone	20/1	20/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Carrig Sam	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Influential Lady	22/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Heroes Rise	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lucky Viv

27.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Cosmo Renfro

24.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4

7/1

3rd

Heroes Rise

23.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Topgun Simmy

21.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 1 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Roxhill Roise

18.6

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Rokathir

18.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Carrig Sam

18.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Thegraveyardbookie

17.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Plain Or Battered

16.2

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Ballinoe Blaze

16.2

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Buck Rogers

15.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Influential Lady

14.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Cozone

13.2

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Topgun Simmy	120	121	92
Carrig Sam	119	118	37
Heroes Rise	117	124	114
Roxhill Roise	113	123	114
Lucky Viv	108	121	94
Thegraveyardbookie	108	115	58
Cosmo Renfro	104	123	19
Influential Lady	104	123	91
Ballinoe Blaze	102	121	110
Buck Rogers	99	126	54
Cozone	98	123	110
Rokathir	97	118	64
Plain Or Battered	94	122	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Buck Rogers	19d ago	Fit
Lucky Viv	21d ago	Fit
Carrig Sam	23d ago	Fit
Topgun Simmy	28d ago	Fit
Cozone	29d ago	Fit
Cosmo Renfro	32d ago	Fit
Heroes Rise	39d ago	Fit
Rokathir	43d ago	Fit
Ballinoe Blaze	57d ago	Fresh
Plain Or Battered	58d ago	Fresh
Thegraveyardbookie	58d ago	Fresh
Roxhill Roise	71d ago	Fresh
Influential Lady	—	—