Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2025 Festival Handicap

Naas

20:10

Date 2025-04-28

Distance 1m

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (23)

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
11 (4)	Harry The Rogue Bay J:Sam Coen(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Andrew Slattery	132	—	-26357	50	67	42	9d	—	—	-6	5.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Best form has come on better ground and needs to improve on Cork run last time
3 (20)	Are You In Or Out Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Paul Stafford	J:Chris Hayes T:Paul Stafford	137	—	5029-1	55	64	51	19d	—	—	+3	14.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Up 4lb for 7f win last time; handles soft and seems to stay this trip; stall 20 no help
7 (23)	Sneddy Eddie Bay J:W J Lee T:Noel C Kelly	J:W J Lee T:Noel C Kelly	135	—	40350-	53	65	57	171d	—	—	-7	5.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Dual winner was below form on AW when last seen; a squeak if ready on return
6 (8)	Higher Kingdom Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	136	t	560433	54	64	38	9d	—	—	-1	9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Three fine runs in defeat lately, including on soft at Cork last time; needs more down 1lb
10 (3)	Share The Treasure Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:T Hogan	J:Andrew Slattery T:T Hogan	133	t	090-54	51	66	46	9d	—	—	-5	2.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Nearest at finish over this trip at Cork last time and down 1lb; handles soft; considered
5 (2)	Storm Eric Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Jamie Flynn	J:Robbie Colgan T:Jamie Flynn	137	—	-12563	55	63	42	29d	—	—	+1	10.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Third at Leopardstown over this trip last time; has handled soft but best form is on good
17 (22)	Zaraahmando Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Andrew Slattery	J:J M Sheridan T:Andrew Slattery	124	—	7420-4	56	62	26	24d	—	—	-5	3.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has run some sound races in defeat from 6f-8f on turf and AW; this ground is a question
15 (18)	Roderick Bay J:Shane Foley T:P Sweeney	J:Shane Foley T:P Sweeney	127	tp	4-2800	45	63	75	38d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Out of form last three starts; handles soft but needs to get back to form
2 (10)	Cherry Pink Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	140	v	00647-	58	63	51	159d	—	—	-2	3.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Two wins last year and some decent efforts off higher marks since; a squeak if ready
18 (6)	In The Minus Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Sean Davis	J:Rory Cleary T:Sean Davis	123	—	90-509	55	65	29	23d	—	—	-3	2.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Best handicap run came over this trip on AW in March; not as good twice since
4 (7)	Man Is King Bay J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Thomas Dowling	J:Wesley Joyce(5) T:Thomas Dowling	137	t	-96476	55	63	-	17d	—	—	-2	2.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed a few times up to 1m2f; below form on the occasions he has run on soft ground
1 (13)	Agia Bay J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	142	—	3/600-	60	50	-	143d	—	—	0	6.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Below best in three starts last year and questions on seasonal/turf debut
19 (1)	Swiss Army Officer Brown J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	122	p	600-00	40	63	-	9d	—	—	-3	1.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Regressive sort has to improve markedly on two poor runs this season
12 (5)	Arthur's Victory Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Nash	J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Nash	131	—	00080-	49	59	46	—	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has dropped a long way in the handicap but others preferred
R22 (17)	Second Fiddle Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:C P Donoghue	J:Wayne Lordan T:C P Donoghue	122	t	/0000-	40	61	42	216d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Maiden after 12 starts is officially rated only 38; needs improvement on return; reserve
13 (16)	Lady Delila Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	J:Donagh O'Connor T:C P Donoghue	129	—	04050-	47	65	44	210d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Poor over 1m2f on soft when last seen; cheekpieces worn then are discarded
R23 (9)	Knockmore Prince Bay J:Leigh Roche T:John C McConnell	J:Leigh Roche T:John C McConnell	122	—	-55004	40	62	45	26d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Maiden after 25 starts is officially rated only 38 and needs improvement; reserve
16 (12)	Love Mocha Brown J:James Ryan(3) T:John C McConnell	J:James Ryan(3) T:John C McConnell	125	p	/000-7	43	61	27	26d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Can improve from return effort and has a squeak dropped 2lb
20 (14)	Kensington Hope Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Anthony McCann	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:Anthony McCann	119	—	5687-8	51	61	63	114d	—	—	-2	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Best run came on turf in UK last year; not as good on AW since; needs her best, 1lb wrong
14 (19)	Prom Queen Grey J:Ben Coen T:Anthony McCann	J:Ben Coen T:Anthony McCann	129	—	8/04	47	64	-	89d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well below best for this yard and makes handicap debut with a bit to prove
NR (21)	Dynamite Defense Bay J:Dylan O'Connor(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Dylan O'Connor(10) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	134	p	14-663	52	62	34	3d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Third over 1m4f at Limerick three days ago; has a shout even from a tough draw
NR (15)	Poppadom Bay J:Jimmy Dalton(10) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Jimmy Dalton(10) T:Andrew Slattery	133	—	77037-	51	63	34	173d	—	—	—	2.4	—	—
Maiden but interesting for a yard that has started the season strongly
NR (11)	Micasso Chestnut J:TBC T:Donal Kinsella	J: T:Donal Kinsella	123	t	000-6	55	61	16	17d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
A bit better at Dundalk but still 10l behind; not ruled out on handicap debut; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Harry The Rogue	11/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Are You In Or Out	13/2	8/1	7/1	7/1	8/1
Sneddy Eddie	5/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1
Higher Kingdom	15/2	17/2	8/1	15/2	9/1
Share The Treasure	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Storm Eric	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2
Zaraahmando	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Roderick	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Cherry Pink	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
In The Minus	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Man Is King	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Agia	16/1	14/1	16/1	18/1	14/1
Swiss Army Officer	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Arthur's Victory	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Second Fiddle	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Lady Delila	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Knockmore Prince	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Love Mocha	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Kensington Hope	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Prom Queen	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Dynamite Defense	-	-	-	-	-
Poppadom	-	-	-	-	-
Micasso	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Are You In Or Out

14.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

8/1

2nd

Storm Eric

10.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Higher Kingdom

OR: 1 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Agia

6.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Sneddy Eddie

5.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Harry The Rogue

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Zaraahmando

3.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Cherry Pink

3.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

In The Minus

2.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Man Is King

2.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Share The Treasure

2.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Poppadom

2.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Roderick

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Micasso

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Swiss Army Officer

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Love Mocha

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Kensington Hope

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Arthur's Victory

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Prom Queen

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Second Fiddle

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Knockmore Prince

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Lady Delila

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Dynamite Defense

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Agia	60	50	—
Cherry Pink	58	63	51
Zaraahmando	56	62	26
Are You In Or Out	55	64	51
Storm Eric	55	63	42
In The Minus	55	65	29
Man Is King	55	63	—
Micasso	55	61	16
Higher Kingdom	54	64	38
Sneddy Eddie	53	65	57
Dynamite Defense	52	62	34
Share The Treasure	51	66	46
Kensington Hope	51	61	63
Poppadom	51	63	34
Harry The Rogue	50	67	42
Arthur's Victory	49	59	46
Lady Delila	47	65	44
Prom Queen	47	64	—
Roderick	45	63	75
Love Mocha	43	61	27
Swiss Army Officer	40	63	—
Second Fiddle	40	61	42
Knockmore Prince	40	62	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dynamite Defense	3d ago	Quick return
Harry The Rogue	9d ago	Quick return
Higher Kingdom	9d ago	Quick return
Share The Treasure	9d ago	Quick return
Swiss Army Officer	9d ago	Quick return
Man Is King	17d ago	Fit
Micasso	17d ago	Fit
Are You In Or Out	19d ago	Fit
In The Minus	23d ago	Fit
Zaraahmando	24d ago	Fit
Knockmore Prince	26d ago	Fit
Love Mocha	26d ago	Fit
Storm Eric	29d ago	Fit
Roderick	38d ago	Fit
Prom Queen	89d ago	Fresh
Kensington Hope	114d ago	Long break
Agia	143d ago	Long break
Cherry Pink	159d ago	Long break
Sneddy Eddie	171d ago	Long break
Poppadom	173d ago	Long break
Lady Delila	210d ago	Long break
Second Fiddle	216d ago	Long break
Arthur's Victory	—	—