Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Div II) – Punchestown

Punchestown

19:50

Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Date 2026-05-13

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.9°C

Wind 12mph W

Rain 45%

Runners (20)

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
10	Walking In Mayo Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ross O'Sullivan	153	—	90068-	83	89	57	107d	—	—	-6	14	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Easy point winner ran okay on C&D h'cap debut but tailed off here last time
11	Spellacy's Cross Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:James M Barcoe	J:Donagh Meyler T:James M Barcoe	152	—	1556F-	82	105	78	29d	—	—	-3	12.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two chase wins in Oct'; unable to take advantage of lower hurdle mark in three recent runs
1	Journey So Far Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	h	9F078-	96	110	50	97d	—	—	+1	15.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Yet to get any closer than 22l to the winner in nine starts under rules'
6	Orlando Spirit Chestnut J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Paul Power	J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Paul Power	156	—	/0238-	86	100	84	27d	—	—	+7	16.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Some good runs in defeat over shorter trips when showing stamina; interesting over 3m now
13	True Harmony Bay J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Seamus Neville	J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Seamus Neville	151	—	10808-	81	80	70	45d	—	—	+4	12.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Won a point on gd/yld; struggled in four m'dens on winter ground; check market
19	Rideau Canal Bay J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:Mrs Denise Foster	142	tp	5951P-	72	96	76	62d	—	—	+4	13.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Belatedly off mark over fences in Feb'; reverts to hurdles but 0-21 record is off-putting
9	Oogum Boogum Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:David Kenneth Budds	J:Carl Millar(5) T:David Kenneth Budds	154	p	3703P-	84	102	91	23d	—	—	+4	11.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
0-21 over hurdles; made decent chasing debut but PU at Tramore latest after bad mistake
17	Queen Kulina Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Eoin Griffin	J:Ricky Doyle T:Eoin Griffin	148	p	9/548-	78	102	84	176d	—	—	+2	9.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
M'den ran some good runs in defeat towards back end of last year; more needed
14	Ballinaboola Gold Bay J:Danny Mullins T:R Donohoe	J:Danny Mullins T:R Donohoe	149	—	U7008-	79	101	91	23d	—	—	+3	9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Down the field in three h'caps over various trips and ground; hard to make a case for
15	Johnny M Bay J:Calum Hogan(5) T:E McNamara	J:Calum Hogan(5) T:E McNamara	149	t	F/070/	79	99	-	623d	—	—	+3	8.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Poor form in 2024 and can only be watched returning from such a long absence
2	Coffeys Forge Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	163	—	925PB-	93	104	40	24d	—	—	+7	12.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Winning chaser is 0-19 over hurdles; ran well off this mark in Jan'; BD latest
8	Written In My Soul Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:E D Delany	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:E D Delany	155	—	7765P-	85	102	68	23d	—	—	+6	9.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Weakened into sixth of 18 on h'cap debut; reverts to timber following two poor chase runs
16	Clandara Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Liz Doyle	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Liz Doyle	148	t	6/0/9-	78	79	43	199d	—	—	+4	8.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well beaten back from absence at Wexford in Oct'; others more appealing
5	Lissen To The Lady Bay J:Miss J Walton(5) T:Patrick Cronin	J:Miss J Walton(5) T:Patrick Cronin	157	—	51/69-	87	95	87	48d	—	—	+7	10.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Made a satisfactory return from a long absence at Naas but didn't build on that last time
12	Urbs Intacta Manet gr/b J:Jordan Canavan(7) T:J P Flavin	J:Jordan Canavan(7) T:J P Flavin	152	p	00P06-	82	85	46	31d	—	—	+6	8.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Poor m'den form and didn't show improvement for switch to h'caps last time
18	Max Time Bay J:Paddy Cleary(7) T:I Madden	J:Paddy Cleary(7) T:I Madden	142	t	P9F60-	72	100	42	104d	—	—	+3	6.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Galway win in Sept' 2024 was a flash in the pan; unplaced in 31 of 32 starts
4	The Cheeky Pup Chestnut J:Philip Byrnes T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Philip Byrnes T:John Joseph Hanlon	159	—	008-	89	86	57	286d	—	—	+8	10.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
No sign of winning potential in three runs to date; makes h'cap debut now
R20	Thatsmyroadie Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:P J O'Hanlon T:Dermot A McLoughlin	150	h	P000P-	80	59	-	19d	—	—	+6	8.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Reserve; pulled up on handicap debut at Kilbeggan when 66-1; hard to fancy
NR	Mickey Hulie Bay J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	J:Cian Quirke T:David Harry Kelly	161	—	90237-	91	102	71	19d	—	—	—	14.9	—	—
Claims on basis of neck second at Naas but has disappointed in two runs since
NR	Annie Button Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Peter John Flood	J:Jack Kennedy T:Peter John Flood	155	p	0P26-1	85	98	93	3d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Penalised 7lb after making the breakthrough last time; big player

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Walking In Mayo	7/2	4/1	4/1
Spellacy's Cross	5/1	9/2	5/1
Journey So Far	11/2	5/1	11/2
Orlando Spirit	9/1	17/2	9/1
True Harmony	10/1	10/1	9/1
Rideau Canal	17/2	8/1	8/1
Oogum Boogum	11/1	10/1	9/1
Queen Kulina	11/1	11/1	10/1
Ballinaboola Gold	16/1	16/1	16/1
Johnny M	16/1	16/1	14/1
Coffeys Forge	18/1	16/1	16/1
Written In My Soul	25/1	25/1	25/1
Clandara	28/1	25/1	25/1
Lissen To The Lady	28/1	28/1	28/1
Urbs Intacta Manet	40/1	33/1	33/1
Max Time	40/1	33/1	33/1
The Cheeky Pup	66/1	50/1	50/1
Thatsmyroadie	66/1	66/1	66/1
Mickey Hulie	-	-	-
Annie Button	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Annie Button

18.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Orlando Spirit

16.1

OR: 9 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Journey So Far

15.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Mickey Hulie

14.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

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Walking In Mayo

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Rideau Canal

13.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Spellacy's Cross

12.9

OR: 8 Form: 0.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Coffeys Forge

12.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 0.5 Odds: 1.5

18/1

True Harmony

12.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Oogum Boogum

11.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 1.2 Odds: 2.2

11/1

The Cheeky Pup

10.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Lissen To The Lady

10.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Written In My Soul

9.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Queen Kulina

9.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ballinaboola Gold

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Johnny M

8.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Urbs Intacta Manet

8.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Clandara

8.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Thatsmyroadie

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Max Time

6.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Journey So Far	96	110	50
Coffeys Forge	93	104	40
Mickey Hulie	91	102	71
The Cheeky Pup	89	86	57
Lissen To The Lady	87	95	87
Orlando Spirit	86	100	84
Written In My Soul	85	102	68
Annie Button	85	98	93
Oogum Boogum	84	102	91
Walking In Mayo	83	89	57
Spellacy's Cross	82	105	78
Urbs Intacta Manet	82	85	46
True Harmony	81	80	70
Thatsmyroadie	80	59	—
Ballinaboola Gold	79	101	91
Johnny M	79	99	—
Queen Kulina	78	102	84
Clandara	78	79	43
Rideau Canal	72	96	76
Max Time	72	100	42

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Annie Button	3d ago	Quick return
Thatsmyroadie	19d ago	Fit
Mickey Hulie	19d ago	Fit
Oogum Boogum	23d ago	Fit
Ballinaboola Gold	23d ago	Fit
Written In My Soul	23d ago	Fit
Coffeys Forge	24d ago	Fit
Orlando Spirit	27d ago	Fit
Spellacy's Cross	29d ago	Fit
Urbs Intacta Manet	31d ago	Fit
True Harmony	45d ago	Fit
Lissen To The Lady	48d ago	Fresh
Rideau Canal	62d ago	Fresh
Journey So Far	97d ago	Long break
Max Time	104d ago	Long break
Walking In Mayo	107d ago	Long break
Queen Kulina	176d ago	Long break
Clandara	199d ago	Long break
The Cheeky Pup	286d ago	Long break
Johnny M	623d ago	Long break