May 13 / 18.20 Punchestown

18.20

Good

Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 18 runners
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Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.02

Form: P4821- D

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Placed twice over hurdles two seasons ago; moderate form over fences until much improved when second at Wexford in March on her stable debut; was well backed then, and recovered losses when even-money favourite at Tramor last month; excellent chance off a similarly low hurdles mark; stable in form.
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1st

18

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Spanish Maid

10st 7lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Placed twice over hurdles two seasons ago; moderate form over fences until much improved when second at Wexford in March on her stable debut; was well backed then, and recovered losses when even-money favourite at Tramor last month; excellent chance off a similarly low hurdles mark; stable in form.

7/4

1st

9

19th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 7f 110y

17:30 Tramore

Spanish Maid

10st 3lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Produced her best handicap run to date on stable debut in a Wexford chase (19.5f, soft) on latest when attracting market support; 3lb higher now but this shorter trip should suit on that evidence; chance.

9/4

2nd

16

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:32 Wexford

Spanish Maid

10st 1lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Ross O’Sullivan

No wins in 18, with seven of those defeats over fences; doesn't look a winner waiting to happen; new yard.

6/1

4/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 0/960-

Last run: 138 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Reverts to jumps after a snug win over 1m4f at Limerick 18 days ago; relatively unexposed over hurdles and may be capable of improving on previous modest form
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6th

8

30th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:30 Tramore

Patrick Street

11st 1lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Andrew Kinirons

Dual-purpose gelding who won on the Flat last month; finished well for third over hurdles at Punchestown but over 2m and stamina could be an issue over this far on chase debut.

10/1

3rd

16

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Patrick Street

10st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Andrew Kinirons

Reverts to jumps after a snug win over 1m4f at Limerick 18 days ago; relatively unexposed over hurdles and may be capable of improving on previous modest form

4/1

14/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: 57670-

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Two of her three handicap runs have been in much stronger races at Leopardstown last Christmas and Fairyhouse at Easter; this is more realistic, each-way prospect at a decent price.
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8th

4

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:47 Wexford

Walk On Annilog

11st 11lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Riceal Dunne

Maiden's best handicap effort came at Punchestown 11 days ago on better ground, making much of running in finishing fourth of 18 over 2m; bit more needed but could go well.

9/1

4th

1

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Walk On Annilog

11st 12lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Riceal Dunne

Two of her three handicap runs have been in much stronger races at Leopardstown last Christmas and Fairyhouse at Easter; this is more realistic, each-way prospect at a decent price.

14/1

11th

21

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Walk On Annilog

10st 5lb

J: Brian Barry

T: Riceal Dunne

Hasn't performed badly in either of her handicaps without looking ahead of her mark; this is no easier.

50/1

100/1

Form: 67/0P-

Last run: 162 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Weak form in maiden hurdles; 50-1 when pulled up on handicap debut at Navan last December.
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9th

12

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

15:51 Listowel

Sekakarma

10st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: W M Roper

Showed notable improvement in his second handicap start at Punchestown (2m, good to yielding) when weakening into fifth of 18; needs to build on that.

12/1

5th

14

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Sekakarma

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: W M Roper

Weak form in maiden hurdles; 50-1 when pulled up on handicap debut at Navan last December.

100/1

Form: 8060-

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Blinkered when placed three times in middle-distance Flat handicaps on a sound surface for Johnny Murtagh; needs to show major improvement from handicap hurdle debut at Cork; one of two for the stable.
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9th

6

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

17:50 Limerick

Ranting And Raven

11st 1lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Blinkered when placed three times in middle-distance Flat handicaps on a sound surface for Johnny Murtagh; recent Punchestown sixth was best hurdles run so far and mildly encouraging.

8/1

6th

10

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Ranting And Raven

11st 2lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Blinkered when placed three times in middle-distance Flat handicaps on a sound surface for Johnny Murtagh; needs to show major improvement from handicap hurdle debut at Cork; one of two for the stable.

20/1

10th

14

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Ranting And Raven

11st 0lb

J: Tom Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Blinkered when placed three times in middle-distance Flat handicaps on a sound surface for Johnny Murtagh; had her three qualifying runs in the autumn and returns from a break for handicap debut.

18/1

Form: 0000-

Last run: 193 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
No sign of winning potential in three maiden hurdles last October/November; opening mark is unappealing.
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7th

5

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Flash The Badge

11st 6lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

No sign of winning potential in three maiden hurdles last October/November; opening mark is unappealing.

33/1

2

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

12:25 Down Royal

Flash The Badge

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Well beaten in a bumper and a pair of maiden hurdles.

66/1

2

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

12:25 Down Royal

Flash The Badge

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Well beaten in a bumper and a pair of maiden hurdles.

66/1

Form: 7P/11-

Last run: 299 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Four hurdle starts were in the second half of 2023; moderate form then, and also in points and over fences in 2024; much-improved last year, winning a point and back-to-back handicaps over fences, both over staying trips; this distance looks inadequate; stable's current form is a positive.
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8th

2

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Tippin And Tappin

11st 10lb

J: Rian Lane

T: E Bolger

Four hurdle starts were in the second half of 2023; moderate form then, and also in points and over fences in 2024; much-improved last year, winning a point and back-to-back handicaps over fences, both over staying trips; this distance looks inadequate; stable's current form is a positive.

8/1

1st

5

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:15 Killarney

Tippin And Tappin

11st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: E Bolger

Has found some form this year, getting off the mark in a point before staying on best to win at Limerick last time out; runner-up has boosted the form since and there's nothing wrong with a 5lb rise.

3/1

10

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 160y

19:38 Limerick

Tippin And Tappin

11st 1lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: E Bolger

Well beaten in eight starts under rules but comfortably won Stowlin point-to-point 18 days ago; market will reveal expectations here.

14/1

Form: 04353-

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Maiden has been consistent lately; place chance if replicating last month's Bellewstown third behind Bella Union who backed that up with a Down Royal win last week.
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10th

12

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Ode To Joy

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: William J McLernon

Maiden has been consistent lately; place chance if replicating last month's Bellewstown third behind Bella Union who backed that up with a Down Royal win last week.

7/1

3rd

10

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

16:25 Bellewstown

Ode To Joy

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: William J McLernon

Maiden has run solid races the last thrice but needs to find more from somewhere to make the breakthrough; can be keen.

8/1

5th

8

2nd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 7f 200y

18:30 Clonmel

Ode To Joy

10st 13lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: William J McLernon

Beaten 6l at Naas over this trip on handicap debut but was keen over 2m3f here since while still running well; the drop back to 2m should suit and is on the shortlist.

9/2

Form: 38752-

Last run: 209 days

W: 10st 9lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Only one win from 20 starts over hurdles but was generally reliable last summer/autumn; has tended to show her best form over longer distances; win was over 2m3f, second on final start over an extended 2m6f.
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10

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:20 Limerick

Thats All

10st 8lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

Only one win from 21 starts over hurdles but was generally reliable last summer/autumn; 2m an inadequate test on return at Punchestown this month; better expected with the cobwebs blown away.

20/1

12th

17

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Thats All

10st 9lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

Only one win from 20 starts over hurdles but was generally reliable last summer/autumn; has tended to show her best form over longer distances; win was over 2m3f, second on final start over an extended 2m6f.

8/1

2nd

14

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 154y

17:00 Thurles

Thats All

10st 8lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Timothy Doyle

Won at Kilbeggan (2m3f, good to yielding) off 5lb lower in July and some respectable runs since; tries a new trip here.

12/1

Form: 5340P-

Last run: 104 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Maiden in all categories after 45 races; some of his better runs earlier in his career were over hurdles, placed four times from 18 attempts; a top jockey booked for the trainer's first runner.
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13th

7

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Figurehead

11st 4lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Harry Cleary

Maiden in all categories after 45 races; some of his better runs earlier in his career were over hurdles, placed four times from 18 attempts; a top jockey booked for the trainer's first runner.

33/1

3

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 198y

13:25 Thurles

Figurehead

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Michael G Cleary

No wins in a varied 44-race career, although ran well in a couple of beginners' this term; was 11lb wrong on handicap chase debut at Leopardstown last time; percentage call is to oppose.

25/1

Form: 990-

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Fair pedigree; showed little in maiden hurdles,; should be more mature now after a break; worth a market check.
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14th

4

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Whoswhointhezoo

11st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Paul Nolan

Fair pedigree; showed little in maiden hurdles,; should be more mature now after a break; worth a market check.

12/1

16

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:45 Limerick

Whoswhointhezoo

11st 7lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

Finished 22l behind Louiescall in a Listowel maiden hurdle on debut and has to find a lot of improvement in three weeks.

33/1

9th

13

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Listowel

Whoswhointhezoo

11st 7lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

E20,000 Blue Bresil gelding; dam unraced sister to 2m/2m3f hurdle winner Afasheen (dam of useful 2m3f/2m5f hurdle winner Storm Goddess), half-sister to smart 2m-2m6f hurdle winner Younevercall and to dam of smart 2m4f/2m5f hurdle/chase winner Black Op; check the market.

18/1

Form: F65P6- D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Sole win came in 2m Clonmel mares' maiden in 2024; flashes of form last year, placed at Wexford and prospects when falling two out at Clonmel; not a bad run at Limerick after a winter break.
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5th

5

30th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 130y

17:23 Tramore

Only A Dollar

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Won a maiden over hurdles but not in the same league as her rivals in that discipline; limited appeal on chase debut.

66/1

15th

9

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Only A Dollar

11st 3lb

J: Danny Power

T: Sean Aherne

Sole win came in 2m Clonmel mares' maiden in 2024; flashes of form last year, placed at Wexford and prospects when falling two out at Clonmel; not a bad run at Limerick after a winter break.

12/1

6th

10

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 50y

15:20 Limerick

Only A Dollar

11st 5lb

J: Danny Power

T: Sean Aherne

Sole win came in 2m Clonmel mares' maiden in 2024; just bits and pieces of form last year, placed at Wexford and prospects when falling two out at Clonmel; absent since September and likely best watched on ground plenty soft for her.

16/1

Form: 37PP7- D

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Spent most of last season over fences; mid-division over hurdles at Clonmel on latest after being pulled up in consecutive chases; almost two years since the most recent of his three wins.
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16th

15

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Baltinglass Hill

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Spent most of last season over fences; mid-division over hurdles at Clonmel on latest after being pulled up in consecutive chases; almost two years since the most recent of his three wins.

25/1

7th

9

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 216y

18:12 Clonmel

Baltinglass Hill

11st 1lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Pulled up in a chase at Wexford last Friday; much more effective as a hurdler, though he he has added only one win to his tally since 2021.

14/1

13

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:08 Wexford

Baltinglass Hill

10st 3lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Three-time winning hurdler is 0-13 chasing, pulled up after some indifferent jumping last time; back from a break, handicapper has given him every chance and better ground in his favour.

14/1

Form: 40P-

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
60-rated maiden for Charlie Johnston; hurdling debut at Roscommon last August was respectable; two inferior displays after that
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6

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Scottish Reel

11st 6lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

60-rated maiden for Charlie Johnston; hurdling debut at Roscommon last August was respectable; two inferior displays after that

16/1

10th

13

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 135y

13:40 Roscommon

Scottish Reel

11st 7lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

No great shakes on the Flat in Britain and posted a modest RPR when fourth over C&D in early August.

25/1

10

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 110y

17:10 Roscommon

Scottish Reel

11st 1lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Showed some ability in five Flat runs for Charlie Johnston at up to 1m4f, though it was modest form; gelded ahead of hurdling debut and now tongue tied.

12/1

Form: 6P080-

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 90000-

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: P0F7P-

Last run: 198 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
No encouragement from her form in four bumpers and four maiden hurdles; in rear on the Flat on final 2025 start.
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19

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Keep It Together

10st 6lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: D Buckley

No encouragement from her form in four bumpers and four maiden hurdles; in rear on the Flat on final 2025 start.

33/1

10

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:57 Wexford

Keep It Together

11st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: D Buckley

Little encouragement in four bumpers and three maiden hurdles so others preferred.

40/1

Form: 069-

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 94

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No Results Found

Non-runners

Urban War, Soldiers Lady, Sneddy Eddie, Lakefield Flyer

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Payout
Exacta €6.40
Straight Forecast €5.44
Tricast €37.67
Trifecta €57.80

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Ode To Joy

SPOTLIGHT:

Spanish Maid

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Urban War

POSTDATA:

Baltinglass Hill