Donohue Marquees Novice Handicap Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

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Donohue Marquees Novice Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-11-23

Distance 2m197y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,440

Runners (9)

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
2	County Final Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	160	t	851	120	132	90	64d	—	—	+13	33.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won well last time; owner's retained rider prefers Joueur Masque but still respected
1	Joueur Masque Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	h	1/48-1	126	125	107	169d	—	—	+19	40.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Was a comfortable C&D maiden hurdle winner last June; more to come and respected
9	Kotkito Bello Chestnut J:Calum Hogan(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Calum Hogan(7) T:P J Rothwell	140	p	-43931	100	132	120	24d	—	—	+13	30.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Rated 110 over fences after winning last time; has to carry that improvement back hurdling
5	Captain Ryan Matt Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	156	—	22-156	116	131	101	39d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+10	19.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Below form in a 2m4f handicap here last time; back to this trip may suit and not ruled out
4	Cappa Hill Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Sean Joseph Allen	J:Danny Gilligan T:Sean Joseph Allen	156	t	38-311	116	125	93	49d	—	—	+10	19	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Up 13lb for two wins so needs another chunk of improvement but is possible; ground a query
6	King In Love Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	151	h	2P-3P1	111	127	123	21d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Was raised 7lb for recent Cork score so will have to find another chunk of improvement
3	Friary Road Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:T M Walsh	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:T M Walsh	160	t	157-1P	120	122	111	49d	—	—	+13	19.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Had an excuse after being pulled-up at Killarney and is a player if rebounding
8	Couldntmakeitup Bay J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:J A Nash	J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:J A Nash	142	t	3-26U3	102	130	65	104d	—	—	+12	16.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Remote third over 2m7f at Ballinrobe when last seen in August; back in trip a help
7	Allo Al Khawaneej Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	150	—	61-438	110	127	107	15d	—	—	+13	15.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Below form on testing ground at Gowran last time and similar conditions today so concerns

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
County Final	11/4	3/1	3/1
Joueur Masque	10/3	3/1	10/3
Kotkito Bello	10/3	10/3	10/3
Captain Ryan Matt	8/1	15/2	8/1
Cappa Hill	8/1	8/1	8/1
King In Love	9/1	9/1	9/1
Friary Road	12/1	12/1	12/1
Couldntmakeitup	28/1	28/1	28/1
Allo Al Khawaneej	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Joueur Masque

40.2

OR: 19 Form: 15 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

County Final

33.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Kotkito Bello

30.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 13 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Friary Road

19.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Captain Ryan Matt

19.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Cappa Hill

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

King In Love

17.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Couldntmakeitup

16.1

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

28/1

Allo Al Khawaneej

15.8

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joueur Masque	126	125	107
County Final	120	132	90
Friary Road	120	122	111
Captain Ryan Matt	116	131	101
Cappa Hill	116	125	93
King In Love	111	127	123
Allo Al Khawaneej	110	127	107
Couldntmakeitup	102	130	65
Kotkito Bello	100	132	120

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Allo Al Khawaneej	15d ago	Fit
King In Love	21d ago	Fit
Kotkito Bello	24d ago	Fit
Captain Ryan Matt	39d ago	Fit
Cappa Hill	49d ago	Fresh
Friary Road	49d ago	Fresh
County Final	64d ago	Fresh
Couldntmakeitup	104d ago	Long break
Joueur Masque	169d ago	Long break