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Punchestown · Wednesday, 18 Feb · 19:45 · 3m 183y · TURF

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Status

15:45

Off time

Runners

Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

ONTHEROPES (IRE

🥈 Second

SMALL TOWN HERO (IRE

🥉 Third

WELL DEL (IRE

Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Small Town Hero

3.25

9/4

02 · 🥈 2nd

Ontheropes

3.25

9/4

03 · 🥉 3rd

Well Del

4

3/1

04 · —

Millie B

6

5/1

05 · —

Portnacoo

11

10/1

06 · —

He's Home Again

11

10/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Ontheropes (G) FAV Nineteen runs since last win in 2021 but produced his best effort for some time when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (23.5f, heavy) 27 days ago. Excellent chance if reproducing that.	Mr C Mullins	T Mullins	12	75.3 kg	3.25 9/4
2nd	2	—	Small Town Hero (G) FAV [PT] 5 wins from 9 runs this season. Pulled up in first-time blinkers at Leopardstown on most recent outing but appeals as the type to bounce back quickly.	Mr J Dunne	Ian Donoghue	6	73.9 kg	3.25 9/4
4th	3	—	Portnacoo (G) [P] Continues to show little for current connections, including when ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Gowran (23.5f, heavy) latest.	Adam Leahy	J J Hanlon	8	72.1 kg	11 10/1
1st	4	—	Well Del (G) Fair winner over fences who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (23.5f, heavy) 27 days ago, finding test too much. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally.	Calum Hogan	D K Walsh	8	70.3 kg	4 3/1
—	5	—	He's Home Again (G) Shaped as if better for the run after 7 months off when sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Cork (24.2f, soft) in November. Eased 1 lb.	Philip Byrnes	E Cawley	8	67.6 kg	11 10/1
5th	6	—	Millie B (M) Multiple point winner who made little impact in trio of maiden hurdles last year and needs a big step forward now handicapping.	Phillip Enright	Miss E Lalor	8	63.5 kg	6 5/1

Betting forecast: Small Town Hero (9/4), Ontheropes (9/4), Well Del (3/1), Millie B (5/1), Portnacoo (10/1), He's Home Again (10/1)