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JIM RYAN MEMORIAL NOVICE CHASE 2u6e	Distance : 3m 186y
Prize : €9,300 Age : 4yo+ Race State : Declaration Runners : 5	Going : Good to Yielding
Race State : Declaration Runners : 5 runners

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BALTIC BIRD ⁽³⁴⁾

Patrick Michael O'Brien (7)

11-10

4/15

b g SHAMARDAL (USA)

J: Patrick Michael O'Brien (7)
T: William Durkan, Ireland

William Durkan, Ireland

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1 BALTIC BIRD ⁽³⁴⁾

J: Patrick Michael O'Brien (7)
T: William Durkan, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-10

4/15

Ran well when third in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Won maiden chase (5 runners) at Down Royal (6/5) 34 days ago, jumping well and quickening to lead between last two fences. Should continue to progress over fences.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	3	2	67	3	100	0.73
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	22	3	14	9	41	16.20
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	12	1	8	3	25	-9.80
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	16	2	13	6	38	30.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	32	5	16	11	34	7.20
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	85	7	8	22	26	18.20
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	9	1	11	1	11	-6.80
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	32	2	6	8	25	7.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
5 May 25	Dow	1/5	3.50	Chase	N	19.7f	Good		Patrick Michael O'Brien (7)	6/52.2f
11 Apr 25	Bal	3/8	4.75	Hurdle	125	16.8f	Good		Patrick Michael O'Brien (7)	9/25.5
16 Oct 24	Pun	7/11	20	Hurdle	127	20f	Good	(h)	Oakley Brown (5)	8/19
27 Aug 24	Blt	4/13	2.40	Turf	86	17.5f	Gd/Sft		Mr J. C. Barry	4/15
3 Aug 24	Gal	12/18	38	Hurdle	127	22.5f	Soft		Oakley Brown (5)	13/27.5f

U9/U-

BALLINREA (IRE) ⁽³⁹⁸⁾

Liam Quinlan (3)

11-4

16/117

b g BENEFICIAL

J: Liam Quinlan (3)
T: Roger McGrath, Ireland

Roger McGrath, Ireland

U9/U-

2 BALLINREA (IRE) ⁽³⁹⁸⁾

J: Liam Quinlan (3)
T: Roger McGrath, Ireland
Age: 8 Wgt: 11-4

16/117

Lightly-raced 8-year-old who has unseated rider in 2 of 3 chase starts. Was in touch but raced freely before unseating rider in a 12-runner maiden chase at Down Royal (33/1) 398 days ago. Returns from a lengthy absence and faces an uphill task.

Statistic	Runs R	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	2	0	0	-2.00
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	30	5	17	-30.00
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	16	2	13	-16.00
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	9	1	11	-9.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	15	0	0	0	0	-15.00
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	136	11	8	36	26	-17.85
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	50	3	6	15	30	-39.47
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	44	0	0	5	11	-44.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
6 May 24	Dow	ur/12	69.5	Chase	N	23.2f	Gd/Sft		Mr M. J. McGrath (7)	33/134
22 Apr 24	Tra	9/10	28.5	Chase	W	21.8f	Good		Mr M. J. McGrath (7)	11/26.5
1 Apr 24	Cor	ur/9	123.5	Chase	N	24f	Heavy		Mr M. J. McGrath (4)	4/15

878-044

MINELLA SERGEANT (IRE) ⁽⁶⁾

James Smith (5)

11-4

28/129

br g BROKEN HEARTED

J: James Smith (5)
T: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland

Paul John Gilligan, Ireland

878-044

3 MINELLA SERGEANT (IRE) ⁽⁶⁾

J: James Smith (5)
T: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland
Age: 6 Wgt: 11-4

28/129

Struggled in bumpers and yet to make an impact over fences. Flattered when fourth of 5 in conditions chase at Listowel (80/1) 6 days ago, beaten 17¾ lengths. Cheekpieces removed for significant step up in trip today. Has plenty to find.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	26	0	0	7	27	-26.00
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	127	7	6	34	27	-78.97
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	61	2	3	17	28	-51.72
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	30	0	0	0	0	-30.00

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	26	1	4	8	31	-20.00
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	37	4	11	12	32	-5.00
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	15	1	7	6	40	-9.00
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	26	1	4	7	27	-21.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
2 Jun 25	Lis	4/5	18	Chase	W	19f	Gd/Sft	(s)	Jordan Colin Gainford	80/181
22 May 25	Lim	4/5	28	Chase	N	19.8f	Good		Jack G. Gilligan (5)	66/167
2 May 25	Pun	15/22	84	NH Flat	N	18.8f	Gd/Sft		Mr M. J. O'Neill (7)	150/1151
17 Apr 25	Clo	8/15	46	NH Flat	N	19.9f	Good		Mr M. J. O'Neill (7)	14/115
27 Mar 25	Clo	7/15	32	NH Flat	N	16f	Gd/Sft		Mr M. J. O'Neill (7)	66/167

314/P439-

NO TIME TO WAIT (IRE) ⁽⁸⁹⁾

Gearoid Patrick Brouder (3)

11-4

4/15

b g KING'S THEATRE (IRE)

J: Gearoid Patrick Brouder (3)
T: John McConnell, Ireland

John McConnell, Ireland

(s+t) ¹

314/P439-

4 NO TIME TO WAIT (IRE) ⁽⁸⁹⁾

J: Gearoid Patrick Brouder (3)
T: John McConnell, Ireland
Age: 7 Wgt: 11-4 Eq: (s+t) ¹ OR: 129

4/15

Bumper/hurdles winner for Gordon Elliott. Improved effort over fences for new yard when length third in 3m Musselburgh handicap but found jumping issues resurface when 9th of 18 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (33/1) 89 days ago. Should be competitive if cheekpieces sharpen up jumping.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	37	1	3	7	19	-34.25
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	277	29	10	105	38	-78.14
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	101	13	13	48	48	-28.18
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	127	4	3	18	14	-88.50

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	47	4	9	8	17	-14.28
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	65	3	5	13	20	-20.00
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	14	0	0	2	14	-14.00
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	29	2	7	3	10	-12.28

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
11 Mar 25	Chl	9/18	49	Chase	133	29.9f	Gd/Sft	(t)	D. J. O'Keeffe	33/134
1 Feb 25	Mus	3/6	1.05	Chase	132	23.6f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Alex Harvey (5)	10/111
1 Nov 24	Dow	4/6	15.5	Chase	N	19.9f	Gd/Sft		Alex Harvey (5)	33/134
12 Jul 24	Kib	pu/11	0.00	Chase	N	25.4f	Gd/Sft		B. W. Harvey	8/19
27 Dec 23	Lim	4/4	13	Hurdle	W	20f	Heavy		Sam Ewing	11/82.37

36/P074C4-

SPANISH HARLEM (FR) ⁽⁴³⁾

S. Cleary-Farrell (7)

11-4

8/131.62

ch g DOCTOR DINO (FR)

J: S. Cleary-Farrell (7)
T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland

W. P. Mullins, Ireland

(s+t)

36/P074C4-

5 SPANISH HARLEM (FR) ⁽⁴³⁾

J: S. Cleary-Farrell (7)
T: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
Age: 7 Wgt: 11-4 Eq: (s+t) OR: 139

8/131.62

Remains one of the highest-quality maiden chasers in training. Finished 4th of 19 in a premier handicap chase (Sandown Gold Cup) 43 days ago when ridden more positively than normal. Should take the beating if producing a similarly zestful display over this shorter trip.

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	122	34	28	60	49	24.16
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	1567	377	24	808	52	-205.31
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	1111	333	30	689	62	-103.66
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	770	193	25	382	50	-102.69

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	6	1	17	1	17	-4.10
Chases (Last 5 Seasons)	5	0	0	1	20	-5.00
Chases Non Hs (Last 5 Seasons)	1	0	0	0	0	-1.00
PUNCHESTOWN (Last 5 Seasons)	10	2	20	2	20	-5.48

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
26 Apr 25	San	4/19	7	Chase	142	28.7f	Gd/Frm	(s+t)	Sam Twiston-Davies	22/123
12 Apr 25	Ayr	co/23	53	Chase	136	31.8f	Gd/Sft	(s+t)	B. Hayes	9/110
20 Feb 25	Pun	4/17	17	Chase	136	27f	Soft	(t)	P. Townend	7/18
23 Jan 25	Gow	7/18	32.5	Chase	137	25f	Soft	(t)	M. J. M. O'Sullivan	16/117
27 Dec 24	Leo	13/27	25.5	Chase	138	24.5f	Gd/Sft	(t)	S. F. O'Keeffe	40/141

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SPANISH HARLEM looks the class act in this field and is taken to secure his first win over fences. A winner on chase debut, Baltic Bird remains open to improvement over fences while No Time To Wait, useful at his best, could bounce back if cheekpieces can iron out his jumping issues.

Betting Forecast : 10/111.9 Spanish Harlem, 11/43.75 Baltic Bird, 4/15 No Time To Wait, 25/126 Minella Sergeant, 125/1126 Ballinrea

Smart Stats
25% 2r3370 W. P. Mullins's strike rate at PUNCHESTOWN since the start of the 2021/22 season (saddles SPANISH HARLEM)	8/131.62 4/71.57 8/151.53 8/151.53
23% 221qg W. P. Mullins's strike rate with chasers running between 19f and up to 3m (saddles SPANISH HARLEM)	8/131.62 4/71.57 8/151.53 8/151.53
26% 6w3b2t W. P. Mullins's strike rate in summer (saddles SPANISH HARLEM)	8/131.62 4/71.57 8/151.53 8/151.53

2024	REVEREND HUBERT (IRE)	6	11-10	9/25.5	T: Charles Byrnes, Ireland	J: S. Fitzgerald	7 ran
2023	SALVADOR ZIGGY (IRE)	7	11-12	8/131.61f	T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	J: Danny Gilligan (7)	6 ran
2022	PANDA BOY (IRE)	6	11-12	11/26.5	T: Martin Brassil, Ireland	J: J. J. Slevin	9 ran

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In Play Symbols

1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

PUNCHESTOWN 13:30 5x5v2b

Briefing 13:50 14:25 15:00 15:35 16:10 16:45 17:20 n4x1c

Briefing 13:40 14:12 14:47 15:22 15:57 16:32 17:07 17:42 6a6f4e

Briefing 13:30 14:00 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:20 16:55 17:30 c2q55

13:30 Sun 08 June 2025 605z4g

JIM RYAN MEMORIAL NOVICE CHASE 2u6e

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