Horse Details

Punters Poet (IRE)

26 Runs 1 Wins (3.8%) 2 Places (7.7%)

Trainer: Matthew J Smith

8 years old

Sire: Urban Poet (USA)

Dam: Eritrea (GB)

Damsire: Red Ransom

Past Runs (26 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
22/09/23 15:50	Listowel (IRE)	-	2m4f	Tom Kelly	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	99	-	-	93	10-5	50/1	In touch with leaders - prominent omitted 8th - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - no impression when fell last(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) In touch with leaders - prominent omitted 8th - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out - no impression when fell last(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
07/09/23 19:25	Clonmel (IRE)	10	2m½f	Mr Alan O'Sullivan	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	11	4:1.74	0.2	47	10-7	40/1	Midfield - outpaced under 2f out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1) Midfield - outpaced under 2f out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
23/08/23 19:10	Sligo (IRE)	-	2m4½f	G B Noonan	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	8	5:19.15	7	97	10-6	25/1	In rear - not fluent 3rd - soon reminder - in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - slightly hampered when switched left after 3 out - no extra before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) In rear - not fluent 3rd - soon reminder - in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - slightly hampered when switched left after 3 out - no extra before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
19/06/23 19:13	Kilbeggan (IRE)	-	2m3½f	Daniel King	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	5	5:11.70	.5	–	11-12	50/1	Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along briefly - not fluent and pushed along 2 out - soon ridden - kept on after last(op 40/1 tchd 66/1) Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along briefly - not fluent and pushed along 2 out - soon ridden - kept on after last(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
23/05/23 20:10	Gowran Park (IRE)	5	1m5½f	Nathan Crosse	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	10	3:6.74	0.3	47	8-7	50/1	Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 40/1) Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 40/1)
11/05/23 19:48	Clonmel (IRE)	-	2m3f	G B Noonan	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	15	5:31.40	45	102	11-2	66/1	Midfield - pushed along and lost position after 7th - reminders and weakening when dropped to rear before 8th - tailed off after 4 out (jockey said gelding failed to respond when horses passed him)(op 50/1) Midfield - pushed along and lost position after 7th - reminders and weakening when dropped to rear before 8th - tailed off after 4 out (jockey said gelding failed to respond when horses passed him)(op 50/1)
22/04/23 17:30	Limerick (IRE)	17	1m3f	Nathan Crosse	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	11	2:42.71	2.75	47	8-12	80/1	Towards rear - brief headway 3f out - pushed along and outpaced under 2f out(Mkt1: op 33/1; Mkt2 op 33/1) Towards rear - brief headway 3f out - pushed along and outpaced under 2f out(Mkt1: op 33/1; Mkt2 op 33/1)
19/10/22 17:40	Navan (IRE)	7	1m6f	Declan McDonogh	Matthew J Smith	11	3:39.55	1	47	8-12	12/1	Midfield - pushed along and lost position over 3f out - no impression from 2f out(op 6/1) Midfield - pushed along and lost position over 3f out - no impression from 2f out(op 6/1)
11/10/22 16:40	Punchestown (IRE)	-	2m7½f	Jack Foley	Matthew J Smith	8	5:50.80	2	103	10-6	16/1	Soon towards rear of midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - ridden and keeping on when mistake 2 out - soon no impression(op 12/1) Soon towards rear of midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - ridden and keeping on when mistake 2 out - soon no impression(op 12/1)
22/08/22 19:30	Ballinrobe (IRE)	-	2m7f	Sam Ewing	Matthew J Smith	6	5:45.50	1.75	–	11-12	18/1	Towards rear - pushed along 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - keeping on 2 out - mistake last - not reach leaders(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) Towards rear - pushed along 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - keeping on 2 out - mistake last - not reach leaders(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
01/08/22 16:35	Cork (IRE)	-	2m3f	B J Cooper	Matthew J Smith	10	4:44.73	1.25	104	11-9	28/1	Towards rear - some headway 3 out - pushed along and kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(op 22/1) Towards rear - some headway 3 out - pushed along and kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(op 22/1)
25/07/22 17:40	Galway (IRE)	-	2m½f	B J Cooper	Matthew J Smith	17	4:3.80	2.25	105	11-10	16/1	Always towards rear - dropped to last and detached when hampered by faller 2 out(op 9/1) Always towards rear - dropped to last and detached when hampered by faller 2 out(op 9/1)
12/05/22 19:55	Clonmel (IRE)	-	2m3½f	Keith Donoghue	Matthew J Smith	13	5:16.00	25	105	11-10	7/2	Towards rear - not fluent and pushed along briefly 5 out - minor headway when pushed along after 3 out - weakened and eased before 2 out - made no impression (vet said gelding pulled a left fore shoe)(op 11/4 tchd 4/1) Towards rear - not fluent and pushed along briefly 5 out - minor headway when pushed along after 3 out - weakened and eased before 2 out - made no impression (vet said gelding pulled a left fore shoe)(op 11/4 tchd 4/1)
03/04/22 16:57	Cork (IRE)	7	1m2f	Mikey Sheehy	Matthew J Smith	4	2:14.58	6	45	8-7	10/1	Midfield - ridden over 2f out - headway and went fourth inside final furlong - kept on - never near to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) Midfield - ridden over 2f out - headway and went fourth inside final furlong - kept on - never near to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
06/09/21 16:35	Galway (IRE)	-	2m½f	B J Cooper	Matthew J Smith	3rd	3:57.50	3	104	11-9	11/1	Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - headway from 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on well run-in - went third post - ran on(op 12/1) Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - headway from 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on well run-in - went third post - ran on(op 12/1)
29/07/21 18:45	Galway (IRE)	-	2m	Paul Townend	Matthew J Smith	99	-	-	104	11-9	9/2	Always towards rear - pushed along and detached after 3 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding was hampered at first and second hurdles)(op 4/1) Always towards rear - pushed along and detached after 3 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding was hampered at first and second hurdles)(op 4/1)
16/06/21 20:15	Navan (IRE)	-	2m4f	Barry Browne	Matthew J Smith	3rd	4:57.15	0.2	94	11-10	7/2J	Towards rear - headway and chased leaders 3 out - pushed along disputing fourth 2 out - ridden and switched right on outer approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 4/1) Towards rear - headway and chased leaders 3 out - pushed along disputing fourth 2 out - ridden and switched right on outer approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 4/1)
31/05/21 19:30	Punchestown (IRE)	-	2m4½f	Rachael Blackmore	Matthew J Smith	4	5:14.82	4	93	11-12	11/2	Towards rear of midfield - slightly hampered just after 1st - midfield 4 out - soon some headway - ridden and went fourth after 2 out - no extra before last(op 7/2) Towards rear of midfield - slightly hampered just after 1st - midfield 4 out - soon some headway - ridden and went fourth after 2 out - no extra before last(op 7/2)
13/05/21 18:20	Clonmel (IRE)	-	2m4f	Keith Donoghue	Matthew J Smith	1st	5:1.40	Won	88	11-10	9/1	Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear before 4 out - good headway and chased leaders before 2 out - ridden and made challenge last - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish (trainer said - regarding improvement in form - gelding enjoyed the return to hurdling and the better ground)(tchd 10/1) Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear before 4 out - good headway and chased leaders before 2 out - ridden and made challenge last - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on well towards finish (trainer said - regarding improvement in form - gelding enjoyed the return to hurdling and the better ground)(tchd 10/1)
24/04/21 17:15	Limerick (IRE)	5	1m3½f	Sam Ewing	Matthew J Smith	7	2:30.03	0.3	49	8-9	33/1	Prominent - lost second after 4f - ridden and no impression inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds - finished 8th - placed 7th(op 28/1 tchd 22/1) Prominent - lost second after 4f - ridden and no impression inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds - finished 8th - placed 7th(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
18/11/20 14:25	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	7	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Matthew J Smith	9	2:36.96	.5	50	9-2	9/2	Pushed along briefly - soon midfield - chased leaders and pushed along over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 10/3) Pushed along briefly - soon midfield - chased leaders and pushed along over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 10/3)
29/06/20 16:45	Limerick (IRE)	16	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Matthew J Smith	10	2:42.06	1.75	54	9-0	50/1	Mid-division early - 12th halfway - pushed along in rear under 3f out - ridden into 11th over 1f out and kept on one pace (jockey said gelding did not handle the downhill run into the straight and would be better suited to a stiffer track with an uphill finish)(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) Mid-division early - 12th halfway - pushed along in rear under 3f out - ridden into 11th over 1f out and kept on one pace (jockey said gelding did not handle the downhill run into the straight and would be better suited to a stiffer track with an uphill finish)(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
22/06/20 16:00	Roscommon (IRE)	1	1m2f	Robbie Colgan	Matthew J Smith	7	2:21.97	1.5	–	9-9	125/1	Mid-division - disputed 6th over 3f out - pushed along and no impression over 2f out - one pace under hands and heels after(op 100/1 tchd 80/1) Mid-division - disputed 6th over 3f out - pushed along and no impression over 2f out - one pace under hands and heels after(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
17/06/20 15:20	Gowran Park (IRE)	13	1m1½f	Andrew Slattery	Matthew J Smith	10	2:6.25	1.75	–	9-4	150/1	Waited with towards rear - kept on one pace final 2f - never nearer(op 100/1) Waited with towards rear - kept on one pace final 2f - never nearer(op 100/1)
15/12/18 13:15	Fairyhouse (IRE)	-	2m	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	6	4:9.00	10	–	10-9	50/1	Held up - pushed along in 10th after 3 out and no impression before straight - kept on in behind from before 2 out Held up - pushed along in 10th after 3 out and no impression before straight - kept on in behind from before 2 out
09/12/18 12:05	Cork (IRE)	-	2m	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	9	4:19.80	3	–	10-9	14/1	Disputed to 1st - tracked leaders until pushed along and not quicken before 3 out where mistake - soon no extra(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) Disputed to 1st - tracked leaders until pushed along and not quicken before 3 out where mistake - soon no extra(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)