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Punchestown Festival Of A Different Colour Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.70 Place: €1.02 €1.02 €2.30 Exacta: €3.80 Trifecta: €17.80
Non-Runners: Newtown Pery (reserve), Nice To Meet (reserve), Rambranlt'jac (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Papal Lodge (IRE) 7 G Good
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 4/5F Won Tracked leader - 5 lengths second after 2nd - close up after 3rd - not fluent 4 out - niggled along briefly after 3 out - made challenge after 2 out - pushed along to lead approaching last - ridden and went clear run-in - kept on well(tchd 10/11)
2nd 7 Mahons Glory (IRE) 8 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 160 lbs 7/4 4.5 Took keen hold - led - 5 lengths ahead after 2nd - reduced lead after 3rd - not fluent 2 out - soon faced challenge - pushed along and headed approaching last - ridden and kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 15/8 tchd 13/8)
3rd 1 New Society (IRE) 7 G Poor
R K Watson 161 lbs 12/1 .5 Chased leaders - disputing third after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and went third after 2 out - no impression approaching last - kept on - no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
4th 12 The Mighty Grey (IRE) 7 G Poor
Daniel Joseph O'Leary 155 lbs 100/1 12 Midfield - bumped 1st - headway after halfway - pressed leaders after 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and no impression home turn - kept on and went modest fourth before last - not pace to challenge(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
5th 3 Awayfortheday (IRE) 9 G Poor
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 160 lbs 150/1 1 Held up in behind leaders - mistake 2 out - no impression home turn - kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(tchd 80/1)
6th 14 Lyla Garrity (IRE) 7 M Poor
Mark Fahey 153 lbs 100/1 4 Towards rear - some headway after halfway - midfield after 4 out - going okay and in touch with leaders before 2 out - pushed along and kept on after 2 out - never near to challenge
7th 10 Presenting Lad (IRE) 9 G AVG
Eoin Doyle 160 lbs 9/1 1 Chased leaders - disputing third after 3 out - pushed along and lost third after 2 out - soon no extra - weakened and lost fourth approaching last - lost two places run-in(op 13/2)
8th 5 Gaelic Des Chastys (FR) 8 G Poor
Alan Donoghue 153 lbs 150/1 9.5 Towards rear of midfield - not fluent and jumped right 1st - pushed along and no impression after 3 out - minor headway after 2 out - kept on (jockey said the gelding missed the first hurdle by jumping to the right - eventually warmed into the race but found the pace to be too quick and in his opinion would be better suited to running over a longer trip)(op 125/1)
9th 9 Oscaraldo (IRE) 8 G Poor
Norman Lee 160 lbs 250/1 2 Held up in behind leaders - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and no extra before 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 300/1)
10th 4 Better Than Heaven (IRE) 10 G Poor
J P Flavin 155 lbs 66/1 1.75 Towards rear of midfield - no impression when mistake 3 out - pushed along and no extra before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran green - made a bad mistake at the third last hurdle and was held together thereafter to get him to finish having failed to do so in his previous two runs in Point to Points)(op 40/1)
11th 15 Missiee (IRE) 5 M AVG
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 148 lbs 20/1 0.3 Jumped left on occasions - midfield - jumped left and bumped rival 1st - no impression after halfway - towards rear when pushed along after 3 out - minor headway 2 out - kept on(op 28/1)
12th 6 Galros Jimmy (IRE) 6 G Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 153 lbs 125/1 2.75 Midfield - no impression when hit 2 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 50/1)
13th 13 Intermedia (IRE) 6 M Poor
Karl Thornton 153 lbs 50/1 6 Towards rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 5th - towards rear of midfield after 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 66/1)
14th 11 Rathbourne Banks (IRE) 7 G Poor
John O Clifford 160 lbs 125/1 2.25 Always towards rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 5th - no impression 3 out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
15th 8 Mini Bugs (IRE) 5 G Poor
C W J Farrell 160 lbs 50/1 44 Always towards rear - ridden and no impression after 3 out - soon weakened
16th 16 Pride Of Lacken (IRE) 5 M Poor
Gordon Michael Doyle 153 lbs 250/1 9.5 Held up in midfield - pushed along when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and weakened(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)