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Punchestown (IRE)
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Tote Supporting Punchestown Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €3 Place: €1.50 €2 €11.30 Exacta: €18.60 Tricast: €296.13 Trifecta: €562.70
Non-Runners: Mitchouka (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m
1st
Held up in behind leaders - midfield halfway - headway and chased leaders 3 out - left in third 2 out - pushed along to lead approaching last - ridden clear run-in - kept on strongly (trainer said that the step up in trip to two miles and three furlongs combined with a return to heavy underfoot conditions brought about the improved performance)(op 10/3)
7 G AVG
Martin Brassil 158 lbs 2/1F Won
2m 2m 2m5f 2m3f 2m3f
2m3½f 2m4f 2m6f 2m3½f 2m4f
2nd
Towards rear - headway from 3 out - hampered by faller 2 out - ridden and went third approaching last - awkward jump last - kept on well and went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
10 G Poor
Ms Helen P Markham 148 lbs 9/2 6.5
2m4f 2m3f 2m7½f 2m3f 2m1f
2m 1m3½f 2m4½f 2m2f 2m5f
3rd
Led - ridden after 2 out - headed approaching last - not fluent last - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 50/1)
8 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 150 lbs 40/1 .5
1m7½f 2m4½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m
2m4f 2m4f 1m7½f 2m3f
4th
Towards rear - headway 2 out - ridden and kept on approaching last - went fourth run-in - not reach leaders(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
10 G Poor
Oliver McKiernan 161 lbs 13/2 7
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m1½f 2m4f 2m3f
3m1f 3m 2m4½f 3m 3m6f
5th
Tracked leader - went third halfway - not fluent and lost ground 3 out - ridden when slightly hampered 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 33/1)
13 G Poor
Peter Maher 155 lbs 40/1 2
3m1f 4m2f 3m1f 3m1f 2m6½f
2m 2m4f 2m1½f 2m4½f 2m3½f
6th
Chased leaders - went second after 3rd - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and weakening when mistake last - soon no extra(tchd 5/1)
9 M Poor
Adrian Murray 138 lbs 13/2 4.25
2m6f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m3f 2m6f
2m
7th
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 2 out - minor headway approaching last - kept on - never near to challenge(op 9/2 tchd 15/2)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 13/2 1
2m4f 2m3f 2m5½f
3m 3m1f 3m 3m 2m3½f
8th
Held up in rear - pushed along and some headway after 2 out - kept on run-in - never dangerous(op 33/1)
14 G AVG
Peter Maher 140 lbs 22/1 0.1
2m 3m1f 2m4f 3m 3m1f
2m 2m4f 2m5f 2m3½f
9th
Never better than mid-division - pushed along after 2 out - kept on from last - never on terms(op 18/1 tchd 50/1)
9 G AVG
C Byrnes 152 lbs 33/1 1.75
3m 3m 2m5f 3m
1m 1m 1m2½f 2m 2m
10th
Midfield - good headway and chased leaders after 4 out - ridden and briefly went fourth after 2 out - no extra and weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
9 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 154 lbs 25/1 4.75
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m 2m5f 2m
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11th
Towards rear of midfield - headway and chased leaders after 4 out - pushed along and outpaced after 2 out - soon weakened(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
N/A Poor
M A Gunn 154 lbs 80/1 5
2m4½f 3m
2m1f 2m5½f 2m6f 1m4f
12th
Never better than mid-division - towards rear halfway - ridden in rear after 4 out - no extra before 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 28/1)
N/A Poor
Thomas Coyle 154 lbs 80/1 15
2m5f 1m7½f
2m
13th
Chased leaders - pushed along and lost position before 3 out - dropped to rear before 2 out - soon became detached - eased run-in(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 22/1 35
-
7f 2m½f 2m 2m 2m
14th
Tracked leaders - disputing fourth halfway - ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)
5 G Poor
Mrs John Harrington 155 lbs 25/1 9
2m4½f 1m7½f 2m7½f 2m5f 2m3f
2m 1m7½f 2m3½f
99th
Chased leaders - disputing fourth halfway - going okay and disputing third when fell 2 out(tchd 13/2)
6 G AVG
E Sheehy 148 lbs 9/1 -
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m 2m3½f