Punchestown (IRE)
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Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €2.90 Place: €1.40 €1.40 €2 Exacta: €13.90 Trifecta: €52.10
Non-Runners: Irish Blaze (not qualified), Reserve Judgement (coughing), Ucandoit (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Walnut Beach (IRE) 7 G Poor Patrick J Flynn 153 lbs 9/4 Won Didn't jump with fluency - chased leaders - pressed leaders when pushed along home turn - headway to lead going best after last - went clear towards finish - comfortably(op 13/8)
2nd 1 Haxo (FR) N/A AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 2/1F 2.75 Led narrowly - pushed along when joined home turn - soon led again - not fluent last - ridden and headed after last - kept on well but no chance with winner towards finish(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2)
3rd 19 Miss Pronunciation (IRE) 8 M AVG Padraig Roche 151 lbs 11/1 4 Towards rear of midfield early - midfield after 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - pressed leaders going okay after 2 out - nudged along on outer home turn - soon outpaced - pushed along when went third run-in - no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 5 Be Fierce (IRE) 7 G AVG T M Walsh 151 lbs 18/1 7.5 Held up in behind leaders - headway and went second going okay after 2 out - joined leader and every chance home turn - soon ridden and outpaced - not fluent and weakened last - lost third run-in(op 28/1)
5th 7 Garcon Doux (IRE) 9 G Poor Philip Fenton 158 lbs 125/1 1.75 Midfield - not fluent 2 out - pushed along and raced wide when headway home turn - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(op 150/1)
6th 4 Bal Kauto (FR) 8 G AVG Turlough O'Connor 151 lbs 150/1 2.25 Took keen hold - chased leaders - hung left before 4 out - pushed along and weakened when bit short of room before last - no impression when not fluent last(op 100/1)
7th 2 Viceregent (GB) 7 G Poor C Byrnes 166 lbs 16/1 .5 Soon towards rear of midfield - minor headway when niggled along after 4 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along briefly - no impression when outpaced before last(op 18/1)
8th 6 Botanic Ridge (IRE) 7 G Poor P C O'Connor 153 lbs 28/1 7.5 Midfield - mistake 3 out - soon lost position - not fluent and pushed along 2 out - soon no impression(op 33/1)
9th 3 Allbetsoff (IRE) 9 G AVG Declan Queally 158 lbs 14/1 3.75 Towards rear - mistake 3 out - minor headway when not fluent and pushed along 2 out - kept on(op 12/1)
10th 16 Rose Of Borris (IRE) N/A Poor John Joseph Hanlon 144 lbs 125/1 6 Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - slow jump 4 out - mistake and pushed along 2 out - soon minor headway - kept on(op 150/1)
11th 12 Topothelane (IRE) N/A Poor J P O'Keeffe 158 lbs 150/1 0.3 Always towards rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along - kept on but no impression before last
12th 15 Rathnageeragh (IRE) N/A Poor Liam Treacy 144 lbs 200/1 .75 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - mistake 4 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - soon ridden and no extra - weakened before last(op 150/1)
13th 14 Lilian Bland (IRE) 9 M AVG Niall Patrick Hennessy 151 lbs 125/1 1.25 Always towards rear - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 80/1)
14th 9 Kaytana (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael J McDonagh 158 lbs 33/1 7 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and weakened after 2 out(tchd 28/1)
15th 10 Nonbinding (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 9/4 4.5 Prominent - every chance when pecked on landing 2 out - soon lost second when pushed along and weakened quickly - burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel during this race)(tchd 5/2)
16th 17 Cocovango (IRE) N/A Poor L Young 158 lbs 250/1 46 Held up in behind leaders - mistake 1st - midfield when pushed along briefly after 4 out - lost position and weakening when mistake 3 out - soon ridden and dropped to rear - became detached and tailed off after 2 out(op 200/1)