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Punchestown (IRE)
16:25
Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €5 Place: €2.30 €3.80 €5.60 Exacta: €54.50 Tricast: €921.72 Trifecta: €1330.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Donkey Years (IRE) 10 G Poor
E McNamara 150 lbs 5/1F Won Midfield - headway 5 out - chased leaders when nudged along after 4 out - switched right when pushed along after 3 out - keeping on when switched left before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - led last - kept on well towards finish(op 11/2)
2nd 9 Recite A Prayer (IRE) 6 G AVG
W P Mullins 151 lbs 12/1 1.5 Close up early - not fluent 4th - chased clear leader after 4th - pressed leader when pushed along after 3 out - led 2 out - ridden before last - faced challenge when bad mistake and headed last - kept on well run-in - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
3rd 6 Fully Charged (GB) 9 G Poor
Henry De Bromhead 149 lbs 16/1 4 Soon led - clear after 4th - not fluent 10th - pecked on landing 12th - reduced lead when pushed along after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - headed 2 out - lost second when tired jump last - kept on - no match for first two(op 14/1)
4th 3 West Cork Wildway (IRE) 11 G AVG
Paul O'Flynn 161 lbs 13/2 6.5 Prominent - chased leaders after 2nd - pressed leaders after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - outpaced when lost third before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 8/1)
5th 11 Wa Wa (IRE) 9 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 150 lbs 9/1 18 Held up in behind leaders early - lost position when reminders after 4th - headway before 10th - chased leaders when nudged along after 4 out - pushed along when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and lost touch - no impression when jumped slightly left 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
99th 8 Minella Escape (IRE) 7 G Poor
Henry De Bromhead 147 lbs 20/1 - Held up in behind leaders - fell heavily 7th(tchd 18/1)
99th 4 Defi Bleu (FR) 9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 14/1 - Midfield early - struggling towards rear when pushed along after 7th - reminder after 8th - no impression when pulled up before 4 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
99th 12 Duc De Beauchene (FR) 11 G AVG
David Pipe 148 lbs 10/1 - Towards rear - mistake and pecked on landing 12th - minor headway when ridden after 5 out - soon no extra - pulled up before 4 out(op 15/2)
99th 2 Ten Ten (IRE) 9 G Poor
J P Dempsey 162 lbs 22/1 - Midfield - mistake 1st - not fluent 2nd - hampered by faller and lost ground 7th - in rear when not fluent 10th - jumped left 11th - pulled up after 12th - fatally injured(op 18/1)
99th 1 Phoenix Way (IRE) 10 G Poor
Harry Fry 166 lbs 8/1 - Towards rear - bumped 4th - minor headway 5 out - midfield when not fluent 4 out - soon pushed along and no extra - lost touch when ridden and no extra after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
99th 7 Popong (IRE) 9 M Poor
Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 15/2 - Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along before 4 out - ridden and no extra after 4 out - soon eased - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 6/1)
99th 14 Carrolls Cottage (IRE) 8 G Poor
Philip Fenton 144 lbs 17/2 - Chased leaders - pushed along and lost position after 5 out - soon dropped to midfield - lost touch 4 out - soon eased - pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1)
99th 13 Cavallino (IRE) 7 G AVG
W P Mullins 142 lbs 14/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - bumped rival 4th - mistake and pushed along briefly 6th - hampered by faller 7th - minor headway before 10th - reminder after 11th - weakening when mistake and pushed along 5 out - pulled up before 4 out(op 10/1)
99th 5 Dinny Lacey (IRE) 8 G AVG
J Motherway 150 lbs 14/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - slightly hampered 1st - pushed along briefly after 2nd - minor headway when bad mistake and unseated rider 6th(tchd 16/1)