Punchestown (IRE)
12:15
Tote Always SP Or Better At Punchestown Beginners Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €32.90 Place: €3.50 €1.10 €1.90 Exacta: €75.20 Trifecta: €654.80
Non-Runners: Derrinross ( stewards permission)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Must Be Obeyed (IRE) 9 M Poor Thomas Gibney 159 lbs 18/1 Won Soon disputed lead - led clearly before 4th - jumped left and bumped rival 7th - headed and raced in second after 9th - led again 4 out - ridden and kept on well from last(tchd 14/1)
2nd 8 Shantreusse (IRE) 8 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 10/11F 1.5 Prominent - went second before 3 out - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on well but held run-in - no match for winner(op 5/4)
3rd 7 Mahler Mission (IRE) 6 G AVG John C McConnell 166 lbs 13/2 0.2 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - pushed along after 4 out - ridden when headway on outer after 3 out - went third when pecked on landing last - kept on well(op 17/2)
4th 4 Fakiera (FR) 10 G Poor Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 7/1 2.5 Prominent - went second 4th - bumped 7th - led after 9th - mistake when headed 4 out - soon pushed along and lost ground when outpaced - ridden after 3 out - kept on and went fourth run-in(op 11/2 tchd 15/2)
5th 1 Aione (FR) 9 G Good W P Mullins 166 lbs 11/2 2.75 Disputed lead early - prominent before 4th - nudged along when went third before 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - weakening when lost fourth run-in(op 7/2 tchd 13/2)
6th 2 Alfa Mix (GB) 7 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 10/1 41 Always towards rear - mistake 1st - mistake and lost ground when pushed along briefly 13th - pushed along after 4 out - weakened and lost touch after 3 out - tailed off(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 6 Hi Ho Phoenix (GB) 6 G Poor W P Mullins 166 lbs 10/1 28 Didn't jump well - led narrowly or disputed lead early - dropped to rear after 3rd - raced in last when bad mistake 5th - weakened and lost touch after 4 out - tailed off(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
99th 5 From The Ashes (IRE) 8 G Poor C Byrnes 161 lbs 50/1 - Held up in rear - mistake and unseated rider 2nd(op 66/1)