Tote Always SP Or Better At Punchestown Beginners Chase
| 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 |
Philip Byrnes
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C Byrnes | 161 lbs | 50/1 | - | Held up in rear - mistake and unseated rider 2nd(op 66/1) |
Punchestown (IRE) Races