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Punchestown (IRE)
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Book Your Festival Hospitality Novice Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.90 Place: €1.30 €7 €6.40 Exacta: €39.90 Tricast: €1174.09 Trifecta: €1311.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Verdant Place (IRE) 6 G AVG
Patrick T Foley 161 lbs 13/8F Won Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along after 3 out - keeping on after 2 out - ridden to lead when mistake and bumped last - kept on well towards finish - always doing enough(op 6/4 tchd 5/4 and tchd 7/4)
2nd 3 Friends N Commerce (IRE) 9 G Poor
Patrick G Kelly 161 lbs 28/1 1.5 Midfield - headway on outer 3 out - pressed leaders going okay after 2 out - ridden when outpaced home turn - mistake last - switched left when ran on well and went second towards finish - always held(tchd 33/1)
3rd 10 Ernie From Nurney (IRE) 8 G AVG
Padraig Roche 148 lbs 33/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - headway after 3 out - pushed along when pressed leaders on outer after 2 out - ridden and every chance before last - hung right when awkward jump and bumped rival last - briefly went second run-in - held towards finish(op 25/1)
4th 1 Gali Flight (FR) 9 G Poor
Philip Fenton 160 lbs 11/2 .5 Midfield - not fluent and pushed along 2 out - headway when switched left home turn - keeping on and ridden when jumped slightly right last - ran on well and went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(op 5/1 tchd 7/1)
5th 5 Gringo d'Ainay (FR) 8 G Poor
John Queally 160 lbs 14/1 .75 Prominent - jumped slightly left 1st - disputed lead 3rd - raced in second after 6th - led going okay after 3 out - ridden and hard pressed home turn - headed before last - weakened towards finish(op 16/1)
6th 9 Makfils (FR) 8 G Poor
Peter Fahey 149 lbs 20/1 3.25 Prominent - mistake 4 out - made challenge when pushed along on inner home turn - ridden and no extra approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1)
7th 8 Champ Royal (FR) 8 G AVG
C A Murphy 151 lbs 8/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - headway and close up 3 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened before last(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
8th 12 Bella Union (IRE) 9 G Poor
John C McConnell 150 lbs 50/1 1.5 Took keen hold - in rear - pushed along briefly after 4 out - headway when pushed along after 2 out - raced wide home turn - ridden when hung right before last - soon no extra(op 33/1)
9th 13 Killinure Lass (IRE) 8 M AVG
Brian M McMahon 149 lbs 33/1 4 Towards rear - mistake and pushed along briefly 6th - not fluent 4 out - minor headway when pushed along 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 50/1)
10th 14 Moonlight Getaway (IRE) 8 G Poor
Donal Hassett 148 lbs 100/1 2.25 Towards rear - pushed along before 3 out - minor headway after 2 out - kept on(op 50/1)
11th 6 Coolavin Boy (IRE) 5 G Poor
Louise G Lyons 151 lbs 25/1 17 In touch with leaders - close up when pushed along 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 28/1)
12th 7 Chainofconsequence (IRE) 7 G Poor
Aengus King 152 lbs 16/1 15 Took keen hold - soon led - disputed lead 3rd - slight lead when wandered around after 6th - mistake and pecked on landing 7th - headed after 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out - tailed off(op 20/1)
13th 11 Rockbrook (IRE) 8 G AVG
P J Rothwell 148 lbs 33/1 3.75 Took keen hold - always towards rear - detached when bad mistake 4 out - tailed off(op 22/1)
14th 15 Come On Sally (IRE) 9 M Poor
Paul Martin Pierce 140 lbs 28/1 9.5 Didn't jump well - prominent - mistake 2nd - mistake and reminder 3rd - mistake and reminder 5th - pushed along after 4 out - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1)
15th 2 Ahead Of The Posse (IRE) 8 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 9/2 36 Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders on inner - mistake and lost ground 5 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened after 4 out - tailed off (vet reported gelding was coughing post race)(op 4/1)