Punchestown (IRE)
14:10
QuinnBet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2023 Distance: 3m4f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €8.80 Place: €2.90 €3.20 €7.60 Exacta: €69.30 Tricast: €1275.43 Trifecta: €557.55
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Coko Beach (FR) 10 G AVG Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 7/1 Won Jumped well - in touch with leaders - close up 14th - went second after 4 out - led going okay from 2 out - ridden when clear home turn - stayed on - comfortably(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 3 Death Duty (IRE) 11 G Poor Gordon Elliott 150 lbs 15/2 5.5 In touch with leaders - close up 14th - midfield when mistake and lost ground 3 out - soon pushed along and headway - ridden on inner after 2 out - no chance with winner when jumped slightly left last - went second run-in(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)
3rd 5 Defi Bleu (FR) 9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 25/1 .75 Midfield - jumped left and bumped rival 4 out - soon outpaced when pushed along - ridden when headway after 3 out - left in third 2 out - lost position home turn - ran on after last - went third towards finish(tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)
4th 6 Champagne Platinum (IRE) 10 G Poor E Bolger 152 lbs 12/1 .5 In touch with leaders - midfield going okay 3 out - soon pushed along and outpaced - ridden when headway after 2 out - ran on after last - not reach leaders(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 8 Stones And Roses (IRE) 8 G AVG W P Mullins 147 lbs 14/1 2.75 Soon raced in second - jumped slightly left 2nd - lost second but close up 5th - not fluent 12th - joined leader when left in lead 13th - joined 16th - pushed along when headed from 2 out - ridden and no extra before last - weakened run-in(op 11/1)
6th 12 Portstorm (GB) 8 G Poor C A McBratney 133 lbs 10/1 .5 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - mistake and pecked on landing 1st - headway 3 out - keeping on and in touch with leaders when ridden after 2 out - weakened after last (jockey said gelding jumped very careful early in this race)(op 18/1)
7th 11 Whatsnotoknow (IRE) 7 G Poor M F Morris 140 lbs 5/1 10 Midfield early - towards rear when not fluent 11th - headway on near side of group 4 out - briefly went fourth when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 11/2)
8th 10 Notice To Close (GB) 7 G AVG Seamus Neville 141 lbs 9/1 3.5 Pushed along briefly - soon in touch with leaders - switched right before 1st - prominent after 2nd - joined leader after 5th - briefly led 11th - left in second 13th - joined leader 16th - ridden and weakened before 3 out - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 10/1)
9th 4 Milan Native (IRE) 10 G AVG Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 80/1 0.3 Always towards rear - not fluent 4th - raced in last when hampered by faller 13th - soon pushed along - detached when not fluent 2 out - made no impression(op 40/1)
10th 1 Diol Ker (FR) 10 G Poor Noel Meade 163 lbs 10/1 3.75 In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield after 8th - hampered by faller 13th - in touch with leaders when mistake and lost ground 15th - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and no extra - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
99th 7 Captain Kangaroo (IRE) 6 G Poor W P Mullins 149 lbs 50/1 - Soon led - joined 5th - headed when mistake 11th - joined leaders after 12th - disputed lead when fell 13th(op 28/1)
99th 9 Angels Dawn (IRE) 10 M AVG S Curling 138 lbs 15/8F - In rear early - towards rear of midfield before 5th - headway 16th - went third going okay 3 out - 3 lengths down when mistake and unseated rider 2 out(op 9/4)