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Punchestown (IRE)
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Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €23.10 Place: €6.30 €9.40 €2.70 Exacta: €444.40 Tricast: €5836.54
Non-Runners: Cafe Del Mar (reserve), Killinure Lass (reserve), Shantou Lucky (by order of the stewards), True Artist (off feed)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m7f 3m½f 2m6½f 3m½f
1st
In touch with leaders - close up before 10th - pressed leaders when ridden after last (usual 2 out) - went second omitted last - soon led narrowly and kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was examined after his last run at Punchestown where he was pulled up and that he had some mud in his lungs; he added that he freshened gelding up since that run)(tchd 22/1)
6 G Poor
E Sheehy 152 lbs 20/1 Won
2m7f 3m 2m7½f 2m4f 3m½f
2m3½f 2m3f 2m5f 3m 2m4f
2nd
Took keen hold - led - headed and raced in second after 5th - joined leader before 10th - pushed along when led again before 2 out - headed when ridden after 2 out - led again omitted last - soon headed but kept on well(op 33/1)
8 G AVG
N Dooly 157 lbs 28/1 .5
2m7½f 3m 3m 1m7½f 2m3½f
2m3f 3m½f 3m 2m4f 2m4½f
3rd
Soon midfield - pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out) - keeping on when switched right before last (usual 2 out) - went third run-in - not reach leaders(op 17/2)
9 G Poor
Patrick G Kelly 168 lbs 10/1 .5
3m 2m 2m5f 2m3½f 2m6½f
3m½f 3m 2m6f 2m7½f 3m
4th
In touch with leaders - pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden when not fluent and outpaced last (usual 2 out) - keeping on omitted last - went fourth final strides(tchd 9/2)
9 G Poor
A J Martin 165 lbs 5/1 7
3m½f 2m4½f 3m½f 2m5½f 3m
2m 2m4f 2m 2m4½f
5th
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent on inner - hit 2 out (usual 3 out) - led after last (usual 2 out) - ridden when headed and lost second omitted last - weakened run-in - lost fourth final strides(op 13/2)
7 G AVG
Eddie & Patrick Harty 158 lbs 100/30F 0.3
2m4f 3m½f 2m5f 2m3½f 2m3f
3m 3m 3m 3m 2m4½f
6th
Prominent and disputing second early - pressed leaders after 3rd - ridden before last (usual 2 out) - no extra home turn - weakened omitted last(op 5/1)
5 G Poor
Declan Queally 159 lbs 8/1 .5
2m 2m6f 2m1f 3m1f 3m1½f
2m5½f 2m7½f 3m 3m 2m7½f
7th
Held up in rear - dropped to last before 9th - headway but detached 2 out (usual 3 out) - kept on when pushed along after last (usual 2 out) - nearest finish(op 5/1)
13 G Poor
Timothy Doyle 156 lbs 11/2 0.1
2m7f 3m½f 3m½f 2m7f 3m
2m6½f 2m4f 2m 2m5f
8th
Prominent and disputing second early - raced in second after 3rd - led after 5th - joined 10th - headed before last (usual 2 out) - ridden and weakened quickly after last (usual 2 out)(op 22/1)
7 G Poor
Peter Croke 157 lbs 14/1 5
3m 2m5f 2m5½f 2m3f 2m6½f
2m6½f 2m4½f 2m6f 2m6½f 3m½f
9th
Towards rear early - in touch with leaders 10th - pushed along when not fluent last (usual 2 out) - ridden and weakened home turn(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
9 G AVG
Patrick G Kelly 148 lbs 17/2 3.25
2m5f 2m6f 2m6½f 3m½f 2m5f
2m 2m 2m 3m 2m4f
10th
Raced in last early - minor headway before 9th - towards rear of midfield when pushed along before last (usual 2 out) - soon weakened(op 20/1)
7 G AVG
Eamonn O'Connell 164 lbs 14/1 3.25
2m4f 2m3f 2m5f 2m 2m4f
2m 2m3½f
11th
Soon midfield - jumped slightly left 1st - not fluent 5th - lost position when mistake 9th - dropped to last and struggling when mistake and weakened 2 out (usual 3 out) - tailed off(op 18/1)
4 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 22/1 30
2m2f
2m 3m½f 2m3f 2m6½f 2m4f
12th
Towards rear - hampered by faller 2nd - headway when niggled along briefly after 8th - in touch with leaders when pushed along on near side of group after 9th - ridden and weakened before last (usual 2 out)
11 G AVG
D E Fitzgerald 158 lbs 125/1 6
-
2m6f 3m
13th
Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - lost position when pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened before last (usual 2 out)(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)
7 M Poor
Sean Thomas Doyle 154 lbs 66/1 37
1m7f 2m3f 2m5f 2m 2m5½f
2m6f 3m½f 2m4f 2m6f 2m3½f
99th
In touch with leaders - midfield when fell 2nd(op 14/1)
6 M AVG
Sean O O'Brien 159 lbs 28/1 -
-
2m5f 3m 3m 2m4f 2m5½f
99th
Towards rear - not fluent 5th - soon jockey looked down to see if something was amiss when eased - pulled up before 6th (jockey said gelding went wrong behind and was pulled up; vet said gelding lame on his left hind post race)(op 15/2)
9 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 10/1 -
2m 2m7½f 3m1½f 1m6f 2m5½f