IREPunchestown (IRE) Races

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Punchestown (IRE)
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Thanks For Supporting Festival 2023 Claiming Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.40 Place: €1.10 €5.10 €1.30 Exacta: €36.70 Trifecta: €175.60
Non-Runners: Mylestown Upper (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Bal De Rio (FR) 10 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 145 lbs 15/8F Won Midfield - in touch with leaders 6th - headway and went second after 2 out - ridden to lead run-in - ran on(op 7/4)
2nd 2 Fancy A Cosmo (IRE) 6 G Poor
R P Cody 168 lbs 16/1 .5 Soon raced in second - joined leader after 2nd - led from 4 out - ridden and faced challenge before last - headed but kept on well run-in(tchd 14/1 and 18/1)
3rd 7 Ballyquin Bay (IRE) 7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 100/30 12 Prominent - pressed leader 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and lost second - no extra before last - no match for first two(op 5/1)
4th 6 Slige Dala (IRE) 7 G Poor
Patrick T Foley 160 lbs 12/1 4 In rear early - headway into midfield after 6th - headway before 2 out - went fourth on inner home turn - ridden before last - soon no extra but kept on(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 1 Benz (IRE) 7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 15/2 2 Prominent - pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and no extra - weakened before last(op 10/1)
6th 9 The Bog Garden (IRE) 4 G Poor
Michael Hourigan 147 lbs 200/1 .5 In touch with leaders - pushed along briefly after 4 out - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon no impression(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)
7th 11 Commandingpresence (IRE) 7 G Poor
Andrew McNamara 145 lbs 100/30 8 Didn't jump with fluency - soon led - not fluent 2nd - soon joined - jumped slightly left 5th - mistake and headed 4 out - pressed leader when mistake 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened (vet said gelding had superficial wounds to both hind legs)(op 5/1)
8th 13 Buzz Light (IRE) 4 G Poor
Thomas Dowling 139 lbs 33/1 7 Keen to post - took keen hold - soon midfield - in touch with leaders 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out - no impression(op 22/1)
9th 5 No Trouble (IRE) 8 G Poor
James McAuley 159 lbs 16/1 22 Midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and weakened(op 5/1)
10th 14 Mornington Bay (IRE) 4 F Poor
Sarah Dawson 142 lbs 150/1 7.5 Didn't jump well - towards rear throughout - ridden and no extra after 3 out(op 80/1)
11th 4 Scipio Africanus (GB) N/A Poor
W M Roper 157 lbs 200/1 33 Prominent early - not fluent when jumped slightly right 1st - dropped to midfield before 3rd - mistake 6th - soon reminder and pushed along briefly - dropped to rear when mistake and weakened 4 out(op 100/1)
12th 3 Jimli's Cave (IRE) 7 G Poor
R K Watson 168 lbs 150/1 72 Always behind - pushed along after 5th - no impression after 6th - pushed along and tailed off after 4 out(op 66/1)
99th 12 Foreign Policy (IRE) 4 G Poor
Noel Meade 150 lbs 14/1 - In rear - mistake 1st - not fluent and reminders 2nd - mistake and jumped slightly right 4th - soon pushed along and detached - not fluent 5th - no impression after 6th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)