Punchestown (IRE)
15:05
Live Music After Racing Tomorrow Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €22.80 Place: €5.60 €2 €1.20 Exacta: €148.50 Tricast: €314.94 Trifecta: €885.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Jumped left on occasions - towards rear - bumped 2nd - in touch with leaders 3 out - jumped left 2 out - soon ridden - left in second last - ran on well to lead towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had jumped poorly on his previous return after suffering a heavy fall prior to that; he concluded that a better round of jumping in what he felt was a poor contest on this occasion had helped to bring about the improved performance)(op 14/1)
8 G AVG Padraig Roche 161 lbs 16/1 Won
2nd
In touch with leaders - midfield 2nd - left in second after 7th - prominent 5 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden when 3 lengths second approaching last - left in lead and slightly hampered last - no extra when headed towards finish(op 4/1)
9 G Poor Brian M McMahon 142 lbs 5/1 .5
3rd
Led - headed and prominent 2nd - squeezed out and lost position after 7th - midfield 9th - in touch with leaders after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and no extra when badly hampered last(op 5/2)
11 G Poor Peter Maher 135 lbs 3/1F 7.5
4th
Held up in rear - slightly hampered 5th - not fluent 12th - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - no impression when left in modest fourth last(tchd 16/1)
6 M AVG E Bolger 163 lbs 18/1 11
5th
Prominent - jumped right 2nd - hampered by loose horse and lost position after 7th - towards rear 8th - prominent 9th - pushed along after 5 out - weakened after 3 out(op 12/1)
N/A AVG Peter Maher 151 lbs 18/1 4.5
6th
In touch with leaders - left in lead after 7th - slow jump 8th - headed and prominent 9th - ridden and weakened from 3 out - jumped right and not fluent 2 out - no impression when jumped badly right and badly hampered by loose horse last (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller at the last fence)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
9 G Poor Patrick Rooney 133 lbs 17/2 6.5
99th
Towards rear - jumped right and bumped rival 2nd - in touch with leaders when badly hampered by loose horse and lost position after 7th - led 9th - slow jump 11th - ridden and 3 lengths ahead when mistake and fell last(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
8 M AVG D M Christie 158 lbs 13/2 -
99th
Prominent - led 2nd - hampered by loose horse and headed after 7th - in touch with leaders 8th - not fluent and lost position 10th - detached 5 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare was hampered by the loose horse and did not travel afterwards)(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
7 M AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 150 lbs 6/1 -
99th
Towards rear - not fluent 7th - not fluent 12th - no impression from 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
8 G Poor Neill McCluskey 159 lbs 16/1 -
99th
Midfield - mistake and unseated 5th(op 17/2)
5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 157 lbs 9/2 -