Punchestown (IRE)
15:45
Ladbrokes "Halftime Quiz" Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €2.80 Place: €1.10 €2.50 €1.90 Exacta: €23.10 Tricast: €300.25 Trifecta: €340.90
Non-Runners: Hutchie (lame), Tom Kelly (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Hunting Brook (IRE) 7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 7/4F Won Midfield - prominent halfway - going easily 2 out - went second and going best approaching last - shaken up to lead run-in - pushed out towards finish(op 5/4)
2nd 2 American Money (IRE) 7 G AVG Eddie & Patrick Harty 164 lbs 9/1 1.75 Prominent - led 2nd - headed and chased clear leader halfway - led again 5 out - faced challenge approaching last - headed run-in - kept on - no match for winner(op 18/1)
3rd 5 Blenheim Belle (IRE) 5 M Poor Mark Michael McNiff 161 lbs 22/1 1.75 Towards rear - headway 3 out - went third approaching last - kept on - no match for first two(op 14/1)
4th 12 Light Parade (IRE) 5 M Poor W J Burke 158 lbs 12/1 1.75 Midfield - headway on outer 3 out - ran on well and went fourth run-in - not reach leaders(tchd 11/1)
5th 4 Got To Fly (IRE) 5 M Poor J P Dempsey 163 lbs 6/1 4.25 Disputed lead early - prominent - went second 3rd - led and went clear halfway - headed 5 out - weakened run-in(op 15/2)
6th 15 Sarah's Soldier (IRE) 5 G Poor P A Fahy 151 lbs 25/1 .5 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway before 2 out - ran on well against far rail run-in - too much to do(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
7th 20 Trim To Milan (IRE) 9 M Poor Gerard Keane 146 lbs 50/1 .75 Towards rear - headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders on inner when bit short of room after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 40/1)
8th 16 Birdsandthebees (IRE) 7 M AVG Padraig Roche 155 lbs 9/2 5 Midfield - good headway and in touch with leaders on outer 3 out - prominent 2 out - weakened from last(op 4/1)
9th 9 Seasett (GB) 7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 153 lbs 80/1 2.25 Prominent early - midfield halfway - not fluent 3 out - outpaced after 2 out(op 40/1)
10th 13 Simply Shabra (IRE) 10 G Poor Anthony McCann 155 lbs 28/1 6.5 Prominent - challenging 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
11th 18 Glorious Singer (IRE) 10 M Poor Ms M Flynn 143 lbs 18/1 3 In touch with leaders - soon dropped to midfield - no impression after 2 out(op 16/1)
12th 17 Annie Beag (IRE) 6 M Poor W J Austin 146 lbs 125/1 3.5 Took keen hold - midfield - brief headway 2 out - soon no impression(op 50/1)
13th 6 Early Arrival (IRE) 10 G Poor James M Barcoe 161 lbs 28/1 0.3 Didn't jump well - prominent - not fluent 3rd - mistake and lost position 4th - brief headway 3 out - soon no impression(op 20/1)
14th 11 Another Ocana (IRE) 7 G Poor
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L J Archdeacon 155 lbs 20/1 9.5 Never better than midfield - no impression from 2 out(op 22/1)
15th 8 I Am Spider Man (IRE) 7 G AVG C Byrnes 155 lbs 8/1 43 Disputed lead early - prominent - lost position 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
16th 19 Tincurra Lad (IRE) 7 G Poor W J Martin 146 lbs 40/1 1 Never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out
17th 14 Resilient Front (IRE) 5 G Poor Noel Meade 157 lbs 28/1 1.5 Towards rear of midfield - weakened before 2 out
99th 3 Baron Wild (IRE) 5 G Poor Denis W Cullen 165 lbs 100/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position before 4 out - dropped to rear before 3 out - pulled up approaching last(op 80/1)