Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
13:23
Liam & Valerie Brennan Florida Pearl Novice Chase
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €6.60
Place: €2.30 €2.20
Exacta: €20.10
Trifecta: €126.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Favori De Champdou (FR) | 10 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 157 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Raced in second - headway and led 3 out - went clear approaching last - kept on well(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Sandor Clegane (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 157 lbs | 7/2 | 14 | Raced in third - jumped left 14th - headway and pressed leaders 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - kept on and went second again run-in - no match for winner(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Flooring Porter (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 157 lbs | 11/4 | 1.25 | Jumped left on occasions - led - went clear but pestered by loose horse and hung left from 5th - headed 3 out - beaten when hung badly left and lost second run-in (jockey said gelding hung badly left) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Maxxum (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 157 lbs | 25/1 | 21 | Held up in last - reminder after 12th - mistake 3 out - no impression and mistake 2 out - no chance but kept on and went modest fourth run-in(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Affordale Fury (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Noel Meade | 157 lbs | 9/4F | 3.5 | Raced in fourth - not fluent 13th - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and lost fourth before 14th - rallied and went fourth again before 3 out - weakening when jumped right 2 out - jumped right last - lost fourth run-in (jockey said gelding hung right and jumped severely right; vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 5/2 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Quilixios (GB) | 8 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 157 lbs | 15/2 | 30 | Held up in rear - went fourth before 14th - lost fourth and struggling before 3 out - dropped to last and weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Churchstonewarrior (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Jonathan Sweeney | 162 lbs | 16/1 | - | Midfield - mistake and unseated 2nd(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) |