Punchestown (IRE)
11:40
Pigsback.com Risk Of Thunder Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.20 Place: €1.40 €2.90 €1.90 Exacta: €36.30 Trifecta: €340.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Birchdale (IRE) 9 G Poor E Bolger 158 lbs 5/2F Won Prominent - headway and pressed leader 4 out - led going best before last - ridden briefly and ran on after last - comfortably(op 4/1)
2nd 2 Vital Island (IRE) 13 G AVG R P O'Keeffe 163 lbs 16/1 3.5 Soon led narrowly - briefly disputed lead 14th - ridden when headed before last - kept on but no match for winner(op 10/1)
3rd 1 Mica Malpic (FR) 8 G AVG E Bolger 168 lbs 9/2 4.5 Held up in rear - headway and went fourth after 3 out - outpaced when nudged along after 2 out - kept on and went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 7/1)
4th 8 Three By Two (IRE) 8 M Poor Denis Paul Murphy 149 lbs 17/2 .75 In touch with leaders - mistake and nearly lost jockey 4th - prominent when steadied 4 out - challenging on outer 2 out - ridden and weakened before last - lost third towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
5th 6 Enjoy d'Allen (FR) 10 G Poor
E Walsh (3)lbs
Ciaran Murphy 155 lbs 4/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 6th - raced in last when not fluent 13th - headway before 4 out - keeping on when mistake 2 out - never on terms
6th 5 Champagne Platinum (IRE) 10 G Poor E Bolger 155 lbs 9/2 7 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - pushed along after 16th - pecked on landing 17th - brief headway when raced wide before 2 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(tchd 11/2)
7th 7 Singing Banjo (IRE) 14 G AVG Barry John Walsh 151 lbs 5/1 5.5 Soon raced in second - briefly disputed lead 14th - lost second when pushed along 4 out - not fluent and weakened 3 out(op 7/2)
8th 4 Blast Of Koeman (IRE) 13 G Poor Peter Maher 158 lbs 40/1 22 Raced wide - never going well - prominent early - in touch with leaders when not fluent 7th - dropped to rear when reminder after 19th - weakened and detached after 3 out(op 28/1)