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Punchestown (IRE)
12:45
Fox Valet Retirement Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €4.40 Place: €1.70 €2.90 €2.70 Exacta: €41.40 Tricast: €435.89 Trifecta: €358.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Bob Cigar (IRE) 5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 4/1 Won Led narrowly or disputed lead early - led clearly before 6th - joined after 4 out - ridden going best before last - soon clear - kept on well(op 5/1)
2nd 5 Western Zara (IRE) 8 M AVG
Paul Nolan 164 lbs 12/1 1.25 Prominent - challenging on outer 3 out - pressed winner when pushed along before last - ridden and kept on well run-in - no match for winner(op 9/1)
3rd 13 Cher Why Not (IRE) 13 G Poor
Timothy Doyle 146 lbs 9/1 2.25 Held up in rear - headway 4 out - pressed leaders after 2 out - mistake last - kept on - no match for first two(op 11/2)
4th 11 Ballycashin (IRE) 8 M Poor
Anthony Mullins 156 lbs 12/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - went fourth after 2 out - kept on but no extra after last
5th 1 Takarengo (IRE) 9 G Poor
Thomas Mullins 160 lbs 18/1 12 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear of midfield - headway 2 out - keeping on but no impression approaching last - not reach leaders(op 16/1)
6th 12 Dr Val (IRE) 6 G Poor
E Sheehy 154 lbs 11/1 .5 Soon prominent - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened
7th 3 Quest With Speed (IRE) 8 G AVG
John Joseph Hanlon 157 lbs 100/30F 9 Didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear of midfield - mistake 5th - not fluent and hampered by faller 8th - headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders after 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding was hampered when horse on his inside clipped a heel)(op 7/2)
8th 4 Wa Wa (IRE) 9 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 161 lbs 22/1 15 Prominent - disputed lead after 1st - pressed leader before 6th - joined leader after 4 out - lost second 3 out - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 20/1)
9th 7 Marronstown (IRE) 7 G Poor
D M Christie 158 lbs 28/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent - weakened 3 out(op 33/1)
99th 15 Benkei (IRE) 11 G Poor
H Rogers 143 lbs 18/1 - In touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - brief headway when fell 8th(op 16/1)
99th 8 It Could Be You (IRE) 10 G Poor
Thomas Mullins 160 lbs 33/1 - Never going well - didn't jump well - in rear - hit rail on turn before 2nd - bad mistake 2nd - hampered by faller 8th - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 40/1)
99th 17 Land Jet (IRE) 8 G Poor
Peter Maher 140 lbs 50/1 - Soon towards rear of midfield - towards rear when jumped slightly left and weakened 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 66/1)
99th 6 Irish Envoy (IRE) 7 G AVG
Liz Doyle 155 lbs 15/2 - Prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders before 7th - hampered by faller 8th - pushed along when stumbled badly after 4 out - reminders when weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding clipped a heel coming out of back straight)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
99th 10 Millstream Lady (IRE) 6 M AVG
E McNamara 158 lbs 12/1 - Midfield early - in rear when hampered by faller 8th - weakening when mistake 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
99th 16 One Of Us Is Lying (IRE) 5 G Poor
Neill McCluskey 138 lbs 80/1 - In touch with leaders early - in rear when mistake 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(tchd 66/1)
99th 9 Balkito (FR) 10 G Poor
Barry Connell 159 lbs 9/1 - Towards rear early - midfield before 8th - weakened before 3 out - dropped to rear before 2 out - tailed off when refused last
99th 14 Pictures Of Home (GB) 8 G Poor
T M Walsh 147 lbs 50/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - hampered by faller and unseated 8th(op 80/1)