Punchestown (IRE)
12:00
William Hill Ireland Rated Novice Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €2.70 Place: €1.60 €1.70 Exacta: €9.30 Trifecta: €38.80
Non-Runners: Jimmy Chou Pecos AA (stone bruise), Pinkerton (temperature)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Spillane's Tower (IRE) 7 G Good James Joseph Mangan 159 lbs 9/4F Won Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway when slightly hampered 2 out - soon disputed lead - ridden run-in - kept on well and led narrowly towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 2/1)
2nd 3 Firm Footings (IRE) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 100/30 0.2 Raced in second - ridden and challenging when bumped and hampered 2 out - soon led narrowly or disputed lead - kept on well but headed towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 7/2)
3rd 1 Captain Conby (IRE) 6 G AVG E Sheehy 163 lbs 6/1 9 Jumped left on occasions - led - faced challenge when jumped left and bumped rival 2 out - soon headed and weakened - no match for first two (jockey said gelding jumped left at the second last)(op 7/1 tchd 11/2 and 8/1)
4th 2 Arctic Bresil (GB) 7 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 159 lbs 5/2 3.25 In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - prominent 4th - pressed leaders on near side of group when not fluent 2 out - soon no extra - weakening when mistake last(op 11/4 tchd 2/1)
5th 4 Hgranca De Thaix (FR) 8 G AVG Barry Connell 159 lbs 13/2 0.05 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - pressed leaders after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 11/2)