Punchestown (IRE)
12:30
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.20 Place: €1.10 €1.50 Exacta: €4.40 Trifecta: €15.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Embassy Gardens (GB) 9 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 8/11F Won Jumped well - prominent - pressed leader after 2nd - led before 12th - disputed lead after 5 out - briefly headed after 3 out - went clear when nudged along approaching last - ran on - comfortably(op 4/6)
2nd 5 Lets Go Champ (IRE) 9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 9/2 13 Prominent - joined leader after 8th - disputed lead after 5 out - briefly led after 3 out - outpaced when ridden approaching last - not fluent last - no match for winner(op 6/1)
3rd 3 Grand Soir (FR) 9 G AVG John C McConnell 163 lbs 20/1 6 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent early - in touch with leaders when jumped slightly left 6th - pecked on landing 2 out - went modest third run-in - no match for first two(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 1 Cool Survivor (IRE) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 2/1 3.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - led - joined after 8th - headed and pressed leader before 12th - briefly disputed lead after 5 out - pressed leaders when mistake 3 out - soon weakened - lost third run-in
5th 4 Hunt Museum (IRE) 7 G Poor Francis J Flood 166 lbs 250/1 74 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - raced in last when mistake 5th - lost touch after 12th - tailed off(op 300/1 tchd 200/1)
6th 6 One Horse Army (IRE) 7 G AVG Padraig Roche 161 lbs 300/1 1.75 Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - reminder after 2nd - lost touch after 12th - tailed off (jockey said gelding didn't jump well and never travelled)(tchd 250/1)