Punchestown (IRE)
13:00
William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.90 Place: €1.10 €1.30 €1.60 Exacta: €4.10 Trifecta: €11.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Blizzard Of Oz (IRE) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 5/4F Won Midfield - headway and went second after 2 out - challenging when carried left last - soon led and edged right - ridden clear towards finish(op Evens)
2nd 4 Killaney King (IRE) 6 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 5/2 2 Didn't always jump with fluency - soon pressed leader - led after 2 out - ridden and faced challenge when jumped left last - soon headed and carried right - no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding hung left going to the last hurdle)(op 15/8 tchd 7/4 and tchd 11/4)
3rd 1 Beau Walking (IRE) 7 G Poor Mrs John Harrington 166 lbs 5/1 7 Prominent - not fluent 6th - mistake 3 out - outpaced when lost position on inner after 2 out - switched left before last - kept on and went modest third run-in(op 8/1)
4th 5 Kinturk Kalanisi (IRE) 6 G Poor Thomas Gibney 163 lbs 28/1 1.25 Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 2nd - towards rear when not fluent 5 out - in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - soon reminder - not fluent 2 out - soon headway - ran on and went modest fourth final strides(op 33/1)
5th 3 Chosen Witness (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 7/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 3 out - headway and prominent 2 out - no extra before last - weakening when lost third run-in - lost fourth final strides(op 14/1)
6th 8 Littlebiggie (IRE) 8 M AVG Ray Hackett 159 lbs 80/1 14 Took keen hold - led - not fluent 1st - headed and weakened after 2 out(op 28/1)
7th 6 Rainbow Trail (FR) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 11/2 19 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - weakened after 2 out - eased and tailed off run-in (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was blowing hard post-race)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
8th 7 Whosmydaddy (IRE) 7 G AVG John C McConnell 163 lbs 200/1 56 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - weakened after 4 out - tailed off after 3 out(op 125/1)
9th 9 Meadow Soprano (DEN) 6 M Poor John C McConnell 159 lbs 300/1 25 Didn't always jump with fluency - jumped left on occasions - always behind - weakening when mistake 4 out - soon tailed off(op 250/1)