Punchestown (IRE)
14:30
William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.30 Place: €1.10 €3.20 Exacta: €16.40 Trifecta: €24.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Elixir D'ainay (FR) N/A Good W P Mullins 166 lbs 4/5F Won Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - raced in second - pulled way into lead 3rd - faced challenge but going best before last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 6/4 tchd 8/11)
2nd 6 Whimsy (GB) 5 M AVG Anthony McCann 147 lbs 14/1 2.25 Took keen hold - raced in third - bumped then went second after 2 out - ridden and challenging before last - kept on well but no match for winner(op 11/1)
3rd 4 Tactical Affair (FR) 5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 9/4 7 Led - headed and raced in second 3rd - mistake 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon bumped rival and lost second - weakened before last - no match for first two(op 85/40 tchd 3/1)
4th 3 Micro Manage (IRE) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 9/2 14 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - outpaced after 2 out - went modest fourth approaching last(op 9/4)
5th 1 Action Motion (IRE) 5 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 163 lbs 50/1 9.5 In touch with leaders - weakened before last(tchd 40/1)
6th 5 Cruisin Susan (IRE) 7 M Poor J A Berry 152 lbs 66/1 36 Raced in last throughout - lost touch before 4th - tailed off when jumped slightly left and not fluent last(op 100/1)