Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
13:15
Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2023
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.90
Place: €2.50 €1.90
Exacta: €17
Tricast: €83.94
Trifecta: €78.70
Non-Runners: Soldier Of Honour (allergy)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Clonmeen (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | William P Murphy | 158 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Took keen hold - in rear - in touch with leaders before 10th - prominent when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and went second - ran on towards finish - led final stride(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Kings Halo (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | James Daniel Dullea | 145 lbs | 11/4F | 0.2 | Led at steady pace - faced challenge when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - jumped slightly right last - kept on well but headed final stride(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Where It All Began (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 8/1 | 10 | In touch with leaders - pressed leader after 3rd - challenging 2 out - soon lost second - weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Chosen Diamond (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Edward Cawley | 147 lbs | 7/2 | 1.75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent 3rd - pressed leaders when mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | The Big Galloper (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | C Byrnes | 158 lbs | 28/1 | 44 | Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - mistake and dropped to rear when jockey lost iron briefly 1st - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Tucson Train (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Thomas Mullins | 153 lbs | 11/1 | 7.5 | Pressed leader early - prominent after 3rd - dropped to rear when not fluent 9th - not fluent 13th - struggling after 5 out - weakened 3 out - mistake 2 out - tailed off when mistake last - blood in nostrils (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Silver King (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Oliver McKiernan | 151 lbs | 3/1 | - | Pulled hard - raced in last - brief headway when unseated 1st(op 9/2) |