Punchestown (IRE)
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Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €10.80 Place: €3.40 €2.40 €9.70 Exacta: €62.20 Tricast: €941.86 Trifecta: €1331.50
Non-Runners: Jacenry (unsuitable ground), Mythical Times (unsuitable ground), Oneforgonzo (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 15 Silent Flight (IRE) 9 G Poor Philip M Byrne 159 lbs 17/2 Won Towards rear - pushed along and outpaced after 2 out - good headway and went second last - ridden and led inside final 110yds - won going away(op 10/1)
2nd 10 Moonlight Getaway (IRE) 8 G Poor Donal Hassett 161 lbs 100/30F 3.25 In touch with leaders on inner - steady headway halfway - not fluent 7th - led 2 out - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
3rd 2 Balum (IRE) 7 M AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 159 lbs 33/1 1.25 Took keen hold - prominent - led on outer after 1st - not fluent 3rd - headed 2 out - lost second when stumbled last - soon no extra(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
4th 3 Knockbrack Rambler (IRE) 8 G AVG Brendan Maurice Walsh 166 lbs 14/1 11 Towards rear on inner - hit 3rd - headway and prominent 2 out - weakened before last(op 6/1)
5th 12 Glenabo Bridge (IRE) 13 G Poor Oliver McKiernan 152 lbs 14/1 .75 Towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway into midfield and raced wide halfway - hard ridden and edged right after 2 out - weakened before last(op 12/1)
6th 1 Gold Haven (IRE) 7 M Poor Paul W Flynn 163 lbs 4/1 2.5 Prominent - hit 3 out - weakened on turn before last(op 9/2)
7th 13 Joe's Turn (IRE) 9 G AVG R P Rath 159 lbs 33/1 14 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway and prominent when hit 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 50/1)
8th 5 Verbal Sparring (IRE) 5 G Poor Desmond McDonogh 166 lbs 14/1 1.25 Took keen hold - didn't jump well - towards rear - brief headway after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 16/1)
9th 4 Quornofamonday (IRE) 7 G Poor J P Dempsey 166 lbs 7/2 41 Towards rear - steady headway into midfield halfway - weakening when not fluent 2 out - eased before last (vet said gelding had a small skin wound on his left fore lower cannon)
10th 16 Clyde The Glide (IRE) 7 G Poor Patrick G Kelly 152 lbs 125/1 24 Led - headed and raced in second after 1st - lost position before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 100/1)
11th 14 Johnny Cakes (FR) 6 G Poor P J Rothwell 152 lbs 66/1 2.5 Always behind - lost touch 3 out(op 28/1)
99th 9 Little Token (IRE) 9 M Poor J P O'Keeffe 158 lbs 22/1 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before last
99th 7 Brownstone (IRE) 8 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 161 lbs 11/2 - Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 5/1)
99th 6 Portnacoo (IRE) 6 G AVG Jamie Albert Sloan 160 lbs 25/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders on outer - weakened 3 out - pulled up before last(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)