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Punchestown Party @ Festival 2024 Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €3.80 Place: €1.40 €10.40 €1.90 Exacta: €162.30 Tricast: €547.42 Trifecta: €956.10
Non-Runners: Majestic Design (vet's advice), Wanchu Bach (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m 2m 2m
1st
Travelled strongly - towards rear - headway 4 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - joined leaders going easily after 2 out - led before last - stayed on - easily (trainer said that the step up in trip in his opinion attributed to gelding's apparent improvement in form)(op 3/1)
6 G AVG
J T R Dreaper 167 lbs 16/5F Won
2m5f 3m½f 2m 2m3½f 3m½f
2m 2m5½f 2m4f 2m7½f 2m4f
2nd
Held up in rear - headway when raced wide before 3 out - joined leaders going okay after 2 out - ridden and kept on well but no chance with winner after last(op 25/1)
11 M Poor
Hugh Paul Finegan 151 lbs 33/1 2.5
2m6f 3m½f 2m6½f 2m1½f 2m4f
2m5f 2m5f 2m5f 3m½f 2m5f
3rd
Towards rear - headway when pushed along briefly before 4 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - briefly disputed lead after 2 out - weakened before last(op 7/2)
8 G Poor
Shane Nolan 168 lbs 5/1 11
3m1f 2m4f 2m5f 2m3f 2m4f
3m1½f 2m6f 2m½f 3m1f 3m
4th
Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - led from 2nd - joined after 6th - headed when weakened before last(op 5/1)
7 G Poor
Norman Lee 147 lbs 7/2 7
2m6½f 3m½f 2m7½f 2m 3m2f
2m5½f 2m1f 2m4f 3m 2m½f
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - kept on but no impression before last(op 50/1)
6 M Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 147 lbs 80/1 17
2m3f
2m7f 2m6f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m7f
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent early - in touch with leaders when mistake 4 out - outpaced 2 out - soon no impression(op 12/1)
9 M Poor
Garrett James Power 163 lbs 11/1 1.25
3m1f
2m6f 2m6½f 3m½f 2m5f 2m3½f
7th
Soon midfield - mistake 5th - headway after 4 out - joined leader after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 8/1)
9 G AVG
Patrick G Kelly 158 lbs 6/1 3.75
2m6½f 2m6½f
2m4f 2m5f 2m5f 2m4f 2m7f
8th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - dropped to rear when switched right after 4 out - no impression after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
10 M Poor
Ms M Flynn 147 lbs 28/1 12
2m6½f 3m 2m6f 2m4½f 2m2½f
2m4f 2m 2m6f 2m 2m5f
9th
In touch with leaders - joined leader after 6th - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 14/1)
8 G Poor
James Andrew Fahey 158 lbs 12/1 2.25
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 3m½f
2m4½f 3m1½f 2m4f 3m 3m
99th
Prominent and briefly disputed lead early - dropped to midfield after 6th - towards rear after 8th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before last(op 9/1)
8 G Poor
John C McConnell 166 lbs 10/1 -
3m1f 3m1f 3m 3m
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m 2m4f 2m5f
99th
Prominent - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear when pulled up before last(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
8 G Poor
James Joseph Mangan 164 lbs 11/2 -
2m4½f 2m6f 2m4½f 3m 2m7½f
2m 2m3½f 2m 2m 2m
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - mistake 7th - mistake 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last(op 50/1)
6 G Poor
P J Rothwell 160 lbs 66/1 -
2m4f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4f