Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
17:25
Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Wed, 01 May 2024
Distance: 3m1f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.20
Place: €1.30 €1.10 €2
Exacta: €7.70
Tricast: €17.06
Trifecta: €29.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Fastorslow (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Martin Brassil | 164 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - went second before 4th - led on inner 3 out - going best and clear after 2 out - ridden briefly after last - eased final strides - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Galopin Des Champs (FR) | 9 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 1/2F | 1.25 | Didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly early - raced in second before 2nd - lost second but prominent before 4th - pushed along after 3 out - switched right before 2 out - ridden when went second before last - kept on but no match for winner(op 4/9) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Hewick (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | John Joseph Hanlon | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent when pushed along and raced wide after 3 out - keeping on when bumped rival last - went third and kept on run-in - no match for first two(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Gentlemansgame (GB) | 9 G | AVG | M F Morris | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent on inner from 3 out - carried right and hampered before 2 out - not fluent and lost position 2 out - kept on after last - went fourth towards finish(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Appreciate It (IRE) | 10 G | Good | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Jumped left on occasions - towards rear - headway when raced wide after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - briefly went third last - weakened run-in(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Conflated (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 4 | Jumped left - prominent - led before 2nd - headed but prominent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakening when bumped last(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Journey With Me (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 33/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent 2 out - weakening when not fluent last | ||
| 8th | 2 | Capodanno (FR) | 8 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 33/1 | 32 | Never better than midfield - not fluent 6th - weakening when mistake 3 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Corach Rambler (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 164 lbs | 18/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - detached when pecked on landing and pushed along briefly 12th - reminders after 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out - never going well(op 16/1) |