Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
18:35
Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Fri, 03 May 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €1.20
Place: €1.10 €3
Exacta: €3.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Ballyburn (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 1/5F | Won | Took keen hold - raced in second - not fluent 2 out - pressed leader when pushed along home turn - led and went clear before last - ridden briefly run-in - pushed out - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Jetara (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 3.25 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - headway going okay 3 out - prominent on inner after 2 out - bit short of room when switched left and went second before last - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Predators Gold (FR) | 4 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 10 | Pressed leaders - ridden and outpaced before last - steadied when mistake last - no match for first two(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Mirazur West (IRE) | 7 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 25/1 | 5.5 | Led - headed and weakened before last(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Jimmy Du Seuil (FR) | 6 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 34 | In rear throughout - weakened after 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Staffordshire Knot (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 25/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - jumped slightly right and reminder 1st - lost position when outpaced after 3 out - dropped to last and detached when jumped badly right 2 out - soon pulled up(tchd 28/1) |