Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
15:40
Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Wed, 01 May 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.60
Place: €1.80 €1.40 €3.70
Exacta: €10.80
Tricast: €85.08
Trifecta: €156.70
Non-Runners: Beau Walking (injured in transit), Tag Man (coughing)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Gorgeous Tom (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 166 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 4 out - joined leaders going okay before last - ridden and ran on run-in - led towards finish(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Mistergif (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | EvensF | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent on inner early - in touch with leaders after 3 out - headway when bit short of room to lead before last - soon joined and ridden - headed towards finish(op 10/11) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Antrim Coast (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 22/1 | 5 | Midfield - headway when bit short of room after 2 out - went modest third run-in(op 20/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Cleatus Poolaw (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 6th - prominent going okay after 3 out - bit short of room when reminders home turn - weakening when jumped slightly right last - lost third run-in(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Freemans Bay (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Sean Byrne | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - headway when bit short of room before last - kept on - not reach leaders(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Barry Lyndon (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dermot A McLoughlin | 166 lbs | 20/1 | 2 | Prominent - challenging after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Binge Worthy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Danny Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders when raced wide before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) | |
| 8th | 11 | Sempo (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 9 | Midfield - switched left and in touch with leaders before 2 out - weakened before last(op 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Don Chalant (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Patrick T Foley | 166 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Soon pressed leader - not fluent 3rd - challenging on inner after 2 out - briefly led home turn - weakened quickly before last - eased when not fluent last(op 33/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 10th | 15 | Lady Bluebird (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Eoghan Finegan
(7)lbs
|
Hugh Paul Finegan | 152 lbs | 80/1 | 4.75 | Raced wide - led narrowly - not fluent 3rd - jumped slightly left 3 out - faced challenges after 2 out - headed and weakened home turn(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) | |
| 11th | 14 | Zulu Mike (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | P J Rothwell | 160 lbs | 250/1 | 10 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - slightly hampered just after 5th - jumped slightly right 6th - weakened after 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 300/1) | ||
| 12th | 16 | Real Empire (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Shane Fenelon
(7)lbs
|
John Joseph Hanlon | 147 lbs | 300/1 | 43 | Didn't jump well - raced in last throughout - detached when weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 150/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | No Flies On Him (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | E J O'Grady | 166 lbs | 15/2 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear - mistake 2nd - slightly hampered just after 5th - switched left and raced wide when brief headway before 2 out - weakened quickly after 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | East India Express (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 166 lbs | 15/2 | - | In touch with leaders - midfield when pecked on landing and unseated 5th(op 13/2) |