Punchestown (IRE)
17:00
William Hill Proper Betting Handicap (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 Distance: 1m1f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €11 Place: €2.90 €1.40 €3.20 Exacta: €46.80 Tricast: €306.57 Trifecta: €618
Non-Runners: Dark Treat (coughing), Designer Cailin (reserve), Hopkins (reserve), It's A Gamble (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Kampala Beach (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Rockbury Lad (GB) 6 G Poor M D O'Callaghan 134 lbs 9/1 Won Slowly into stride - in rear - steady headway going easily from 3f out - pressed leaders when bit short of room and nudged along inside final furlong - ridden briefly and ran on to lead towards finish - pushed out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
2nd 2 Church Mountain (IRE) 7 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 136 lbs 7/2F 1.25 Midfield - headway under 3f out - prominent when switched right 1f out - kept on well against far rail and went second towards finish(op 5/2)
3rd 8 Skontonovski (GB) 7 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 130 lbs 9/1 0.3 Midfield - in touch with leaders 3f out - raced wide home turn - challenging on near side of group over 1f out - soon led - headed and lost second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
4th 1 Lady Arwen (GB) 5 M Poor Conor O'Dwyer 137 lbs 4/1 .75 Prominent - led going okay under 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 7/1)
5th 13 Leviosa (IRE) 7 M Poor Seamus Fahey 124 lbs 25/1 .75 In touch with leaders - prominent over 2f out - briefly disputed lead over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 20/1)
6th 10 Dazzling Spirit (IRE) 7 M AVG Mrs Denise Foster 120 lbs 12/1 2.25 Slowly away - raced in last - headway 3f out - towards rear when switched left under 2f out - ran on towards near side from over 1f out - nearest finish(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 6 Roderick (GB) 9 G Poor C Moore 122 lbs 28/1 0.3 Reluctant to load - slightly awkward start - soon midfield - brief headway when jockey dropped whip over 1f out - kept on but no impression final furlong(op 33/1)
8th 11 Adhuil (IRE) 5 G Poor Aidan Anthony Howard 115 lbs 20/1 1.75 Towards rear - dropped to last when outpaced 3f out - switched left and headway from over 1f out - kept on(op 11/1)
9th 5 Harseva (IRE) 5 M Poor Gerard Keane 133 lbs 8/1 0.2 Started quickly - soon pressed leader - led narrowly from over 3f out - headed and weakened gradually from under 2f out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
10th 9 Marians Gal (IRE) 5 M Poor Kevin Michael Smith 129 lbs 22/1 1.5 Midfield - brief headway over 2f out - weakened from under 2f out(op 20/1)
11th 7 Tartaraghan (IRE) 4 F Poor John C McConnell 128 lbs 10/1 4.5 Pushed along briefly - soon led - headed and prominent over 3f out - weakened from under 2f out(tchd 11/1)
12th 4 Jarvis Brook (IRE) 4 G Poor Paul Nolan 136 lbs 9/2 19 Prominent - outpaced and lost position when reminders from 3f out - soon weakened - dropped to last when eased inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)