Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
14:35
Tote's Cheers To 2024 Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.34
Place: €1.50 €2.30 €13.50
Exacta: €30.20
Tricast: €1161.99
Trifecta: €1440.90
Non-Runners: Ballywilliam Boy (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Farmers Lodge (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Barry Connell | 166 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Prominent on inner - bit short of room going okay after 2 out - switched left and nudged along home turn - soon in the clear going best - led approaching last - pushed out and clear run-in - eased towards finish - comfortably(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Stormbreaker (GB) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 8/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - mistake and dropped to last when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss 6th - towards rear when headway after 3 out - went second when ridden after last - kept on well (jockey said gelding either took a false step or struck into himself and lost his position after jumping 2nd hurdle past stands but was sound so he continued on)(op 7/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Marelly (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mr E M O'Sullivan
(7)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 141 lbs | 50/1 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent after 2 out - weakened after last - no match for first two(tchd 40/1) | |
| 4th | 13 | Queen Nel (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | E D Delany | 144 lbs | 6/1 | 5 | In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 2 out - ran on after last - went modest fourth final strides(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Away To Milan (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | P J Rothwell | 146 lbs | 13/2 | .5 | Jumped left on occasions - led - disputed lead after 6th - pressed leader before 4 out - joined leader 3 out - led again home turn - headed and weakened approaching last - lost fourth final strides(op 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | I A Connect (IRE) | 10 G | AVG |
Miss T Quail
(7)lbs
|
Miss Evanna McCutcheon | 153 lbs | 66/1 | 5 | Pressed leader - disputed lead after 6th - led when pecked on landing 4 out - joined 3 out - headed home turn - weakened before last(tchd 80/1) | |
| 7th | 4 | Your Honor (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Gavin Brouder
(3)lbs
|
J A Nash | 158 lbs | 25/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - weakened before last(op 33/1) | |
| 8th | 7 | Semblance Of Order (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | A Oliver | 157 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Midfield - headway and prominent 3 out - weakened before last(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Getaway Charlie (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Mr D Doyle
(7)lbs
|
Timothy Doyle | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 12 | In rear throughout(op 22/1) | |
| 10th | 9 | In For The Night (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Desmond McDonogh | 149 lbs | 11/2 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - never better than midfield - weakened before last - dropped to rear when tired jump last(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Wajaaha (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
Patrick J McKenna | 151 lbs | 40/1 | - | Soon towards rear - brief headway before 3 out - weakened after 2 out - pulled up after last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | The Nagger Reidy (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Stephen Gerard Carey | 149 lbs | 11/4F | - | Midfield - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 5th - towards rear when bad mistake 3 out - unseated just after 3 out |