50 000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Castleheath (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Ciaran Murphy | 161 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - led - raced in second after 5th - led again from 2 out - faced challenge when ridden before last - ran on - won going away(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Ephesus (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 161 lbs | 11/1 | 5.5 | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - kept on but no chance with winner after last - went second towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 13/2 and 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Money Dancer (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Noel Meade | 154 lbs | 5/6F | .5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield early - slow jump and lost ground 3rd - headway before 3 out - went second going okay after 2 out - challenging going best before last - ridden and weakened run-in - lost second towards finish(op 11/10 tchd 5/4) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Sundance Sioux (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Cian Hughes | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent after 2 out - not fluent and pecked on landing last - no extra run-in(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Chortal (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - slightly hampered after last - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | J'envoievalserenki (FR) | 3 G | Poor | Paul Nolan | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 3 | Midfield early - not fluent 1st - hampered when hit rail and dropped to rear before 2nd - headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - mistake last - no extra run-in(op 125/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Last Kingdom (FR) | 4 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 11/4 | 6 | In touch with leaders - midfield after 4 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 9/5) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Aswellasabentley (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Liam Lennon | 161 lbs | 150/1 | 3.75 | Held up in rear - some headway when bit short of room after 2 out - kept on(op 200/1 tchd 125/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Ballyearl (FR) | 3 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - pressed winner - led after 5th - pecked on landing when headed from 2 out - soon weakened - bad mistake last(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Stone Forest (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Eoin Doyle | 161 lbs | 300/1 | 3.25 | Didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear - pushed along briefly soon after start - brief headway when mistake 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 200/1) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Stiltellinemnuttin (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Michael Mulvany | 154 lbs | 300/1 | .5 | Prominent - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 200/1) | ||
| 12th | 8 | Powerful (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 161 lbs | 11/1 | 4 | Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency(op 22/1) | ||
| 13th | 12 | Pepper Noir (IRE) | 4 F | AVG |
Alex Harvey
(5)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 149 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - weakened after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 14th | 13 | Saxon Land (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Tiernan Power Roche
(7)lbs
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Ciaran Murphy | 147 lbs | 150/1 | 21 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - reminders after 2nd - weakened after 3 out - tailed off after 2 out |
Punchestown (IRE) Races