Punchestown (IRE)
12:48
50 000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €17.30 Place: €3.60 €2.60 €1.02 Exacta: €107.70 Trifecta: €401
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 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 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