Punchestown (IRE)
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Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5 Place: €1.90 €1.40 Exacta: €15 Trifecta: €39.90
Non-Runners: Maxios Prime (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Slurricane (IRE) 4 G AVG Ross O'Sullivan 154 lbs 4/1 Won Raced in third - headway approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on(op 5/2)
2nd 3 Out For A Stroll (IRE) 3 F AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 158 lbs 5/2J 1.25 Raced in second and pressed leader - not fluent 4 out - led approaching last - pecked on landing last - soon headed - kept on
3rd 1 Total Look (FR) 4 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 169 lbs 3/1 .75 Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in fourth - lost position and dropped to rear 3 out - headway approaching last - went third just after last - kept on well (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey stated that his instructions were to follow the leaders and in the race his jumping was only ok and he was losing ground at hurdles; he went on the ground but was changing his legs and put down at some hurdles; he didn't pick up in the straight and jumped the last high; trainer confirmed instructions and expressed his satisfaction with ride given - he felt gelding's jumping needs to improve and had no fixed future plan.; vet said gelding was found to be coughing post race and had also lost a near fore shoe; stewards noted the explanations offered)(op 9/2)
4th 5 Lakota Blue (FR) 3 G Poor Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 5/2J 11 Led narrowly - headed approaching last - soon lost position then weakened
5th 4 Space Warrior (IRE) 4 G Poor Thomas Mullins 157 lbs 40/1 1.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway before 3 out - weakened gradually approaching last(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
6th 6 Bid Up (IRE) 3 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 150 lbs 14/1 16 Held up in rear - nudged along after 3 out - never near to challenge(op 20/1 tchd 11/1)