Punchestown (IRE)
16:10
Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5.80 Place: €2.40 €1.80 €3.80 Exacta: €19 Tricast: €92.75 Trifecta: €173.60
Non-Runners: Awakino (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway from 2 out - went second but 4 lengths down last - ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish(op 6/1)
6 G Poor P J Rothwell 141 lbs 4/1 Won
2nd
Led - not fluent 4th - clear with one other 5th - not fluent 2 out - pushed along and 4 lengths ahead approaching last - ridden out and much reduced lead run-in - headed towards finish(op 4/1)
6 G Poor Cian Collins 159 lbs 9/4F 1.5
3rd
Prominent throughout - outpaced after 2 out - ran on and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
9 G AVG Mark Michael McNiff 148 lbs 10/1 8
4th
In touch with leaders on inner - disputing third halfway - chased clear leader home turn - weakened from last(op 9/1)
7 G Poor R K Watson 149 lbs 11/1 2.5
5th
In touch with leaders - soon prominent - outpaced after 2 out(tchd 17/2)
9 G Poor John C McConnell 146 lbs 10/1 4.5
6th
Held up in rear - headway from 3 out - bit short of room on inner after 2 out - ran on from last - never on terms(op 20/1)
5 M AVG Martin Brassil 154 lbs 40/1 .75
7th
Prominent - soon went second - not fluent 3rd - clear with one other 5th - weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
6 G Poor Seamus Neville 149 lbs 20/1 .75
8th
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 2 out - kept on - never near to challenge(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
7 G Poor W M Roper 146 lbs 40/1 .5
9th
Midfield - brief headway before 2 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding lost his left hind shoe but was otherwise post race normal)(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
8 G Poor Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 100/30 11
10th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 2 out - soon no impression(op 11/1)
9 G Poor Philip M Byrne 160 lbs 8/1 3.25
11th
Never better than midfield - no extra from 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
5 G Poor Donal Kinsella 163 lbs 50/1 1.5
12th
Towards rear throughout(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
8 G AVG David Harry Kelly 158 lbs 22/1 25
13th
Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders 3rd - weakened 4 out(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
11 G Poor F Costello 137 lbs 100/1 6.5
14th
Never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out(op 28/1)
5 M Poor K A Heffernan 144 lbs 150/1 3
15th
Never better than midfield - towards rear halfway - detached after 3 out - tailed off(op 12/1)
7 M Poor Sean Aherne 143 lbs 50/1 61