Punchestown (IRE) Races

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Punchestown (IRE)

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50 000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div II)

Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf

Win: €2.50 Place: €1.10 €1.10 €2.80 Exacta: €5.40 Trifecta: €27.20

Non-Runners: San Aer (ran yesterday), Underhercontrol (coughing), Welcome Aboard (ran yesterday)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m½f 2m 2m	1st	#8Runcok (FR) Made all - clear 4 out - awkward jump 3 out - pushed along and reduced lead approaching last - pushed out and kept on well run-in (jockey said gelding hung both ways at times during the race)(op 7/4 tchd 5/4)	4 G	AVG	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	158 lbs	6/4F	Won	2m 2m 2m 2m½f 2m2f
-	2nd	#6Grey Pharoh (IRE) Raced in second and clear with one other throughout - headway approaching last - not fluent last - no impression towards finish(op 10/3)	5 G	Poor	Danny Gilligan	Gordon Elliott	158 lbs	7/4	1.5	-
1m2f 1m 1m2½f 1m4f 2m	3rd	#5Free Flow (USA) Midfield - headway from 2 out - not fluent last - ran on and went modest third run-in - no match for first two(op 13/2)	5 G	Poor	Donagh Meyler	Ross O'Sullivan	158 lbs	12/1	25	1m7½f 2m4½f 2m 2m 2m
2m 2m	4th	#7Lambay Island (IRE) Raced in fourth behind clear leaders - outpaced after 2 out - kept on and went remote fourth run-in(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)	4 G	Poor	Darragh O'Keeffe	Henry De Bromhead	158 lbs	7/1	1.25	2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m 2m 2m4½f 2m 2m4f	5th	#4Fortunate Lighting (IRE) Midfield - some headway 2 out - kept on from last - never near to challenge(op 11/1 tchd 25/1)	7 M	AVG	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	159 lbs	22/1	.5	2m4½f 2m3f 2m1½f 2m5f 2m6f
1m2½f 1m4f 1m2½f 2m 2m1f	6th	#1Come On The Lads (IRE) Raced in third behind clear leaders - headway 3rd - outpaced after 2 out - weakened from last(op 7/2)	4 G	AVG	Keith Donoghue	Gavin Cromwell	166 lbs	6/1	1	2m1f 2m½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m1f
2m½f 2m2½f 2m2½f	7th	#2High Court Cave (IRE) Towards rear - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 22/1 tchd 40/1)	5 G	AVG	Jody McGarvey	Noel C Kelly	166 lbs	33/1	15	2m 2m6f 2m2f
2m 2m 2m4f	8th	#12Regards To Rose (IRE) Never better than midfield(op 50/1)	5 M	AVG	G B Noonan (5)lbs	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	146 lbs	66/1	2.75	2m6½f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m7f 2m4f
1m7½f 2m 2m	9th	#13Spread Your Wings (IRE) Towards rear throughout(op 33/1)	4 F	Poor	Peter Smithers (7)lbs	Padraig Roche	144 lbs	40/1	6	2m
2m1f 2m 2m	10th	#10Vallon Du Plessis (FR) Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - tailed off(op 300/1)	5 G	Poor	Ivan Ryan (7)lbs	Tom Dreaper	151 lbs	200/1	25	2m3½f
2m1f 2m 2m	11th	#9Summer Is Here (IRE) Towards rear throughout - tailed off(op 250/1 tchd 150/1)	5 G	Poor	Dylan Robinson	P J Rothwell	158 lbs	300/1	7	-