Punchestown (IRE)
15:45
John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2025 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.30 Place: €1.40 €1.30 €9.10 Exacta: €9.90 Trifecta: €226.80
Non-Runners: Bob The Builder (other), Larkfield Lidaho (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Joli Travail (FR) 6 G Elite W P Mullins 159 lbs 2/1F Won Made virtually all - led 1st - not fluent 3 out - 5 lengths ahead when pecked on landing last - ran on well run-in - reduced lead towards finish(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)
2nd 17 William Butler (IRE) 5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 3/1 - Disputed lead - prominent 1st - not fluent 5 out - went second after 2 out - outpaced approaching last - rallied run-in - kept on(op 10/3)
3rd 3 Coded Welder (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul Mulligan 161 lbs 28/1 - Towards rear - midfield when jumped right 5th - in touch with leaders 4 out - mistake 2 out - soon went third - no extra approaching last(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
4th 9 Ludovico Sforza (IRE) 7 G Poor Jonathan Sweeney 166 lbs 6/1 - Early mistakes - midfield - towards rear 3 out - soon headway - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
5th 12 Sporting Glance (FR) 6 G AVG Cian Collins 166 lbs 6/1 - Soon prominent - not fluent 5 out - lost second and weakened gradually after 2 out(op 10/1)
6th 15 Tippawan Haa (IRE) 6 G Poor Terence O'Brien 161 lbs 40/1 - Towards rear - midfield after 3 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - no extra when not fluent last - lost two places run-in(tchd 28/1)
7th 10 Mister Frostie (IRE) 6 G Poor C A McBratney 166 lbs 33/1 - Midfield - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 1 Barnwick (IRE) 7 G Poor D E Fitzgerald 163 lbs 80/1 - Detached in rear - stayed on after 2 out - never on terms
9th 4 Iceteem Flechois (FR) 7 G Poor Michael C Griffin 161 lbs 125/1 - Never better than midfield - not fluent 8th - not fluent 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
10th 5 Jazz De Cotte (FR) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 3/1 - Disputed lead - prominent 1st - not fluent 5 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 5/2)
11th 6 Jetovango (IRE) 6 G Poor Daniel William O'Sullivan 166 lbs 80/1 - Midfield - not fluent 7th - clipped heels and weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
12th 11 North Account (IRE) 5 G Poor C A McBratney 159 lbs 250/1 - Always behind - detached 4 out - tailed off(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
13th 14 Tinking Man (IRE) 5 G Poor Eoin Christopher McCarthy 161 lbs 125/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - mistake 6th - dropped to midfield 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung badly left)(op 50/1)
PU 16 Twelve Tribes (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 166 lbs 300/1 - Midfield - dropped to rear 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last(op 125/1)
PU 13 Stickman (IRE) 7 G Poor Donncha Duggan 166 lbs 33/1 - Towards rear - not fluent 7th - midfield 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)