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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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f
1st
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)
6 G Elite
W P Mullins 159 lbs 2/1F Won
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2m 2m 3m 3m1f
2nd
Disputed lead - prominent 1st - not fluent 5 out - went second after 2 out - outpaced approaching last - rallied run-in - kept on(op 10/3)
5 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 3/1 2.5
3m½f 3m½f 2m6f 2m7½f
2m2f
3rd
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)
6 G Poor
Paul Mulligan 161 lbs 28/1 6.5
2m4½f 2m6f 2m6f 2m 2m4f
-
4th
Early mistakes - midfield - towards rear 3 out - soon headway - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
7 G Poor
Jonathan Sweeney 166 lbs 6/1 5
-
2m2f 2m1f 2m4f 2m4f
5th
Soon prominent - not fluent 5 out - lost second and weakened gradually after 2 out(op 10/1)
6 G AVG
Cian Collins 166 lbs 6/1 5
2m6f 2m6½f 2m5½f 2m6½f 3m
-
6th
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)
6 G Poor
Terence O'Brien 161 lbs 40/1 .5
2m4½f 2m2½f 2m2½f
2m4f 2m6½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m6f
7th
Midfield - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
6 G Poor
C A McBratney 166 lbs 33/1 6.5
-
2m
8th
Detached in rear - stayed on after 2 out - never on terms
7 G Poor
D E Fitzgerald 163 lbs 80/1 1
-
2m½f
9th
Never better than midfield - not fluent 8th - not fluent 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
7 G Poor
Michael C Griffin 161 lbs 125/1 1.5
-
2m 2m4½f 2m 2m3f
10th
Disputed lead - prominent 1st - not fluent 5 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 5/2)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 3/1 1.75
2m6f 2m7½f 2m4f
-
11th
Midfield - not fluent 7th - clipped heels and weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
6 G Poor
Daniel William O'Sullivan 166 lbs 80/1 51
3m½f 2m3f 2m6½f
2m1½f 2m3f
12th
Always behind - detached 4 out - tailed off(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
5 G Poor
C A McBratney 159 lbs 250/1 51
-
2m4½f
13th
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)
5 G Poor
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 161 lbs 125/1 22
2m2½f 2m½f 2m2f 2m7f
2m 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4f
99th
Midfield - dropped to rear 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last(op 125/1)
7 G Poor
John C McConnell 166 lbs 300/1 -
-
2m4½f 2m 2m 2m1f
99th
Towards rear - not fluent 7th - midfield 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
7 G Poor
Donncha Duggan 166 lbs 33/1 -
3m½f