2024-12-31 Punchestown 12:35
Punchestown

Your Free Entry Sponsored By Tote Ireland Beginners Chase

Distance: 2m7f209y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €7,670

Runners: 7

Winning time: 6m 50.90s (slow by 1m 0.30s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

7 Shannon Royale

J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:2/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - made virtually all - shaken up before 3 out - hard ridden and faced challenges before 2 out - kept on well(op 9/4)

2 2¼

3 High Class Hero

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:6/4F

Keen to post - prominent - not fluent 4th - briefly led from 12th - pressed winner going okay after 3 out - joined winner when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - kept on but no match for winner(op 6/5)

3 10 12¼

5 Loughglynn

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:9/2

Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - not fluent 9th - jumped slightly left 10th - headway and pressed leaders 4 out - challenging when jumped slightly right 2 out - weakening when not fluent and pecked on landing last(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

4 10 22¼

4 Jeel Des Mottes

J:Shane Fitzgerald T:M J Tynan

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:300/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 11th - mistake and pecked on landing 13th - weakening when hampered by faller 3 out(op 250/1)

5 15 37¼

6 Now Is The Hour

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:10/1

Held up in rear - brief headway 12th - nudged along after 4 out - hampered by faller 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 14/1)

6 18 55¼

1 Buachaillbocht

J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - dropped to last 12th - weakening when jumped slightly left 4 out - tailed off(tchd 25/1)

2 Grand Soir

J:Simon Torrens T:John C McConnell

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:16/1

Prominent - briefly disputed lead after 13th - pressed leaders and 2 lengths down when fell 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3

Tote place: €1.30 €1.50

Exacta: €6.30

Trifecta: €15.90

CSF: €5.35