2025-01-13 Punchestown 14:18
Punchestown

Festival 2025 Hospitality Selling Fast Novice Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f122y

Going: Soft

Prize: €6,785

Runners: 10

Winning time: 5m 21.08s

Age: 4yo+

Class:

2 Birmingham Alabama

J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:105 SP:9/4F

Sweating - pressed leader - joined leader when left in lead 2 out - ridden after last - kept on well when reduced lead towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

2 1

3 Lehaunstown

J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:105 SP:13/2

Jumped left on occasions - prominent - left in second 2 out - soon pushed along - ridden and kept on well after last(op 4/1)

3 10 11

8 The Lucky Lobster

J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:92 SP:7/1

Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out - went third after 2 out - no extra before last - no match for first two(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)

4 ½ 11½

10 Avandra

J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell

Age:5 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:84 SP:10/1

Held up in last - headway from 7th - hampered by faller 2 out - went modest fourth when not fluent last - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)

5 ½ 12

11 Realtin Lonrach

J:Michael O'Sullivan T:M F O'Dowd

Age:9 Weight:10st 1lbs

OR:80 SP:25/1

In touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 5th - headway when hampered by faller 2 out - kept on(tchd 22/1 and 28/1)

6 4½ 16½

6 Pebble Bleu

J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Colin Motherway

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:95 SP:4/1

Took keen hold - midfield early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - not fluent 4th - led when increased tempo after 6th - headed after 3 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/2)

7 13 29½

4 Backonthegoagain

J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Colin Bowe

Age:7 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:102 SP:33/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - soon midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 40/1)

8 3¼ 32¾

7 Ain't No Sunshine

J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan

Age:9 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:93 SP:40/1

Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear and no impression after 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1)

9 19 51¾

5 Gringo d'Ainay

J:Brian Hayes T:John Queally

Age:9 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:98 SP:8/1

Towards rear early - midfield from 4th - weakening when jumped slightly left 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)

9 Wendell's Lass

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney

Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:88 SP:6/1

Led at slow pace - headed after 6th - led again after 3 out - joined when fell 2 out(tchd 5/1)

Beggars Rock

J:NON-RUNNER T:Declan Queally

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:105 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3.25

Tote place: €1.10 €2.60 €2.10

Exacta: €18.20

Trifecta: €62.70

Tricast: €91.91

CSF: €18.04