Punchestown

Festival Hospitality Selling Fast Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f56y
Going: Heavy
Prize: €5,900
Runners: 17
Winning time: 5m 19.30s (slow by 51.80s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:95 SP:5/2F
Travelled strongly - midfield - in touch with leaders after 4th - prominent after 4 out - led after 2 out - went clear before last - ridden briefly run-in - eased towards finish - comfortably(op 7/2)
2 6
J:Niall Moore(7) T:M A Cahill
Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:95 SP:13/2
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 3rd - headway after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 8/1)
3 10½
J:Kevin Sexton T:James Andrew Fahey
Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:88 SP:12/1
Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ran on after last - never near to challenge(op 9/1)
4 12¾
J:Brian Hayes T:Ross O'Sullivan
Age:5 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:96 SP:20/1
Soon midfield - not fluent and slightly hampered when lost ground 3rd - headway and prominent before 3 out - no extra towards near side before last - weakened and lost third towards finish(tchd 18/1)
5 3 15¾
J:Gearoid Brouder(5) T:Charles O'Brien
Age:8 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:99 SP:5/1
Prominent - led after 2nd - disputed lead from 6th - headed after 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 9/2)
6 18¼
J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins
Age:8 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:79 SP:20/1
Led early - wandered on approach 1st - prominent after 2nd - hit 4 out - challenging home turn - weakening when jumped slightly left last(op 14/1)
7 ¾ 19
J:Mr L Burke-Ott(7) T:Michael Winters
Age:7 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:95 SP:14/1
Held up in rear - not fluent and hampered 3rd - in touch with leaders on near side of group before 3 out - reminder after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 18/1)
8 2 21
J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Thomas P O'Connor
Age:8 Weight:10st 8lbs
OR:80 SP:40/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - soon prominent - in touch with leaders after 3rd - weakened after 2 out(op 50/1)
9 nk 21¼
J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner
Age:7 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:83 SP:20/1
Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - some headway after 2 out - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
10 23¾
J:James Smith(5) T:Matthew J Smith
Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:96 SP:11/1
Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - kept on(op 12/1)
11 32¼
J:Liam McKenna(5) T:C A Murphy
Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:100 SP:13/2
In touch with leaders - midfield after 3rd - weakened after 2 out
12 18 50¼
J:Mr M E McCrory(7) T:Noel C Kelly
Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:86 SP:12/1
Midfield early - prominent before 4th - not fluent 7th - weakened before 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 14/1)
13 19 69¼
J:Benjamin P Kennedy(7) T:Thomas P O'Connor
Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:87 SP:80/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield - mistake 7th - towards rear when reminder and weakened after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1)
14 2 71¼
J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley
Age:7 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:84 SP:66/1
Soon prominent - weakened on inner before 3 out(op 50/1)
PU
J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Michael J McDonagh
Age:6 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:83 SP:20/1
Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead from 6th - raced in second when weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
PU
J:Michael O'Sullivan T:M F O'Dowd
Age:9 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:79 SP:16/1
Midfield - mistake and pecked on landing 3rd - soon dropped to rear - eased and detached when pulled up before 4th (jockey said mare lost her action after jumping the third hurdle)
PU
J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell
Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:85 SP:33/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake and lost ground 3rd - soon dropped to rear and pulled up(op 20/1)
NR
jockey silk Fanoir
J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer
Age:10 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:84 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Mywayorthehighway
J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell
Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:87 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Dolly Watkins
J:Simon Torrens T:Aidan Anthony Howard
Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:85 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Klassman
J:Donagh Meyler T:Shane Nolan
Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:82 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3.70
Tote place: €1.50 €1.90 €3
Exacta: €19.60
Trifecta: €361.40
Tricast: €185.69
CSF: €19.24