2025-02-03 Punchestown 15:05
Punchestown

Ladbrokes Play '1 - 2 - Free' On Football Novice Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f92y

Going: Heavy

Prize: €9,440

Runners: 7

Winning time: 5m 17.08s

Age: 4yo+

Class:

9 Duffys Hodey

J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell

Age:8 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:103 SP:7/2

Travelled strongly - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - headway 2 out - went second going okay approaching last - led and ran on from last - won going away - comfortably(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)

2 7

1 Balko d'Ange

J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:122 SP:9/4F

Took keen hold - soon led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent when not fluent 4th - led again after 5th - bad mistake when headed last - no extra run-in(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

3 1¾ 8¾

7 Duke Silver

J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:106 SP:11/2

In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - headway when not fluent 3 out - went second before 2 out - lost second when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 9/2)

4 1¼ 10

3 The Story So Far

J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:120 SP:7/1

Prominent and briefly disputed lead early - not fluent 2nd - led narrowly 4th - raced in second after 5th - not fluent 7th - lost second and outpaced before 2 out - dropped to rear after 2 out - kept on after last - went fourth final strides(op 8/1 tchd 11/2 and 9/1)

5 shd 10

5 Jacovec Cavern

J:Danny Mullins T:Paul Hennessy

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:117 SP:11/1

In rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - soon headway on inner - switched left and bit short of room before last - mistake last - went fourth but no extra run-in - lost fourth final strides(op 9/1)

6 3 13

4 Butcher Hollow

J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Cooper

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:118 SP:15/2

Prominent - not fluent 1st - joined leaders after 3rd - not fluent 5th - weakened approaching last(tchd 7/1 and 10/1)

7 6 19

6 Birmingham Alabama

J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:113 SP:5/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out (jockey said mare didn't handle the ground)(tchd 9/2)

Dumb Love

J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Gerard O'Leary

Age:5 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:106 SP: -

Jacob's Ladder

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:122 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4.60

Tote place: €2 €1.80

Exacta: €11.80

Trifecta: €51.90

Tricast: €42.37

CSF: €12.75