2025-02-20 Punchestown 15:55
Punchestown

Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f30y

Going: Soft

Prize: €7,080

Runners: 21

Winning time: 5m 18.50s (slow by 52.50s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

2 Cardcounter

J: Sam Ewing T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

Prominent - disputed lead 2 out - soon pushed along - lost position briefly before last - ridden and led clearly run-in - stayed on and won going away(op 11/1)

2 5½

4 Dr Eggman

J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:11/10F

Led - joined 4th - lost position briefly when mistake 2 out - lost position run-in - soon no extra(op 8/11 tchd 5/4)

3 ½ 6

3 Champagne Kid

J: Patrick M O'Brien(7) T: P E Collins

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:4/1

Prominent - pecked on landing 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - lost position just after last - soon no extra(op 11/1)

4 19 25

18 Sarandon

J: Liam McKenna(5) T: C A Murphy

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - went fourth home turn - no chance when bad mistake last(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

5 1¾ 26¾

5 Glenmore River

J: Ryan Treacy T: S Curling

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Prominent - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 150/1)

6 12 38¾

13 Youlita

J: Philip Byrnes T: C Byrnes

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:20/1

Midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - outpaced after 2 out - weakened before last(op 11/1)

7 2¼ 41

21 Last Kingdom

J: Mark Walsh T: W P Mullins

Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:7/2

Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders before 3 out - weakened 2 out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

8 8 49

11 Slieve Annilog

J: Oakley Brown(5) T: Riceal Dunne

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:11/1

Prominent - outpaced after 2 out - weakened before last(op 12/1)

9 3 52

19 Western Opera

J: Ricky Doyle T: Gearoid O'Loughlin

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Never better than midfield(op 200/1 tchd 150/1)

10 4 56

10 Seeyouatpuck

J: Gavin Brouder(3) T: Peter McCreery

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Towards rear throughout(op 200/1)

11 15 71

16 Lucy Wang

J: Phillip Enright T: Josh Halley

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:110 SP:14/1

Prominent - disputed lead 4th - lost position 2 out - soon weakened(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)

12 2¾ 73¾

9 Remind Me Again

J: John Shinnick(5) T: David Richard Barry

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Midfield - weakened 3 out(op 150/1)

13 21 94¾

14 Anni Day Now

J: G B Noonan(5) T: Frank John Hayes

Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

In rear - some headway before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 200/1)

14 10 104¾

17 Presenting Georgie

J: Kevin Sexton T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:28/1

Always behind(tchd 33/1)

15 9 113¾

12 Theanniversary Man

J: Niall Moore(5) T: Frank John Hayes

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Always behind(op 80/1)

16 4½ 118¼

20 Are We Dancing

J: Caragh Monaghan(7) T: Liam Lennon

Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Midfield - lost position after 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 200/1)

17 shd 118¼

7 Lucky Jack

J: James Smith(5) T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Never better than midfield - weakened 3 out

8 Nohilltoosteep

J: Mike O'Connor T: James M Barcoe

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Always behind - tailed off when pulled up last

6 Kasper Blou

J: Hugh Morgan T: Eoin Doyle

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Midfield - slow jump 1st - in touch with leaders 4th - weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up last(op 150/1)

1 Amber Point

J: Jake Coen(3) T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

In rear - hampered after 1st - tailed off when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding stumbled in the back straight)(tchd 50/1)

15 Bitta Romance

J: Kieren Buckley T: Thomas Gibney

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Always behind - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 100/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €9.80

Tote place: €2.90 €1.10 €1.80

Exacta: €21.40

Trifecta: €136.50

CSF: €14.63