2025-02-24 Punchestown 16:43
Punchestown

Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Distance: 2m4f23y

Going: Heavy

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 15

Winning time: 5m 35.40s (slow by 54.10s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

15 Johnny Cakes

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

Age:6 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:78 SP:100/30

Midfield - headway after 5th - pressed leaders after 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden to lead after last - kept on well - comfortably(op 4/1)

2 4¼

4 One And Only

J: Phillip Enright T: Oliver McKiernan

Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:97 SP:9/2

Midfield - headway 4th - soon prominent - led after 2 out (usual 3 out) - headed after last - kept on(tchd 5/1)

3 2¼ 6½

8 King In Love

J: Sean O'Keeffe T: Sean Aherne

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:90 SP:12/1

Held up in rear - headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - went third approaching last - stayed on(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)

4 11 17½

1 Butchers Bill

J: Sam Ewing T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:5/1

Midfield - headway omitted 2 out - outpaced approaching last - went fourth final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)

5 ¾ 18¼

9 Smackwater Jack

J: Ricky Doyle T: Mrs Denise Foster

Age:11 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:90 SP:28/1

Prominent early - midfield 4th - headway after 5th - pressed leaders omitted 2 out - no extra approaching last(tchd 40/1)

6 3¾ 22

6 True Destiny

J: Jody McGarvey T: Noel C Kelly

Age:10 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:92 SP:22/1

Held up in rear - some headway omitted 2 out - outpaced approaching last(op 14/1)

7 8½ 30½

5 Ilbdare

J: Philip Donovan(5) T: Mark Michael McNiff

Age:5 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:92 SP:18/1

Midfield - headway after 2 out (usual 3 out) - pressed leaders omitted 2 out - weakening when mistake last(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

8 ¾ 31¼

10 Mighty Soldier

J: Kevin Sexton T: James Andrew Fahey

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:89 SP:2/1F

Midfield - headway 2 out (usual 3 out) - prominent home turn - weakened before last(op 7/4 tchd 85/40)

9 99 130¼

7 Tom Kelly

J: James Smith(5) T: Kevin Michael Smith

Age:8 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:91 SP:40/1

Raced in second - weakened after 2 out (usual 3 out) - tailed off(op 33/1)

10 39 169¼

16 Calypso Bluebird

J: G B Noonan(5) T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Age:6 Weight:10st 1lbs

OR:73 SP:50/1

Midfield - weakened 3 out (usual 4 out) - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)

11 9 178¼

2 Our Uncle Jack

J: Mr D M Fitzgerald(7) T: Martin Paul Fitzgerald

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:22/1

Led - went clear 1st - went further clear 3rd - mistake 3 out (usual 4 out) - much reduced lead when hit 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened quickly and headed - tailed off(tchd 25/1)

12 99 277¼

14 Another Question

J: Daniel King T: Miss J M Lee

Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:81 SP:50/1

Prominent - weakened after 3 out (usual 4 out) - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 40/1)

11 Esticky End

J: Dylan Robinson T: Tom McGuinness

Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:86 SP:20/1

Always behind - lost touch 4th - pulled up after 2 out (usual 3 out)(op 22/1)

12 Huscari

J: Conor McNamara T: E McNamara

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:85 SP: -

13 Kir Royal Blou

J: Donagh Meyler T: W J Burke

Age:5 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:85 SP:80/1

Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - midfield 2nd - weakened after 5th - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out (usual 3 out)(tchd 66/1 and 100/1)

Annamaymurt

J: Jack G Gilligan(5) T: Paul John Gilligan

Age:8 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:99 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4.34

Tote place: €1.40 €2.10 €4.40

Exacta: €22.20

Trifecta: €251.50

Tricast: €172.66

CSF: €18.91