2025-02-24 Punchestown 14:00
Punchestown

50,000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div II)

Distance: 2m157y

Going: Heavy

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 11

Winning time: 4m 22.01s (slow by 26.01s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

8 Runcok

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:6/4F

Made all - clear 4 out - awkward jump 3 out - pushed along and reduced lead approaching last - pushed out and kept on well run-in(op 7/4 tchd 5/4)

2 1½

6 Grey Pharoh

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:7/4

Raced in second and clear with one other throughout - headway approaching last - not fluent last - no impression towards finish(op 10/3)

3 25 26½

5 Free Flow

J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:12/1

Midfield - headway from 2 out - not fluent last - ran on and went modest third run-in - no match for first two(op 13/2)

4 1¼ 27¾

7 Lambay Island

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:7/1

Raced in fourth behind clear leaders - outpaced after 2 out - kept on and went remote fourth run-in(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)

5 ½ 28¼

4 Fortunate Lighting

J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes

Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Midfield - some headway 2 out - kept on from last - never near to challenge(op 11/1 tchd 25/1)

6 1 29¼

1 Come On The Lads

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

Raced in third behind clear leaders - headway 3rd - outpaced after 2 out - weakened from last(op 7/2)

7 15 44¼

2 High Court Cave

J:Jody McGarvey T:Noel C Kelly

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

Towards rear - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 22/1 tchd 40/1)

8 2¾ 47

12 Regards To Rose

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

Age:6 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

Never better than midfield(op 50/1)

9 6 53

13 Spread Your Wings

J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Padraig Roche

Age:5 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

Towards rear throughout(op 33/1)

10 25 78

10 Vallon Du Plessis

J:Mr I Ryan(7) T:Tom Dreaper

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - tailed off(op 300/1)

11 7 85

9 Summer Is Here

J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:300/1

Towards rear throughout - tailed off(op 250/1 tchd 150/1)

San Aer

J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:101 SP: -

Underhercontrol

J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Brendan Maurice Walsh

Age:5 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:- SP: -

Welcome Aboard

J:Simon Torrens T:Aidan Anthony Howard

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.50

Tote place: €1.10 €1.10 €2.80

Exacta: €5.40

Trifecta: €27.20

CSF: €4.65