Punchestown

Ladbrokes Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m157y
Going: Good To Yielding
Prize: €6,785
Runners: 18
Winning time: 6m 21.10s (slow by 19.60s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell
Age:8 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:106 SP:6/1
Held up in rear - steady headway after 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - went third before last - ridden to lead final 110yds - won going away(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)
2 1
J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Paul Nolan
Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:93 SP:11/4F
Midfield in centre of group - smooth headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - raced slightly wide home turn - went fourth last - kept on well run-in - went second final strides - nearest finish(tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1)
3 shd 1
J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:E Bolger
Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:100 SP:18/1
Midfield on outer - slightly hampered 5th - good headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - went second 3 out - challenging run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
4 nse
J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin
Age:8 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:100 SP:18/1
Midfield in centre of group - in touch with leaders 4th - prominent before 9th - led 3 out - going best when pecked on landing last - soon faced challenges - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 11/1)
5 3
J: T:Gordon Elliott
Age:7 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:97 SP:12/1
Prominent early - pecked on landing 1st - in touch with leaders 3rd - mistake 4 out - recovered and pressed leaders 3 out - no extra from 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 15/2)
6
J:Liam McKenna(5) T:P Cluskey
Age:10 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:110 SP:12/1
Prominent early - not fluent 1st - midfield on outer 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - no extra from 2 out - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
7 7 14½
J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:John F O'Neill
Age:9 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:91 SP:14/1
Towards rear - good headway and in touch with leaders 10th - lost ground before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
8 18
J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Colin Motherway
Age:6 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:104 SP:17/2
Raced in last - some headway when badly hampered by faller 5 out - not recover(op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)
9 19¼
J:Kevin Sexton T:Thomas Cooper
Age:6 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:96 SP:20/1
Held up in rear - some headway 4 out - weakened from 3 out - no chance when not fluent 2 out(op 33/1)
10 6 25¼
J:Ben Harvey T:D M Christie
Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:107 SP:16/1
Led - slow jump and briefly headed 1st - overjumped 3rd - headed and lost ground 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1)
11 nk 25½
J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:C A McBratney
Age:8 Weight:10st 0lbs
OR:84 SP:33/1
Prominent - awkward jump and lost ground 8th - reminders after 5 out - lost touch before 3 out(op 50/1)
12 27¼
J:Ross Berry(7) T:Liam P Cusack
Age:12 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:106 SP:18/1
Midfield on inner - pushed along before 4 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
PU
J:Mark McDonagh T:Mrs Denise Foster
Age:9 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:87 SP:40/1
Towards rear - dropped to last and reminders 7th - tailed off 11th - pulled up after 12th
F
J:G B Noonan(5) T:E McNamara
Age:9 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:96 SP:11/2
Prominent - hit 11th - fell 5 out(op 7/1)
UR
J:Aaron Anderson(5) T:Patrick G Kelly
Age:9 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:104 SP:28/1
Midfield - badly hampered by faller and unseated 5 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
PU
J:Mike O'Connor T:Philip M Byrne
Age:9 Weight:10st 7lbs
OR:91 SP:28/1
Towards rear - not fluent and pecked on landing 12th - struggling when hampered 5 out - soon pulled up(op 20/1)
PU
J:Carl Millar(5) T:John C McConnell
Age:7 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:22/1
Midfield - not fluent 2nd - dropped to rear 11th - lost touch from 12th - tailed off and pulled up after 5 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 20/1)
UR
J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Thomas Mullins
Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs
OR:102 SP:16/1
Prominent early - briefly led 1st - in touch with leaders 3rd - mistake and unseated 5th(tchd 14/1)
NR
jockey silk Spellacy's Cross
J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe
Age:6 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:89 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €8.30
Tote place: €1.90 €1.60 €4.70
Exacta: €41.50
Trifecta: €875
Tricast: €313.80
CSF: €24.40