2025-06-08 Punchestown 15:45
Punchestown

John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m7f116y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €7,080

Runners: 15

Winning time: 5m 49.10s (slow by 20.10s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

7 Joli Travail

J: Anna McGuinness(7) T: W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:2/1F

Made virtually all - led 1st - not fluent 3 out - 5 lengths ahead when pecked on landing last - ran on well run-in - reduced lead towards finish(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)

2 2½

17 William Butler

J: T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:3/1

Disputed lead - prominent 1st - not fluent 5 out - went second after 2 out - outpaced approaching last - rallied run-in - kept on(op 10/3)

3 6½ 9

3 Coded Welder

J: Tom Harney(5) T: Paul Mulligan

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:28/1

Towards rear - midfield when jumped right 5th - in touch with leaders 4 out - mistake 2 out - soon went third - no extra approaching last(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)

4 5 14

9 Ludovico Sforza

J: Mike O'Connor T: Jonathan Sweeney

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

Early mistakes - midfield - towards rear 3 out - soon headway - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)

5 5 19

12 Sporting Glance

J: Ben Harvey T: Cian Collins

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:6/1

Soon prominent - not fluent 5 out - lost second and weakened gradually after 2 out(op 10/1)

6 ½ 19½

15 Tippawan Haa

J: James Smith(5) T: Terence O'Brien

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

Towards rear - midfield after 3 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - no extra when not fluent last - lost two places run-in(tchd 28/1)

7 6½ 26

10 Mister Frostie

J: James O'Sullivan T: C A McBratney

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:107 SP:33/1

Midfield - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)

8 1 27

1 Barnwick

J: Gavin Brouder(3) T: D E Fitzgerald

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Detached in rear - stayed on after 2 out - never on terms

9 1½ 28½

4 Iceteem Flechois

J: Richard Condon(5) T: Michael C Griffin

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Never better than midfield - not fluent 8th - not fluent 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)

10 1¾ 30¼

5 Jazz De Cotte

J: Kevin Sexton T: Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:3/1

Disputed lead - prominent 1st - not fluent 5 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 5/2)

11 51 81¼

6 Jetovango

J: E Walsh T: Daniel William O'Sullivan

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Midfield - not fluent 7th - clipped heels and weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)

12 51 132¼

11 North Account

J: Paddy Hanlon(7) T: C A McBratney

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Always behind - detached 4 out - tailed off(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)

13 22 154¼

14 Tinking Man

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

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - mistake 6th - dropped to midfield 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)

16 Twelve Tribes

J: Kieren Buckley T: John C McConnell

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:300/1

Midfield - dropped to rear 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last(op 125/1)

13 Stickman

J: Ambrose McCurtin T: Donncha Duggan

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:108 SP:33/1

Towards rear - not fluent 7th - midfield 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up approaching last(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

Bob The Builder

J: Kieran Callaghan(5) T: R P Rath

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:100 SP: -

Larkfield Lidaho

J: P J O'Hanlon T: R P Rath

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3.30

Tote place: €1.40 €1.30 €9.10

Exacta: €9.90

Trifecta: €226.80

CSF: €8.74