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Punchestown Festival Of A Different Colour Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.70 Place: €1.02 €1.02 €2.30 Exacta: €3.80 Trifecta: €17.80
Non-Runners: Newtown Pery (reserve), Nice To Meet (reserve), Rambranlt'jac (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 1m7½f 2m
1st
Tracked leader - 5 lengths second after 2nd - close up after 3rd - not fluent 4 out - niggled along briefly after 3 out - made challenge after 2 out - pushed along to lead approaching last - ridden and went clear run-in - kept on well(tchd 10/11)
7 G Good
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 4/5F Won
2m3½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m4f 3m
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 2m3½f
2nd
Took keen hold - led - 5 lengths ahead after 2nd - reduced lead after 3rd - not fluent 2 out - soon faced challenge - pushed along and headed approaching last - ridden and kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 15/8 tchd 13/8)
8 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 160 lbs 7/4 4.5
2m4f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f
1m4f 1m6f 2m
3rd
Chased leaders - disputing third after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and went third after 2 out - no impression approaching last - kept on - no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
7 G Poor
R K Watson 161 lbs 12/1 .5
2m3f 2m4f 2m3f 1m5f 3m
-
4th
Midfield - bumped 1st - headway after halfway - pressed leaders after 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and no impression home turn - kept on and went modest fourth before last - not pace to challenge(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
7 G Poor
Daniel Joseph O'Leary 155 lbs 100/1 12
2m1f
2m
5th
Held up in behind leaders - mistake 2 out - no impression home turn - kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(tchd 80/1)
9 G Poor
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 160 lbs 150/1 1
2m4f 2m6f 2m4f 2m4f
2m 2m 1m7½f
6th
Towards rear - some headway after halfway - midfield after 4 out - going okay and in touch with leaders before 2 out - pushed along and kept on after 2 out - never near to challenge
7 M Poor
Mark Fahey 153 lbs 100/1 4
2m1½f 2m 2m½f 2m4f 2m1½f
2m 2m3f
7th
Chased leaders - disputing third after 3 out - pushed along and lost third after 2 out - soon no extra - weakened and lost fourth approaching last - lost two places run-in(op 13/2)
9 G AVG
Eoin Doyle 160 lbs 9/1 1
2m 2m 1m7½f 2m 2m
2m 2m 2m4f
8th
Towards rear of midfield - not fluent and jumped right 1st - pushed along and no impression after 3 out - minor headway after 2 out - kept on (jockey said the gelding missed the first hurdle by jumping to the right - eventually warmed into the race but found the pace to be too quick and in his opinion would be better suited to running over a longer trip)(op 125/1)
8 G Poor
Alan Donoghue 153 lbs 150/1 9.5
2m 2m 2m½f 2m 2m
2m
9th
Held up in behind leaders - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and no extra before 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 300/1)
8 G Poor
Norman Lee 160 lbs 250/1 2
2m
-
10th
Towards rear of midfield - no impression when mistake 3 out - pushed along and no extra before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran green - made a bad mistake at the third last hurdle and was held together thereafter to get him to finish having failed to do so in his previous two runs in Point to Points)(op 40/1)
10 G Poor
J P Flavin 155 lbs 66/1 1.75
2m4f 2m½f 2m 2m 2m7½f
-
11th
Jumped left on occasions - midfield - jumped left and bumped rival 1st - no impression after halfway - towards rear when pushed along after 3 out - minor headway 2 out - kept on(op 28/1)
5 M AVG
Eoin Christopher McCarthy 148 lbs 20/1 0.3
2m3f 2m5f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m4f
2m½f
12th
Midfield - no impression when hit 2 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 50/1)
6 G Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 153 lbs 125/1 2.75
2m6f 2m3½f 1m7½f 2m6f
2m
13th
Towards rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 5th - towards rear of midfield after 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 66/1)
6 M Poor
Karl Thornton 153 lbs 50/1 6
2m½f 1m7f
-
14th
Always towards rear - mistake 1st - not fluent 5th - no impression 3 out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
7 G Poor
John O Clifford 160 lbs 125/1 2.25
2m4f 2m 2m5½f
-
15th
Always towards rear - ridden and no impression after 3 out - soon weakened
5 G Poor
C W J Farrell 160 lbs 50/1 44
-
1m7½f
16th
Held up in midfield - pushed along when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and weakened(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
5 M Poor
Gordon Michael Doyle 153 lbs 250/1 9.5
2m