Punchestown (IRE)
17:55
Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.90 Place: €1.10 €1.50 Exacta: €9.90 Trifecta: €34.90
Non-Runners: Minella Indo (stone bruise)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
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1st
Close up - soon pressed leader - led from 6th - not fluent 12th - faced challenge and ridden after 3 out - soon sustained battle with runner-up - kept on strongly from 2 out - ridden out(tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2)
N/A Elite Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 100/30 Won
2nd
Held up in behind leaders - headway and went second 4 out - awkward jump 3 out - soon ridden and made challenge - mistake 2 out - kept on well approaching last - not fluent last - rallied final 110yds - always held(tchd 13/8)
N/A AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 6/4F 1.5
3rd
Held up in behind leaders - went second after 5 out - lost second 4 out - ridden but no extra and weakened from 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
9 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 166 lbs 11/2 17
4th
Chased leaders - awkward jump 4th - went second 8th - lost second after 5 out - soon pushed along - beaten when not fluent 3 out(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
11 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 4/1 26
5th
Always towards rear - not fluent 3rd - mistake 9th - became detached after 5 out - soon beaten(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
10 G Good W P Mullins 166 lbs 28/1 31
99th
Led - headed and chased leader from 6th - awkward jump and jockey looked down to see if something was amiss 9th - not fluent and ridden 10th - pulled up before 11th(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
10 G Poor W P Mullins 166 lbs 12/1 -