Punchestown (IRE)
16:15
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €14 Place: €2.50 €6.50 €5.20 Exacta: €404.30 Tricast: €4489.10 Trifecta: €3757.60
Non-Runners: Junior Rattler (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 16 Suprise Package (GB) 8 G AVG Peter Fahey 159 lbs 14/1 Won Midfield - headway 5 out - chased leaders 3 out - left in second 2 out - led going easily home turn - nudged along 2 lengths ahead approaching last - shaken up and went further clear run-in - comfortably(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
2nd 6 It Could Be You (IRE) 10 G Poor Thomas Mullins 159 lbs 20/1 6 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and headway before 2 out - ridden and went fourth approaching last - kept on well and went second towards finish - no match for winner (jockey said gelding sustained a superficial wound to the near fore)(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
3rd 3 Gevrey (FR) 9 G Poor Mrs Denise Foster 168 lbs 16/1 .75 Midfield - good headway and went fourth after 2 out - ridden disputing second approaching last - kept on run-in - lost second towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
4th 13 History Of Fashion (IRE) 11 G Poor P A Fahy 159 lbs 80/1 1.25 Towards rear - not fluent 1st - some headway on inner when hampered 2 out - switched left on outer home turn - ridden and kept on well approaching last - went fourth final 110yds - never on terms
5th 11 New Ross (IRE) 8 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 100/1 2.25 Held up in behind leaders on inner - good headway and chased leaders when short of room after 2 out - ridden disputing second approaching last - no extra and weakened final 110yds(tchd 125/1)
6th 1 Born Patriot (IRE) 4 G AVG Peter Fahey 168 lbs 6/1 1.75 Towards rear - headway and switched right on inner after 2 out - still plenty to do home turn - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - never near to challenge(op 7/1)
7th 7 Stranger Danger (IRE) N/A AVG Mrs Denise Foster 159 lbs 12/1 2.75 Pressed leader - soon went third - disputed lead after 4th - headed 6th - pushed along when hampered 2 out - ridden and no extra approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
8th 9 Fest Deiz (FR) N/A AVG Kieran Purcell 164 lbs 50/1 2.5 Chased leaders - not fluent 6th - pushed along after 3 out - ridden home turn - no impression when not fluent last - soon no extra(op 40/1)
9th 2 Calthor (IRE) N/A Poor Gavin Cromwell 168 lbs 5/1 18 Held up in midfield - pushed along after 3 out - hampered 2 out - wandered around and weakened approaching last(op 11/2)
10th 17 Vintage Prosseco (IRE) N/A AVG Gavin Cromwell 159 lbs 14/1 14 Midfield - headway and chased leaders halfway - went second 5 out - slightly hampered and briefly left in lead 2 out - headed and weakened quickly home turn
11th 18 Gelee Blanche (FR) 7 M Poor W P Mullins 157 lbs 14/1 17 Midfield - nudged along after 3 out - pushed along and no impression after 2 out - weakened home turn(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
12th 5 Breakeven (IRE) 6 G AVG Thomas Mullins 166 lbs 10/1 7 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no extra(op 17/2)
13th 14 I Don't Get It (IRE) 9 G Poor
E Walsh (5)lbs
Neill McCluskey 154 lbs 200/1 5.5 Led - soon joined - jinked left and bumped rival before 4th - headed 6th - weakened from 4 out(op 250/1 tchd 300/1)
14th 19 Wild Eelin (IRE) N/A Poor Anthony Mullins 154 lbs 200/1 2 Always towards rear - no impression when mistake 2 out - soon no extra(op 125/1)
99th 15 Johngus (IRE) 11 G Poor Sean Aherne 156 lbs 66/1 - Always towards rear - pushed along 4 out - mistake and ridden 3 out - kept on but no impression when brought down last(op 40/1)
99th 8 Feelgood Island (FR) N/A Poor Liz Doyle 164 lbs 9/1 - Chased leaders - went fourth 3rd - carried left before 4th - headway and led 6th - faced strong challenge when fell 2 out(op 15/2)
99th 4 Heather Rocco (IRE) 5 G Good Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 5/2F - Tracked leaders - went second after 2nd - bumped before 4th - tracked leaders until pushed along and weakened quickly from 3 out - eased home turn - fell last(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
99th 12 Old Town Road (IRE) N/A Poor Sabrina J Harty 161 lbs 500/1 - Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear and became detached after 4 out - pulled up 3 out(op 300/1)