Punchestown (IRE)
14:25
William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €19.30 Place: €4.10 €2.70 €3.40 Exacta: €193.90 Tricast: €1611.46
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Pike County (IRE) 9 G AVG Mrs Denise Foster 158 lbs 14/1 Won Midfield - headway 2 out - keeping on when ridden home turn - mistake last - went second when ran on well towards finish - led post(op 18/1)
2nd 5 Halsafari (IRE) 10 G Poor Michael J Bowe 160 lbs 9/1 0.05 In touch with leaders - headway on outer 3 out - led going okay and went clear before last - ridden after last - reduced lead and hard pressed towards finish - headed post(op 12/1)
3rd 11 Look Dont Touch (IRE) 9 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 155 lbs 12/1 3 In touch with leaders - joined leaders 2 out - soon pushed along - ridden and outpaced before last - kept on but lost second towards finish - no match for first two(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 17 The Connector (IRE) 5 G AVG Michael Hourigan 144 lbs 18/1 3.5 Midfield - pushed along when not fluent 3 out - headway on outer home turn - keeping on when switched right before last - ran on when switched left towards finish - went fourth final strides (jockey said gelding stayed on one pace in the closing stages)(op 16/1)
5th 2 Harvey's Quay (IRE) 8 G Poor E J O'Grady 168 lbs 4/1 0.2 In touch with leaders on inner - close up 3 out - joined leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon led and pushed along - ridden when headed before last - mistake and weakened last - lost fourth final strides(tchd 9/2)
6th 13 The Truant (IRE) 7 G Poor Peter Fahey 145 lbs 11/2 3.75 Soon towards rear of midfield - headway 3 out - nudged along after 2 out - no impression when mistake last - kept on(tchd 5/1)
7th 9 Pythion (FR) 6 G Poor Michael Winters 155 lbs 14/1 2 Disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - joined when not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along and headed - weakened before last - soon ridden and no extra(tchd 12/1)
8th 3 Pats Choice (IRE) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 7/2F 4.75 Prominent - pushed along briefly 1st - soon raced in second - lost position when pushed along before 3 out - weakened and eased before last
9th 4 Strange Notions (IRE) 9 M AVG
E Walsh (5)lbs
Charles O'Brien 163 lbs 40/1 .5 Soon towards rear of midfield - midfield halfway - pushed along after 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out
10th 18 Pidoyne (IRE) 7 M Poor Henry De Bromhead 143 lbs 18/1 4.25 In touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - switched right when ridden but no extra after 2 out - weakened before last(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
11th 6 Justicialism (IRE) 6 G Poor B R Hamilton 163 lbs 14/1 3.75 In touch with leaders - ridden before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
12th 14 Ricky Langford (IRE) 11 G Poor P J Rothwell 143 lbs 33/1 .5 Took keen hold - detached in rear - not fluent 1st - minor headway 4 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - made no impression
13th 15 Serpolette (IRE) 7 M Poor E D Delany 149 lbs 18/1 3.75 Always towards rear - not fluent 5th - pushed along 3 out - jumped slightly left and ridden 2 out - kept on(op 22/1)
14th 12 Future Proof (IRE) 7 G Poor P J Rothwell 154 lbs 25/1 1.75 Always towards rear - not fluent 1st - pushed along 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(tchd 28/1)
15th 7 Forrard Away (IRE) 9 G Poor J T R Dreaper 165 lbs 22/1 3 Disputed lead early - prominent after 1st - pressed leader when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and weakened - dropped to rear when eased before last(op 28/1)
16th 1 Cafe Con Leche (IRE) 9 G Poor Noel C Kelly 163 lbs 80/1 2.75 Never better than mid-division - dropped to rear when pushed along and no impression after 4 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
17th 16 Grand Cru Chatho (FR) 7 G Poor Edward Cawley 146 lbs 33/1 18 Took keen hold - towards rear - jumped slightly left 2nd - not fluent 4 out - minor headway 3 out - switched right before 2 out - midfield when pushed along home turn - eased when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss before last(op 40/1)
99th 10 Coolnacritta (IRE) 8 G Poor Mark Fahey 160 lbs 14/1 - Midfield - not fluent 3rd - soon eased and pulled up (jockey said gelding lost his action and was pulled up)(op 10/1)