Punchestown (IRE)
12:40
Seamus & Annie Hughes Memorial Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €2.80 Place: €1.10 €14 €1.40 Exacta: €139.10 Trifecta: €465.50
Non-Runners: Kelce (reserve), Mustmeetthefarrier (reserve), Valhalla's Dream (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Tactical Move (IRE) 10 G Good W P Mullins 166 lbs 7/4 Won Jumped left on occasions - pulled hard - prominent - pressed leader after 1st - joined leader going easily 2 out - led before last - ridden and went clear when flashed tail run-in - comfortably(op 5/4 tchd 9/4)
2nd 16 Stellium (IRE) 7 G Poor M C Grassick 161 lbs 66/1 5.5 Led - jumped right 4th - joined 2 out - ridden when headed before last - kept on well but no match for winner(op 80/1)
3rd 12 Lets Go Champ (IRE) 9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 13/8F 2.25 Prominent - pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - held when jumped slightly right last - kept on well - no match for first two(op 9/4)
4th 4 Clodders Dream (GB) 7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 40/1 3 In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - not fluent 5th - pushed along 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon pressed leaders and ridden - outpaced when mistake last - kept on(op 33/1)
5th 13 San Martino (IRE) 4 G Poor Peter Fahey 166 lbs 9/2 3 Prominent - not fluent 1st - shaken up after 3 out - ridden on inner after 2 out - no extra before last(tchd 7/2)
6th 22 Fruit Blossom (IRE) 7 M AVG Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 80/1 9.5 In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - mistake 4 out - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - kept on towards finish(tchd 66/1)
7th 3 Boola Boola (IRE) 6 G Poor Mrs John Harrington 166 lbs 33/1 1.25 Midfield - some headway after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on(op 18/1)
8th 15 Star Harbour (IRE) 7 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 166 lbs 10/1 4.75 In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield when niggled along briefly before 3 out - minor headway and nudged along when steadied 2 out - kept on(tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
9th 18 West Of Carrig (IRE) 7 G Poor Peter Croke 166 lbs 100/1 0.1 Towards rear - headway into midfield and pushed along when mistake 3 out - kept on(tchd 80/1)
10th 14 Skip Mahler (IRE) 6 G Poor Mrs Lorna Fowler 161 lbs 40/1 7.5 Midfield - jumped slightly left 3 out - pushed along and weakened after 2 out(op 66/1)
11th 2 Ask Bob (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 161 lbs 125/1 17 Didn't jump well - towards rear of midfield - no impression when mistake 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left in the straight)(op 80/1)
12th 21 Catchabird (IRE) 6 M Poor W J Burke 152 lbs 100/1 2 Towards rear - headway when pushed along after 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 80/1)
13th 11 Jinxs Link (IRE) 9 G Poor M M Rice 159 lbs 250/1 2.5 Took keen hold - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders on outer after 5th - close up after 4 out - shaken up after 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(tchd 200/1)
14th 8 It's Never Simple (IRE) 7 G AVG Martin Brassil 166 lbs 125/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - jumped left 1st - not fluent 4 out - nudged along after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 150/1 tchd 100/1)
15th 6 Fireworks (FR) 7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 166 lbs 100/1 6 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - mistake 3rd - minor headway after 3 out - made no impression(tchd 125/1)
16th 5 Do Whatever (IRE) 6 G Poor J T R Dreaper 166 lbs 50/1 2.25 Took keen hold - towards rear - minor headway after 2 out - kept on(op 100/1 tchd 40/1)
17th 10 Ivoir Borget (FR) 5 G Poor Liz Doyle 166 lbs 40/1 4.5 Always towards rear - mistake last(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
18th 9 Ivasecret (IRE) 7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 166 lbs 33/1 9 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along when mistake and weakened 3 out(op 12/1)
19th 1 Asatisfiedmind (IRE) 7 G Poor Denis W Cullen 166 lbs 100/1 11 Always towards rear - didn't jump well - ridden and no extra after 4 out(tchd 80/1)
20th 7 Ideal Vert (FR) N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 16/1 11 Took keen hold - didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when mistake and weakened 3 out - eased(op 12/1)
21st 20 Alice Van Hall (IRE) 9 M Poor Miss Hilary McLoughlin 159 lbs 250/1 2 Always towards rear(tchd 300/1)
22nd 19 Xchanger (IRE) 4 G Poor Neil McKnight 161 lbs 200/1 19 Midfield - jumped slightly right and stumbled 4 out - weakening when jumped right and ridden 3 out - made no impression(op 250/1)