Punchestown (IRE)
15:10
Total Event Rental Amateur National (Q.R.) Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €8.90 Place: €2.10 €1.90 €1.90 Exacta: €40.30 Tricast: €410.19 Trifecta: €184.30
Non-Runners: Temptationinmilan (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Royal Thief (IRE) 9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 165 lbs 14/1 Won Jumped well - raced wide - soon midfield - pressed leaders before 2nd - going okay towards near side when not fluent 3 out - went second going best 2 out - led last - ridden and went clear run-in - stayed on - eased towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 16/1)
2nd 1 Fakiera (FR) 10 G Poor Gordon Elliott 173 lbs 5/1 10 Raced in second - led 8th - clear after 10th - not fluent and 5 out - ridden when hard pressed towards far side after 2 out - headed last - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/2)
3rd 4 Notice To Close (GB) 7 G AVG Seamus Neville 166 lbs 5/1 4.5 Led - headed and raced in second 8th - lost position when ridden and outpaced before 3 out - kept on and went third before last - no match for first two(op 7/1)
4th 3 Balkito (FR) 10 G Poor Barry Connell 160 lbs 11/2 3.5 In touch with leaders - pushed along when not fluent 3 out - went third when ridden but no extra after 2 out - lost third before last - not fluent last - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 6/1)
5th 5 History Of Fashion (IRE) 11 G Poor P A Fahy 158 lbs 20/1 3.25 Jumped right on occasions - towards rear - not fluent 4th - ridden when headway after 4 out - briefly went second 3 out - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
6th 9 Shantou Lucky (IRE) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 150 lbs 10/1 3.25 In touch with leaders - towards rear when pushed along briefly before 3 out - not fluent and nudged along 3 out - mistake and ridden 2 out - soon no impression(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
7th 7 John Adams (IRE) 8 G Poor Peter Maher 156 lbs 17/2 91 Prominent early - prominent in chasing group when mistake 11th - weakening when ridden and no extra after 3 out - steadied 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
99th 8 Krabat (IRE) 9 G Poor Michael J McDonagh 163 lbs 11/4F - Towards rear - jumped left 3rd - fell 9th(tchd 3/1)
99th 11 Blast Of Koeman (IRE) 13 G Poor Peter Maher 144 lbs 11/1 - In rear - not fluent 6th - not fluent 8th - lost touch and struggling when pushed along after 10th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
99th 2 Eurobot (GB) 9 G Poor Noel Meade 170 lbs 18/1 - In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield before 2nd - towards rear after 3rd - dropped to last when not fluent and reminder 6th - struggling when badly hampered by faller and became detached 9th - pulled up after 10th(tchd 25/1)