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Punchestown (IRE)
13:05
Racing TV Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80 Place: €1.70 €1.02 €19.70 Exacta: €15.60 Trifecta: €1406.20
Non-Runners: Kingsofthemidlands (reserve), Starman (reserve), Unklipped (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m2½f 2m 2m1f 1m7½f
1st
In touch with leaders early - prominent after 2nd - left in second after 5th - pressed leader going best after 2 out - mistake and pushed along last - ran on to lead run-in - readily(op 5/1)
6 G AVG
Patrick J Flynn 151 lbs 4/1 Won
1m6f
2m4f 2m4f 2m5f 3m 2m1f
2nd
Didn't jump with fluency - raced in second early - mistake and lost position when pushed along briefly 1st - soon went second again - left in lead after 5th - pushed along when hard pressed after 2 out - hit last - ridden when headed but kept on run-in
8 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 9/4 .5
2m 2m½f 2m3f 2m3f 2m1f
1m2½f 1m2f 1m4f 2m 1m4f
3rd
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear early - towards rear of midfield when not fluent 3 out - headway when nudged along after 2 out - keeping on when tenderly handled approaching last - went modest third towards finish - never near to challenge (42-day ban: failed to obtain best possible placing)(op 66/1)
6 G Poor
John C McConnell 159 lbs 100/1 11
1m5f 2m3f 1m6f 2m7f 1m4f
-
4th
Midfield - bumped when in touch with leaders 3 out - pushed along when went modest third before last - no extra when not fluent last - lost third towards finish(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
7 G Poor
Andrew McNamara 166 lbs 18/1 .75
2m 2m 2m6f 2m4f 3m1f
2m 2m 2m 2m 2m
5th
Midfield - not fluent and pushed along 4 out - jumped slightly right 3 out - some headway when not fluent 2 out - switched right and kept on after last - never near to challenge(op 9/1)
8 G Poor
Conor O'Dwyer 151 lbs 12/1 2.25
2m 2m1½f 2m4½f 2m6f 2m7f
2m 2m1f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m3f
6th
Prominent - not fluent 3 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - weakened before last(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
6 M AVG
John C McConnell 159 lbs 66/1 .5
2m4f 2m4f 2m2f 2m4½f 3m
2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m 1m7½f
7th
Soon prominent - briefly went second after 1st - left in third after 5th - pressed leaders when ridden after 2 out - weakened before last(op 33/1)
6 G Poor
Mrs John Harrington 158 lbs 22/1 7
2m 1m2½f 1m4f 1m5f 2m
2m 2m2f 2m2½f 2m6f 2m
8th
Towards rear early - midfield after 3 out - nudged along after 2 out - no impression when not fluent last - kept on(op 40/1)
6 G Poor
Gerard Keane 158 lbs 33/1 5.5
2m3f 2m4f 2m1½f 2m4f 2m½f
1m5½f
9th
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - some headway when nudged along after 2 out - kept on(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
9 M Poor
Ms M Dowdall Blake 159 lbs 150/1 11
2m2f 1m7½f
2m3½f 2m4f 2m
10th
Never better than mid-division - towards rear when not fluent and jumped slightly left 3 out - jumped slightly left when pushed along 2 out - kept on(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
7 M Poor
Patrick Rooney 144 lbs 150/1 .5
2m½f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m2f
2m 2m½f 2m
11th
Towards rear of midfield early - in rear when mistake 3 out - minor headway before last - made no impression(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
8 G Poor
Denis Leahy 158 lbs 22/1 7
2m 2m5½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m2f
1m2f 1m 7f 2m1f 2m
12th
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout(op 66/1)
4 F Poor
John C McConnell 159 lbs 125/1 1
2m 2m 2m 2m1½f
2m 2m½f
13th
Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - mistake and pecked on landing 3rd - mistake and bumped rival 3 out - soon nudged along and weakened(op 50/1)
5 G Poor
W J Burke 158 lbs 66/1 2.75
2m 2m 2m3f 2m5½f 2m1f
1m 1m1½f 1m1f 1m1½f 1m2½f
14th
Soon midfield - in touch with leaders on inner after 3 out - mistake when ridden and weakened quickly 2 out(op 150/1)
6 G Poor
Brendan W Duke 163 lbs 250/1 1
1m1f
1m7½f 2m
99th
Jumped left on occasions - led - clear when swerved sharply left and ran out after 5th(tchd 7/4)
N/A AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 6/4F -
2m 2m
2m1f
99th
Soon midfield - in touch with leaders when stumbled and unseated rider just after 3rd(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
7 G Poor
D M Christie 153 lbs 12/1 -
2m1f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m6½f 3m½f