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Punchestown (IRE)
19:05
HSS Hire Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €20.80 Place: €3 €3.60 €1.80 Exacta: €127 Tricast: €2038.05 Trifecta: €2144
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 2m3f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m5f
1st
Held up in rear - headway 9th - went third 10th - led going easily after 3 out - shaken up and clear approaching last - went further clear run-in - easily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the better ground conditions and the drop in class of the race appeared to contribute to the improved performance)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
10 G AVG
John C McConnell 133 lbs 14/1 Won
2m2f 2m4f 1m7½f 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m6½f 2m5f 2m5f 3m 2m4½f
2nd
Jumped right on occasions - prominent - led 2nd - not fluent 10th - headed after 3 out - pushed along and lost second after 2 out - ridden and went second again run-in - no match for winner(op 10/1 tchd 20/1)
11 G Good
W P Mullins 166 lbs 18/1 8.5
3m½f
2m5½f 2m 2m1f 3m 2m7½f
3rd
In touch with leaders - prominent after 2nd - ridden and chased clear leader approaching last - not fluent last - lost second run-in(op 9/1)
10 G Poor
Oliver McKiernan 147 lbs 15/2 1.75
3m 2m6½f 2m4½f
3m1f 2m7f 3m 2m5f 2m5½f
4th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - pushed along when bit short of room after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went fourth approaching last - kept on - not reach leaders
11 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 146 lbs 7/1 .75
2m7f 3m1f 2m6½f 2m5f 2m4f
2m7f 3m 3m 3m1f 2m5f
5th
Midfield - dropped to rear 4th - hampered by faller 8th - headway 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 16/1)
10 G Poor
W P Mullins 141 lbs 10/1 2
2m4f
2m5f 3m 2m3½f 3m1f 2m5½f
6th
Prominent - left in second 9th - pushed along after 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG
Noel Meade 147 lbs 18/1 .5
2m6½f 2m5½f 2m5f 2m4½f 3m½f
2m4f 3m 2m4f 3m½f 3m
99th
Towards rear - some headway when fell 5 out(op 14/1)
10 G Poor
John Patrick Ryan 140 lbs 22/1 -
3m 2m6½f 2m1f 2m5f 3m
2m 2m5f 2m3½f 2m 2m
99th
Led narrowly - headed and raced in second 2nd - fell 9th(op 6/5)
8 G Poor
W P Mullins 151 lbs 11/10F -
2m5½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m5½f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m1f 2m
99th
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - hit 7th - mistake and unseated 8th(op 8/1)
9 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 5/1 -
2m6½f 2m6½f 2m2f 2m4f 2m3f