Punchestown (IRE)
19:10
Close Brothers Irish EBF Mares Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €8.80 Place: €2.60 €12.10 €2.20 Exacta: €361.60 Tricast: €2302.95 Trifecta: €2639
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Indie Belle (IRE) 5 M AVG Robert Widger 143 lbs 7/1 Won In touch with leaders - midfield when stumbled and nearly lost jockey after 7th - headway when switched left before 2 out - keeping on and ridden when left in lead and clear last - ran on(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
2nd 9 Influential Lady (IRE) 11 M Poor James M Barcoe 138 lbs 40/1 15 Led narrowly or disputed lead - prominent after 4th - bumped 5 out - ridden after 3 out - switched left towards near side when jumped slightly right 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - left in third and hampered by faller last - went modest second towards finish(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
3rd 7 Lilith (IRE) N/A Poor Anthony Honeyball 153 lbs 8/1 4.25 Soon disputed lead - headed and raced in second 6th - bumped rival when jumped slightly left 5 out - pushed along after 3 out - briefly led when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - left in modest second last - no extra when lost second towards finish(tchd 7/1 and 17/2)
4th 12 Shes Some Doll (IRE) 7 M AVG Thomas Gibney 140 lbs 10/1 5 Prominent - not fluent 1st - in touch with leaders when bad mistake 5 out - ridden and lost touch after 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - jumped slightly left last - went modest fourth towards finish(op 20/1)
5th 6 Secret She Keeps (IRE) 8 M Poor Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 5/1J 4.5 Prominent early - disputed lead after 4th - led narrowly 6th - not fluent 10th - headway before 2 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out - left in modest fourth when hampered by faller last - lost fourth towards finish(op 11/2)
99th 1 Broomfield Hall (IRE) 7 M Good J P Dempsey 159 lbs 11/2 - In touch with leaders - fell 9th(op 5/1)
99th 10 Bonnie Kellie (IRE) 6 M AVG S Curling 137 lbs 11/1 - In touch with leaders - mistake and pecked on landing 1st - mistake 6th - prominent when mistake 3 out - challenging on far side of group 2 out - soon led narrowly and pushed along - fell last(op 14/1 tchd 9/1)
99th 2 Queen Jane (IRE) 8 M AVG Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 5/1J - Towards rear - in touch with leaders 5 out - ridden and headway after 3 out - switched left and challenging when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - keeping on when fell last(tchd 9/2 and 11/2)
99th 5 Pont Aval (FR) N/A AVG W P Mullins 157 lbs 14/1 - Soon in rear - not fluent 8th - pulled up after 9th(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
99th 8 Kalli's Quest (IRE) 10 M AVG Terence O'Brien 141 lbs 14/1 - In touch with leaders - hampered 1st - towards rear when badly hampered by faller 9th - detached when not fluent 5 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 16/1)
99th 3 Western Zara (IRE) 8 M AVG Paul Nolan 163 lbs 7/1 - Jumped left on occasions - in rear - pushed along briefly after 4th - reminders after 6th - soon detached - tailed off when pulled up before 9th - finished lame (jockey said mare never travelled during this race; vet said mare was slightly lame)(op 11/2)
99th 4 Optional Mix (IRE) 9 M AVG Eoin Doyle 159 lbs 20/1 - Towards rear early - midfield when mistake 3rd - in touch with leaders when mistake and unseated 9th(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)