Punchestown (IRE)
18:35
Irish Daily Star Champion Hunters Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €6.20 Place: €1.60 €1.10 €3 Exacta: €25.20 Tricast: €132.80 Trifecta: €364.10
Non-Runners: Snugsborough Hall (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Its On The Line (IRE) 8 G Elite Emmet Mullins 168 lbs 6/1 Won Raced lazily at times - briefly led - prominent from 1st - disputed lead after 2nd - pushed along and led narrowly when left clear 3 out - ridden and faced challenge before 2 out - joined after 2 out - ridden and kept on well after last(tchd 11/2)
2nd 10 Vaucelet (FR) 9 G Poor D M Christie 168 lbs 2/1F 1 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - left in second and pushed along 3 out - soon challenging towards near side - ridden and joined leader after 2 out - not fluent last - switched right and kept on well run-in - just held(op 15/8)
3rd 8 Lough Derg Spirit (IRE) 13 G AVG Denis Paul Murphy 161 lbs 11/1 40 Towards rear - switched right and pushed along after 4 out - soon headway - hampered by faller 3 out - went modest fourth after 2 out - soon no extra(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 5 Down The Highway (IRE) N/A Poor Ciaran Murphy 161 lbs 150/1 6 In touch with leaders - midfield when jumped left 6th - raced wide when pushed along before 4 out - jumped slightly left 3 out - soon ridden and no impression but kept on(op 125/1)
5th 11 Visioman (FR) N/A Poor Benjamin Halsall 161 lbs 125/1 4.5 Always behind - no impression when hampered by faller 3 out(op 80/1)
99th 3 Chris's Dream (IRE) N/A Poor Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 9/2 - Prominent - disputed lead after 2nd - headed but prominent going easily when fell 3 out(tchd 5/1)
99th 1 Annamix (FR) 12 G Poor W P Mullins 161 lbs 9/1 - Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - bad mistake 6th - headway when not fluent 4 out - left in third when badly hampered by faller 3 out - not recover - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 17/2 and 10/1)
99th 4 Dinny Lacey (IRE) 8 G AVG J Motherway 163 lbs 14/1 - In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - ridden and weakened after 4 out - dropped to rear when pulled up after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
99th 12 Dancing After Dark (IRE) 9 M AVG J G Bennett 161 lbs 200/1 - Jumped left on occasions - raced in last - detached when pushed along briefly after 5th - pulled up before 9th
99th 6 Drumcliff (IRE) 12 G AVG Padraig Roche 165 lbs 25/1 - Prominent early - midfield after 10th - raced wide when lost position before 4 out - headway when left in fourth 3 out - soon went third but no extra - weakened after 2 out - no impression when unseated last(op 33/1)
99th 2 Billaway (IRE) 12 G AVG W P Mullins 168 lbs 7/2 - Raced wide - prominent - led narrowly from 1st - headed after 2nd - bad mistake and unseated 4th(tchd 10/3)