Punchestown (IRE)
15:45
Summer In Town Family Ticket For 25 Euros On The Day Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €22.60 Place: €5.10 €1.90 €2.40 Exacta: €99 Tricast: €271.81 Trifecta: €452.90
Non-Runners: Atlantic Wonder (reserve), Breezy Bell (in season), Lodge Prince (reserve), Ricky Langford (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Vale Of Glory (IRE) 10 G Poor Adrian Murray 160 lbs 14/1 Won In touch with leaders - midfield when not fluent 5th - headway on inner after 3 out - switched left before 2 out - ridden to lead before last - clear when mistake last - kept on well when reduced lead run-in(op 16/1)
2nd 16 Crafty Gael (IRE) 4 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 147 lbs 7/2F 1.25 Prominent - pressed leaders when ridden before last - soon disputing second - went second and kept on well run-in(tchd 10/3)
3rd 2 Our Bobby (IRE) 7 G AVG John M Burke 156 lbs 9/2 1.25 Midfield early - prominent after 2nd - went second after 4th - challenging when pushed along and lost position before last - disputing second when ridden but no extra after last(op 9/1)
4th 13 Indulging (GB) 7 G Poor T M Walsh 149 lbs 14/1 5 In touch with leaders - midfield before 3 out - headway when ridden before last - ran on and went fourth towards finish(op 22/1)
5th 3 Skip Mahler (IRE) 6 G Poor Mrs Lorna Fowler 155 lbs 4/1 0.3 Midfield - headway when not fluent 2 out - soon pushed along and in touch with leaders - ridden before last - soon no impression but kept on(op 11/2)
6th 11 Mater Matuta (IRE) 8 M Poor E D Delany 159 lbs 22/1 1 Soon raced in second - led 4th - faced challenge after 2 out - ridden and headed before last - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
7th 9 Presenting Lad (IRE) 9 G AVG Mark Michael McNiff 160 lbs 33/1 3.25 Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders after 2 out - ridden before last - soon no extra(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
8th 6 Twoplustwo Equals (IRE) 8 M Poor Paul Tobin 161 lbs 12/1 .5 Midfield early - dropped to rear when bit short of room on inner then switched left before 3 out - headway after 3 out - keeping on when nudged along and switched left before last - mistake last - ran on towards finish(op 11/1)
9th 5 Fireworks (FR) 7 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 161 lbs 28/1 2 Prominent on inner - pushed along 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 10/1)
10th 8 Carlton Gardens (GB) 5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 50/1 .5 Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 1st - some headway when pushed along after 2 out - ridden and no extra before last(op 80/1)
11th 15 Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 5 G AVG A J Martin 154 lbs 14/1 0.3 Didn't jump with fluency - took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent and pushed along briefly 3rd - towards rear of midfield when steadied 4th - headway when pushed along briefly and in touch with leaders after 4 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding was hampered at the 2nd last)(op 11/2 tchd 16/1)
12th 7 Breagagh (IRE) 7 G Poor S Michael Millar 153 lbs 50/1 4.5 Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders on near side of group after 4 out - wandered on approach 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 66/1)
13th 4 Stansfield (IRE) 9 G Poor Paul Traynor 157 lbs 20/1 37 Prominent early - in touch with leaders when not fluent 5th - ridden and weakened before 3 out - tailed off(tchd 18/1)
14th 12 Good Bye Milan (IRE) 7 M Poor C Byrnes 151 lbs 5/1 6 In rear throughout - pushed along briefly before 4th - pushed along after 5th - weakening when not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - tailed off (jockey said mare never travelled; vet said mare was blowing hard post race and had numerous superficial wounds to both hind legs)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
15th 14 Maxios Show (IRE) 4 G Poor Gary McGill 148 lbs 18/1 22 Led - headed when not fluent 4th - lost second after 4th - pushed along before 4 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out - dropped to last when not fluent 2 out - tailed off(op 14/1)