Punchestown (IRE)
14:25
Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.40 Place: €1.10 €4.20 €1.10 Exacta: €39.80 Tricast: €115.65 Trifecta: €244.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Park Of Kings (IRE) 6 G AVG Paul Nolan 163 lbs 7/4F Won Midfield - headway before 3 out - prominent in chasing group when left in second and slightly hampered 2 out - led before last - ridden and faced challenge but kept on well after last - just did enough(op 2/1)
2nd 2 One Cool Poet (IRE) 10 G Poor Matthew J Smith 166 lbs 18/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - good headway after 3 out - keeping on when switched left approaching last - ridden and challenging after last - kept on well - just held(op 16/1)
3rd 10 Redwood Queen (IRE) 8 M AVG C Byrnes 151 lbs 100/30 7 Towards rear of midfield - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders after 2 out - prominent when ridden home turn - kept on - no match for first two(op 7/2)
4th 13 Mr Macphisto (IRE) 8 G AVG Eoin Griffin 152 lbs 8/1 2 Midfield - not fluent 1st - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders when ridden after 2 out - went fourth towards finish (jockey said gelding received interference turning in)(op 7/1)
5th 16 Romella (IRE) 11 M AVG Brendan Maurice Walsh 143 lbs 40/1 0.2 Prominent early - dropped to midfield before 4th - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and headway - ran on after last - not reach leaders
6th 9 Champagne Vacation (IRE) 8 G Poor Sean Aherne 156 lbs 14/1 .5 Soon in touch with leaders - prominent in chasing group 3 out - soon went second - 6 lengths down when left in lead 2 out - headed when ridden before last - weakened run-in
7th 1 Katherine (IRE) 8 M Poor Adrian Sexton 161 lbs 40/1 2 Took keen hold - prominent - briefly led after 4th - raced in second before 5th - lost position after 3 out - not fluent and slightly hampered 2 out - weakened before last(op 25/1)
8th 12 Baltinglass Hill (IRE) 8 G Poor P J Rothwell 152 lbs 12/1 .75 Prominent - led before 2nd - headed after 4th - prominent in chasing group when mistake 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened
9th 4 Contrapposto (IRE) 8 G Poor R Donohoe 163 lbs 15/2 1.5 Never better than midfield(tchd 8/1)
10th 8 Force Of The Moon (IRE) 6 G Poor Luke Comer 152 lbs 28/1 3 In touch with leaders early - weakening when hampered 3 out - dropped to midfield when mistake 2 out
11th 6 West Away (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 159 lbs 18/1 2.25 Never better than midfield(op 25/1)
12th 17 Surviving Murmansk (IRE) 6 G Poor James M Barcoe 147 lbs 25/1 19 In touch with leaders early - not fluent and lost ground 3rd - towards rear before 5th - no impression before 3 out(op 16/1)
13th 7 Diamondinthemud (IRE) 6 M Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 161 lbs 25/1 4.75 Led - headed before 2nd - briefly disputed lead 4th - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4 out - soon weakened
14th 15 Ella Rose (IRE) 8 M Poor D E Prendergast 142 lbs 100/1 2 Didn't jump well - always behind(op 80/1)
15th 18 Mille Miglia (GB) 5 M Poor C A McBratney 145 lbs 100/1 5 Always behind(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
16th 14 Action Station (IRE) 7 G Poor Mrs Prunella Dobbs 150 lbs 22/1 8 In touch with leaders early - mistake 2nd - soon reminder and prominent - mistake 3rd - prominent in chasing group when pushed along after 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out - dropped to rear when tired jump 2 out(op 20/1)
99th 11 Grand Cru Chatho (FR) 7 G Poor Edward Cawley 148 lbs 40/1 - Took keen hold - in rear - headway when raced wide 3rd - pulled way into lead before 5th - soon clear - 6 lengths ahead when fell 2 out(op 33/1)
99th 3 Vale Of Glory (IRE) 10 G Poor Adrian Murray 159 lbs 16/1 - Prominent early - prominent in chasing group when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 3 out - not recover - pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake and the bridle was pushed off his head)