Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
15:08
Colm Quinn BMW Novice Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €3.10
Place: €1.30 €2.20 €2.60
Exacta: €19.70
Tricast: €133.81
Trifecta: €166.30
Non-Runners: Derry Lad (by order of stewards)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Yeats Star (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Prominent - led narrowly home turn - clear with one other last - kept on - gamely(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Heliko Conti (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Paul Nolan | 156 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Midfield - headway after 2 out - went third and jumped right last - kept on well and went second towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Striking (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Conor Smithers
(7)lbs
|
Mrs John Harrington | 155 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway 2 out - challenging and went clear with winner last - no extra final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Walhaan (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
E Walsh
(3)lbs
|
Ciaran Murphy | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - pushed along after 2 out - disputing third last - no telling impression(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Top Speed (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Mike O'Connor
(3)lbs
|
Henry De Bromhead | 157 lbs | 7/1 | 9.5 | Raced wide - led - awkward jump 2 out - headed and lost two places approaching last - lost two places and weakened last(tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1) | |
| 6th | 9 | Poets Cottage (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Noel Meade | 153 lbs | 9/1 | 9.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung left)(op 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Catch The Beast (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Edward Cawley | 150 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - mistake 3 out - never dangerous(op 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Ages Of Man (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
James O'Sullivan
(3)lbs
|
Anthony McCann | 153 lbs | 16/1 | 2.75 | Disputing second - jumped right 5th - lost position and prominent before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 9th | 2 | El Champo (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
P J O'Hanlon
(3)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 161 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | Disputing second - hit 1st - went second before 3 out - lost position after 2 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 10th | 8 | Sonny May (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Denis Hickey | 156 lbs | 13/2 | 28 | Never better than midfield - struggling and lost position 2 out - dropped to last approaching last - eased run-in - tailed off(op 15/2 tchd 11/2) |