Punchestown (IRE)
14:35
SkyBet Request A Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €4.30 Place: €1.80 €2.60 €4.20 Exacta: €38 Tricast: €386.51 Trifecta: €362.50
Non-Runners: Ah Fuhgeddaboudit (in season), Mollys Glory (allergy)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Idol (FR) 7 M AVG S Curling 151 lbs 100/30 Won In touch with leaders - prominent omitted 4 out - headway and went second after 3 out - ridden to lead before last - kept on well(op 5/2 tchd 2/1)
2nd 2 Ardera Ru (IRE) 8 M AVG Eoin Doyle 162 lbs 9/1 1.75 Held up in rear - headway on near side of group 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - soon went second and ridden - no match for winner(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
3rd 4 Bestaline (FR) 6 M Poor Gordon Elliott 165 lbs 14/1 4.5 In touch with leaders - mistake and dropped to midfield 2 out - headway when mistake last - ran on and went third final strides - nearest finish
4th 9 Mitiva (FR) 5 M AVG Liz Doyle 156 lbs 100/30 0.2 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - joined leader after 1st - led 2nd - headed before last - weakened run-in - lost third final strides(op 7/2 tchd 3/1 and 4/1)
5th 7 Ballycashin (IRE) 8 M Poor Anthony Mullins 158 lbs 5/2F 6.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - mistake 3rd - briefly went second when mistake 3 out - weakened before last(op 7/2 tchd 18/5)
6th 1 Hidden Land (USA) 7 M AVG Andrew Kinirons 168 lbs 28/1 5.5 Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - headway 2 out - soon outpaced - kept on approaching last - not reach leaders(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
7th 12 Game And Glory (IRE) 9 M Poor P J Rothwell 146 lbs 20/1 3.25 Soon midfield - headway and briefly went third after 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 16/1)
8th 10 Blenheim Belle (IRE) 5 M Poor Mark Michael McNiff 149 lbs 17/2 5.5 Soon midfield - not fluent 2nd - brief headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 15/2)
9th 13 Courting Vickie (IRE) 9 M Poor James M Barcoe 135 lbs 25/1 5 Didn't always jump with fluency - raced lazily at times - led narrowly or disputed lead early - headed and pushed along briefly after 2nd - pushed along briefly after 4th - weakened before 3 out (jockey said mare got tired)(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
10th 5 See A Stride (IRE) 8 M Poor Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 33/1 9.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - weakening when jumped slightly right 3 out(op 28/1)
99th 6 Whotookthebiscuit (IRE) 7 M AVG Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 14/1 - Soon briefly disputed lead - pressed leaders after 1st - weakened after 3 out - dropped to rear when pulled up before last (jockey said mare got tight for room down the rail)(op 9/1)