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Punchestown (IRE)
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SBK Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.20 Place: €1.02 €1.10 €1.60 Exacta: €2.60 Trifecta: €7.80
Non-Runners: Oakley (nasal discharge)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Mercurey (FR) 6 G Good
W P Mullins 166 lbs 30/100F Won Made all - travelled strongly - bumped 1st - clear going easily after 2 out - nudged along when went further clear before last - easily
2nd 4 Lightkeeper (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 7/2 22 Prominent - went second 2nd - outpaced after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 4/1)
3rd 9 Supreme Ruler (FR) 5 G Poor
Barry Connell 166 lbs 15/2 6.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield early - in touch with leaders after 5th - mistake 4 out - went third after 3 out - mistake 2 out - kept on - no match for first two(tchd 7/1)
4th 10 The Story So Far (IRE) 6 G AVG
C Byrnes 161 lbs 25/1 .5 In touch with leaders - bumped 2 out - soon went fourth when nudged along - mistake last - kept on (jockey said gelding is one paced and made a mistake at the last)(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
5th 2 Fremantle Doctor (IRE) 7 G Poor
John C McConnell 159 lbs 250/1 16 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - mistake 4 out - headway when switched right before 2 out - soon nudged along - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding never travelled so he rode him to get home)(tchd 200/1)
6th 8 Ragmans Corner (IRE) 6 G AVG
Gerard Keane 166 lbs 100/1 2 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - badly hampered by faller 1st - headway into midfield after 4 out - mistake 2 out - kept on
7th 11 Arthur's Victory (IRE) 6 M Poor
J A Nash 154 lbs 100/1 .5 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - hampered by faller 1st - switched left and in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - switched right and bumped rival 2 out - soon weakened(op 50/1)
8th 7 Our Chezney (IRE) 8 G Poor
Ms Helen P Markham 161 lbs 250/1 1.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - pressed winner and hung right early - bumped rival 1st - lost second but prominent 2nd - bad mistake 3 out - soon weakened
9th 1 Bossofthebus (IRE) 5 G Poor
Paul Tobin 166 lbs 200/1 6 Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear early - some headway when mistake 5th - no impression(op 100/1)
10th 3 I Get It (GB) 6 G Poor
E Bolger 166 lbs 25/1 24 Midfield - lost position when reminders and weakened after 4 out(op 18/1)
99th 13 Milan Dollar Lady (IRE) 6 M Poor
Peter Fahey 159 lbs 66/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - tailed off when fell last(op 33/1)
99th 12 Karacole (FR) 9 M Poor
James M Barcoe 159 lbs 18/1 - In touch with leaders - fell 1st(op 22/1)
99th 14 Tint And Glow (IRE) 6 M Poor
D E Fitzgerald 154 lbs 150/1 - In rear - hampered by faller 1st - detached when mistake and pecked on landing 2nd - not fluent 3rd - pulled up after 4th(op 100/1)