Punchestown (IRE)
13:45
Best Odds Guaranteed At Bet Victor Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €9.40 Place: €2.60 €1.40 €1.10 Exacta: €44.10 Trifecta: €226.70
Non-Runners: Minella Buddy (reserve), Mywayorthehighway (reserve), Pharney Soldier (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Milo Lises (FR) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 158 lbs 9/1 Won In touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - soon headway - went second before last - ridden and challenging after last - kept on well and led narrowly towards finish (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that he couldn't account for gelding's poor run last time and he was surprised by today's performance)(op 12/1)
2nd 7 Faulty (GB) 7 G AVG Noel Meade 158 lbs 100/30 0.3 In touch with leaders - prominent after 4 out - joined leader on inner when not fluent 2 out - led home turn - mistake last - soon ridden and faced challenge - headed towards finish(op 7/2)
3rd 9 Lightkeeper (IRE) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 15/8F 11 Prominent - challenging after 2 out - outpaced and lost position home turn - kept on and went modest third after last - no match for first two(op 6/4)
4th 14 Pax (IRE) 5 G Poor C A Murphy 158 lbs 13/2 2.5 Midfield - headway 3 out - keeping on when nudged along after 2 out - went modest fourth run-in - never near to challenge(op 11/1 tchd 11/2)
5th 10 Military Alliance (IRE) 6 G Good Barry J Fitzgerald 151 lbs 11/1 8 Pressed leader - led from 1st - clear after 2nd - mistake 4th - reduced lead before 5th - joined when not fluent 2 out - headed home turn - weakening when mistake last(op 12/1)
6th 13 Our Chezney (IRE) 8 G Poor Ms Helen P Markham 153 lbs 250/1 9 Took keen hold - led narrowly - headed when mistake then prominent 1st - weakening when not fluent 2 out - no impression when hampered by faller last(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
7th 5 Red Glory (IRE) 7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 33/1 0.3 Towards rear - headway after 3 out - kept on(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
8th 8 Glenriver (IRE) 6 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 155 lbs 100/1 5 Towards rear - some headway before 2 out - kept on(op 80/1)
9th 16 Storm Ryder (IRE) 6 G Poor Ms Helen P Markham 151 lbs 300/1 11 Held up in rear - mistake 1st - some headway 4 out - no impression
10th 3 Hypersonic Missile (IRE) 5 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 25/1 9.5 Towards rear throughout - jumped slightly right and bumped rival 3 out(tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)
11th 1 Ayrton (FR) 5 G Poor T J O'Mara 166 lbs 200/1 1.25 Midfield - mistake 3 out - mistake and weakened 2 out(op 125/1)
12th 2 Game Nation (IRE) 5 G Poor E McNamara 166 lbs 200/1 3.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - mistake and weakened 3 out(tchd 250/1)
13th 4 Oakley (GER) 6 G AVG Anthony Mullins 166 lbs 125/1 6.5 Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1)
14th 6 Desert Cave (IRE) 7 G Poor Declan Queally 158 lbs 50/1 8.5 Didn't jump well - in rear throughout - struggling before 5th - weakened and tailed off before 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)
99th 17 Maroto (IRE) 7 G Poor W P Mullins 158 lbs 16/5 - Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - prominent - weakening when fell last(op 9/4)
99th 12 Monslatt (IRE) 6 G Poor E J O'Grady 155 lbs 150/1 - In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 4th - towards rear when bumped and mistake 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 125/1)