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Punchestown (IRE)
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Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €9.50 Place: €2.20 €6.70 €18.20 Exacta: €350.30 Tricast: €13418.52
Non-Runners: A Great View (reserve), American Money (ran yesterday), Knockanore (vet's advice), Tactical Affair (vet's advice), Themanintheboots (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m4f 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m½f
1st
Travelled strongly - prominent - joined leader on inner after 2 out - led narrowly home turn - went clear when nudged along before last - ridden when went further clear run-in - pushed out - comfortably(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and 9/1)
4 G Poor
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 159 lbs 17/2 Won
1m6f 2m 2m1f 2m 2m4f
2m½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5½f
2nd
Midfield - headway when switched left 2 out - keeping on when bit short of room and squeezed through before last - went second when not fluent last - no match for winner(op 16/1)
7 G Poor
John C McConnell 156 lbs 22/1 2.75
2m4½f 2m6f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m3f
2m½f 1m6f 1m6f 1m4f 2m6f
3rd
In rear early - headway into midfield going okay before 2 out - keeping on when bit short of room and switched right before last - went third run-in - no match for first two(tchd 100/1)
6 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 80/1 1.75
1m5f 2m 1m6f 2m1f 1m7f
2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m
4th
Prominent - challenging when edged right before last - not fluent last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
5 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 162 lbs 10/1 2.5
3m½f 2m1f 3m
2m5½f 1m5f 2m4f 2m 2m4f
5th
Midfield - in touch with leaders when mistake 3rd - prominent on inner home turn - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
6 G AVG
Anthony McCann 163 lbs 28/1 1.5
1m4f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f
2m4f 2m7f 2m1f 3m 2m4f
6th
Soon midfield - some headway on near side of group after 2 out - not reach leaders(op 40/1)
6 M AVG
Ross O'Sullivan 157 lbs 33/1 4.5
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m½f 2m6½f
1m4f 2m2½f 2m3f 2m4f 2m4f
7th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders 6th - midfield when bit short of room and switched left after 2 out - kept on after last(op 80/1)
5 G AVG
William Durkan 166 lbs 66/1 2.75
2m6½f 3m½f 1m6f 2m1f 2m6½f
1m1½f 2m 1m4f 2m1f 2m
8th
In touch with leaders - no impression after 2 out(op 22/1)
6 G Poor
Andrew Slattery 166 lbs 14/1 0.1
2m1f 2m1½f 2m 2m 1m2½f
2m4f 2m7½f 3m1½f 3m 2m4f
9th
Held up in rear - headway when slightly hampered just after 2 out - bit short of room when switched right before last - kept on(op 66/1)
8 G Poor
Shane Nolan 159 lbs 50/1 0.3
2m7½f 3m½f 2m6½f 2m4½f 2m7f
2m4½f 2m2f 3m 2m4f 2m6f
10th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened before last(op 20/1)
10 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 159 lbs 28/1 .75
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2m2f 2m 2m 2m5f 2m4f
11th
Towards rear - headway into midfield on far side of group after 4 out - jumped slightly right 3 out - no extra after 2 out - no impression when not fluent last(op 15/8)
7 G Poor
C Byrnes 159 lbs 7/4F 1.25
2m4½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m4f 2m4f
1m5f 2m½f 2m 2m 2m4f
12th
Prominent - briefly disputed lead after 1st - joined leader after 3 out - led narrowly when not fluent 2 out - headed home turn - weakened quickly before last(op 33/1)
6 G Poor
Mrs John Harrington 163 lbs 25/1 .5
2m3f 1m6f 2m1½f 2m½f 2m
2m 2m 2m4f 3m
13th
Took keen hold - never better than midfield - kept on after 2 out(tchd 28/1)
4 G AVG
Paul Nolan 162 lbs 25/1 0.3
3m½f 2m5f 3m
2m3f 2m½f 2m4f 2m2½f 2m3f
14th
Never better than midfield - not fluent 4th - towards rear when slightly hampered just after 2 out(op 28/1)
8 G Poor
Paul Nolan 160 lbs 22/1 .5
2m 2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 2m7f
2m6½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4½f
15th
In touch with leaders - weakened gradually after 3 out(tchd 8/1)
9 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 9/1 1
2m7½f 2m 2m5f 1m6½f 2m6½f
2m 2m1f 2m1f 2m 2m4f
16th
Always behind(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 18/1 1.75
2m4f 2m2f 2m2f 2m4f 2m
1m4f 1m4f 2m3f 2m 2m1½f
17th
In touch with leaders - hampered 5th - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 11/1)
6 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 164 lbs 18/1 8.5
2m4½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m½f 1m5f
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5½f
18th
Midfield - headway and prominent 4 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out - dropped to rear when tired jump last(op 66/1)
11 G AVG
Liam G O'Brien 156 lbs 80/1 0.2
2m4f 2m4f 2m6½f
2m4f 2m½f 2m½f
19th
Raced wide - prominent - wandered on approach and not fluent 1st - mistake 3 out - weakened quickly before last(op 11/1)
7 G Poor
W P Mullins 158 lbs 12/1 .75
2m4f 2m3f 2m1f 2m2f 2m6f
3m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m½f
20th
Always behind(tchd 100/1)
10 G Poor
Michael Hourigan 162 lbs 80/1 11
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m3½f
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 3m½f
21st
Midfield early - towards rear when slow jump and pushed along briefly 4th - headway on inner after 3 out - keeping on and 4 lengths down when badly hampered by faller and dropped to rear just after 2 out - not recover (jockey said gelding was badly hampered at 2nd last)(op 13/2)
6 G AVG
Paul Nolan 158 lbs 11/2 7.5
2m4f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Prominent on inner - bad mistake and pecked on landing 5th - 1 length down when fell 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
8 G Poor
S R B Crawford 162 lbs 80/1 -
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f
2m5f 2m3f 2m
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly or disputed lead early - clear after 2nd - joined after 3 out - headed before 2 out - weakening when badly hampered by faller and unseated just after 2 out(tchd 25/1)
5 G Poor
Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 28/1 -
2m 2m 2m4f 2m½f 2m½f