Punchestown (IRE)
15:05
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €8.30 Place: €2.30 €1.40 €1.90 Exacta: €29.30 Tricast: €121.03 Trifecta: €170.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Backtonormal (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 159 lbs 7/1 Won Midfield - headway 4th - led before last - soon faced challenge - led clearly and ridden run-in - won going away(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
2nd 1 Answer To Kayf (GB) 9 G AVG Terence O'Brien 159 lbs 11/4 2.75 Raced wide early - in touch with leaders - steady headway and disputed lead 3rd - led going easily 2 out - ridden and headed before last - kept on final 110yds(op 5/2)
3rd 5 Black Bamboo (IRE) 8 G Poor John Joseph Murphy 155 lbs 11/2 1.25 Pressed leader - in touch with leaders 3rd - outpaced on turn before last - rallied and went third inside final 110yds(tchd 5/1)
4th 3 Blizzard Of Oz (IRE) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 162 lbs 13/8F .5 Didn't always jump with fluency - soon midfield - headway 2 out - challenging when awkward jump last - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 6/4)
5th 13 Theflyingbee (IRE) 8 M AVG F G Hand 151 lbs 18/1 1.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold early - in touch with leaders - steady headway 3rd - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 16/1)
6th 4 Iceberg Theory (IRE) 5 G AVG Paul Nolan 162 lbs 22/1 5.5 In rear - headway after 2 out - no impression when hit last(tchd 20/1 and 25/1)
7th 15 Mi Lucky Cailin (IRE) 6 M Poor William J McLernon 148 lbs 33/1 2.25 Took keen hold - pressed leaders - led narrowly or disputed lead 3rd - headed 2 out - weakened before last
8th 7 Aeros Luck (IRE) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 11/1 0.3 Not fluent 5th - towards rear throughout(op 12/1)
9th 12 Purse Price (GB) 8 M Poor Gordon Elliott 151 lbs 40/1 .75 Towards rear - steady headway 3rd - prominent going easily 2 out - weakened on turn before last(op 33/1)
10th 2 Any Road (IRE) 7 G Poor E J O'Grady 159 lbs 20/1 8 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - weakened on turn before last(tchd 25/1)
11th 8 My Gaffer (IRE) 6 G AVG John Patrick Ryan 158 lbs 100/1 2.5 Raced wide - never better than midfield(tchd 125/1)
12th 11 On Lovers Walk (IRE) 8 G Poor Gerard Kelleher 148 lbs 150/1 0.2 Always behind(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
13th 9 Drumgill (IRE) 5 G AVG John Patrick Ryan 153 lbs 125/1 21 Never better than midfield - tailed off(op 80/1)
14th 16 Ivy Hall (IRE) 5 M Poor John Patrick Ryan 141 lbs 250/1 .5 Always behind - tailed off(op 200/1)
15th 14 Confidential Gosip (IRE) 5 M Poor Mrs John Harrington 141 lbs 80/1 0.2 Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off(op 66/1)
99th 17 Our Girl Sal (IRE) 7 M Poor Peter Fahey 146 lbs 80/1 - Led narrowly - headed and in touch with leaders 3rd - weakened 3 out - lost touch and pulled up after 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)
99th 10 Mont Beuvray (IRE) 6 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 148 lbs 250/1 - Always behind - lost touch and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)