Punchestown (IRE)
16:17
Ladbrokes Play "1-2-Free" Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €12.30 Place: €3 €2.50 €1.60 Exacta: €112.70 Tricast: €327.72 Trifecta: €673.40
Non-Runners: Cloughroe (reserve), Leis Fein (reserve), Miss Vivacious (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 15 Gaelic Des Chastys (FR) 8 G Poor E McNamara 155 lbs 10/1 Won In rear - smooth headway into midfield 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - raced wide home turn - kept on from last - led final strides(tchd 9/1)
2nd 11 Del Girl (IRE) 6 M Poor Shane Crawley 157 lbs 15/2 0.1 In touch with leaders - headway and went second before 6th - led before 7th - pushed along and faced challenge 2 out - good jump last - ridden run-in - headed final strides(op 13/2)
3rd 7 Warmer Days Ahead (FR) 5 G AVG Oliver McKiernan 156 lbs 7/2F 1.25 In touch with leaders - went third before 2 out - hard ridden and keeping on when hit last - no match for first two(op 10/3)
4th 5 The Virginian (IRE) 8 G Poor Padraig Roche 157 lbs 14/1 10 Midfield in centre of group - some headway when mistake 2 out - went fourth before last - nearest finish
5th 9 Arctic Saint (IRE) 6 G Poor Mrs Grainne M O'Connor 154 lbs 11/1 1.75 Midfield on outer - not fluent and lost position 7th - going okay but still plenty to do 2 out - steady headway before last - never dangerous(tchd 10/1)
6th 6 Gonetomillgrove (IRE) 3 F Poor P J Rothwell 156 lbs 50/1 5 Towards rear on outer - mistake 5th - steady headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened before last(op 33/1)
7th 8 Spellacy's Cross (IRE) 6 G Poor Thomas Mullins 157 lbs 25/1 1.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield on inner - not fluent and reminders 3 out - rallied before 2 out - weakened before last(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
8th 12 Great Rainbow (FR) 7 G Poor Brian M McMahon 157 lbs 11/2 8 Midfield in centre of group - smooth headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened quickly before last(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
9th 13 Mabel In May (IRE) 5 M AVG Conor David Maxwell 156 lbs 80/1 .5 Prominent - lost position after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and weakened quickly(op 40/1)
10th 1 Lummi Island (IRE) 7 G Poor D Deacon 167 lbs 16/1 .75 Towards rear on inner - some headway into midfield before 2 out - weakened quickly before last
11th 17 Trim To Milan (IRE) 9 M Poor Gerard Keane 153 lbs 20/1 0.1 Never better than midfield - weakened quickly before last(tchd 18/1)
12th 18 War Thunder (GB) 6 G Poor Paul W Flynn 153 lbs 7/1 1.75 Prominent on inner - pressed leader before 2 out - lost ground quickly after 2 out - soon struggling - eased before last(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
13th 3 Glenriver (IRE) 6 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 161 lbs 10/1 .75 Midfield - dropped to rear 3 out - no chance before 2 out(tchd 9/1 and 11/1)
14th 2 Saynothinatall (IRE) 5 G Poor Darren Collins 159 lbs 28/1 4.5 Always behind(op 33/1)
15th 14 Mademewhatiam (GB) 5 G Poor Paul Nolan 151 lbs 11/1 17 Midfield on outer - some headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon lost ground quickly - tailed off
16th 10 Daicheadacuig (IRE) 6 G Poor Brian Mortell 153 lbs 80/1 38 Always behind - lost touch from 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
99th 4 The Miracle Man (IRE) 7 G AVG Peter Fahey 159 lbs 28/1 - In rear - pulled up after 3rd (jockey said gelding never travelled)
99th 16 Internet Biddy (IRE) 7 M Poor Sean Aherne 150 lbs 66/1 - Took keen hold - led - bad mistake 2nd - headed before 7th - lost position 3 out - dropped to last and pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 40/1)