Punchestown (IRE)
16:40
K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €18.80 Place: €5.10 €2.10 €12.90 Exacta: €102.30 Tricast: €6604.90 Trifecta: €1108.60
Non-Runners: Dark Voyager (unsuitable ground), Ginnets Girl (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 So They Tell Me (IRE) 6 G AVG Padraig Roche 144 lbs 16/1 Won Towards rear - headway from 4 out - jumped left and bumped rival 3 out - challenging 2 out - pushed along disputing lead last - ridden clear final 110yds (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that last time was his first run in a handicap and he was flat out the whole way and today's step up in trip may have helped to contribute to the improvement)
2nd 4 Donkey Years (IRE) 10 G Poor E McNamara 160 lbs 13/2 3.25 Towards rear - headway into midfield 6th - bumped 3 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - disputing lead last - kept on - no match for winner(op 11/2)
3rd 3 Everglow (GB) 8 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 161 lbs 66/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - prominent before 3 out - led narrowly after 2 out - headed and lost two places last - no extra final 110yds(op 80/1)
4th 10 Dorans Law (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Hourigan 149 lbs 4/1 1.5 Midfield - headway on inner and in touch with leaders 2 out - disputing third home turn - weakened approaching last
5th 1 Barry Lyndon (IRE) 7 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 163 lbs 3/1F 5.5 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - headway approaching last - kept on - not reach leaders(op 11/4)
6th 5 Mister Beeton (IRE) 8 G Poor Shane Nolan 159 lbs 5/1 7 Towards rear - mistake 8th - headway from 3 out - in touch with leaders home turn - weakened approaching last(op 9/2)
7th 6 Bella Bliss (IRE) 7 M AVG John C McConnell 147 lbs 9/2 3.25 Midfield - headway 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/1)
8th 8 Meyo (GB) 7 M Poor Thomas Gibney 151 lbs 25/1 30 Prominent - weakened quickly after 2 out
99th 9 It Could Be You (IRE) 10 G Poor Thomas Mullins 144 lbs 66/1 - Prominent on inner - weakened quickly 7th - mistake towards rear 9th - pulled up 2 out(op 50/1)
99th 2 Aldo The Apache (IRE) 8 G Poor C A Murphy 159 lbs 28/1 - Led but pestered - headed 4 out - weakened from 3 out - pulled up approaching last(tchd 25/1)
99th 14 Ounce Of Gold (IRE) 6 G Poor P A Fahy 135 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear throughout - pulled up 2 out(op 20/1)
99th 15 Miss Vivacious (IRE) 6 M Poor Thomas Gibney 133 lbs 33/1 - Prominent - soon pressed leader - lost position 4 out - weakened from 3 out - pulled up 2 out
99th 13 Milanaway (IRE) 6 M Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 140 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - headway 4 out - led after 3 out - headed after 2 out - weakened quickly and pulled up approaching last(op 14/1)