Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
14:25
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50
Place: €1.30 €2.50 €1.20
Exacta: €41.80
Tricast: €218.34
Trifecta: €150.10
Non-Runners: Blue Lord (temperature)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Fact To File (FR) | 8 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - not fluent and lost position 8th - headway and pressed leaders going okay when short of room on inner after 3 out - led and ridden from last - faced challenge but kept on well towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Spillane's Tower (IRE) | 7 G | Good | James Joseph Mangan | 166 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway 4 out - ridden and keeping on after 2 out - went second and challenging run-in - kept on well - just held(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Galopin Des Champs (FR) | 9 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 16/5 | 2.25 | Pressed leader and briefly disputed lead early - led before 7th - pushed along before 2 out - headed from last - lost second run-in(op 3/1 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Fastorslow (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Martin Brassil | 166 lbs | 6/4F | 3.75 | Prominent - went second 4 out - ridden and no extra when lost position after 2 out(op 11/8) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Minella Cocooner (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 66/1 | 18 | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - jumped slightly left 3rd - some headway after 4 out - no extra when steadied 2 out(op 80/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Journey With Me (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 166 lbs | 11/1 | 11 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - slow jump 4 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 6th - slipped on turn after 5 out - weakened 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Grangeclare West (IRE) | 9 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 12/1 | - | Led narrowly or disputed lead - raced in second before 7th - jumped slightly left and lost second 4 out - soon weakened - jumped left 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 8/1) |