Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
14:18
Festival 2025 Hospitality Going Fast Novice Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m3½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €3.25
Place: €1.10 €2.60 €2.10
Exacta: €18.20
Tricast: €91.91
Trifecta: €62.70
Non-Runners: Beggars Rock (ran yesterday)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Birmingham Alabama (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | E D Delany | 166 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Sweating - pressed leader - joined leader when left in lead 2 out - ridden after last - kept on well when reduced lead towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Lehaunstown (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Barry Connell | 166 lbs | 13/2 | - | Jumped left on occasions - prominent - left in second 2 out - soon pushed along - ridden and kept on well after last(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | The Lucky Lobster (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Declan Queally | 153 lbs | 7/1 | - | Held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out - went third after 2 out - no extra before last - no match for first two(op 6/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Avandra (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Tiernan Power Roche
(7)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 138 lbs | 10/1 | - | Held up in last - headway from 7th - hampered by faller 2 out - went modest fourth when not fluent last - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | |
| 5th | 11 | Realtin Lonrach (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | M F O'Dowd | 141 lbs | 25/1 | - | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 5th - headway when hampered by faller 2 out - kept on(tchd 22/1 and 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Pebble Bleu (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(5)lbs
|
Colin Motherway | 151 lbs | 4/1 | - | Took keen hold - midfield early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - not fluent 4th - led when increased tempo after 6th - headed after 3 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/2) | |
| 7th | 4 | Backonthegoagain (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Aidan Kelly
(5)lbs
|
Colin Bowe | 158 lbs | 33/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - soon midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 40/1) | |
| 8th | 7 | Ain't No Sunshine (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Paddy Hanlon
(7)lbs
|
Miss Tara Lee Cogan | 147 lbs | 40/1 | - | Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear and no impression after 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1) | |
| 9th | 5 | Gringo d'Ainay (FR) | 8 G | Poor | John Queally | 159 lbs | 8/1 | - | Towards rear early - midfield from 4th - weakening when jumped slightly left 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| F | 9 | Wendell's Lass (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Thomas Gibney | 149 lbs | 6/1 | - | Led at slow pace - headed after 6th - led again after 3 out - joined when fell 2 out(tchd 5/1) |