Festival Flexi Ticket Is Back (C & G) Maiden Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Port Joulain (FR) | 5 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 11/10F | Won | Jumped left on occasions - took keen hold - raced in second and hung left - disputed lead from 5th - pressed leader before 7th - led going best before last - went clear when ridden run-in - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(tchd 6/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Sermandzarak (FR) | 4 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 9/4 | 2.25 | Dwelt start - in rear but in touch with leaders early - prominent after 3rd - not fluent and reminder 4th - not fluent 2 out - outpaced when ridden before last - ran on and went second after last - no match for winner(op 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Bossofthebrownies (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | M F Morris | 166 lbs | 3/1 | 10 | Led and clear early - disputed lead from 5th - led narrowly before 7th - headed before last - weakened and lost second run-in(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Champagne Kid (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Patrick M O'Brien
(7)lbs
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P E Collins | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 19 | Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders after 3rd - pressed leaders when not fluent and pecked on landing 7th - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Sonny Fella (GB) | 7 G | Poor | W M Roper | 166 lbs | 200/1 | 36 | Dwelt start - hampered start - in rear but in touch with leaders - detached when jumped slightly left 4 out - not fluent and weakened 3 out - tired jump 2 out - soon tailed off(tchd 300/1) |
Punchestown (IRE) Races