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Punchestown (IRE)
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Festival Hospitality Going Fast Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €3.70 Place: €1.50 €1.90 €3 Exacta: €19.60 Tricast: €185.69 Trifecta: €361.40
Non-Runners: Dolly Watkins (unsuitable ground), Fanoir (unsuitable ground), Klassman (unsuitable ground), Mywayorthehighway (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 2m
1st
Travelled strongly - midfield - in touch with leaders after 4th - prominent after 4 out - led after 2 out - went clear before last - ridden briefly run-in - eased towards finish - comfortably(op 7/2)
5 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 5/2F Won
2m4f 2m7f 2m3½f 2m2f 2m
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m4f
2nd
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 3rd - headway after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 8/1)
7 G AVG
M A Cahill 156 lbs 13/2 6
2m4½f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m½f
3rd
Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ran on after last - never near to challenge(op 9/1)
6 G Poor
James Andrew Fahey 156 lbs 12/1 4.5
2m4f 2m6f 2m4f 2m6f
2m4f 2m 2m
4th
Soon midfield - not fluent and slightly hampered when lost ground 3rd - headway and prominent before 3 out - no extra towards near side before last - weakened and lost third towards finish(tchd 18/1)
4 G Poor
Ross O'Sullivan 164 lbs 20/1 2.25
2m4f 3m½f 3m 2m 2m4f
1m6f 2m 2m3f 2m 2m4f
5th
Prominent - led after 2nd - disputed lead from 6th - headed after 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 9/2)
7 G Poor
Charles O'Brien 162 lbs 5/1 3
1m1½f 2m3½f 2m3f 1m4f
2m5f 2m2½f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m5½f
6th
Led early - wandered on approach 1st - prominent after 2nd - hit 4 out - challenging home turn - weakening when jumped slightly left last(op 14/1)
8 M Poor
Thomas Mullins 147 lbs 20/1 2.5
2m5½f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m6f 2m½f 2m½f
7th
Held up in rear - not fluent and hampered 3rd - in touch with leaders on near side of group before 3 out - reminder after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 18/1)
6 M AVG
Michael Winters 156 lbs 14/1 .75
2m3f
3m1f 3m1½f 2m7½f 3m 3m
8th
Didn't always jump with fluency - soon prominent - in touch with leaders after 3rd - weakened after 2 out(op 50/1)
7 M Poor
Thomas P O'Connor 142 lbs 40/1 2
2m3f 3m1f 2m6½f 3m 2m7f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m
9th
Towards rear - not fluent 3 out - some headway after 2 out - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
7 M AVG
Robert Tyner 151 lbs 20/1 0.3
3m
2m4f 2m 2m 2m3f 2m1f
10th
Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - kept on(op 12/1)
6 G Poor
Matthew J Smith 159 lbs 11/1 2.5
2m5½f
2m4f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f
11th
In touch with leaders - midfield after 3rd - weakened after 2 out
6 G Poor
C A Murphy 163 lbs 13/2 8.5
-
1m 2m4½f 2m6f 2m6f 2m
12th
Midfield early - prominent before 4th - not fluent 7th - weakened before 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 14/1)
7 M Poor
Noel C Kelly 147 lbs 12/1 18
1m3f
2m6f 2m½f 2m3f 2m 3m
13th
Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield - mistake 7th - towards rear when reminder and weakened after 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1)
5 G Poor
Thomas P O'Connor 148 lbs 80/1 19
2m1f 2m4f
2m 2m2f 2m 2m3f 2m2f
14th
Soon prominent - weakened on inner before 3 out(op 50/1)
7 M Poor
Edward Cawley 152 lbs 66/1 2
-
2m5½f 2m 2m4f 2m5f 2m1f
99th
Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead from 6th - raced in second when weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
6 G Poor
Michael J McDonagh 151 lbs 20/1 -
2m 2m3f
2m1f 2m½f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m3½f
99th
Midfield - mistake and pecked on landing 3rd - soon dropped to rear - eased and detached when pulled up before 4th (jockey said mare lost her action after jumping 3rd hurdle; vet reported mare to be post race normal)
9 M Poor
M F O'Dowd 147 lbs 16/1 -
2m6½f 2m2½f 3m½f
2m4½f 1m7½f 2m
99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake and lost ground 3rd - soon dropped to rear and pulled up (jockey said gelding went wrong behind; vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 20/1)
5 G AVG
P J Rothwell 146 lbs 33/1 -
2m2½f 2m½f 2m1½f 2m6f 2m3f