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Punchestown (IRE)
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Final Festival Ticket Deal Ends Soon Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €16.70 Place: €3.90 €1.70 €1.30 Exacta: €74.90 Trifecta: €448.20
Non-Runners: Demophon (reserve), Groody Rover (reserve), Low Lie The Fields (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f
1st
Chased leaders - going well in 8th after 2 out - good headway before last - ridden and ran on well to lead run-in (trainer said - regarding improved form - that the gelding had a hood fitted and this had the desired effect by allowing the gelding to settle and be produced with a run in the closing stages)(op 25/1)
7 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 16/1 Won
2m 2m 2m½f 2m 2m
7f 2m 2m 2m3f 2m½f
2nd
Chased leaders - ridden to challenge between horses before last and soon led - headed under pressure run-in and no impression on winner closing stages - kept on same pace(op 9/4)
5 G Poor
Padraig Roche 165 lbs 100/30 2.75
2m½f 1m½f 2m1½f 2m 2m½f
2m½f 2m
3rd
Mid-division - headway 4 out - close 5th after 2 out - ridden and switched right before last - every chance almost on terms briefly after last - no impression on winner in 3rd closing stages kept on same pace(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
9 G Poor
Noel Meade 157 lbs 9/2 2.75
2m 2m5½f 2m 2m½f 2m4f
1m4f
4th
Mid-division - not fluent 3rd - headway after 4 out to chase leaders - not fluent in 3rd 2 out - effort on terms briefly before last - no extra run-in where dropped to 4th(op 14/1)
10 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 159 lbs 10/1 3.25
2m 2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m3f
2m 2m
5th
Settled in rear of mid-division - headway before 2 out to chase leaders - driven almost on terms before last where mistake behind leaders - no impression in 5th after(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
P T Flavin 157 lbs 100/1 .5
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2m4f
6th
In rear of mid-division - mistake 3 out - pushed along in 10th and kept on after 2 out - mistake in 7th at last - never troubled leaders(op 10/1)
7 G Poor
C A Murphy 150 lbs 8/1 1.25
2m7f 2m4½f 2m5½f 2m5f 2m3f
2m
7th
Led for most - slight mistake 5 out - joined before 3 out and disputed lead - ridden and headed before last - weakened
N/A Poor
James Andrew Fahey 166 lbs 33/1 .75
2m6f 2m3f 3m1f 2m5½f 2m5f
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8th
Mid-division - some mistakes - no impression on leaders when mistake 2 out - kept on one pace in behind - never a factor(op 50/1)
10 G Poor
Steven E Ryder 157 lbs 66/1 12
2m 2m 2m4f 2m7½f 2m3f
2m
9th
Held up in rear - not fluent 2 out and pushed along in moderate 12th - kept on one pace in behind - never a factor(op 50/1)
9 G Poor
Paul Traynor 158 lbs 66/1 23
2m½f 2m 2m7½f 3m 2m4f
2m
10th
Chased leaders - slight mistake 5th - disputed lead before 2 out - driven and headed between last 2 - weakened(op 40/1)
N/A Poor
R P Cody 166 lbs 33/1 17
2m 2m
1m6f 1m4f 1m3½f 1m6f
11th
Towards rear for most - slight mistake 2nd - pushed along and no impression in 11th after 2 out - never a factor(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
Jarlath P Fahey 143 lbs 100/1 2.5
1m6f 1m6f
2m
12th
Disputed lead early until soon settled in 2nd for most - slight mistake 2nd - disputed lead briefly after 4th - 2nd halfway - hit 4 out - ridden behind leaders and no extra after 3 out - weakened next where pecked slightly(op 5/2)
9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 6/4F 2.5
2m4f 2m5f 2m6½f 3m1f 2m
2m4f
13th
Chased leaders - ridden and weakened after 3 out(tchd 16/1)
N/A Poor
David Harry Kelly 151 lbs 20/1 3
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14th
In rear of mid-division best - slight mistake 5th - ridden and no impression towards rear after 4 out - never a factor (jockey said gelding hated the underfoot conditions)
8 G Poor
J G Cosgrave 157 lbs 33/1 21
2m4f 2m6f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m½f
2m 2m
15th
Towards rear throughout - pushed along and no impression after 4 out - weakened - never a factor(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
P A Fahy 157 lbs 100/1 12
2m5½f 2m4½f
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16th
Always behind - driven and no impression trailing in rear after 5 out - weakened - never a factor
N/A Poor
D Donovan 151 lbs 66/1 50
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