Horse Alert

31 Dec 2012 13:05 Punchestown

Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,900); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

derekoneill.com Handicap Chase (0-116)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Luke's Benefit (IRE) (Gelding, g, 11 7)	7-P0082 / 22	Jump (16)	B F Cawley	D Hogan T & M Racing Partnership	2/1
		tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 4 out and ridden in 5th 2 out, rallied to go 3rd at last and kept on best under pressure run-in to lead closing stages
2^nd	5	¾ L	Itsuptoyou (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	4/48395 / 12	Jump (61)	R M Power	Mrs D Foster Mr A J Whiting	5/1
		tracked leaders in 5th, ridden in 4th entering straight and headway to lead soon after 2 out, strongly pressed run-in and headed closing stages
3^rd	2	½ L	Whats On The Menu (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 11)	44-8434 / 12	Jump (23)	Ruby Walsh	J A Berry Mrs Joan Berry	7/2
		led or disputed lead, driven along and headed 2 out, dropped to 4th before last, kept on under pressure into 3rd run-in
4^th	6	1¼ L	Hidden Present (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	6139-44 / 12	Jump (15)	A E Lynch	Bernard Jones T F Dunlop	7/2
		prominent and disputed lead, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, no extra run-in and dropped to 4th
5^th	7	10 L	Tequila Lord (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7)	39973U / 10	Jump (25)	Mr H D Dunne	M McCabe Last Hope Syndicate	12/1
		settled in rear, jumped left, good headway after 4 out and disputed entering straight, led briefly 2 out where jumped badly left, headed and soon no extra in 5th
6^th	4	9½ L	Down Under (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	35-50P0 / 9	Jump (25)	M P Walsh	F Flood John P McManus	14/1
		chased leaders mainly 6th, no impression approaching straight, no threat from 2 out
PU	1	-	Any Bets (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	005490 / 9	Jump (25)	R C Colgan	O McKiernan Redgap Partnership

PU	8	-	Rakamasi (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 11)	88-343P / 12	Flat (982), Jump (8)	A P Heskin	M McElhone Red Gate Syndicate