Horse Alert

31 Dec 2021 13:55 Punchestown

Winner: €16,000 (Penalty: €9,600); Distance: 2m 3f 30y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Tote Supporting Punchestown Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	An Epic Song (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	71-48 / 7	Jump (26)	D J O'Keeffe	M Brassil Sean & Bernardine…	2/1
		mid-division, progress into 5th after 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, ridden into 4th 2 out, challenged early straight, led before last, kept on strongly to assert run-in
2^nd	7	6½ L	Bread And Butter (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1)	5P0723 / 9	Jump (13)	A P Kelly	Ms H P Markham Mr William Woodhouse	9/2
		held up towards rear, progress in 8th after 4 out, ridden into 4th entering straight, 3rd and no impression when slight mistake last, kept on same pace into 2nd run-in
3^rd	12	½ L	Bigz Belief (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13)	61P0-P0 / 7	Flat (251), Jump (156)	Sam Ewing	M J Smith Debbie Kelly	40/1
		led, slight mistakes 4th and 5 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last where mistake, no extra run-in, kept on same pace
4^th	2	7 L	Aarons Day (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	11/2867- / 9	Jump (270)	B Browne	O McKiernan Keep The Faith…	13/2
		held up, progress 3 out, ridden into 7th 2 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace from before last
5^th	6	2 L	Blast Of Koeman (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1)	226P-5U / 13	Jump (21)	J J Slevin	Peter Maher Inittowinit Syndicate	40/1
		chased leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place 4 out, soon dropped to 10th, ridden and no impression 3 out, stayed on into moderate 6th last, kept on one pace run-in
6^th	16	4¼ L	She's Commanche (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 12)	1P-0353 / 9	Jump (26)	C D Maxwell	A Murray Mrs Paul Murtagh…	13/2
		chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, slight mistake last and no extra
7^th	3	1 L	Festival D'ex (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1148/6 / 7	Jump (216)	D N Russell	G Elliott John F Doyle	13/2
		held up in mid-division, ridden towards rear after 4 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace from before last
8^th	15	SHD	Hurricane Darwin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0)	24-8038 / 13	Jump (26)	L P Dempsey	Peter Maher Douglas Taylor	22/1
		towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace straight
9^th	13	1¾ L	The Big Galloper (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	12/995-7 / 10	Jump (87)	D J McInerney	C Byrnes Byrnes Bloodstock…	33/1
		towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace straight
10^th	9	4¾ L	Cafe Con Leche (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 0)	11/50FR- / 7	Flat (392), Jump (306)	B J Cooper	M J Smith Anthony David Bustin…	25/1
		settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 3rd after 4 out, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden and no extra next
11^th	11	5 L	Robbin'hannon (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	204205/ / 11	Jump (1014)	R P Treacy	M A Gunn Mrs T S Gunn	80/1
		mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden and no extra before next
12^th	10	15 L	Prospectus (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0)	P8P5-P0 / 9	Flat (67), Jump (26)	C J Orr	Thomas Coyle Up & Running Syndicate	80/1
		always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out
13^th	5	35 L	Le Correzien (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3)	1-7 / 7	Jump (38)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Mr David Brace	22/1
		chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened and tailed off
14^th	8	9 L	Instant Return (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1)	32112/0 / 7	Flat (813), Jump (12)	S F O'Keeffe	Mrs J Harrington Keep It Simple…	25/1
		chased leaders, mistake 3rd, 5th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
FE	14	-	Captain Conby (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8)	28-1 / 6	Jump (48)	K C Sexton	E Sheehy O'Reilly Buller…	9/1
		chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, improved to dispute 2nd when fell 2 out
	1	-	Mitchouka (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	6513-P0 / 9	Flat (1748), Jump (154)	K M Donoghue	J T R Dreaper Mr M Kehoe	0/0