Horse Alert

13 Jan 2025 12:48 Punchestown

Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €7,200); Distance: 2m 85y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft.

50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Castleheath (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7)	5 / 4	Flat (59), Jump (36)	E Walsh	Ciaran Murphy Niall Slevin &…	12/1
		led, increased advantage before 2nd, reduced lead at 3rd, not fluent at 5th and headed, slight mistake 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well run-in, asserted closing stages
2^nd	5	5½ L	Ephesus (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 7)	3 / 4	Flat (92), Jump (13)	D King	D Hogan Michael M O'Brien	11/1
		prominent, soon in touch, 3rd at 4th, 4th after 4 out, improved to 3rd before last, kept on run-in to 2nd close home, not trouble winner
3^rd	11	½ L	Money Dancer (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 0)	3 / 4	Flat (71), Jump (17)	D Meyler	N Meade Don't Let The Old…	5/6
		rear of mid-division, not fluent at 2nd, mistake at 3rd and lost place, progress to 6th after 4th, headway after 3 out, improved to 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner run-in, dropped to 3rd close home
4^th	10	3¼ L	Sundance Sioux (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	/ 4	Flat (71)	B W Harvey	Cian Hughes P J Towell	25/1
		in touch, 5th after 4th, effort in 4th before last where not fluent and pecked slightly, one paced closing stages
5^th	4	1¼ L	Chortal (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7)	49 / 4	Flat (187), Jump (13)	D J Gilligan	G Elliott Aidan J O'Ryan…	14/1
		rear of mid-division, 7th after 4th, effort in 6th after 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, one paced run-in
6^th	6	3 L	J'envoievalserenki (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	/ 4	Jump (51)	S W Flanagan	P Nolan DKCR 2 Partnership	80/1
		rear of mid-division, not fluent at 1st, hampered and collided with rail before 2nd, soon dropped towards rear, effort after 4 out, headway after 2 out, one paced before last where not fluent
7^th	7	6 L	Last Kingdom (FR) (colt, bay, 11 7)	14 / 4	Jump (17)	M P Walsh	W P Mullins John P McManus	11/4
		in touch, dropped to 8th before 5th, lost place before 2 out, no impression after 2 out, modest late headway
8^th	1	3¾ L	Aswellasabentley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	7 / 4	Jump (17)	S Fitzgerald	L Lennon C Beckett	150/1
		in rear, 13th before 5th, slightly detached after 4 out, progress 2 out, kept on before last, never on terms
9^th	2	1 L	Ballyearl (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	6 / 4	Jump (30)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Dr S P Fitzgerald	20/1
		tracked leader, ran freely, jumped left at 1st, took closer order at 3rd, led narrowly after 5th, not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out where mistake and stumbled, soon 3rd, weakened before last where bad mistake
10^th	9	3¼ L	Stone Forest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	/ 4	Flat (83), Jump (13)	H Morgan	E Doyle Mrs Christina Hughes	300/1
		towards rear, 9th before 5th, mistake 3 out, no extra after 2 out
11^th	14	½ L	Stiltellinemnuttin (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0)	S0 / 4	Jump (17)	J C Gainford	M Mulvany Heads Or Harps…	300/1
		close up, 4th after 4th, 3rd after 4 out, lost place before 2 out where not fluent, weakened after 2 out
12^th	8	4 L	Powerful (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7)	/ 4		J S McGarvey	Mrs J Harrington John P McManus	11/1
		mid-division, dropped to 10th before 5th, towards rear 2 out where not fluent, weakened
13^th	12	5½ L	Pepper Noir (IRE) (filly, roangrey, 11 0)	U / 4	Flat (31), Jump (17)	A Harvey	G P Cromwell Mrs Maria McCullen…	28/1
		mid-division, dropped to 11th before 5th, some progress 2 out where not fluent, soon weakened
14^th	13	21 L	Saxon Land (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0)	/ 4	Flat (77)	T Power Roche	Ciaran Murphy Benlex Western…	150/1
		rear, slow jump at 2nd and reminders, not fluent at 3rd, 14th before 5th, slightly detached after 4 out, detached after 2 out, weakened, never a factor