23 Feb 2025 14:50 Naas
Winner: €30,000 (Penalty: €18,000); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Jacob's Ladder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
12-1751 / 6 |
Jump (36) | Sam Ewing | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
5/1 | |
| held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, niggled along briefly before 3 out, challenged before 2 out, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, disputed last, soon led, asserted run-in, kept on well closing stages | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3¼ L |
Joystick (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 0) |
3/17-41P / 6 |
Jump (22) | P Townend | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, challenged entering straight, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, joined and mistake last, soon headed and held in 2nd run-in, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 6 L |
A Tipp For Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
4138P4 / 6 |
Jump (15) | S F O'Keeffe | D Queally S O'Neill |
12/1 | |
| led, slight mistake 3rd, joined before 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, one-paced in 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 5 L |
Fleur In The Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
24-1324 / 6 |
Jump (59) | C M Quirke | A Slattery Mrs Margaret O'Rourke |
7/5 | |
| tracked leader, disputed before 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 26 L |
Brave Fortune (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
2-63131 / 6 |
Jump (64) | J J Doyle | P M J Doyle Linda Mulcahy &… |
11/2 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened | ||||||||||