13:35 Punchestown

Saturday 13 January 2018

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:50

Connolly's RED MILLS Amateur National (Q.R.) Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   3m 1f  |   Soft to Heavy  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:35  |   Winning time: 7m 9.7s
1st
Horse silk
11
4/1j
T: A MullinsJ: L Quinlan (7)
Mid-division, headway into 2nd before 11th and led 6 out, headed briefly 3 out, pressed last and headed briefly run-in, ridden to regain lead and kept on well closing stages op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
1011-5
9/1
T: A LeeJ: Mr D L Queally (3)
Mid-division, slight mistake 10th, 4th before 3 out, headway 2 out and challenged last, led briefly run-in, ridden and no impression on winner closing stages op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
2
9/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: Mr F Maguire (3)
Led, headed 6 out, slight mistake 4 out and led again next, pecked and headed 2 out, no impression in 3rd before last, no extra run-in op 15/2
4th
Horse silk
6
8
10/1
T: M F MorrisJ: Mr J C Barry (5)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra run-in op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
9
8/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Mr N McParlan (3)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, lost place on inner after 12th, ridden approaching 3 out and no impression in 6th 2 out, 5th and blundered last op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
19
4
711-9
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd
Towards rear, never a factor, no impression 3 out and no extra before next, kept on one pace in straight op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
4/1j
T: A KeatleyJ: Mr D O'Connor
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, lost place briefly after 12th, pushed along in 5th before 2 out where pecked slightly, soon ridden and no extra, weakened op 9/2 tchd 5/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
1111-9
11/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: R Deegan (7)
Held up towards rear, pushed along in mid-division before 3 out, no impression and slight mistake 2 out, weakened op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
20
10
33/1
T: J P RyanJ: Mr E P O'Brien (7)
Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and no extra after next, weakened op 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
911-11
9/1
T: S J MahonJ: Mr B O'Neill
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 11th, pushed along towards rear approaching 3 out, soon no extra, behind and pulled up before last op 7/1
F
Horse silk
6
25/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Mr A J Fox (7)
In rear, mistake 3rd, some headway after 4 out, pushed along in 8th when fell 2 out tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
12
1310-9
20/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: Mr R O Harding (3)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, mistake 6 out, soon lost place and ridden in rear after next, behind and pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.10Pl:€1.60, €2.40, €2.10EX:€43.80Trifecta:€529.60Tricast:€310.96SF:€39.35

Forecasts

Glencairn View (4/1), Thebarrowman (4/1), Clontarf (8/1), Toubaloo (9/1), Without Limites (9/1), He Rock's (9/1), Wishmoor (10/1), Bilko (10/1), Toushan (11/1), Canaly (20/1), As De Pique (25/1), Georges Conn (33/1)

Verdict

The booking of leading amateur Derek O'Connor for top weight THEBARROWMAN catches the eye and Adrian Keatley's charge can make a winning handicap debut having contested a Grade 1 novice contest last time out. The selection was the winner of his first two starts under rules in 2016 and can get back on track at the chief expense of Toushan who can claim second as he bids to follow up his victory at Limerick on his debut for this yard last time out. Gordon Elliott's Bilko has placed in handicap company the last twice and he can finish third under Jamie Codd.
  1. Thebarrowman
  2. Toushan
  3. Bilko

Previous Winners

2017
Canaly
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 12
16/1

Prize Money

1st: €11,705.002nd: €3,630.003rd: €1,729.004th: €779.005th: €304.00

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