12:50 Punchestown

Saturday 16 November 2019

All12:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4016:00

Naas Oil Beginners Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f 200y  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:50  |   Winning time: 5m 25.6s
1st
Horse silk
8
1111-12
8/11f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Led, bad mistake 8th and headed, rider lost iron briefly, 3rd at 9th, 3rd when pecked on landing 3 out, close 4th on inner entering straight, pushed along in 2nd after 2 out, headway to lead at last, pushed out run-in, comfortably op 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
17
611-12
11/2
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 4th 3 out, pushed along and led 2 out, ridden and soon strongly pressed, headed at last, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 6/1 tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
11
20/1
T: M J SmithJ: A W Short (3)
Tracked leaders, led from 8th, pushed along entering straight, mistake and headed 2 out, soon 3rd, no impression on leaders before last, kept on same pace
4th
Horse silk
2
13
25/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy
Mid-division, closer in 6th and slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 6th 2 out, went 4th at last, no impression
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
10
811-12
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: M A Enright
Tracked leaders on inner, 9th 3 out, no impression entering straight, moderate 7th at last, kept on one pace
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
11/2
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, 7th 3 out, ridden entering straight, no impression from 2 out op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
20/1
T: R TynerJ: P T Enright
Mid-division, headway 5 out, 2nd 4 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division on outer, slow jump at 4th and briefly pushed along, headway into 5th on outer 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
9th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
611-12
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division on inner, slight mistake 10th, mistake next, 8th and not fluent 3 out, no impression op 8/1
10th
Horse silk
16
14
25/1
T: G P CromwellJ: M P Walsh
Mid-division, some mistakes, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
½
9
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 16/1
12th
Horse silk
24
5
50/1
T: T MullinsJ: D Meyler
Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor
13th
Horse silk
11
2
66/1
T: M F MorrisJ: J S McGarvey
Rear of mid-division, bad mistake 5th, mistake 9th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor
14th
Horse silk
2
15
66/1
T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey
Rear of mid-division, hampered briefly after 9th, never a factor

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
3
66/1
T: S CurlingJ: I J McCarthy
In rear, badly hampered at 1st, trailing when jumped left 2nd, mistake 5th, trailing when pulled up before 2 out
UR
Horse silk
4
66/1
T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (5)
In rear, unseated rider 9th
F
Horse silk
16
25/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Rear of mid-division when fell at 1st

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.60Pl:€1.10, €1.80, €6.90EX:€6.20Trifecta:€90.50SF:€5.43

Forecasts

Faugheen (8/11), Walk Away (11/2), Dommage Pour Toi (11/2), Antey (10/1), Flawless Escape (14/1), Lord Schnitzel (20/1), Glenloe (20/1), Midnight Stroll (20/1), Cracking Smart (20/1), Press Conference (25/1), Spades Are Trumps (25/1), Trappist Monk (25/1), Chavi Artist (50/1), Baily Gorse (66/1), The Long Mile (66/1), Berkerys Enigma (66/1), Best Behavior (66/1)

Verdict

The horse known as 'The Machine', FAUGHEEN may be a few lb short of his near unbeatable best these days but he was second and third in Grade One's over 2m and 3m last season so he remains a very smart horse and if he can replicate that level of form over fences here he ought to take what is a pretty strong beginners chase. There are plenty of interesting sorts in opposition; many of which promise to be better over fences than they were over hurdles. Dommage Pour Toi fell at the first on chase debut but he ought to make up into a smart novice and he is most feared although Trappist Monk and Walk Away are also shortlisted as two cut from a similar cloth.
  1. Faugheen
  2. Dommage Pour Toi
  3. Trappist Monk

Previous Winners

2018
Ben Dundee
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00

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