12:05 Punchestown

Tuesday 31 December 2019

All12:0512:4013:1013:4514:1514:5015:25

Tote Supporting Irish Racing Since 1930 Beginners Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 1f 50y  |   Yielding  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:05  |   Winning time: 6m 52.9s
1st
Horse silk
9
7/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leaders, mistakes 5th and 6th, headway into close 4th when left 2nd on outer 2 out, led after 2 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well under pressure run-in op 5/1 tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
4
3
9/4f
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh
Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 13th, progress from next, close enough 5th when mistake and badly hampered 2 out, left 3rd and rider briefly lost iron, ridden in 3rd entering straight, went 2nd after last, kept on without threatening winner op 2/1 tchd 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
¾
4
511-12
11/2
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders, bad mistake 5 out, pushed along to dispute lead and under pressure when fell 2 out op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
35
6
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Towards rear, briefly pushed along at 10th, mistake 13th, moderate 6th and left 4th 2 out, no impression op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
7
100/1
T: T M WalshJ: I J McCarthy
Rear of mid-division, no impression when mistake and jumped left 4 out, trailing when jumped badly left next

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
9/2
T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell
Mid-division on inner, 5th when fell 5 out tchd 4/1
F
Horse silk
2
9/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy
Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead with every chance when fell 2 out
UR
Horse silk
5
811-12
100/1
T: S NolanJ: E O'Connell (7)
In rear, pushed along 7th, no impression when unseated rider 4 out
F
Horse silk
8
20/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Led and clear, mistake 3rd, jumped left at 6th, reduced advantage 4 out, joined and with every chance when fell 2 out tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.80, €1.50, €1.70EX:€13.30Trifecta:€54.60SF:€12.52

Forecasts

Early Doors (9/4), Smoking Gun (7/2), Captain Cj (9/2), Eurobot (11/2), Ontheropes (6/1), Discordantly (9/1), Small Farm (20/1), Royal Reve (100/1), Krisquin (100/1)

Verdict

EARLY DOORS made an encouraging start to his chase career when he was second at Galway earlier this year. He can go one place better here on his second attempt over fences.Captain CJ has produced three respectable performances over fences so far and should be in contention at the business end of this race once again over this longer trip, while Smoking Gun looks capable of building upon his run at Navan last time so take him to finish in the placings.
  1. Early Doors
  2. Captain Cj
  3. Smoking Gun

Previous Winners

2018
Shady Operator
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
7/4

Prize Money

1st: €8,400.002nd: €2,801.003rd: €1,400.004th: €700.005th: €420.006th: €280.00

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