16:50 Punchestown

Wednesday 28 April 2021

All15:4016:1516:5017:2017:5518:3019:0019:35

Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f 120y  |   Yielding  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:50  |   Winning time: 5m 19.0s
1st
Horse silk
6
13/2
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, challenged 3 out, disputed before next, ridden to lead after 2 out, kept on strongly from before last to go clear tchd 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
12
4
14/1
T: M BrassilJ: D J O'Keeffe
Held up towards rear, progress into 6th 5 out and slight mistake, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, stayed on into 2nd entering straight, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace op 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
3
2/1f
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden before 2 out, under pressure entering straight, kept on same pace tchd 15/8
4th
Horse silk
15
10
50/1
T: D G MurphyJ: Mr J G Murphy (7)
Held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 7th before 3 out, no impression in moderate 5th before last, kept on one pace
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
13/2
T: M BrassilJ: R A Doyle
Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 6th, ridden and no impression before 3 out, mistake 2 out, moderate 4th before last, kept on one pace op 8/1 tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
20
1
40/1
T: Peter MaherJ: J J Slevin
Mid-division early, towards rear from 4th, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and no extra next op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
2
5
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper
Led, joined before 2 out where slight mistake, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon no extra and weakened tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2
8th
Horse silk
13
11
300/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: P J O'Hanlon (7)
Held up in mid-division, slight mistake 6th, ridden and no extra before 4 out, weakened op 250/1 tchd 500/1
9th
Horse silk
50
9
150/1
T: R P BurnsJ: K J Brouder
Rear, mistake 1st, ridden and no extra before 5 out, weakened and tailed off op 200/1
10th
Horse silk
35
7
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division best, ridden and no extra 4 out, weakened and tailed off op 16/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
3/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3 out, under pressure in 5th and mistake next, weakened and pulled up before last op 9/4

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Non-Runners

12
Horse silk
Iberia45
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 4
T: J Halley  J: J J Doyle
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.90Pl:€2.50, €2.80, €1.30EX:€64.00Trifecta:€448.00Tricast:€248.43SF:€88.47

Forecasts

Decimation (2/1), Blue Sari (3/1), Fighter Allen (6/1), Lifetime Ambition (13/2), Panda Boy (13/2), Fastorslow (14/1), Marajman (14/1), Iberia (20/1), Blast Of Koeman (40/1), Winter Fog (50/1), Sky Marshal (150/1), Dragon's Pass (300/1)

Verdict

BLUE SARI saw the wheels come off following his C&D maiden success back in 2019 but was in the process of getting his career firmly back on track when falling at the last in the Coral Cup last month (looked booked for second). He gets the nod to confirm the promise of that run, possibly at the chief expense of the progressive Decimation. Fastorslow and Panda Boy complete the shortlist.

  1. BLUE SARI (FR)
  2. DECIMATION (IRE)
  3. FASTORSLOW (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Elimay
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
5/2

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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