16:53 Punchestown

Saturday 28 May 2022

All13:2013:5514:3315:0815:4316:1816:5317:28

Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 50y  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:54  |   Winning time: 4m 5.5s
1st
Horse silk
3
1011-11
18/1
T: A J MartinJ: B J Cooper
Towards rear, moderate 8th 3 out, pushed along from next, good headway into 2nd at last, improved to lead under hands and heels inside final furlong, stayed on well, cosily op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
14/1
T: D CoffeyJ: Kieran Callaghan (7)
Led, travelling well entering straight, ridden at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 2nd close home tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
6
11/4f
T: Peter FaheyJ: S W Flanagan
Towards rear, headway into 4th at halfway, 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd briefly before last, 3rd at last, kept on same pace run-in
4th
Horse silk
4 ¾
11
10/1
T: N MeadeJ: D F O'Regan
Soon tracked leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, dropped to 4th before last, no extra op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Mid-division, ridden in 6th after 2 out, no impression op 9/2
6th
Horse silk
8
10
4/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, closer in 5th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression op 9/2
7th
Horse silk
1
1
22/1
T: S SpillaneJ: P T Enright
Prominent, ridden in 4th 2 out, weakened op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
2
9/1
T: D McDonoghJ: Mr L J Carberry (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, moderate 7th next, weakened tchd 17/2
9th
Horse silk
24
14
33/1
T: J NashJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)
Trailing in last, no impression from 4 out, mistake 2 out, never a factor op 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
4/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: A P Kelly (7)
Mid-division, pushed along at 4th, soon dropped to rear, weakened 6th, pulled up before 3 out op 9/2

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13
Horse silk
Malbas40
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 6
T: J C McConnell  J: S D Torrens
NR
5
Horse silk
Bonarc13
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 8
T: J P Ryan  J: M M McDonagh
NR
8
Horse silk
Clonbury Bridge23
Weight: 10-9|  Age: 6
T: J P Dempsey  J: L P Dempsey
NR
12
Horse silk
Patsy's Honour42
Weight: 10-4|  Age: 6
T: A J Martin  J: P J Carberry
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€32.60Pl:€4.90, €3.60, €1.30EX:€310.50Trifecta:€1,425.20Tricast:€917.26SF:€243.52

Forecasts

Hisnameis Mrdevitt (11/4), Western Cowboy (4/1), Pike County (4/1), Buddy Rich (11/2), Bonarc (8/1), Hearts Are Trumps (9/1), Too Bright (10/1), Family Business (14/1), Clonbury Bridge (14/1), Patsy's Honour (16/1), Tudor City (18/1), Goulane Chosen (22/1), Malbas (25/1), Astrophysicist (33/1)

Verdict

WESTERN COWBOY beat a now useful hurdler in a Limerick maiden a year ago and may still have a bigger performance in the locker given his low-mileage profile, so he gets the tentative vote to make a winning return in an open handicap. Hisnameis Mrdevitt and Malbas are a couple of potential threats.

  1. WESTERN COWBOY (IRE)
  2. HISNAMEIS MRDEVITT (IRE)
  3. MALBAS

Previous Winners

2021
Arcadian Sunrise
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 7
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,600.002nd: €3,200.003rd: €1,601.004th: €800.005th: €480.006th: €320.00

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