13:45 Punchestown

Tuesday 11 October 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:10

Paddy Power 'Don't Mind The Flat, The Jumps Are Back' 3-Y-O Hurdle

  • 3YO only  |   2m 60y  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:45  |   Winning time: 3m 55.07s
1st
Horse silk
8
7/2
T: R P CodyJ: Rachael Blackmore
Took keen hold in midfield, headway to chase leaders after 2nd, slight mistake at the 3rd, pushed along to challenge after 2 out, a length behind when not fluent at the last, kept on to lead inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
½
2
5/2f
T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper
Prominent, smooth headway to dispute lead before 2 out, mistake 2 out but led shortly after, pushed along before the last, mistake at the last, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds op 11/4 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
311-0
7/1
T: R O'BrienJ: D A Jacob
Prominent, dropped to midfield before 2nd, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, pushed along after 2 out, kept on inside final furlong op 17/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
40/1
T: M C GrassickJ: S W Flanagan
In rear, pushed along and headway to chase leaders after 2 out, kept on after the last op 50/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
5
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Midfield, not fluent first, pushed along before 2 out, slight mistake last, no extra after that op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
125/1
T: J NashJ: G Brouder (5)
In rear, mistake 3 out, pushed along and some headway after 2 out, kept on one pace after the last tchd 150/1
7th
Horse silk
11
4
4/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh
In rear, pushed along after 2 out, made no impression
8th
Horse silk
4
6
150/1
T: B W DukeJ: D J O'Keeffe
Disputed lead, pushed along when headed after 2 out, quickly weakened and made no impression op 125/1
9th
Horse silk
1
9
16/5
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Chased leaders, jumped slowly throughout, pushed along after 2 out, dropped away and made no impression op 3/1
10th
Horse silk
61
7
150/1
T: E SheehyJ: S D Torrens
Disputed lead, slight mistake at the 1st, pushed along and quickly weakened before 2 out, mistake 2 out and dropped to rear, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

RTR
Horse silk
11
80/1
T: Thomas DowlingJ: S F O'Keeffe
Refused to race op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.80Pl:€1.40, €1.20, €2.90EX:€13.80Trifecta:€74.50SF:€13.61

Forecasts

Bridgehead (5/2), Bestaline (16/5), War Correspondent (7/2), Common Practice (4/1), Surac (7/1), Shetland Tony (11/1), Brown Eagle (40/1), Starlight Rose (80/1), Circus Act (125/1), Tell Her Nothing (150/1), Vintage Release (150/1)

Verdict

The level of COMMON PRACTICE's Flat form means he could easily leave the form of his opening hurdle run behind so he gets the nod, although a strong market move for Gordon Elliott's French Flat recruit Bestaline would put a slightly different slant on things. Bridgehead was a promising second on his hurdle debut and looks best of the rest.

  1. COMMON PRACTICE (IRE)
  2. BESTALINE (FR)
  3. BRIDGEHEAD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Bell Ex One
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 3
J: J B Foley  |  T: R P Cody
4/5

Prize Money

1st: €8,400.002nd: €2,800.003rd: €1,399.004th: €700.005th: €420.006th: €280.00

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