13:57 Punchestown

Saturday 31 December 2022

All12:1512:4713:2213:5714:3215:0715:42

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  • 4YO plus  |   2m 3f 120y  |   Soft to Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:58  |   Winning time: 5m 8.6s
1st
Horse silk
8
1/1f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Made all, increased advantage before 1st, slight mistake at 5th, reduced advantage before 7th, increased lead after 2 out, clear last where not fluent, kept on well, comfortably op 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
4
16/1
T: T M WalshJ: D F O'Regan
In touch, 4th after 4th, took closer order before 7th, 3rd after 7th, no impression on leader after 2 out, kept on to 2nd close home, not trouble winner op 25/1 tchd 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
7
11/4
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Tracked leader, 3rd before 4th, took closer order in 2nd before 7th, closed 3 out, not fluent 2 out and under pressure, no impression on leader before last, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd op 2/1
4th
Horse silk
12
9
10/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, 6th after 4th, no impression on principals before 7th, progress in 5th after 4 out, under pressure after 2 out, no extra in 4th before last op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
3
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Rear of mid-division, 7th before 5th, no impression on principals before 7th, headway approaching straight, no extra in 5th before last where mistake tchd 25/1
6th
Horse silk
7
6
1011-6
22/1
T: D M ChristieJ: B W Harvey (5)
Towards rear, 8th before 5th, no impression on principals before 7th, under pressure before 3 out, no extra after 2 out, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
6
5
22/1
T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper
Mid-division, 5th after 4th, no impression on principals before 7th, 6th after 4 out, under pressure and weakened before last op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
25
1
711-10
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leader, 2nd before 4th, closer in 3rd before 7th, under pressure in 4th after 7th, mistake 3 out, lost place and weakened quickly before 2 out tchd 6/1
9th
Horse silk
22
2
100/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Towards rear, slightly detached before 3rd, reminders in 9th after 6th, weakened before 4 out, never a factor op 66/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
10
300/1
T: N McCluskeyJ: J J Slevin
In rear, slightly detached after 1st, detached after 6th, weakened, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out op 250/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.20, €2.80, €1.20EX:€17.40Trifecta:€68.20SF:€19.26

Forecasts

Saint Sam (1/1), Run For Oscar (11/4), Floueur (11/2), Summerville Boy (10/1), Any Second Now (16/1), Koshari (22/1), Jeff Kidder (22/1), Weseekhimhere (33/1), Spoiled Rotten (100/1), Social Distancing (300/1)

Verdict

Campaigned superbly on the Flat this year, RUN FOR OSCAR fared best of those held up when third back over hurdles at Haydock 6 weeks ago, again suggesting there's unfinished business with him in this sphere, and he gets the nod to come out on top. There is plenty of strength in opposition though, the dangers including Summerville Boy, Saint Sam and Floueur.

  1. RUN FOR OSCAR (IRE)
  2. SUMMERVILLE BOY (IRE)
  3. SAINT SAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
Darver Star
Weight: 11-6  |Age: 9
6/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,501.002nd: €3,500.003rd: €1,750.004th: €875.005th: €525.006th: €350.00

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