15:25 Punchestown

Wednesday 22 February 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Last Chance 10% Off Festival Tickets Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 100y  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:25  |   Winning time: 6m 46.2s
1st
Horse silk
13
511-3
20/1
T: E SheehyJ: B W Harvey (5)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, closer 2 out, 3rd and ridden entering straight, led bypassing usual last, kept on well inside final furlong tchd 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
10
28/1
T: N DoolyJ: C Brassil (5)
Led, headed 5th, remained prominent and led again 2 out, slight mistake last and headed, pushed along and led briefly early straight, 2nd and ridden inside final furlong, kept on op 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
1
10/1
T: P G KellyJ: J J Slevin
Mid-division, 9th halfway, headway after 2 out and 5th entering straight, went 3rd early final furlong, ridden and kept on well, nearest at finish op 17/2
4th
Horse silk
7
5
5/1
T: A J MartinJ: P J Carberry
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along after 2 out and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th close home tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
nk
12
10/3f
T: E & P HartyJ: K E Buckley (3)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th, 3rd halfway, headway to lead last, ridden and headed bypassing usual last, no extra inside final furlong op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
½
3
8/1
T: D QueallyJ: Mr M C O'Donovan (7)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, close up 2 out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression bypassing usual last, no extra op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
sh
8
11/2
T: T DoyleJ: C M Quirke (7)
Towards rear, no impression after 3 out and 12th after next, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor op 5/1
8th
Horse silk
5
14
14/1
T: P CrokeJ: K C Sexton
Tracked leaders, led 5th, headed 2 out, pushed along and lost place entering straight, no extra op 22/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¼
17
17/2
T: P G KellyJ: P K Donovan (5)
Towards rear, 10th halfway, some headway after 4 out, 6th and pushed along entering straight, soon no extra op 15/2 tchd 7/1
10th
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
14/1
T: E O'ConnellJ: P T Enright
Towards rear, some headway in rear of mid-division 3 out, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, never a factor op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
30
9
22/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Mid-division, 8th halfway, dropped towards rear 3 out and soon detached, weakened, tailed off op 18/1
12th
Horse silk
6
4
125/1
T: D E FitzgeraldJ: Miss R Murphy (7)
Mid-division, hampered 2nd, closer on outer before 2 out, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, weakened
13th
Horse silk
37
16
66/1
T: S DoyleJ: J B Foley
Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra after 2 out, weakened, completely tailed off op 40/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
6
711-10
28/1
T: S O O'BrienJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)
Mid-division, fell 2nd op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
15
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Rear of mid-division, pulled up quickly after 5th op 15/2

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Non-Runners

19
Horse silk
Killinure Lass23
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 6
T: B McMahon  J: Reserve 3
NR
18
Horse silk
Cafe Del Mar10
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 7
T: David J Phelan  J: Reserve 2
NR
11
Horse silk
True Artist14
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 5
T: G O'Leary  J: D E Mullins
NR
2
Horse silk
Shantou Lucky14
Weight: 11-13|  Age: 6
T: G P Cromwell  J: S W Flanagan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€23.10Pl:€6.30, €9.40, €2.70EX:€444.40Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€5,836.54SF:€472.65

Forecasts

American Money (10/3), Rebellious Gale (5/1), Cher Why Not (11/2), Lord Gillygooley (8/1), Captain Jimmy (17/2), Friends N Commerce (10/1), Killinure Lass (10/1), Appian Way (10/1), Shantou Lucky (10/1), West Of Carrig (14/1), The Niffler (14/1), True Artist (16/1), Dr Val (20/1), Spoiled Rotten (22/1), Cheerful Chap (28/1), Rockanrye (28/1), Cafe Del Mar (33/1), Some Woman (66/1), Hilltop Supreme (125/1)

Verdict

AMERICAN MONEY was much-improved when making a winning handicap debut over 20.3f here last month and, with the potential to do better still now upped in trip, he is taken to follow up. The hat-trick seeking Appian Way is greatly respected on his first start for Gordon Elliott but the selection may have most to fear from Friends N Commerce, who returned to form when runner-up here last time. Rebellious Gale also merits respect, while Some Woman and West of Carrig are likely improvers.

  1. AMERICAN MONEY (IRE)
  2. FRIENDS N COMMERCE (IRE)
  3. APPIAN WAY (FR)

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,099.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €220.00

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