15:40 Punchestown

Tuesday 25 April 2023

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

Howden Insurance Brokers Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 100y  |   Yielding to Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 4m 6.0s
1st
Horse silk
10
7/2f
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd when short of room on inner entering straight, ridden to lead at last, stayed on strongly run-in op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
9/2
T: N MeadeJ: D F O'Regan
Rear of mid-division, headway 2 out, 6th entering straight, soon ridden, went 3rd at last, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
12
10/1
T: M BrassilJ: C Brassil
In rear, slight mistake 4th, headway travelling well 2 out, ridden in 4th before last, went 3rd after last, kept on tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
½
11
40/1
T: H De BromheadJ: S Fitzgerald
Led, ridden after 2 out, soon strongly pressed, headed at last, no impression on leaders run-in
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
5/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
In rear, pushed along briefly 5th, not fluent 4 out and pushed along, not fluent 2 out and ridden, 8th entering straight, kept on one pace straight op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
13
80/1
T: J M BarrettJ: P T Enright
In rear, some progress into 9th when checked on inner after 2 out, ridden before last, 8th at last, kept on one pace tchd 66/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
2
611-7
4/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Tracked leader in 2nd, stumbled on landing 3 out and pushed along, ridden 2 out, 4th entering straight, weakened op 9/2
8th
Horse silk
5
9
611-4
25/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Mid-division, pushed along at halfway, slight mistake and ridden 3 out, no impression op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
1
6
11/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Rear of mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
sh
14
66/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey
Mid-division, mistake 3 out, progress next, pushed along and went 2nd entering straight, soon ridden, dropped to 5th when mistake at last, weakened op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
66/1
T: E McCarthyJ: R Deegan
Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened op 40/1 tchd 80/1
12th
Horse silk
1
1
611-7
25/1
T: D HoganJ: D King
Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened op 16/1
13th
Horse silk
50
3
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division, slight mistake 5th and pushed along, ridden 3 out, weakened, eased straight, tailed off op 15/2 tchd 13/2
14th
Horse silk
26
7
150/1
T: Peter MaherJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leaders on outer, pushed along 5th, ridden 4 out, weakened, tailed off

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.50Pl:€1.60, €1.70, €3.10EX:€21.20Trifecta:€204.20Tricast:€148.85SF:€19.15

Forecasts

Shecouldbeanything (7/2), Nikini (4/1), The Model Kingdom (9/2), Night And Day (5/1), Saylavee (7/1), Walk With Paul (10/1), Ladybank (11/1), Popova (25/1), Henning (25/1), Still Ciel (40/1), Enfranchise (66/1), All About Lucy (66/1), Dame Rapide (80/1), Lucy Van Pelt (150/1)

Verdict

SHECOULDBEANYTHING fared best of these in the Dawn Run at Cheltenham and looks the way to go. Walk With Paul and Nikini are a couple of the other likely sorts.

  1. SHECOULDBEANYTHING (IRE)
  2. WALK WITH PAUL (FR)
  3. NIKINI (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Party Central
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
9/4

Prize Money

1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,500.005th: €899.006th: €600.00

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