16:50 Punchestown

Tuesday 25 April 2023

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

Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 100y  |   Yielding to Soft  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:50  |   Winning time: 4m 2.5s
1st
Horse silk
10
510-11
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division, 10th 2 out, headway into 4th entering straight, led travelling well at last, ridden and stayed on well run-in op 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
9/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division, 13th 2 out, headway entering straight, ridden in 3rd approaching last, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
15
410-3
9/2f
T: W P MullinsJ: S D Torrens
Rear of mid-division, pushed along briefly on outer 3 out, progress after 2 out, checked entering straight, pushed along in 7th before last, 4th when mistake at last, ridden in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on well, never nearer tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
610-11
9/1
T: M FaheyJ: R A Doyle
Prominent, disputed lead 6th, led next, ridden entering straight, headed at last, no extra run-in op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
16/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (7)
Tracked leaders, 3rd and slight mistake 3 out, ridden next, dropped to 6th before last, no extra
6th
Horse silk
¾
17
16/1
T: P J RothwellJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th after 2 out, 4th at last, no impression op 22/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
13
14/1
T: P G FaheyJ: Cian Cullinan (7)
Mid-division, ridden in 7th 2 out, no impression tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ½
7
8/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, closer in 6th 2 out, soon ridden, 7th at last, no impression op 15/2 tchd 7/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
40/1
T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor (5)
Mid-division, 9th on outer 2 out, ridden entering straight, no impression op 50/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
810-11
25/1
T: G ElliottJ: L P Dempsey
Towards rear, pushed along in moderate 14th 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¾
14
9/1
T: E GriffinJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2 out, weakened op 10/1 tchd 8/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: C McGivern (7)
Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, soon ridden and no impression tchd 22/1
13th
Horse silk
¾
6
14/1
T: E MullinsJ: D Meyler
Mid-division, slight mistake 2 out and ridden, checked briefly entering straight, no impression op 10/1
14th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
511-9
7/1
T: P RocheJ: M P Walsh
Always towards rear, pushed along 2 out, no impression, never a factor op 6/1 tchd 15/2
15th
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
711-10
16/1
T: S DoyleJ: Mr R James (7)
Mid-division, pushed along 4 out, ridden in 8th 2 out, weakened op 22/1
16th
Horse silk
8 ½
16
33/1
T: T MullinsJ: J B Foley
Always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor tchd 28/1
17th
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
1111-10
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: K Callaghan (7)
Soon led, joined 6th, ridden and headed next, weakened entering straight, eased run-in op 14/1 tchd 16/1
18th
Horse silk
6
18
40/1
T: R P CodyJ: Rachael Blackmore
Always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, eased straight op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€17.70Pl:€4.00, €2.50, €1.80, €3.10EX:€208.20Trifecta:€837.20Tricast:€681.28SF:€139.06

Forecasts

Tekao (9/2), Brazil (7/1), Path D'oroux (8/1), Tax For Max (9/1), Telecon (9/1), One Last Tango (9/1), Cash Back (12/1), Bialystok (14/1), Man O Work (14/1), Merlin Giant (14/1), Fils D'oudairies (16/1), Captains Nephew (16/1), Lucky Max (16/1), Grand Roi (20/1), Glan (25/1), Hey Johnny (33/1), Annexation (40/1), Watch The Weather (40/1)

Verdict

A red-hot handicap that can go to MERLIN GIANT. He was impressive when scoring at Fairyhouse in December and seems sure to improve further. Fred Winter favourite Tekao never got the chance to show what he's capable of at Cheltenham and could go well. Fils d'Oudairies, Telecon and Brazil are also on the shortlist.

  1. MERLIN GIANT (FR)
  2. TEKAO (FR)
  3. FILS D'OUDAIRIES (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Felix Desjy
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 9
11/1

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €10,000.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €1,000.00

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