13:23 Punchestown

Saturday 25 November 2023

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Liam & Valerie Brennan Florida Pearl Novice Chase (Grade 2)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:23  |   Winning time: 6m 22.2s
1st
Horse silk
3
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leader in 2nd, led and slight mistake 3 out, joined and ridden before 2 out, led after 2 out, went clear before last, stayed on well run-in op 7/1 tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
14
7
7/2
T: P NolanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 14th, ridden in 3rd 3 out, 3rd and no impression on leaders 2 out, 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd close home op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
11/4
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Led, hung left after 8th, jumped left and hung left thereafter, headed 3 out, disputed lead and pushed along before 2 out, again jumped left 2 out and soon headed, jumped left at last, hung badly left inside final furlong, 3rd close home
4th
Horse silk
21
5
611-3
25/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
In rear, reminder 13th, ridden in moderate 6th 3 out, went 5th 2 out, no impression, moderate 4th inside final furlong tchd 22/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
2
9/4f
T: N MeadeJ: Sam Ewing
Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, mistake 12th, slight mistake 14th and rider looked down, pushed along and dropped to 5th next, ridden in 4th after 3 out, moderate 4th when jumped right 2 out, weakened op 5/2 tchd 2/1 and tchd 11/4
6th
Horse silk
30
6
15/2
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up behind leaders, short of room briefly and slight mistake 15th, soon ridden and no impression, weakened straight, tailed off op 10/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
1
16/1
T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Tracked leaders in 5th, bad mistake and unseated rider at 2nd op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.60Pl:€2.30, €2.20EX:€20.10Trifecta:€126.10SF:€26.35

Forecasts

Affordale Fury (9/4), Flooring Porter (11/4), Sandor Clegane (7/2), Favori De Champdou (11/2), Quilixios (15/2), Churchstonewarrior (16/1), Maxxum (25/1)

Verdict

FLOORING PORTER isn't the most obvious chaser on looks and is coming to it relatively late, but he took to it well when making a winning start at Cheltenham on his return and obviously has scope to improve given his hurdling ability. Affordable Fury promises to make a better chase than hurdler so must be feared after beating Favori de Champdou with a bit in hand on his chase bow at Galway.

  1. FLOORING PORTER (IRE)
  2. AFFORDALE FURY (IRE)
  3. FAVORI DE CHAMPDOU (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Darrens Hope
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 8
J: D E Mullins  |  T: R Murphy
20/1

Prize Money

1st: €21,901.002nd: €7,300.003rd: €3,650.004th: €1,825.005th: €1,095.006th: €730.00

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