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15:08 Punchestown

Saturday 25 November 2023

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3515:0815:43

Colm Quinn BMW Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 4m 21.3s

1^st

Yeats Star

411-12

5/2f

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead entering straight, ridden to lead before last, joined at last, regained lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out tchd 3/1

2^nd

Heliko Conti

611-2

11/2

T: P NolanJ: S F O'Keeffe

Mid-division, pushed along in 8th 2 out, soon ridden, headway into 3rd at last, stayed on well run-in to go 2nd close home, strongly pressed winner to line op 5/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

Striking

511-8

11/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C D Smithers (7)

Towards rear, closer in 6th 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, disputed lead before last, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd close home op 10/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

1 ½

Walhaan

711-9

10/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh (3)

Mid-division, closer in 4th 2 out, soon ridden, 4th at last, kept on same pace op 9/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

9 ½

Top Speed

611-6

7/1

T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor (3)

Led on outer, ridden and joined entering straight, headed before last, 5th at last, no impression tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

6^th

9 ½

Poets Cottage

410-13

9/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sam Ewing

Rear of mid-division, headway 3 out, 5th when bad mistake 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 6th before last, weakened op 8/1

7^th

Catch The Beast

510-10

20/1

T: E CawleyJ: P T Enright

Always towards rear, mistake 3 out and pushed along, no impression straight, never a factor op 16/1

8^th

2 ¾

Ages Of Man

511-2

16/1

T: A McCannJ: J P O'Sullivan (3)

Prominent, not fluent at 4th, ridden and dropped to 7th 2 out, weakened tchd 14/1

9^th

El Champo

511-10

6/1

T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (3)

Prominent, slight mistake 1st, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, weakened op 15/2 tchd 8/1

10^th

Sonny May

611-2

13/2

T: D HickeyJ: J J Slevin

Towards rear, ridden after 2 out, no impression straight op 15/2 tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

Derry Lad¹⁴

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: Kevin Coleman J: M J M O'Sullivan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.30, €2.20, €2.60EX:€19.70Trifecta:€166.30Tricast:€133.81SF:€18.11

Forecasts

Yeats Star (5/2), Heliko Conti (11/2), El Champo (6/1), Sonny May (13/2), Top Speed (7/1), Poets Cottage (9/1), Walhaan (10/1), Striking (11/1), Derry Lad (12/1), Ages Of Man (16/1), Catch The Beast (20/1)

There's been no stopping Gordon Elliott in November and his YEATS STAR gets the nod to make a winning start to his handicap career. The thriving El Champo and Noel Meade's Poets Cottage head the dangers.