14:55 Punchestown

Monday 15 January 2024

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  • 4YO plus  |   2m 7f 25y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:58  |   Winning time: 6m 21.9s
1st
Horse silk
10
3/1
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, close 2nd when slight mistake 2 out, pushed along entering straight, ridden to lead before last, bad mistake at last, joined after last, stayed on well inside final furlong to regain lead close home
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
12/1
T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: M J M O'Sullivan
In rear, headway into 4th 3 out, pushed along in 3rd entering straight, ridden and went 2nd before last, disputed lead after last, kept on under pressure, headed and no extra close home op 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
40/1
T: M F MorrisJ: D J O'Keeffe
Rear of mid-division, headway into 5th 3 out, 4th and pushed along after next, ridden in 4th before last, left 3rd at last, kept on under pressure run-in tchd 33/1
4th
Horse silk
20
2
7/2
T: P FentonJ: Niall Moore (7)
Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 4th and 6th, pushed along briefly at 8th, 3rd and mistake 3 out, soon ridden, 5th next, no impression on leaders op 4/1 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
22
6
150/1
T: T GibneyJ: K E Buckley
Mid-division, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression on leaders op 80/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
811-12
66/1
T: R O'LearyJ: A P Heskin
In rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor
7th
Horse silk
6 ½
7
12/1
T: Liz DoyleJ: S W Flanagan
Mid-division, 7th 3 out, pushed along next, no impression tchd 11/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
611-12
125/1
T: P J GilliganJ: J G Gilligan (7)
Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd and rider briefly lost an iron, lost position from 8th, soon weakened op 80/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
125/1
T: M F MorrisJ: R A Doyle
Always towards rear, no impression in 7th when slight mistake 2 out, never a factor op 100/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
11
8/11f
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Led, not fluent 6th, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra in 3rd when fell at last op 4/6

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Non-Runners

5
Horse silk
Find A Fortune29
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: G Elliott  J: J W Kennedy
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.20, €3.50, €6.30EX:€46.40Trifecta:€879.10SF:€38.67

Forecasts

Springt De La Mare (8/11), Slanagaibhgoleir (3/1), Chosen Thyme (7/2), Find A Fortune (7/1), Churchroad Prince (12/1), Insouciant Dallier (12/1), Bossofthebrownies (40/1), Mon Euil (66/1), Cloughroe (125/1), Muskerry Rock (125/1), Hesasmoothoperator (150/1)

Verdict

FIND A FORTUNE finished a place ahead of better-fancied stablemate Slanagaibhgoleir when fourth on his hurdles debut at Navan and, likely to come on for that considerate introduction to this sphere, he may again have the measure of the latter. Still, Slanagaibhgoleir remains open to improvement, too, and is a much-respected main danger, while Chosen Thyme, who performed with plenty of credit on return at Clonmel last month, and hurdles debutant Springt De La Mare are others to consider.

  1. FIND A FORTUNE (IRE)
  2. SLANAGAIBHGOLEIR (IRE)
  3. SPRINGT DE LA MARE (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Letsbeclearaboutit
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 8
2/7

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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