19:05 Punchestown

Friday 3 May 2024

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:0519:40

Uniquely Novice Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 45y  |   Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:08  |   Winning time: 4m 15.1s
1st
Horse silk
8
22/1
T: W DurkanJ: O R Brown (5)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight and went 2nd approaching last, ridden and kept on well to lead closing stages tchd 20/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
2
25/1
T: E CawleyJ: K E Buckley
Towards rear, closer before 2 out, 7th and pushed along entering straight, headway on inner to go 3rd at last, ridden and kept on well run-in, edged left and went 2nd closing stages op 22/1 tchd 28/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
1
11/8f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Always prominent, led before 4th, asserted 3 out, travelled well early straight and 4 lengths clear approaching last, ridden run-in and headed closing stages op 11/10
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
13
20/1
T: G P CromwellJ: S W Flanagan
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression in 8th after 2 out, went 6th before last, kept on run-in to go 4th closing stages op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
15/2
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 3 out, pushed along entering straight, dropped to 4th and not fluent last, no extra run-in op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
15
100/1
T: A MullinsJ: Conor Clarke (7)
Towards rear, no impression before 2 out, 9th and pushed along approaching last, kept on well run-in op 80/1 tchd 125/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
16/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th entering straight, soon pushed along and no impression in 5th before last, no extra run-in tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
12
6
80/1
T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright
Soon led, headed before 4th, pushed along 3 out and lost place entering straight, no extra approaching last op 66/1 tchd 100/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
11
16/1
T: E MullinsJ: D Meyler
Towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along and no impression before next, no threat in straight, never a factor
10th
Horse silk
4 ¾
10
25/1
T: W GreatrexJ: J Bowen
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, soon no impression and dropped to 7th before last, no extra and eased run-in op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Tracked leaders early, pushed along and dropped to rear halfway, pulled up before 4 out op 7/1 tchd 15/2
F
Horse silk
4
511-12
12/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Tracked leaders, fell 1st op 9/1
PU
Horse silk
12
11/2
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, 6th halfway, short of room 2 out and rider lost iron, soon dropped towards rear, pulled up approaching last op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 15/2
PU
Horse silk
14
410-13
200/1
T: P GriffinJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Always rear, never a factor, detached after 3 out, no extra, well behind and pulled up before last op 100/1

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Horse silk
Lark In The Mornin52
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 4
T: J P O'Brien  J: J J Slevin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€23.40Pl:€4.50, €4.10, €1.60EX:€439.50Trifecta:€2,335.20Tricast:€1,272.36SF:€444.00

Forecasts

Anotherway (11/8), Lark In The Mornin (9/2), Ascending (11/2), Billericay Dickie (6/1), Rainbow Trail (15/2), Montecam (12/1), Tounsivator (16/1), Arctic Gale (16/1), Fenway Park (20/1), Eagle Fang (22/1), Ataboycharlie (25/1), Mighty Bandit (25/1), Silver King (80/1), Ballycashin (100/1), Scriabin (200/1)

Verdict

LARK IN THE MORNIN was pretty impressive in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival and, with the promise of better to come from this 4-y-o, he is taken to follow up here. The main danger is clearly Anotherway, who landed a C&D maiden in good style here in January and he was bang there when exiting at the second-last in a Grade 2 contest at Fairyhouse next time. His stablemate Billericay Dickie and Tounsivator are both open to improvement, a remark which also applies to Rainbow Trail.

  1. LARK IN THE MORNIN (GER)
  2. ANOTHERWAY (FR)
  3. BILLERICAY DICKIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Monbeg Park
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
J: J J Slevin  |  T: S Doyle
15/8

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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