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17:20 Punchestown
Wednesday 27 April 2022
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Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 7f 180y | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 6m 9.6s
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leaders, improved into 2nd travelling well 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on well under pressure run-in tchd 7/4
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Led, jumped left, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed before last, rallied and stayed on well run-in op 5/1 tchd 11/2
T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne
Tracked leaders, hampered at 2nd, ridden in 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last, kept on same pace op 25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob
Towards rear, closer in 7th 3 out, ridden in 5th next, kept on one pace op 18/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Towards rear, progress on outer into 6th 3 out, ridden next, no impression
T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper
Rear of mid-division, dropped to rear and briefly pushed along at 9th, ridden after 3 out, no impression op 33/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division on outer, ridden 3 out, soon weakened op 15/2
Also Ran
T: J C McConnellJ: B Hayes
Prominent when fell at 2nd op 14/1
T: P NolanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, mistake at 6th and dropped to mid-division next, ridden in 9th 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last
T: A J MartinJ: K C Sexton
Always behind, hampered at 2nd, no impression from 3 out, pulled up before last tchd 50/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leaders, slightly hampered at 2nd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, weakened next, pulled up before last
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€2.88Pl:€1.30, €1.60, €6.80EX:€10.30Trifecta:€197.00Tricast:€205.07SF:€9.36
Forecasts
The Nice Guy (15/8), Minella Crooner (4/1), Minella Cocooner (9/2), Journey With Me (9/1), Hollow Games (10/1), Bardenstown Lad (16/1), Bronn (20/1), Ramillies (20/1), Daily Present (28/1), Meet And Greet (33/1), Good Time Jonny (40/1)
MINELLA COCOONER shaped really well when runner-up to stablemate The Nice Guy in the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival, arguably making his effort earlier than ideal, which provides plenty of hope that he can reverse the form. Minella Crooner and Journey With Me are others to view positively in a good renewal of this Grade 1.
- MINELLA COCOONER (IRE)
- THE NICE GUY (IRE)
- MINELLA CROONER (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €75,000.002nd: €25,000.003rd: €12,500.004th: €6,250.005th: €3,750.006th: €2,500.00
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