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16:10 Punchestown
Monday 24 February 2025
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Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)
- 4YO plus | 2m 4f 23y | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 38.08s
T: P J RothwellJ: T Power Roche (5)
Mid-division, 7th 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden entering straight, headway into 2nd at last, improved to lead on stands' side inside final furlong, stayed on well op 6/1
T: C CollinsJ: C P Millar (5)
Led, clear entering straight, ridden at last, soon strongly pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 4/1
T: M M McNiffJ: P T Enright
Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2 out, went 3rd after last, kept on without threatening leaders op 8/1 tchd 15/2
T: R K WatsonJ: M P O'Connor
Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, 3rd and no impression on leaders before last, 4th inside final furlong, no extra op 9/1
T: J C McConnellJ: D A Kidd (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2 out, 6th entering straight, no impression tchd 17/2
T: M BrassilJ: R A Doyle
In rear, took keen hold, moderate 13th 2 out, short of room on inner entering straight, pushed along before last, kept on without threatening run-in, never nearer op 20/1
T: S NevilleJ: P K Donovan (5)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 2 out, dropped to moderate 5th at last, no impression op 14/1
T: W M RoperJ: H E Sexton (7)
Rear of mid-division, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 50/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan
Mid-division, closer in 6th and pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and weakened op 3/1 tchd 7/2
T: P ByrneJ: D J O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, not fluent 6th, ridden in 8th 2 out, no impression op 11/1
T: D KinsellaJ: J P Shinnick (5)
Mid-division, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened op 33/1 tchd 28/1
T: D H KellyJ: B Hayes
Always towards rear, never a factor op 28/1 tchd 20/1
T: F CostelloJ: C Stone-Walsh (5)
Tracked leaders, rear of mid-division at halfway, ridden 3 out, weakened op 66/1 tchd 150/1
T: K A HeffernanJ: R P Geoghegan (7)
Mid-division, ridden in 9th 2 out, weakened op 28/1
T: S AherneJ: S F O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, weakened 4 out, completely tailed off op 12/1
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Awakino28
Weight: 10-13| Age: 5
T: D Cullen J: S D Torrens
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€2.40, €1.80, €3.80EX:€19.00Trifecta:€173.60Tricast:€92.75SF:€14.24
Forecasts
Blue Reed (9/4), Coffeys Forge (10/3), Without Exception (4/1), Silent Flight (8/1), Joe's Turn (10/1), Lariat (10/1), I'm For Home (11/1), Duce Bigalow (20/1), Kiln Time (22/1), Awakino (33/1), Run For Cover (40/1), Sonny Fella (40/1), High Honour (50/1), Nicoles Getaway (50/1), Masterstonemason (100/1), Princess Fiadh (150/1)
It could be worth chancing I'M FOR HOME, who possibly still needed the run after another 3 months off at Fairyhouse and is on a nice mark on the pick of his form. Blue Reed has made a bright start for this yard and rates the main threat ahead of the in-form Coffeys Forge.
- I'M FOR HOME (IRE)
- BLUE REED (FR)
- COFFEYS FORGE (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00
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