16:43 Punchestown
Monday 24 February 2025
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Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)
- 4YO plus | 2m 4f 23y | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 14 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 5m 35.4s
T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (5)
Mid-division, good headway to dispute lead after 2 out, led travelling well entering straight, narrow lead and ridden at last, stayed on strongly, eased close home, easily op 4/1
T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright
Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead after 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, ridden in close 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 5/1
T: S AherneJ: Sean O'Keeffe
In rear, headway into 6th after 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd at last, kept on same pace run-in op 11/1 tchd 16/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Rear of mid-division, headway into 7th and ridden after 2 out, 5th and no impression on leaders at last, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 9/2
T: Mrs D FosterJ: Ricky Doyle
Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders tchd 40/1
T: N C KellyJ: J S McGarvey
In rear, pushed along in moderate 8th after 2 out, soon ridden and no impression op 14/1
T: M M McNiffJ: Philip Donovan (5)
Mid-division, headway into 5th and ridden after 2 out, no impression in 6th when mistake at last, no extra op 20/1 tchd 16/1
T: James Andrew FaheyJ: K C Sexton
Towards rear, headway into 4th 2 out, soon ridden, 7th approaching last, no impression op 7/4 tchd 85/40
T: K SmithJ: J Smith (5)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden after 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off op 33/1
T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan (5)
Always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, completely tailed off op 66/1 tchd 40/1
T: M P FitzgeraldJ: Mr D M Fitzgerald (7)
Led and soon well clear, mistake 3 out, mistake and ridden next, soon headed, weakened, finished completely tailed off tchd 25/1
T: Miss J M LeeJ: D King
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, soon behind, completely tailed off op 66/1 tchd 40/1
Also Ran
T: Tom McGuinnessJ: D Robinson
Always behind, trailing 4 out, continued completely tailed off op 22/1
T: W J BurkeJ: Donagh Meyler
Always behind, bad mistake 2nd, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up entering straight tchd 66/1 and 100/1
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12
Huscari28
Weight: 10-13| Age: 6
T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara
WD
3
Annamaymurt2
Weight: 11-13| Age: 8
T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€4.34Pl:€1.40, €2.10, €4.40EX:€22.20Trifecta:€251.50Tricast:€172.66SF:€18.91
Forecasts
Mighty Soldier (2/1), Johnny Cakes (10/3), One And Only (9/2), Butchers Bill (5/1), King In Love (12/1), Ilbdare (18/1), Huscari (20/1), Annamaymurt (20/1), Esticky End (20/1), True Destiny (22/1), Our Uncle Jack (22/1), Smackwater Jack (28/1), Tom Kelly (40/1), Calypso Bluebird (50/1), Another Question (50/1), Kir Royal Blou (80/1)
MIGHTY SOLDIER took another step forward on his second start in a handicap when third here 4 weeks ago, faring best of those help up, and shades the vote over True Destiny, who's been knocking on the door of late. The in-form One And Only is another to consider.
- MIGHTY SOLDIER (IRE)
- TRUE DESTINY
- ONE AND ONLY (IRE)
Prize Money
1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00
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