Punchestown Racecourse Beginners Chase

1st

Fascile Mode (IRE)

No. 2

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Danny Mullins · T: Thomas Mullins

6 11-12 –

Danny Mullins

Thomas Mullins

4:06.90

Sat behind the pace early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd 5 out - hit a small error 3 out - upped alongside the front-runner turning in - driven out 2 out - fought back to level near the line and got up in the final strides

2nd

Touch Me Not (IRE)

No. 9

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

5 11-12 –

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

0.3

Went to front early - challenged approaching straight - driven along two out - drew level entering final stages before edged out at the finish

3rd

Moon D'orange (FR)

No. 5

6yo, 11-12, OR 130

J: Ben Harvey · T: John C McConnell

6 11-12 130

Ben Harvey

John C McConnell

9

Sat close up early - third at halfway - pressed for effort turning in but couldn't close on the front pair - one-paced through the closing stages to finish third

4th

Sam Magee (IRE) ^t

No. 7

7yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

7 11-12 –

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

28

Settled midfield early - drifted right over first fence - held around 6th 4 out making no headway then stayed on one paced from the last stages

5th

Lazer Wolf (IRE) ^h

No. 4

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Shane Fitzgerald · T: Gavin Cromwell

6 11-12 –

Shane Fitzgerald

Gavin Cromwell

0.3

Settled towards the back - up to 7th 4 out - stayed on steadily from the last but not involved in finish

6th

Clonshire River (IRE) ^t

No. 1

7yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Kieren Buckley · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

7 11-12 –

Kieren Buckley

Eddie & Patrick Harty

3

Held up in the pack early - dropped towards the back six out - ninth with two to go - stayed on without threatening

7th

Macinamillion (IRE)

No. 12

4yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Kevin Sexton · T: Gavin Cromwell

4 11-3 –

Kevin Sexton

Gavin Cromwell

½

Held up at the back - unable to make ground before 4 out - still down the field 2 out and finished well held

8th

Hypotenus (GB)

No. 3

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Sean Flanagan · T: Gavin Cromwell

5 11-12 –

Sean Flanagan

Gavin Cromwell

8½

Sat close up early - disputed second by halfway - slipped to fourth after 5 out - pressed on without response from 3 out and faded late

9th

Wandering Rocks (GB) ^tp

No. 10

5yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Oakley Brown (5) · T: William Durkan

5 11-7 –

Oakley Brown (5)

William Durkan

5½

Sat handy behind pace early - slipped back to mid-division by 5th and still there at halfway - urged to make up ground after 5 out but gains short-lived - unable to threaten from there - kept plugging on but couldn't find more from 3 out - finished well beaten in 9th

10th

Nine Graces (GB) ^t

No. 11

7yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Michael O'Sullivan · T: Barry Connell

7 11-5 –

Michael O'Sullivan

Barry Connell

3½

Untidy over first fence - settled midpack - blundered 5 out - unable to close and stumbled again 4 out - held on to finish tenth well beaten

11th

Quornofamonday (IRE) ^h

No. 6

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: E Walsh · T: J P Dempsey

6 11-12 –

E Walsh

J P Dempsey

9

Held up at the back - never able to challenge - well held throughout

12th

Toto Too (IRE)

No. 8

7yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Gavin Cromwell

7 11-12 –

Keith Donoghue

Gavin Cromwell

11

Held up at the back - never a threat - well held at the finish