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Solo Arte - An Irish Art Gallery At Punchestown Hurdle
2m12y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 25.30s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Brian Hayes
W P Mullins
Held up early - improved into midfield then closer before 3 out - error in 4th two out - moved up to second turning for home - hit the front entering straight - driven out on the run-in - pulled clear late to win
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Held up early - improved to 4th by the home turn - made progress after two out - into second before the last and continued to the line - unable to close on winner but held on for 2nd
Thomas O'Connor (7)
Gerard O'Leary
Settled midfield early - improved into 3rd then 4th - moved up to 2nd approaching 2 out - eased back to 3rd before the last and stayed on at an even effort to finish third
Jordan Gainford
Thomas Cooper
Early in touch - blundered first and slipped back through the pack - pushed into third by the second - stayed in touch and moved up to third with two left - faded from there and beaten out of contention before the last - finished fourth
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Shared front spot early before yielding it after the opening fence - settled just behind pace then slipped back into the pack - held a share of 4th for a spell - weakened with nothing left in the tank and hit the fence three out - rallied approaching the last to come home 5th
Ryan Treacy
Joseph G Murphy
Prominent in front rank early - lost position after 1st and held up behind the pace-setter - forged to the front after 2nd - built a commanding margin from the 4th - well to the fore after 4 out - gap narrowing 2 out - overtaken entering the straight and fading into 4th before the last to finish 6th
Danny Mullins
W P Mullins
Shared the early advantage before giving way after the first - dropped to the back of the pack - improved to 6th then 4th after four out - up to 5th with two to jump - faded before the home turn - well beaten at the finish
Anna McGuinness (7)
John Joseph Hanlon
Shared front spot early - hit the front after 1st then handed it up soon after and slipped to third - fell back to fifth before the 4th - faded out of contention approaching 3 out - eased out of the race before 2 out
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.