14:40
Punchestown Jumps Opener October 13th Handicap
1m, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 43.28s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W. J. Lee
Ross O'Sullivan
Went straight to front - lost command soon after - sitting second entering final 3f - hit the front again with 2f left - edged clear approaching last furlong and a half - stayed on strongly to win going away
Reese Holohan (7)
M D O'Callaghan
Settled midfield early - down in 10th turning for home - found extra a furlong out to reach 6th - kept going late to snatch second without threatening the winner
Shane Foley
Mrs J. Harrington
Handy early - fourth with three furlongs left - moved up to second inside final two furlongs - unable to threaten the front-runner - stayed on late but eased back to third near the line - finished third beaten 3 1/4 lengths
Ben Coen
J. P. Murtagh
Held up towards the back - still 8th turning into the straight - made ground under a furlong and a half out - stayed on late for 4th but never landed a blow
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
Sat just behind pace early - hit the front after a furlong - overtaken 2f out and slipped back to third with little response 1 1/2f out - no more to give in the run-in - eased back to finish 5th
Andrew Slattery
A. Slattery
Settled with the pack early - fifth 3f out and unable to find extra by the furlong marker - held that position to the line finishing sixth
J M Sheridan
John James Feane
Held up towards the back - still 13th into the straight - made progress a furlong and a half out - stayed on late but held for 7th
Patrick McGettigan (5)
P Sweeney
Held up in contention - unable to make any headway from 2f out - flatfooted late and finished 8th
Colin Keane
M D O'Callaghan
slow to begin - settled at the back - still 11th turning into the straight - found some late headway a furlong and a half out - couldn't quicken further and held on for ninth
G. F. Carroll
Mrs Denise Foster
Settled around midfield early - moved into 3rd approaching halfway before dropping back and driven along 2f out - faded final furlong to finish 10th
Terry Casey (7)
Michael Mulvany
Held up early - pushed along from the two furlong point - drifted off the pack turning in - stayed on late without menacing the leaders
Chris Hayes
D K Weld
Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further behind entering the straight and unable to threaten leaders - faded in the last furlong to finish well beaten
Scott McCullagh
Sean Byrne
Settled with the pack in early stages - slipped back to ninth turning into the straight - faded further inside the final furlong to finish well beaten
Luke McAteer
Eoin Griffin
Held up towards the back - pushed along in 7th with 2 1/2f left - dropped away over the closing stages to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Prince Andorra, Sonoran
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.