13:55 Punchestown

Friday 31 December 2021

All11:4512:1512:4513:2013:5514:3015:00

Tote Supporting Punchestown Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 5m 11.00s

1^st

An Epic Song

411-4

2/1f

T: M BrassilJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, progress into 5th after 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, ridden into 4th 2 out, challenged early straight, led before last, kept on strongly to assert run-in op 10/3

2^nd

6 ½

Bread And Butter

611-1

9/2

T: Ms H P MarkhamJ: Aidan Kelly (7)

Held up towards rear, progress in 8th after 4 out, ridden into 4th entering straight, 3rd and no impression when slight mistake last, kept on same pace into 2nd run-in op 4/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Bigz Belief

410-13

40/1

T: M J SmithJ: Sam Ewing (3)

Led, slight mistakes 4th and 5 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last where mistake, no extra run-in, kept on same pace op 50/1

4^th

Aarons Day

711-7

13/2

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne

Held up, progress 3 out, ridden into 7th 2 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace from before last op 8/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

Blast Of Koeman

1011-1

40/1

T: P MaherJ: J J Slevin

Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place 4 out, soon dropped to 10th, ridden and no impression 3 out, stayed on into moderate 6th last, kept on one pace run-in op 33/1

6^th

4 ¼

She's Commanche

79-12

13/2

T: A MurrayJ: J M Moore

Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, slight mistake last and no extra tchd 5/1

7^th

Festival D'ex

611-7

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up in mid-division, ridden towards rear after 4 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace from before last op 9/2 tchd 15/2

8^th

Hurricane Darwin

1110-0

22/1

T: P MaherJ: L P Dempsey

Towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace straight op 33/1

9^th

1 ¾

The Big Galloper

710-12

33/1

T: C ByrnesJ: J S McGarvey

Towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace straight op 18/1 tchd 50/1

10^th

4 ¾

Cafe Con Leche

511-0

25/1

T: M J SmithJ: Sean Flanagan

Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 3rd after 4 out, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden and no extra next op 14/1

11^th

Robbin'hannon

1011-0

80/1

T: M A GunnJ: R P Treacy

Mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden and no extra before next op 40/1 tchd 28/1

12^th

Prospectus

811-0

80/1

T: Thomas CoyleJ: C J Orr

Always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out op 50/1 tchd 28/1

13^th

Le Correzien

511-3

22/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened and tailed off op 20/1 tchd 25/1

14^th

Instant Return

511-1

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, 5th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Captain Conby

410-8

9/1

T: E SheehyJ: Kevin Sexton

Chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, improved to dispute 2nd when fell 2 out tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Mitchouka¹⁵⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: J T R Dreaper J: Keith Donoghue

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.50, €2.00, €11.30EX:€18.60Trifecta:€562.70Tricast:€296.13SF:€10.94

Forecasts

An Epic Song (2/1), Bread And Butter (9/2), Aarons Day (13/2), She's Commanche (13/2), Festival D'ex (13/2), Captain Conby (9/1), Mitchouka (14/1), Hurricane Darwin (22/1), Le Correzien (22/1), Cafe Con Leche (25/1), Instant Return (25/1), The Big Galloper (33/1), Bigz Belief (40/1), Blast Of Koeman (40/1), Robbin'hannon (80/1), Prospectus (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout here. SHE'S COMMANCHE didn't enjoy the rub of the green when third in a big field here earlier in the month and figures on an attractive mark so she gets the vote. Captain Conby goes into handicaps with more to offer and is next on the list, with Bread And Butter appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.

SHE'S COMMANCHE (IRE)
CAPTAIN CONBY (IRE)
BREAD AND BUTTER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Wingin A Prayer

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: Sean O'Keeffe | T: Mrs J Harrington

3/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,600.002nd: €3,200.003rd: €1,600.004th: €800.005th: €480.006th: €320.00