15:40 Punchestown

Sunday 29 May 2022

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Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 3.30s

1^st

Direct Image

911-2

5/2f

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leader, 5th after 5th, 6th after 8th, good headway to close approaching straight, led entering straight, driven out run-in op 9/4

2^nd

1 ½

Loudest Whisper

710-4

25/1

T: E D DelanyJ: C J Orr

Towards rear, 11th after 5th, headway after 2 out, came wide entering straight and bumped, closed before last, where not fluent, ridden and kept on run-in, held tchd 28/1

3^rd

9 ½

Whatucallher

811-12

7/1

T: E & P HartyJ: N Terrassin (7)

Tracked leader, led narrowly before 1st, headed before 7th, took closer order 4 out, led narrowly after 3 out, headed after 2 out, lost place before last, kept on run-in to moderate 3rd close home op 8/1

4^th

Sweet Sting

711-0

13/2

T: M J BoweJ: Cian Quirke (7)

Tracked leader, progress 4 out, closed after 3 out, led after 2 out, headed entering straight, dropped to 4th before last, left 3rd and badly hampered run-in, dropped to moderate 4th close home op 7/1

5^th

1 ¼

Fortune Street

911-0

16/1

T: P NolanJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Rear of mid-division, slow jump at 1st and lost place, progress before 2nd, 6th after 5th, improved to 4th after 8th, no impression in 5th before last where left 4th and hampered, one paced op 20/1

6^th

Willaston

611-0

18/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: T N Brett (7)

In rear, 12th after 5th, effort and progress before last, hampered run-in, no extra op 14/1

7^th

Belle Metal

511-8

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Towards rear, not fluent at 3rd, 9th after 5th, not fluent 4 out, good headway on inner to close before 2 out, lost place and weakened before last op 9/2

8^th

Humble Glory

711-7

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Rear of mid-division, 10th after 5th, no impression and weakened before last op 11/2

9^th

Bentham

811-2

50/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

In touch, progress before 2nd, 2nd after 5th, 3rd after 6th, 4th after 4 out, lost place and weakened quickly approaching straight

10^th

4 ¼

Diggin Deep

1210-9

14/1

T: P G FaheyJ: Cian Cullinan (7)

Rear of mid-division, headway after 2nd, 3rd after 5th, closed after 6th, led before 7th, asserted after 8th, clear at 9th, reduced lead 4 out, headed and weakened quickly after 3 out op 12/1

Also Ran

Forgetthesurprise

811-5

22/1

T: N MaddenJ: Miss A B O'Connor (5)

Led, headed before 1st, lost place before 2nd, 8th after 5th, 7th after 8th, dropped to rear after 4 out, eased approaching straight, pulled up before last tchd 20/1

Golas Tiep

610-6

18/1

T: C A McBratneyJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division, 7th after 5th, lost place after 8th, progress after 4 out, bumped rival entering straight, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on to 3rd before last where fell op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.60, €7.20, €2.00EX:€71.10Trifecta:€795.90Tricast:€411.35SF:€69.01

Forecasts

Direct Image (5/2), Belle Metal (7/2), Sweet Sting (13/2), Humble Glory (13/2), Whatucallher (7/1), Diggin Deep (14/1), Fortune Street (16/1), Willaston (18/1), Golas Tiep (18/1), Forgetthesurprise (22/1), Loudest Whisper (25/1), Bentham (50/1)

DIRECT IMAGE has gone from strength-to-strength in handicaps over hurdles/fences, readily adding to his tally in this sphere at Tipperary 24 days ago, and she can continue the good work and defy another rise in the weights. Sweet Sting, who similarly scored impressively last time, is a big threat, along with veteran Diggin Deep.

DIRECT IMAGE (IRE)
SWEET STING (IRE)
DIGGIN DEEP (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,449.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00