16:00 Punchestown

Wednesday 22 February 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 35.0s

1^st

Rochestown

811-4

4/1f

T: Brendan WalshJ: A McCurtin (3)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to lead before 2 out, pushed along and slight mistake last, under pressure and kept on well run-in, held on op 7/2

2^nd

Chelseas Friend

811-10

7/1

T: J J ManganJ: M P O'Connor (5)

Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway 2 out, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, 2nd and ridden early run-in, kept on well, just failed op 11/2

3^rd

nse

Costanuci

611-6

20/1

T: J QueallyJ: J S McGarvey

Rear of mid-division, some headway approaching 2 out, pushed along and went 2nd entering straight, close 3rd and ridden run-in, kept on well, edged left closing stages, just failed op 22/1

4^th

7 ½

Stolen Moment

1011-1

12/1

T: S AherneJ: Miss S Ahern (7)

Towards rear, some headway 2 out, 7th and pushed along entering straight, went 4th early run-in, soon no impression, kept on one pace tchd 11/1

5^th

4 ½

Red Finch

910-13

14/1

T: T DoyleJ: Niall Moore (7)

Rear of mid-division, some headway approaching 2 out, went 5th and pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace

6^th

Penthouse Poppet

611-0

100/1

T: C A McBratneyJ: G Brouder (5)

Towards rear, 11th approaching 2 out, pushed along and no impression entering straight, ridden and kept on run-in to go 6th close home, never a factor

7^th

3 ¾

Hard Target

611-10

5/1

T: D H KellyJ: R A Doyle

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway to challenge briefly 2 out, 4th and pushed along entering straight, no extra run-in op 11/2

8^th

Maggie Walsh

611-7

7/1

T: M J BoweJ: C M Quirke (7)

Held up detached in rear, no impression approaching 2 out, pushed along and some headway entering straight, ridden and kept on one pace run-in

9^th

Twoplustwo Equals

612-0

6/1

T: Paul TobinJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)

Mid-division, 9th halfway, some headway before 2 out, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon no extra op 11/2

10^th

Emily's Fortune

511-4

50/1

T: P J RothwellJ: S D Torrens

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, no extra, never a factor tchd 66/1

11^th

Getaway Abbey

711-4

9/1

T: Shane O'BrienJ: D J O'Keeffe

Led, headed after 2nd, 2nd halfway, led again after 3 out, headed before next, 6th and pushed along entering straight, soon no extra op 11/1

Also Ran

Lucky Ranger

1012-0

33/1

T: Ms M FlynnJ: L Quinlan (5)

Towards rear, some headway in rear of mid-division before 2 out, 8th and pushed along entering straight, soon no extra and pulled up run-in, dismounted

Fons Vivus

711-13

9/1

T: Padraig ButlerJ: Mr Darragh Allen (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th and pushed along before 2 out, soon no extra and weakened, behind and pulled up before last op 17/2

The Boys In Blue

711-8

66/1

T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place quickly 3 out, soon ridden in rear and pulled up before next

My Little Lily

611-4

40/1

T: S M DuffyJ: A P Kelly (7)

Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 3 out, no extra and pulled up before next

Silverstrand

710-13

25/1

T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey (5)

Tracked leaders, led after 2nd, pushed along and headed after 3 out, soon ridden and dropped to rear, no extra and pulled up before next op 28/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Hide Out³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Nemean³⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

Bella Union³⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.30Pl:€1.60, €1.70, €5.60, €2.60EX:€37.60Trifecta:€515.50Tricast:€529.12SF:€32.58

Forecasts

Rochestown (4/1), Hard Target (5/1), Twoplustwo Equals (6/1), Chelseas Friend (7/1), Maggie Walsh (7/1), Getaway Abbey (9/1), Fons Vivus (9/1), Stolen Moment (12/1), Red Finch (14/1), Nemean (16/1), Costanuci (20/1), Bella Union (25/1), Silverstrand (25/1), Hide Out (33/1), Lucky Ranger (33/1), My Little Lily (40/1), Emily's Fortune (50/1), The Boys In Blue (66/1), Penthouse Poppet (100/1)

HARD TARGET was merely pushed out to score at Clonmel so might be up to defying a rise in the weights. Chelseas Friend made a good return to hurdles when second at Thurles a couple of weeks ago and heads the dangers along with Maggie Walsh and Stolen Moment.

HARD TARGET (IRE)
CHELSEAS FRIEND (IRE)
MAGGIE WALSH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

The Niffler

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 5

J: E O'Connell | T: E O'Connell

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €525.005th: €315.006th: €210.00

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