19:10 Punchestown

Thursday 27 April 2023

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

Close Brothers Irish EBF Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 5m 30.30s

1^st

Indie Belle

610-3

7/1

T: Robert WidgerJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, stumbled shortly after 7th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden to close in 4th 2 out, stayed on to challenge last and left in clear lead, kept on op 17/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

Influential Lady

910-5

40/1

T: J BarcoeJ: K Callaghan (7)

Led and disputed, headed after 4th and tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, bumped 5 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression 2 out, left moderate 3rd and slightly hampered last, stayed on into 2nd closing stages op 33/1 tchd 50/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Lilith

810-13

8/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Led and disputed, headed before 7th, jumped left 5 out, disputed again before 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, left moderate 2nd last, dropped to 3rd closing stages tchd 7/1 and 17/2

4^th

Shes Some Doll

810-0

10/1

T: T GibneyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 4th halfway, slight mistake 7 out and mistake 5 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, soon rear, left moderate 5th last, kept on one pace run-in op 20/1

5^th

4 ½

Secret She Keeps

611-2

5/1j

T: H De BromheadJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, disputed after 4th, led before 7th, joined before 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no extra op 11/2

Also Ran

Broomfield Hall

811-12

11/2

T: J P DempseyJ: Danny Gilligan (7)

Mid-division, fell 7 out op 5/1

Queen Jane

711-10

5/1j

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up towards rear, closer 7 out, 5th 3 out, improved to challenge 2 out and slight mistake, soon ridden in 2nd, stayed on to dispute last where fell tchd 9/2 and 11/2

Western Zara

711-9

7/1

T: P NolanJ: R Deegan

Held up towards rear, jumped left 1st, rear and reminders 6th, trailing next, pulled up before 7 out op 11/2

Optional Mix

711-5

20/1

T: E DoyleJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, bad mistake and unseated rider 7 out op 25/1 tchd 18/1

Pont Aval

1011-3

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Always towards rear, trailing before 7 out, pulled up before 6 out op 12/1 tchd 16/1

Kalli's Quest

1010-8

14/1

T: T O'BrienJ: J P Shinnick (7)

Held up, mistake 4th, towards rear and hampered 7 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out tchd 16/1

Bonnie Kellie

610-4

11/1

T: S CurlingJ: Mr A P Ryan (7)

Tracked leaders, sprawled on landing 1st, slight mistakes 3rd and 6th, 5th halfway, mistake 3 out, improved to dispute 2 out, soon led and ridden, joined last when fell op 14/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.80Pl:€2.60, €12.10, €2.20EX:€361.60Trifecta:€2,639.00Tricast:€2,302.95SF:€222.04

Forecasts

Secret She Keeps (5/1), Queen Jane (5/1), Broomfield Hall (11/2), Indie Belle (7/1), Western Zara (7/1), Lilith (8/1), Shes Some Doll (10/1), Bonnie Kellie (11/1), Pont Aval (14/1), Kalli's Quest (14/1), Optional Mix (20/1), Influential Lady (40/1)

QUEEN JANE has improved markedly for the switch to chasing, readily making it 2-2 at Limerick (17.5f) last month, and an 11 lb rise in the weights shouldn't prevent a bold bid to complete the hat-trick on that evidence. Her stablemate Secret She Keeps is similarly low mileage and feared, along with Western Zara and Pont Aval.

QUEEN JANE (IRE)
SECRET SHE KEEPS (IRE)
WESTERN ZARA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Lilith

Weight: 10-4 |Age: 7

J: Rex Dingle | T: A J Honeyball

8/1

Prize Money

1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,500.005th: €899.006th: €600.00