16:40 Punchestown

Wednesday 13 September 2023

All13:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Return Of Jumps October 10th & 11th Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 57.81s

1^st

(7)

Final Check

39-11

9/4f

T: John O'DonoghueJ: Wesley Joyce (7)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, stayed on to dispute over 1f out, led narrowly 1f out, kept on well final furlong, asserted closing stages op 10/3

2^nd

1 ¼

(2)

Alfalfa

59-11

10/3

T: T DoyleJ: Wayne Hassett (7)

Held up towards rear, progress 2f out, closer between horses 1 1/2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, held in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace tchd 3/1

3^rd

2 ¼

(3)

Slieve Bearnagh

69-5

13/2

T: M Halford & T CollinsJ: Jack Kearney (7)

Held up towards rear, mid-division halfway, ridden into 6th 2f out, under pressure in 5th 1f out, kept on final furlong op 11/2

4^th

1 ½

(17)

Deuteronomy

49-0

28/1

T: R P BurnsJ: N G McCullagh

Towards rear, ridden and progress 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on final furlong op 22/1

5^th

2 ¾

(8)

Leabaland

69-10

33/1

T: M M LynchJ: Gary Halpin

Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 25/1

6^th

1 ½

(4)

Queen Mab

39-1

16/1

T: J G MurphyJ: T Kiely-Marshall (7)

Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 2 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 18/1

7^th

(1)

Feature This

49-7

18/1

T: P W FlynnJ: C J MacRedmond (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd 2 1/2f out, led under 2f out, joined over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on one pace op 14/1

8^th

(15)

Shawaf

79-0

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: D N Curran (7)

Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, disputed again briefly over 1f out, no extra final furlong

9^th

(10)

Barretstown

59-7

15/2

T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)

Prominent early, soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 2 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out tchd 7/1

10^th

(12)

Atlas

109-0

50/1

T: T G McCourtJ: Killian Leonard

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong op 66/1

11^th

(13)

Super Cub

410-0

10/1

T: A B JoyceJ: Paddy Harnett (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out op 9/1

12^th

(11)

Together Aclaim

49-3

33/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Donagh O'Connor

Always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out op 20/1

13^th

1 ¼

(16)

Brave Thought

39-10

28/1

T: L ComerJ: J Cleary (7)

Mid-division, pushed along and lost place halfway, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out op 25/1

14^th

(9)

Angel On Fire

59-0

18/1

T: P F McEneryJ: C Horgan (7)

Held up in mid-division, ridden and no extra 2 1/2f out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Dance Emperor¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

(14)

Nancy Angel⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(6)

Eloxi⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €1.20, €2.50EX:€10.50Trifecta:€33.70Tricast:€45.10SF:€9.04

Forecasts

Final Check (9/4), Alfalfa (10/3), Slieve Bearnagh (13/2), Barretstown (15/2), Super Cub (10/1), Queen Mab (16/1), Dance Emperor (16/1), Eloxi (16/1), Feature This (18/1), Shawaf (18/1), Angel On Fire (18/1), Deuteronomy (28/1), Brave Thought (28/1), Leabaland (33/1), Together Aclaim (33/1), Atlas (50/1), Nancy Angel (66/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and ALFALFA looks the way to go on the back of his very good recent Navan second. Super Cub rates a big threat now stepping up in trip, with Final Check and Slieve Bearnagh also firmly in the picture.

ALFALFA (IRE)
SUPER CUB
FINAL CHECK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Our Dickie

Weight: 8-7 |Age: 3

J: Leigh Roche | T: C O'Connell

50/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00