14:30 Punchestown

Tuesday 12 December 2023

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William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 170y  |   Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:32  |   Winning time: 4m 31.60s
1st
Horse silk
2
Elixir D'Ainay
911-12
4/5f
T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh
Tracked leader in 2nd, led before 3rd, increased lead after 3rd, slow jump at 4th and reduced advantage, jumped slightly left 3 out, pressed entering straight, driven out run-in op 6/4 tchd 8/11
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
Whimsy
410-10
14/1
T: A McCannJ: J P O'Sullivan (3)
Mid-division, 3rd before 4th, improved to 2nd after 2 out, challenged leader entering straight, kept on run-in, no impression on winner closing stages op 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
4
Tactical Affair
411-9
9/4
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Led, headed before 3rd and raced 2nd, mistake 3 out, dropped to 3rd and under pressure after 2 out, no impression, one paced before last op 85/40 tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
14
3
Micro Manage
711-12
9/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Towards rear, 5th before 4th, took closer order at 5th, no impression on principals before last where not fluent, no extra op 9/4
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
1
Action Motion
411-12
50/1
T: D HoganJ: Daniel King (3)
Rear of mid-division, 4th before 4th, no impression on principals in 5th before last where slight mistake, weakened tchd 40/1
6th
Horse silk
36
5
Cruisin Susan
611-5
66/1
T: J A BerryJ: Mr J P Berry (7)
In rear, slightly detached before 4th, detached before 5th, weakened after 2 out, never a factor, tailed off op 100/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.80Pl:€1.10, €3.20EX:€16.40Trifecta:€24.70SF:€13.83

Forecasts

Elixir D'Ainay (4/5), Tactical Affair (9/4), Micro Manage (9/2), Whimsy (14/1), Action Motion (50/1), Cruisin Susan (66/1)

Verdict

There should be more to come from last month's Cork winner TACTICAL AFFAIR and he may be able to follow up. The Willie Mullins pair, Elixir D'Ainay and Micro Manage are both returning from long absences but are feared most nonetheless.

  1. TACTICAL AFFAIR (FR)
  2. ELIXIR D'AINAY (FR)
  3. MICRO MANAGE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €8,400.002nd: €2,800.003rd: €1,400.004th: €699.005th: €420.006th: €280.00

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