Full Result 1.45 Punchestown (IRE) | 23 May 2023

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(4yo+) (2m3f80yds) 2m3½f Good To Yielding 11 hurdles

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Bal De Rio (FR) 15/8F Daniel King ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	Daniel King ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	10	105	110	66	105	–
b g Vertigineux (FR) - Baldoranic (FR) (Panoramic I)
Midfield, in touch with leaders 6th, headway and went second after 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, ran on (op 7/4)

2 ½	2. Fancy A Cosmo (IRE) 16/1 Donagh Meyler R P Cody	Donagh Meyler R P Cody	6	120 t	102	84	122	–
b g Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Miss Fanore (IRE) (Bob Back)
Soon raced in second, joined leader after 2nd, led from 4 out, ridden and faced challenge before last, headed but kept on well run-in (tchd 14/1 and 18/1)

3 12 [12½]	7. Ballyquin Bay (IRE) 100/30 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott	Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott	5	114	104	62	100	–
br g Malinas (GER) - Ballyquin Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Prominent, pressed leader 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and lost second, no extra before last, no match for first two (op 5/1)

4 4 [16½]	6. Slige Dala (IRE) 12/1 Phillip Enright Patrick T Foley	Phillip Enright Patrick T Foley	8	116 t	–	59	98	–
ch g Sholokhov (IRE) - Lady's Gesture (IRE) (Anshan)
In rear early, headway into midfield after 6th, headway before 2 out, went fourth on inner home turn, ridden before last, soon no extra but kept on (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

5 2 [18½]	1. Benz (IRE) 15/2 Ben Harvey ⁵ Gordon Elliott	Ben Harvey ⁵ Gordon Elliott	5	119 p	110	65	104	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Sretaw (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Prominent, pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened before last (op 10/1)

6 ½ [19]	9. The Bog Garden (IRE) 200/1 Conor Smithers ⁷ Michael Hourigan	Conor Smithers ⁷ Michael Hourigan	5	107	–	51	90	–
gr g Carlotamix (FR) - Madamedecafaulait (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
In touch with leaders, pushed along briefly after 4 out, not fluent and pushed along 3 out, not fluent and ridden 2 out, soon no impression (op 80/1 tchd 66/1)

7 8 [27]	11. Commandingpresence (IRE) 100/30 Mike O'Connor ⁵ Andrew McNamara	Mike O'Connor ⁵ Andrew McNamara	8	105	–	38	78	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Cooksgrove Lady (IRE) (Anshan)
Didn't jump with fluency, soon led, not fluent 2nd, soon joined, jumped slightly left 5th, mistake and headed 4 out, pressed leader when mistake 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened (vet said gelding had superficial wounds to both hind legs) (op 5/1)

8 7 [34]	13. Buzz Light (IRE) 33/1 Shane O'Callaghan ⁷ Thomas Dowling	Shane O'Callaghan ⁷ Thomas Dowling	6	913 b¹	90	27	67	–
ch g Leading Light (IRE) - Talk To The Missus (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Keen to post, took keen hold, soon midfield, in touch with leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out, no impression (op 22/1)

9 22 [56]	5. No Trouble (IRE) 16/1 Kieren Buckley ³ James McAuley	Kieren Buckley ³ James McAuley	7	115 t	–	19	61	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Lady Babooshka (Cape Cross)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 5/1)

10 7½ [63½]	14. Mornington Bay (IRE) 150/1 Simon Torrens Sarah Dawson	Simon Torrens Sarah Dawson	4	102	–	–	33	–
b f War Command (USA) - Zingeeyah (Singspiel)
Didn't jump well, towards rear throughout, ridden and no extra after 3 out (op 80/1)

11 33 [96½]	4. Scipio Africanus 200/1 Peter Smithers ⁷ W M Roper	Peter Smithers ⁷ W M Roper	6	113 p¹	–	–	22	–
b g Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Kingsdale Prinxess (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent early, not fluent when jumped slightly right 1st, dropped to midfield before 3rd, mistake 6th, soon reminder and pushed along briefly, dropped to rear when mistake and weakened 4 out (op 100/1)

12 72 [168½]	3. Jimli's Cave (IRE) 150/1 Conor McNamara R K Watson	Conor McNamara R K Watson	5	120	–	–	–	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Larnalee (IRE) (Presenting)
Always behind, pushed along after 5th, no impression after 6th, pushed along and tailed off after 4 out (op 66/1)

PU	12. Foreign Policy (IRE) 14/1 Sean Flanagan Noel Meade	Sean Flanagan Noel Meade	4	1010	–	–	–	–
gr g Outstrip - Seschat (IRE) (Sinndar)
In rear, mistake 1st, not fluent and reminders 2nd, mistake and jumped slightly right 4th, soon pushed along and detached, not fluent 5th, no impression after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

13 ran Off time: 1:46:04 Winning time: 4m 51.80s (slow by 22.80s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Mylestown Upper (stone bruise)
1st owner: Premier Racing Club (Bal De Rio) 1st breeder: Yves Fremiot & Sebastien Valerio
2nd owner: Pints & Bubbles Syndicate (Fancy A Cosmo)
3rd owner: J F Doyle & Mrs C Walsh & D L'Estrange & Mrs S O'Ryan (Ballyquin Bay)
Tote win: €2.40 PL: €1.10 €5.10 €1.30 Ex: €36.70 CSF: €38.10 Trifecta: €175.60

1:45 Punchestown (IRE) 23 May 2023

Thanks For Supporting Festival 2023 Claiming Hurdle