Racecards
13:30 Punchestown (IRE)
Jim Ryan Memorial Novice Chase
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 186y
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €15,500 added
- Winner: €9,300
- 2nd: €3,100
- 3rd: €1,550
- 4th: €774
Baltic Bird
34- Form 14073-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer W Durkan
- Jockey Patrick M O'Brien
held up behind leaders, mainly 4th, slight mistake 2nd, ridden 3 out, no impression next, kept on one pace
- Form 9/U7435-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R J McGrath
- Jockey Liam Quinlan
rear, mistake 6th, weakened before 4 out, ridden and no extra next, tailed off
- Form 8780-44
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P J Gilligan
- Jockey J Smith
tracked leaders in 3rd, disputed briefly from 9th to before 7 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, closer and slightly impeded 2 out, no impression on leaders last, kept on one pace
- Form 14/P439-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey G Brouder
tracked leader, disputed before 8th, led 5 out, joined again 3 out, led entering straight, jumped left and joined 2 out, soon ridden, slightly left last, kept on run-in, headed and no extra close home
- Form P/074C4-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Sean Cleary-Farrell
led, joined before 8th, headed 5 out, disputed again 3 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, disputed 2 out, kept on well run-in, asserted close home
Previous results
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Baltic Bird 6-5fav (11-12) Towards rear, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd after 4 out, pushed along to dispute 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well run-in, won at Down Royal 2m 4f gd in May beating Big Stage (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ballinrea (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Ww twrds rr, 9th when mstk 3rd, prog from 7th, fair 4th brfly well bef 2out, no impr 2out, poor 5th at last, 5th of 10, 36l behind Lonely Dancer (11-11) at Curraghmore 3m sft in Apr.
Minella Sergeant (IRE) 80-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, dropped towards rear halfway, moderate 3rd 4 out, pushed along and no impression 2 out, no extra, 4th of 5, 17 3/4l behind Blood Destiny (11-2) at Listowel 2m 3f gd in Jun.
No Time To Wait (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 6th, slow 11th, struggling 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 18, dist behind Haiti Couleurs (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 6f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Spanish Harlem (FR) 22-1 (10-2) Prominent, joined leader 4th, headed 13th, not fluent 17th, pressed leader 3 out, ridden approaching last, no extra run-in, 4th of 19, 6 3/4l behind Resplendent Grey (10-2) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.