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18:40 Punchestown (IRE)
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- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €18,500 added
- Winner: €11,396
- 2nd: €3,533
- 3rd: €1,684
- 4th: €758
- Form 95210-4
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey D P Holden
prominent, not fluent 1st and reminders, a little slow at 2nd, under pressure after 5 out, soon slightly impeded, no impression in rear approaching next, weakened, tailed off
- Form 18123-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P Roche
- Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe
led and soon went on, reduced lead from before 2 out, joined at last, soon narrowly headed and kept on without matching winner
- Form 3F1437-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer J P Ryan
- Jockey Liam Quinlan
waited with in rear until headway to chase clear leader 5th, pushed along from 3 out, closed from before next where slight mistake, on terms at last where slight mistake, soon gained narrow lead, kept on best
- Form 30C1-6U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey H Morgan
chased leaders, bad mistake 3rd, pushed along from 3 out, soon no extra, not fluent last
- Form 3612-41
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer P M Cloke
- Jockey Danny Mullins
chased leaders, pushed along from 3 out, no impression and slight mistake 2 out, soon no extra
- Form 7527-1U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Paul Power
- Jockey C D Maxwell
soon chased leader until dropped to rear from 5th, pushed along from 5 out, some headway and awkward jump 3 out, soon no extra
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Avenir D'Une Vie is the only course and distance winner in the line-up but hasn't been running well and needs very testing ground. Commandant is in the same ownership and has some scope though he'll need to brush up his jumping. Tiantu scored over 2m6f at Tramore so it's a surprise to see him running over the minimum while Bellgrove also won over that track and trip earlier this month. The latter is versatile as he scored over this trip on heavy ground there in April so the likely soft conditions will play to his strengths. Tisamystery shot up the weights after a comfortable victory at Leopardstown in December though he'll be better for last month's run at Down Royal but the vote goes to THECRAICISNINETY. A winning point-to-pointer and hurdler, he looked an improved performer late last season and attempted to make all on his comeback over 2m4f at Kilbeggan last month and was only caught close home.
Formwatch
Tisamystery (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along after 4 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, no impression from next, 4th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Presenting Mahler (10-4) at Down Royal 2m hcp gd in May.
Thecraicisninety 9-2 (11-3) Led, jumped left 1st, pressed from last and soon ridden, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Mill Quest (11-10) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f hcp Yielding in May.
Reach Up 7-1 (10-7) Led, slight mistake 3 out and headed next, soon pushed along and no impression in 4th when mistake last, no extra run-in, 7th of 12, 17 1/4l behind Sole Pretender (10-11) at Ballinrobe 2m 2f hcp gd in Apr.
Commandant (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Mid-division, jumped left 3rd, 5th halfway, some headway after 3 out and went 2nd next, soon ridden and 2 lengths down when blundered and unseated rider last, at Wexford 2m hcp gd in May.
Bellgrove (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders in 5th, went 3rd and mistake at 9th, improved to dispute lead after 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, stayed on well run-in, won at Tramore 2m 6f hcp gd in Jun beating Holly Flight (11-10) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Tiantu (IRE) 10-3 (11-11) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd when badly hampered and unseated rider 3 out, at Limerick 2m 3f hcp gd in May.
Avenir D'Une Vie (FR) 33-1 (10-4) Led early, headed at 2nd, ridden in 2nd 3 out, soon weakened quickly, 14th of 16, dist behind Ivanovich Gorbatov (10-12) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.