15:40 Punchestown

Thursday 28 April 2022

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

Specialist Joinery Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 40y  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   25 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 3m 58.6s
1st
Horse silk
10
10/1
T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway between horses 2 out and led entering straight, ridden and headed narrowly before last, led again run-in and kept on well op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
1
10/3f
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Mid-division, good headway after 3 out and travelled well to challenge entering straight, pushed along and led before last, ridden and headed run-in, no impression on winner closing stages op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
18
28/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: A P Kelly (7)
Mid-division early, 5th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and went 3rd approaching last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 50/1 tchd 25/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
22
13/2
T: A J MartinJ: M P Walsh
Towards rear, no impression before 2 out, pushed along and headway in straight to go 9th at last, kept on well run-in, nearest at finish op 9/1
5th
Horse silk
½
15
18/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: K C Sexton
Towards rear, rear of mid-division halfway, pushed along and headway between horses in straight to go 6th at last, kept on run-in, nearest at finish op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
sh
21
1210-12
50/1
T: B McMahonJ: P T Enright
Mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along and not fluent 2 out, some headway on inner early straight and 4th approaching last, no impression run-in tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
22/1
T: N MeadeJ: E Walsh (5)
Mid-division, pushed along after 2 out and some headway in 8th entering straight, 5th before last, no impression run-in
8th
Horse silk
1
5
611-10
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, 7th before last, kept on one pace op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
17
15/2
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, 17th entering straight, kept on one pace from before last, never a factor op 7/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
24
22/1
T: F OakesJ: J J Slevin
Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1
11th
Horse silk
4 ½
23
33/1
T: P W FlynnJ: B Browne
Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
½
8
25/1
T: B W DukeJ: R A Doyle
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2 out and lost place early straight, no extra tchd 22/1
13th
Horse silk
½
7
12/1
T: P J FlynnJ: S Fitzgerald (5)
Towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, pushed along in rear of mid-division after 2 out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 14/1
14th
Horse silk
¾
12
33/1
T: A J MartinJ: J B Foley (5)
Towards rear, no impression when slight mistake 3 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor op 28/1
15th
Horse silk
2 ½
13
22/1
T: A RalphJ: P J O'Hanlon (7)
Tracked leaders, not jump fluently, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra early straight tchd 20/1
16th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
12/1
T: M MulvanyJ: J C Gainford
Disputed lead early, remained prominent and disputed lead again 4 out, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden and no extra approaching last op 15/2
17th
Horse silk
1 ¼
16
40/1
T: M A CahillJ: S F O'Keeffe
Towards rear early, rear of mid-division halfway, slight mistake 3 out, no extra after next, never a factor op 28/1
18th
Horse silk
nk
11
711-7
28/1
T: J P FlavinJ: D E Mullins
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along and no extra after 2 out op 25/1
19th
Horse silk
4
26
80/1
T: J P DempseyJ: Sam Ewing
Always towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, ridden after 4 out and no impression after next, no threat in straight tchd 66/1
20th
Horse silk
1
4
33/1
T: M J SmithJ: K M Donoghue
Soon led, joined 4 out, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon no extra op 28/1
21st
Horse silk
14
3
40/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along and no extra after 2 out, weakened
22nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
14
50/1
T: Gearoid BrouderJ: Aidan Coleman
Rear of mid-division, no impression after 3 out and no extra in straight, weakened op 33/1
23rd
Horse silk
8
20
9/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, no threat after 3 out, weakened op 15/2
24th
Horse silk
8
2
80/1
T: Mrs P DobbsJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)
Tracked leaders early, slight mistake 3rd and reminder, dropped to rear of mid-division when not fluent 5th, soon ridden towards rear, no extra from 3 out op 66/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
25
11/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
Mid-division, dropped to rear after halfway and no impression 3 out, no extra, behind and pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

28
Horse silk
Uncle Gerhard10
Weight: 10-5|  Age: 7
T: C O'Dwyer  J: Reserve 3
NR
27
Horse silk
Union Park11
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 6
T: P J Rothwell  J: Reserve 2
NR
19
Horse silk
Hidden Land2
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 5
T: A Kinirons  J: B J Cooper
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.50Pl:€2.50, €1.50, €8.20, €2.30EX:€52.80Trifecta:€1,700.60Tricast:€996.27SF:€42.14

Forecasts

Gin Coco (10/3), Golf Marin (13/2), Luke Short (15/2), Hide And Seek (9/1), Broomfield Hall (10/1), Only Sky (11/1), Walnut Beach (12/1), Ideal Pal (12/1), Hisnameis Mrdevitt (18/1), Uncle Gerhard (20/1), Mount Brown (22/1), Mountain Fox (22/1), The Grey Falco (22/1), Bold Approach (25/1), Union Park (25/1), Pike County (28/1), The Greek (28/1), Colenso (28/1), Na Caith Tobac (33/1), Golden Spear (33/1), Cafe Con Leche (33/1), Jake Peter (40/1), Serenity Grove (40/1), Powersbomb (50/1), Figurehead (50/1), Hidden Land (50/1), Sellarbridge (80/1), Global Society (80/1)

Verdict

GIN COCO looked an improved model and made light of a 17-month absence with ease when scoring on yard debut at Fontwell back in March. It's interesting connections pitch him in here on handicap debut, and with further progress distinctly possible, he can make another bold bid. Recent Fairyhouse scorer Ideal Pal, Luke Short and Hide And Seek are others fancied to be firmly in the mix.

  1. GIN COCO (FR)
  2. IDEAL PAL (IRE)
  3. LUKE SHORT

Previous Winners

2021
Jiving Jerry
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 6
J: C A Landers  |  T: J Barcoe
11/2

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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