2024-12-10 Punchestown 11:50
Punchestown

Punchestown Christmas Gifts Rated Novice Chase

Distance: 2m98y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €9,735

Runners: 10

Winning time: 4m 21.80s (slow by 17.90s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

7 Ifiwerearichman

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:11/2

In touch with leaders - slow jump and niggled along briefly when lost ground 5th - headway 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and switched left after 2 out - led approaching last - stayed on - won going away(op 7/1)

2 6½

1 Jasko Des Dames

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:11/4

Soon disputed lead - led after 1st - headed and pressed leader before 4 out - led again from 4 out - headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 5/2)

3 ¾ 7¼

8 Listentillitellyea

J:Kieren Buckley T:Thomas Gibney

Age:8 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - pressed leader 2 out - soon outpaced - kept on after last(op 66/1)

4 4¼ 11½

10 Zurich

J:Brian Hayes T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:16/1

Towards rear - midfield after 5th - prominent 4 out - lost position before 2 out - switched right when nudged along before last - kept on and went fourth after last(tchd 14/1)

5 2½ 14

5 Canal End

J:Simon Torrens T:Peter Fahey

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

In touch with leaders - slightly hampered 1st - towards rear when hampered by faller 3 out - keeping on and nudged along when not fluent and slightly hampered last - never near to challenge(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

6 ½ 14½

2 Fascile Mode

J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:- SP:10/11F

Raced wide - prominent - pressed leader after 1st - not fluent 5 out - led before 4 out - bad mistake and headed from 4 out - weakened after 2 out - no impression when bad mistake last(op Evens)

7 3½ 18

6 Conyers Hill

J:Jordan Gainford T:Paul Nolan

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:14/1

Held up in rear - jumped slightly left 2nd - some headway when hampered by faller 3 out - jumped badly left 2 out - no impression when jumped slightly left last(op 12/1)

8 15 33

9 Nas Na Riogh

J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Never better than midfield - slow jump and weakened 3 out(tchd 20/1)

9 3¼ 36¼

4 Brazil

J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:125 SP:50/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear but in touch with leaders early - raced in last when niggled along briefly after 4th - no impression after 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)

3 An Epic Song

J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil

Age:7 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Led narrowly or disputed lead early - prominent after 1st - lost position but in touch with leaders before 4 out - 4 lengths down when fell 3 out(tchd 20/1)

Someone's Wish

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:4 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:116 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6.60

Tote place: €1.50 €1.10 €13.50

Exacta: €15.50

Trifecta: €967.20

CSF: €21.78