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12:05 Punchestown (IRE)

Active Retirement Days Handicap Chase (0-140)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft to Heavy, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €23,499 added
  • Winner: €15,275
  • 2nd: €4,700
  • 3rd: €2,350
  • 4th: €940
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 22.70s
  • Off Time: 12:05:18
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - LIGHT BLUE & MAROON HOOPS, blue sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 12294-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 130

made virtually all, asserted from 3 out, pushed out and kept on well

2
Silk - BLUE, primrose striped sleeves & cap
  • Form 08F514-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 129

always towards rear, tended to jump left, no threat from 4 out

3
Silk - Maroon, large light blue spots, light blue sleeves, maroon spots, maroon cap, light blue spots
  • Form 067191
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 128

tracked leaders, mistake 5 out, went 3rd approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace in straight

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
10/1
  • Form PP-3887
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 121

settled in rear, 6th approaching 4 out, driven along in moderate 4th entering straight, soon no extra

5
Silk - Black & red quartered, red & black halved sleeves, emerald green cap
6/1
  • Form 1U256-9
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 120

tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, some headway under pressure when blundered 2 out, no impression on winner and kept on same pace

6
Silk - YELLOW, green sash, red cap
11/1
  • Form 151-086
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 118

tracked leaders, headway into 2nd 5 out, ridden and dropped to 5th 3 out, kept on one pace in straight

7
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, red sash, white cap, orange spots
12/1
  • Form 9957U5
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 115

disputed lead early, mistake 6th, slow 5 out and soon weakened, tailed off

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, yellow chevron, yellow seams on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 21241-8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 107

held up, 5th in touch on outer travelling well before 4 out, soon ridden and no extra from next

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Clew Bay Cove won this way back in 2007 but hasn't scored since the following year and has been well beaten recently. Battlefront won here in January and April and though not running well he can never be discounted on his favourite track. Rubi Light will love the testing ground but appeared to appreciate racing over 2m4f when scoring at Sligo and this could prove on the short side. Robbie Colgan gets on well with I HEAR A SYMPHONY and the eight-year-old can follow up a recent impressive victory at Down Royal where he travelled well throughout and won cosily despite hitting the front too soon.