Racecards
16:20 Punchestown (IRE)
Stephens Green Hibernian Club Handicap Chase (0-140)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 3m 6f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- €30,000 added
- Form 63-4698
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway to tracked leaders before halfway, close 4th 4 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 045414
- Age 12
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer M Hourigan
- Jockey A P Heskin
chased leaders, 6th 6 out, no impression after 4 out
- Form 41423B
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer C O'Dwyer
- Jockey D N Russell
never a factor, eased when beaten after 2 out, tailed off
- Form 8600PF
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey P Townend
mid-division, 7th 4 out, 5th 2 out, kept on one pace without threatening leaders
- Form 2614F2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer M F Morris
- Jockey N P Madden
mid-division on outer, some mistakes, 7th halfway, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 283F25
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey R M Power
chased leaders, 5th 6 out, close 3rd 4 out, driven along from 3 out, no impression run-in, kept on one pace
- Form 4F3869
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer M F Morris
- Jockey M J Ferris
prominent, close 2nd 4 out, 3rd and ridden 2 out, no extra from before last
- Form 6-88U70
- Age 11
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey I J McCarthy
soon led, headed 7th, mistake 11th and lost place, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form P93651
- Age 11
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey Paul Carberry
held up towards rear, headway after halfway, 8th and in touch when jumped badly left 3 out, not recover
- Form F162PP
- Age 10
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer E J O'Grady
- Jockey P F Mangan
mistake and unseated rider 1st
- Form 146856
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey R Loughran
always towards rear, behind when fell 2 out
- Form 41821P
- Age 9
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D J Barry
- Jockey C D Maxwell
prominent early, dropped to rear after 7th, behind when pulled up after 10th
- Form 3U3071
- Age 10
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer M Cunningham
- Jockey A P Thornton
never a factor, pulled up before 3 out
- Form F945UU
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D P Murphy
- Jockey S W Flanagan
never a factor, pulled up before 13th
- Form 64-5553
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 109
prominent, 2nd halfway, 4th 5 out, soon no extra, tailed off
- Form 77860U
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey D J Condon
towards rear, some headway into 9th 5 out, went 4th on inner after 2 out, 2nd and challenged at last, led run-in, kept on well
- Form 1097P0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey B J Cooper
mid-division when mistake and unseated rider 7th
- Form 0-U753P
- Age 13
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A L T Moore
- Jockey Alain Cawley
chased leaders on inner, 5th 4 out, no extra after next
- Form 2-68615
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer L J Donnelly
- Jockey S J Hassett
prominent, led from 7th, mistake 4 out, kept on well under pressure from 3 out, pressed approaching last, headed and no extra run-in
Verdict
NENUPHAR COLLONGES showed with a reasonable run in the William Hill Handicap Chase at Cheltenham that he's perfectly capable of scoring from this mark and, as he's relatively fresh and the ground will be no problem, he can land this for Alan King. Hold The Pin has run three times at this Festival and failed to distinguish himself though he was unlucky when falling at the last in 2008. A recent victory over hurdles will have put him straight while the youngster Tinakellylad was in the process of running a big race in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham before coming to grief and is back on his correct mark. The veteran A New Story beat L'Ami over the cross country course at Cheltenham before an even better run in the Irish National but Inoma James disappointed when favourite for the Midlands National at Uttoxeter and may need more testing conditions. Few will want to trust King Johns Castle after his antics at the start in the Grand National at Aintree though he remains a very useful performer at this level.
Formwatch
Nenuphar Collonges (FR) 16-1 (10-12) In touch, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 8th of 24, 15l behind Chief Dan George (10-10) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Mar.
A New Story (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, 7th after 6 out, 6th before 2 out, stayed on, 4th of 26, 7l behind Bluesea Cracker (10-3) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp chs hvy.
Hangover (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Prominent, 2nd from 5th, 4th halfway, weakening when brought down 7 out, in a race won by Bluesea Cracker (10-3) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp chs hvy, 26 ran.
Pomme Tiepy (FR) 28-1 (10-0) Towards rear, fell 1st, in a race won by Always Waining (10-0) at Aintree 2m 5f list hcp ch (1) gs, 27 ran.
Tinakellylad (IRE) 15-8fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden along in 2nd 4 out, no impression on winner when mistake 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Florida Express (11-6) at Cork 3m lst chs hvy.
Hume River (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, progress 5 out, 4th next, slight mistake 3 out, 5th before last, kept on under pressure, 5th of 15, 3l behind Chief Oscar (10-6) at Downpatrick 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 in Mar.
Baily View (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 10th 3 out, no impression and kept on one pace, 9th of 18, 34l behind Plaisir D'estruval (9-3) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens30 in Mar.
Oulart (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outer, lost place from 7th, weakened from 11th, 14th of 27, well behind Always Waining (10-0) at Aintree 2m 5f list hcp ch (1) gs.
Hold The Pin (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Mid-division, 11th halfway, smooth headway after 3 out, 3rd travelling best approaching 2 out, led before last, pushed out and soon drew clear, not fully extended run-in, easily, won at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 hvy beating Bideford Legend (10-12) by 3l, 17 ran.
O'Muircheartaigh (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, weakened 6 out, pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Chief Oscar (10-6) at Downpatrick 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 in Mar, 15 ran.
Noble Prize (GER) 10-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden in 9th 3 out, kept on to 5th 2 out, no extra before last, 6th of 15, 9l behind Golden Kite (11-7) at Tramore 2m 6f Conditionals Handicap Chase (0-123) (5yo+) gf.
Inoma James (IRE) 13-2fav (10-7) Mid-division, hit 3rd, lost place when hit 5th, mistake 7th, behind 13th, tailed off when pulled up after 18th, in a race won by Synchronised (11-5) at Uttoxeter 4m 1f list hcp ch (1) hvy in Mar, 17 ran.
Rock Diplomat (IRE) 7-2fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, improved into close 2nd before straight, challenged after 2 out, led before last, stayed on well, won at Fairyhouse 3m 1f hcp chs 0-116 hvy beating Lydon House (11-2) by 4l, 10 ran.
Carlas Dream (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Led, ridden after 4 out, strongly pressed when pecked on landing and unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Shuil Aris (10-11) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f 5yo mrs chs hvy, 8 ran.
Ide No Idea (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 4 out, left moderate 4th 3 out, kept on one pace to 3rd run-in, 3rd of 16, well behind Becauseicouldntsee (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f beg chase sft in Feb.
Palace Merano (FR) 20-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, unseated rider 6th, in a race won by Sang Bleu (9-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-123 hvy, 13 ran.
Laura's Light (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Always behind, tailed off, 11th of 15, well behind Chief Oscar (10-6) at Downpatrick 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 in Mar.
Marcus Du Berlais (FR) 16-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, not fluent 7th or 8th, ridden after 9th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after, in a race won by The Shy Man (11-4) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Mar, 12 ran.
Ameretto Son (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Prominent, moderate 3rd 3 out, soon no impression under pressure, 5th of 22, 25l behind Droim Toll (10-6) at Punchestown 2m 5f hcp chs 0-102 sft in Oct.
King Johns Castle (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Refused to race, in a race won by Don't Push It (11-5) at Aintree 4m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) gd, 40 ran.