Racecards
13:15 Punchestown (IRE)
Tote Sports Lounge Novice Hurdle
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Yielding to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- €16,500 added
- Form 12-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer T Mullins
- Jockey D N Russell
led, slow jump 1st and almost stopped 2nd, soon headed until disputed lead at crawl, began to race from before 3 out, ridden and narrowly headed before straight, on terms briefly run-in, soon headed again and kept on without matching winner
- Form 1-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
chased leader until left in lead from 2nd, soon joined at crawl, began to race from before 3 out, narrowly in front from before straight, reached at last a little, soon joined, stayed on best under pressure run-in to lead and asserted close home
- Form 8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Hourigan
- Jockey S G McDermott
settled last of 4 at crawl, began to race from before 3 out, pecked next, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight
- Form 19-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
raced in 3rd at crawl, began to race from before 3 out, every chance under pressure on inner from before last, kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in
Formwatch
Some Present (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent early, 10th 4 out, ridden from 2 out, 5th entering straight, 2nd at last, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Punchestown 2m mdn hdl beating Tango Foxtrot (11-12) by 3l, 25 ran.
Sweeps Hill (NZ) 2-5fav (11-12) Mid-division on outer, progress from 4 out, close 3rd after 3 out, disputed lead on outer from 2 out, ridden to lead narrolwy last, asserted close home, won at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl sft beating Jowango (11-3) by 1 3/4l, 19 ran.
False Economy (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Towards rear, some progress 4f out, kept on one paced, 8th of 25, 21l behind Caduceus (12-0) at Punchestown 2m N H flat.
Prince Of Fire (GER) 9-2 (11-4) Held up, headway to 7th 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace, 9th of 20, 26l behind An Toileanach (11-11) at Tipperary 2m 2f N H flat hvy in Apr.