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15:40 Punchestown (IRE)

Martinstown Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123)

  • 25 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Yielding
  • Surface: Turf
  • €27,500 added
  • Winner: €17,875
  • 2nd: €5,225
  • 3rd: €2,474
  • 4th: €826
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 54.30s
  • Off Time: 15:40:07
  • 25 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, light blue sash, brown cap
  • Form 411300
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 123

chased leaders, 3rd halfway, bad mistake 5 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, strongly pressed, challenged last, kept on, headed closing stages run-in

2
Silk - BLACK, white sash, white stars on sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 113016
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 123

towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace behind

3
Silk - Emerald green & orange hoops, check sleeves, quartered cap
50/1
  • Form 107823
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 122

always towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out

4
Silk - YELLOW, red braces, hooped sleeves, yellow cap

Beau Michael

18 pt CDCD
22/1
  • Form 41-577
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 121

mid-division, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
  • Form 616897
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 121

led, jumped left and mistake 4 out, slight mistakes 3 out and 2 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra entering straight

6
Silk - MAROON, white star & armlet, maroon cap, white star

Sweeney Tunes

62 b D
40/1
  • Form 3406PU
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 121

mid-division best, ridden towards rear 4 out, no extra

7
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, red chevron & sleeves, white cap
14/1
  • Form 7/1-18
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 118

mid-division, badly hampered 4th, progress in 9th before 3 out, 6th 3 out, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened

8
Silk - Black, Red star, striped sleeves, Red cap
40/1
  • Form 15-16
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 118

mid-division, ridden and dropped towards rear 5 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white sleeves, red & white quartered cap
  • Form 651114
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 117

mid-division, hampered 4th, ridden into 8th before 3 out, 5th 3 out, no extra before next, weakened

10
Silk - White, royal blue cross sashes, royal blue cap, white diamond
25/1
  • Form 688406
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 116

mid-division early, slight mistake 5th, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out

11
Silk - WHITE & ROYAL BLUE STRIPES, royal blue armlet, royal blue star on cap
  • Form F65643
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 116

mid-division, ridden in 14th before 3 out, no impression

12
Silk - DARK BLUE, yellow diamond, yellow sleeves, dark blue diabolo, yellow cap, dark blue star

Diyala (IRE)

138 ht
33/1
  • Form 352174
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 114

towards rear, badly hampered 4th, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off

13
Silk - White & red diabolo, hooped sleeves & cap
33/1
  • Form 111650
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 114

chased leaders, hampered and unseated rider 4th

14
Silk - Emerald green & orange hooped, orange and  emerald green quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 7451P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 113

towards rear for most, not fluent, ridden and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace behind

15
Silk - BLACK, white stars, red cap, white stars
  • Form 703-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 112

mid-division, ridden in 12th before 3 out, no impression

16
Silk - PURPLE & WHITE HOOPS, white cap
14/1
  • Form 35-741
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 111

mid-division, progress in 9th 3 out, ridden into 3rd entering straight, challenged last, kept on well run-in to lead closing stages

17
Silk - WHITE, maroon disc, maroon sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 595U7P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 111

towards rear early, mid-division halfway, ridden into 6th before 3 out, under pressure in 7th entering straight, soon no impression

18
Silk - DARK BLUE, white sash, red sleeves, dark blue armlet, dark blue & white quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 21/071
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 110

towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 4 out

19
Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevron, yellow chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap, royal blue star
25/1
  • Form 451403
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 109

chased leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 2nd 4 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, no extra next

20
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, white seams, check cap
  • Form 427861
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 109

chased leaders, 4th halfway, weakened 4 out

21
Silk - PINK, red cross of lorraine, red cap
  • Form 7P-66
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 108

held up towards rear, progress into 10th before 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, under pressure in 5th last, kept on run-in

22
Silk - White, royal blue cross sashes, quartered cap
  • Form 515750
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 107

chased leaders, slight mistake 2nd, close 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off

23
Silk - WHITE & BLACK HOOPS, white cap, black star

Bell Weir

17 p D
33/1
  • Form 1-0086
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 107

chased leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 4th

24
Silk - GREY AND PINK CHECK, grey sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 242113
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 107

chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd 3 out, disputed after 2 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, challenged last, every chance run-in, just held closing stages

25
Silk - YELLOW & PURPLE QUARTERED, yellow sleeves, purple armlet, quartered cap
  • Form 55221
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 107

chased leaders, 6th halfway, progress into 4th 2 out, ridden to be close up before last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace

26
NR
  • Form 4-8277
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 105

27
NR
  • Form 24-709
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 105

28
NR
  • Form 10FF70
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 105

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Beau Michael is only a pound higher than winning this at a big price 12 months ago. He's had a couple of runs on the Flat since finishing tailed off at Wexford and David Splaine will give him every assistance from the saddle again. Sea Light was fourth in a Grade B handicap at Leopardstown in January after completing a hat-trick and must go on the short-list while Maguire's Glen has won over this trip at Cork and Wexford recently and may still be improving. The mare Diyala makes her handicap debut while Highbrow Blue is lightly-raced, though had to be switched to fences to get off the mark under Rules. ALADDINS CAVE has won seven times on the Flat and three times over hurdles. He caught the eye behind Daneking at Fairyhouse 10 days ago on his first run since scoring at Galway last July and looks as though he's been aimed at this meeting.

Formwatch

Flatfoot Boogie (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 3rd 4 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd 2 out and soon no extra, 10th of 23, 20l behind Lots Of Memories (10-13) at Fairyhouse 3m nov hcp hdl.

The Winkler (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Soon chased leaders, dropped towards rear and ridden 5 out, behind next, completely tailed off, 6th of 10, dis behind Don Poli (10-13) at Clonmel 3m nov hdl Grd 3 (1) hvy in Feb.

Radmores Revenge 12-1 (11-5) Held up well in rear, steady headway into 5th at 7th, pushed along before 4 out, plugged on to 3rd 2 out, no impression, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Fear Glic (11-9) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd.

Beau Michael 16-1 (11-6) Led, headed 2nd, 3rd from 4th, ridden and dropped to 5th 3 out, no extra after next, eased in straight, tailed off, last of 7, 45l behind Mister Hotelier (11-6) at Wexford 2m 4f hdl in Mar.

Nearly Nama'd (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Towards rear, some progress and ridden after 3 out, moderate 9th 2 out, soon no impression, 7th of 17, 17l behind Sammy Black (10-0) at Naas 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 in Mar.

Sweeney Tunes 9-1 (11-1) Led, headed approaching 3rd where slightly slow and reminder, bad mistake and unseated rider 6th, in a race won by Letter Of Credit (11-0) at Thurles 2m 2f chs 0-145 hvy in Feb, 4 ran.

Aladdins Cave 14-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, stayed on into 8th entering straight, no impression when hampered 2 out, kept on one pace, 8th of 17, 20l behind Daneking (10-12) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl.

Cracking Man (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, 6th appproaching 2 out, ridden 2 out, soon no impression, 6th of 8, 19l behind Que Pasa (11-2) at Galway 2m nh nov hdl gd in Jul.

Sea Light (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, ridden entering straight, no impression in 6th before last, kept on one pace, 4th of 24, 15l behind Gilgamboa (10-9) at Leopardstown 2m Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) (4yo+) sft in Jan.

Mister Benedictine 25-1 (11-0) Soon tracked leaders, lost place and ridden approaching 2 out, soon no extra, last of 6, 46l behind Captain Arceus (11-8) at Galway 2m 4f hdl gf in Sep.

On The Way Out (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Mid-division, closer in 4th 3 out, soon ridden, left 3rd 2 out, 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Notimetoserve (9-13) at Tramore 2m 6f.

Diyala (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, slight mistake 4th, 4th before 4 out, mistake and ridden 3 out, no impression and weakened, 4th of 5, 46l behind Arnaud (11-5) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hdl gd in Dec.

Mrs Mac Veale (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Mid-division, some progress on outer after 4 out, ridden and weakened from next, 14th of 16, 45l behind Allez Vic (10-7) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 in Mar.

Sort It Out (IRE) 7-4fav (10-7) Chased leaders, moderate 7th after 3rd, lost place and dropped towards rear before 6 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Blacklough (11-3) at Cork 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140, 17 ran.

Maguire's Glen (IRE) 9-2fav (10-6) Mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, 3rd next, pushed along to lead entering straight, kept on well under pressure run-in, comfortably, won at Wexford 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens23 sft beating Horendus Hulabaloo (11-3) by 6l, 15 ran.

Master Oscar (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Always prominent, led travelling smoothly before 2 out, clear from before last, stayed on well run-in, comfortably, won at Limerick 2m 4yo mdn stks hvy in Mar beating Stolberg (11-10) by 3l, 9 ran.

Point The Toes (IRE) 33-1 (9-13) Mid-division, ridden after 7th, effort 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up approaching last, in a race won by Polly Peachum (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f mrs lst hdl (1) gd, 19 ran.

Ghareer (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) In rear, pushed along and progress on outer from after 4 out, ridden to chase leaders straight, challenged from before last, led and stayed on well run-in, won at Cork 2m hcp hdl 80-116 beating Danequest (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 17 ran.

Foot Soldier (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Soon mid-division, closer in 6th before straight, no impression 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 17, 13l behind Blacklough (11-3) at Cork 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140.

Holeinthewall Bar (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Led 1st, soon headed and tracked leader in 2nd, progress to lead after 2 out, asserted approaching last and stayed on well run-in, won at Ballinrobe 2m 4f mdn hdl beating Lo Siento (11-4) by 4l, 14 ran.

Memories Of Milan (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Soon chased leaders, 6th before straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 11l behind Another Challenge (11-6) at Thurles 3m hcp hdl 80-116 hvy in Feb.

Asockastar (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, mistake 2nd, ridden and no extra 3 out, 17th of 20, 50l behind Pivot Bridge (9-11) at Fairyhouse 2m nov hcp hdl 8Evens23.

Bell Weir 12-1 (11-9) Rear of mid-division, 8th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th of 12, 18l behind Drive On Locky (10-8) at Tramore 2m 5f hcp hdl 80-109.

Go Paddy Go (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Rear of mid-division, headway into 6th and ridden 3 out, 5th next, went 3rd at last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 15, 11l behind Maguire's Glen (10-6) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens23 sft.

Highbrow Blue (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) Tracked leaders, jumped well, improved to lead 3 out, went clear before next, ridden along entering straight, stayed on strongly run-in, easily, won at Wexford 2m 3f beg chase sft beating Killtilane Rose (11-5) by 16l, 15 ran.

Chestnut Charlie (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) In rear, progress on outer after 4 out, ridden entering straight, kept on one paced from 2 out, 7th of 16, 12l behind Allez Vic (10-7) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 in Mar.

Joseph Lister 16-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, ridden 4 out, no impression when mistake next, weakened, 9th of 12, well behind Rightville Boy (11-5) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-109.

Grove Field (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, weakened from 4 out, 10th of 15, 44l behind Maguire's Glen (10-6) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp hdl 8Evens23 sft.