Full Result 1.00 Punchestown (IRE) | 12 December 2023

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(5yo+) (2m3f56yds) 2m3½f Heavy 11 hurdles

1st €7,375 2nd €2,375 3rd €1,125 4th €500 5th €250 6th €125

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Blizzard Of Oz (IRE) 5/4F Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	5	1112	–	106	122	–
b g Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Definite Jt (IRE) (Definite Article)
Midfield, headway and went second after 2 out, challenging when carried left last, soon led and edged right, ridden clear towards finish (op Evens)

2 2	4. Killaney King (IRE) 5/2 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	5	1112	–	104	119	–
br g Flemensfirth (USA) - Liss Na Tintri (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't always jump with fluency, soon pressed leader, led after 2 out, ridden and faced challenge when jumped left last, soon headed and carried right, no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding hung left going to the last hurdle) (op 15/8 tchd 7/4 and tchd 11/4)

3 7 [9]	1. Beau Walking (IRE) 5/1 Sean O'Keeffe Mrs John Harrington	Sean O'Keeffe Mrs John Harrington	5	1112	–	96	112	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Beau Bridget (IRE) (Oscar)
Prominent, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, outpaced when lost position on inner after 2 out, switched left before last, kept on and went modest third run-in (op 8/1)

4 1¼ [10¼]	5. Kinturk Kalanisi (IRE) 28/1 Kieren Buckley ³ Thomas Gibney	Kieren Buckley ³ Thomas Gibney	5	119	–	95	111	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Dew On The Grass (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Prominent early, dropped to midfield after 2nd, towards rear when not fluent 5 out, in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out, soon reminder, not fluent 2 out, soon headway, ran on and went modest fourth final strides (op 33/1)

5 shd [10¼]	3. Chosen Witness (IRE) 7/1 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	6	1112	–	95	111	–
b g Well Chosen - Whatareyousaying (IRE) (Witness Box)
Took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 3 out, headway and prominent 2 out, no extra before last, weakening when lost third run-in, lost fourth final strides (op 14/1)

6 14 [24¼]	8. Littlebiggie (IRE) 80/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Ray Hackett	Darragh O'Keeffe Ray Hackett	6	115	–	73	90	–
b m Ask - Mountain Heather (IRE) (Luso)
Took keen hold, led, not fluent 1st, headed and weakened after 2 out (op 28/1)

7 19 [43¼]	6. Rainbow Trail (FR) 11/2 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	5	1112	–	58	78	–
b g Davidoff (GER) - Amulet (FR) (Lauro)
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, weakened after 2 out, eased and tailed off run-in (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was blowing hard post-race) (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

8 56 [99¼]	7. Whosmydaddy (IRE) 200/1 Ben Harvey ³ John C McConnell	Ben Harvey ³ John C McConnell	5	119	–	–	22	–
b g Atlantic Waves (IRE) - Misty Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout, weakened after 4 out, tailed off after 3 out (op 125/1)

9 25 [124¼]	9. Meadow Soprano (DEN) 300/1 Brian Hayes John C McConnell	Brian Hayes John C McConnell	5	115	–	–	–	–
gr m Galiway - Maternelle (FR) (Machiavellian)
Didn't always jump with fluency, jumped left on occasions, always behind, weakening when mistake 4 out, soon tailed off (op 250/1)

9 ran Off time: 1:02:44 Winning time: 5m 3.70s (slow by 36.20s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede (Blizzard Of Oz) 1st breeder: James Hannon
2nd owner: Robcour (Killaney King)
3rd owner: Dan Kiely & Chris Dineen (Beau Walking)
Tote win: €1.90 PL: €1.10 €1.30 €1.60 Ex: €4.10 CSF: €5.21 Trifecta: €11.80

1:00 Punchestown (IRE) 12 Dec 2023

William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden Hurdle