Full Result 1.55 Punchestown (IRE) | 18 February 2009

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(5yo+) 2m4f Inner Soft 12 hurdles

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Head Of The Posse (IRE) 7/2 D J Casey John E Kiely	D J Casey John E Kiely	6	1112	–	110	142	–
b g Supreme Leader - Aussieannie (IRE) (Arapahos)
Held up towards rear, headway in 7th 2 out, improved to 3rd entering straight, challenged last, ridden to lead run-in and kept on well under pressure (op 11/4)

2 nk	6. Deal Done (FR) 14/1 P W Flood D T Hughes	P W Flood D T Hughes	5	1110	–	108	139	–
b g Vertical Speed (FR) - Five Rivers (FR) (Cadoudal)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to dispute 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden and challenged last, headed run-in and no extra, kept on same pace (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

3 1¾ [2]	4. Mick The Man (IRE) 5/2F Mr M M O'Connor ³ C A Murphy	Mr M M O'Connor ³ C A Murphy	8	119	122	108	139	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Nuala's Pet (IRE) (Buckskin)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to 5th 3 out, improved in 3rd 2 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden and no extra approaching last, kept on same pace run-in (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

4 2½ [4½]	9. Pomme Tiepy (FR) 7/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	6	117	123	100	132	–
b m Apple Tree (FR) - Unetiepy (FR) (Marasali)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway to 3rd before 4 out, 4th next, ridden in 5th entering straight, no impression on leaders in 4th before last, kept on same pace (op 3/1)

5 3 [7½]	7. Sibenek (IRE) 11/1 Mark Bolger ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	Mark Bolger ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	5	115	–	100	132	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Blaithin's Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Mid-division, slight mistake 6th, 9th halfway, 7th 5 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, stayed on to moderate 5th before last, kept on one pace (op 8/1)

6 8 [15½]	2. Cockleshell Road (IRE) 11/2 Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	6	1112 p	–	94	126	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Soeur Ti (FR) (Kaldoun)
Chased leader, 3rd halfway, headway to lead and dispute 3 out, 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra and kept on one pace (op 6/1)

7 1¼ [16¾]	8. Tinakellylad (IRE) 16/1 Niall P Madden M F Morris	Niall P Madden M F Morris	5	1110	–	90	122	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Iora (IRE) (Green Shoon)
Held up towards rear, headway to 6th 2 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace (op 14/1)

8 30 [46¾]	1. Ar Aghaidh Leat (IRE) 14/1 Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	7	119	–	60	94	–
bb g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Shuil Le Gaoth (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Soon led, headed 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, no extra and weakened, tailed off (trainer said gelding was found to have a burst blood vessel post-race) (op 14/1)

9 14 [60¾]	12. Yer Grand (IRE) 66/1 Davy Russell Henry De Bromhead	Davy Russell Henry De Bromhead	7	116	–	38	74	–
gr g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - To The Fore (IRE) (Insan)
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, 4th 4 out, weakened next, tailed off

10 11 [71¾]	5. Part Presenting (IRE) 20/1 T G M Ryan Eugene M O'Sullivan	T G M Ryan Eugene M O'Sullivan	6	1112	123	31	69	–
ch g Presenting - Mattie's Mulligan (IRE) (Lancastrian)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened to rear 5 out, tailed off (trainer said gelding was found to have a burst blood vessel post-race)

11 2 [73¾]	11. Followmeuptocarlow (IRE) 66/1 J R Barry Michael Joseph Kelly	J R Barry Michael Joseph Kelly	6	116	–	23	61	–
b g Tiraaz (USA) - Cush Na Mhan (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, dropped to rear 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off

11 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 5m 17.80s (slow by 37.80s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Duartin (stone bruise)
1st owner: John P McManus (Head Of The Posse) 1st breeder: Miss Catherine O'Donovan
2nd owner: Mrs A N Durkan (Deal Done)
3rd owner: James Grace (Mick The Man)
Tote win: €3.80 PL: €1.90 €2.10 €1.40 Ex: €55 CSF: €52.58

1:55 Punchestown (IRE) 18 Feb 2009

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