Full Result 6.10 Punchestown (IRE) | 18 May 2011

Follow Punchestown On Facebook Handicap Chase

(4yo+) 2m Good 11 fences

1st €14,625 2nd €4,275 3rd €2,025 4th €675

Follow Punchestown On Facebook Handicap Chase, 2m - Good, 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Carrigmartin (IRE) 7/2C Niall P Madden Edward P Harty	Niall P Madden Edward P Harty	6	105	124	66	144	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Donna's Princess (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, headway into close 2nd 3 out, disputed before next, ridden to lead after 2 out, kept on well from before last (op 5/1)

2 3	2. Wise Old Owl (IRE) 7/1 Mark Walsh John E Kiely	Mark Walsh John E Kiely	7	112	135	74	151	–
b g Beneficial - Mother Superior (IRE) (Camden Town)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 3 out, ridden and disputed before next, headed after 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

3 2 [5]	8. Predateur (FR) 25/1 E J O'Connell ⁵ J J Lambe	E J O'Connell ⁵ J J Lambe	8	95 6	115	51	129	–
b g Nikos - Fia Rosa (FR) (Royal Charter)
Held up in rear, headway into moderate 6th entering straight, ridden in 4th and no impression 2 out, kept on same pace from before last to go 3rd run-in (jockey said regarding running and riding, that his instructions were to drop his mount out, get the horse to switch off and try to get him home as best as he could; he said that gelding was very keen early on and jumped the first fence very big; he tried to get the gelding to switch off after the fence, but the gelding was still buzzy, probably because it was the gelding's first run of the year; he asked him to quicken after jumping the third last, but he gave a blow soon after; he got the gelding home as best as he could and said with different more forceful tactics the gelding may have not gotten home; he felt he obtained his best possible finishing position. Trainer said this was the horse's first run for him, having been purchased from England, and he outlined a number of problems the horse has had since he came to the yard. He said that he was satisfied with the ride, having been aware of how this horse has stopped in the past when asked to go and win his race; he said gelding had run with a tongue strap in the past, but on this occasion it was good ground he said he would leave off to see if it was really needed. Jockey confirmed that gelding did not make a noise today.)

4 2 [7]	7. Gracchus (USA) 7/1 Davy Condon Noel Meade	Davy Condon Noel Meade	5	910 1	121	48	127	–
b g Black Minnaloushe (USA) - Montessa (USA) (Montbrook)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to dispute before 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, no extra and kept on same pace

5 4½ [11½]	5. Kilflora 5/1 Tom Doyle Philip Fenton	Tom Doyle Philip Fenton	8	912	117	45	125	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Stac-Pollaidh (Tina's Pet)
Held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 5th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace (op 7/1)

6 5 [16½]	6. Battlefront (IRE) 7/2C Ms K Walsh T M Walsh	Ms K Walsh T M Walsh	9	910 tb	115	36	118	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Penguin (Arctic Lord)
Chased leader in 2nd, disputed briefly approaching halfway, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon weakened (op 10/3 tchd 3/1)

7 4 [20½]	1. Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) 16/1 D J Casey T J Taaffe	D J Casey T J Taaffe	10	1113	146	62	145	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Quinnsboro Ice (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Led, headed 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened (op 14/1)

PU	3. Dundrum I (IRE) 7/2C Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	7	108	127	–	–	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Tertia (IRE) (Polish Patriot)
Bad mistake 1st, soon mid-division, towards rear and pulled up before 5th (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the first fence, never felt right on today's ground and was therefore pulled up) (op 11/4)