Full Result 2.55 Punchestown (IRE) | 3 September 2020

More Than A One Horse Town Handicap

(50-75, 3yo+) 1m Soft

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	9. Ultra Pride (IRE) 6/1 Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	4	912	71	–	78	–
b g Thewayyouare (USA) - Non Ultra (USA) (Peintre Celebre)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well to assert towards finish (regarding the apparent improvement in form, trainer said she was disappointed with her charge's last run where he ran well for a long way before fading out of the race in the closing stages. She felt that perhaps a drop back in trip today may have contributed to her charge's return to form) (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	15. Sydney Blues (IRE) 18/1 Conor Hoban Patrick J Flynn	Conor Hoban Patrick J Flynn	3	96	70	–	73	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Southern Migration (USA) (Kingmambo)
Led and disputed, led over 2f out, ridden and joined 1 1/2f out, soon headed, under pressure in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish and went 2nd close home, not trouble winner (op 22/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [1½]	1. Castletownshend (IRE) 11/2 Nathan Crosse ⁵ T M Walsh	Nathan Crosse ⁵ T M Walsh	5	101	79	–	82	–
ch g Equiano (FR) - Idonea (CAN) (Swain)
Prominent and disputed lead early until soon settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and made challenge between horses on terms 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no impression on winner towards finish, dropped to 3rd close home (op 9/2)

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2]	13. Sasta (IRE) 7/2F Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	97 p	71	–	72	–
b f Dawn Approach (IRE) - Sasamh (IRE) (Lawman)
Pushed along briefly after start, soon midfield, headway and chased leaders after halfway, pushed along into straight, soon ridden and not much room on inner 1 1/2f out, kept on and went 4th towards finish (op 4/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [2¾]	5. Bardo Contiguo (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Harnett ⁷ Eoin Doyle	Paddy Harnett ⁷ Eoin Doyle	4	97	73	–	74	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Jillnextdoor (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)
Chased leaders, ridden and some headway over 1f out, no extra under pressure in 4th inside final furlong where bumped slightly, lost 4th towards finish (op 7/1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [5]	7. Khafaaq 13/2 Andrew Slattery ³ Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery ³ Andrew Slattery	5	910	72	–	67	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Mujadil Draw (IRE) (Daggers Drawn)
Chased leaders early, pushed along and disputed 9th over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out and some late headway, never troubled leaders (op 8/1)

7⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	14. Scherbatsky (IRE) 18/1 N G McCullagh J P Murtagh	N G McCullagh J P Murtagh	3	97	71	–	63	–
b f Raven's Pass (USA) - Vision Of Peace (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no impression in 12th under 2f out, kept on well under hands and heels inside final furlong into never threatening 7th (op 16/1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [7½]	11. Monzoon 33/1 Danny Sheehy ⁵ Ross O'Sullivan	Danny Sheehy ⁵ Ross O'Sullivan	3	94	73	–	62	–
b g Bated Breath - Muzhil (IRE) (Manduro)
Dwelt, soon settled in midfield, driven in 9th over 2f out, no impression over 1f out (op 28/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ hd [7¾]	3. Mulzamm (IRE) 7/1 J M Sheridan ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	J M Sheridan ⁵ Denis Gerard Hogan	8	911 p	75	–	64	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Vine Street (IRE) (Singspiel)
Waited with towards rear, 12th over 2f out, pushed along under 2f out and some late headway, ridden and no extra inside final furlong (op 6/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 3 [10¾]	4. Will Be King (IRE) 22/1 Shane Foley Gerard O'Leary	Shane Foley Gerard O'Leary	4	102 t	75	–	57	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Dame Lucy (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
Went slightly right start, midfield, pushed along briefly in 8th over 2f out, soon switched left, ridden and no extra over 1f out (jockey said gelding went left under pressure) (op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 6 [16¾]	8. Twist (IRE) 100/1 Emmet McNamara E McNamara	Emmet McNamara E McNamara	5	913 t	72	–	40	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Kahira (IRE) (King's Best)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression into straight, kept on inside final furlong (op 80/1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 4¼ [21]	2. Aced It (IRE) 9/2 Mikey Sheehy ⁷ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Mikey Sheehy ⁷ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	4	911 tb¹	77	–	36	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Farranjordan (Galileo)
Led and disputed, pushed along and headed over 2f out, no extra under 2f out where hung right briefly and weakened (op 13/2)

13⁽²⁾ 2½ [23½]	6. Never Back Down (IRE) 50/1 Stephen Mooney ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	Stephen Mooney ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	5	97 h¹	73	–	26	–
b g Kodiac - Steer By The Stars (IRE) (Pivotal)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, driven over 2f out and soon weakened (tchd 66/1)

14⁽¹⁶⁾ 11 [34½]	10. Clear Quartz (IRE) 28/1 Ronan Whelan Mark Fahey	Ronan Whelan Mark Fahey	3	911	75	–	2	–
gr g Slade Power (IRE) - Crystal Snowflake (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Dwelt, waited with in rear, switched right after 1f, driven after halfway and no impression 2f out, weakened (tchd 25/1)

14 ran Off time: 2:56:52 Winning time: 1m 47.66s (slow by 6.26s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Caesar's Comet (reserve), Hisnameis Mrdevitt (unsuitable ground), Sure Cert (reserve)
1st owner: John Lavery (Ultra Pride) 1st breeder: Ms Sheila Lavery
2nd owner: Mrs Patrick J Flynn (Sydney Blues)
3rd owner: Mrs Helen Walsh (Castletownshend)
Tote win: €8.40 PL: €2.70 €6.10 €2.60 Ex: €143 CSF: €111.99 Tricast: €666.28 Trifecta: €1,615.60

2:55 Punchestown (IRE) 3 Sep 2020

More Than A One Horse Town Handicap