Full Result 1.55 Punchestown (IRE) | 31 December 2021

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. An Epic Song (FR) 2/1F Darragh O'Keeffe Martin Brassil	Darragh O'Keeffe Martin Brassil	4	114	124	72	137	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Morning Sun (GER) (Law Society)
Held up in behind leaders, midfield halfway, headway and chased leaders 3 out, left in third 2 out, pushed along to lead approaching last, ridden clear run-in, kept on strongly (trainer said that the step up in trip to two miles and three furlongs combined with a return to heavy underfoot conditions brought about the improved performance) (op 10/3)

2 6½	7. Bread And Butter (IRE) 9/2 Aidan Kelly ⁷ Ms Helen P Markham	Aidan Kelly ⁷ Ms Helen P Markham	6	108	121	62	127	–
br g Westerner - Wells Diamond (IRE) (Milan)
Towards rear, headway from 3 out, hampered by faller 2 out, ridden and went third approaching last, awkward jump last, kept on well and went second towards finish, no match for winner (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

3 ½ [7]	12. Bigz Belief (IRE) 40/1 Sam Ewing ³ Matthew J Smith	Sam Ewing ³ Matthew J Smith	4	1010 tb	119	59	125	–
b g Make Believe - Manaka (FR) (Falco)
Led, ridden after 2 out, headed approaching last, not fluent last, no extra and lost second towards finish (op 50/1)

4 7 [14]	2. Aarons Day (IRE) 13/2 Barry Browne Oliver McKiernan	Barry Browne Oliver McKiernan	7	117 t	127	59	126	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - Grangeclare Rhythm (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Towards rear, headway 2 out, ridden and kept on approaching last, went fourth run-in, not reach leaders (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

5 2 [16]	6. Blast Of Koeman (IRE) 40/1 J J Slevin Peter Maher	J J Slevin Peter Maher	10	111 tp	121	51	118	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Erintante (IRE) (Denel)
Tracked leader, went third halfway, not fluent and lost ground 3 out, ridden when slightly hampered 2 out, no extra approaching last (op 33/1)

6 4¼ [20¼]	16. She's Commanche (IRE) 13/2 Jonathan Moore Adrian Murray	Jonathan Moore Adrian Murray	7	912	104	29	96	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Miss Franklin (IRE) (Orpen)
Chased leaders, went second after 3rd, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and weakening when mistake last, soon no extra (tchd 5/1)

7 1 [21¼]	3. Festival D'ex (FR) 13/2 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	6	117 t	127	51	118	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Une D'Ex (FR) (Brier Creek)
Towards rear of midfield, pushed along after 2 out, minor headway approaching last, kept on, never near to challenge (op 9/2 tchd 15/2)

8 shd [21¼]	15. Hurricane Darwin (IRE) 22/1 L P Dempsey Peter Maher	L P Dempsey Peter Maher	11	100 t	106	30	97	–
b g Westerner - Poetics Girl (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up in rear, pushed along and some headway after 2 out, kept on run-in, never dangerous (op 33/1)

9 1¾ [23]	13. The Big Galloper (IRE) 33/1 Jody McGarvey C Byrnes	Jody McGarvey C Byrnes	7	1012	118	40	107	–
ch g Mahler - Cuiloge Lady (IRE) (Beneficial)
Never better than mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, kept on from last, never on terms (op 18/1 tchd 50/1)

10 4¾ [27¾]	9. Cafe Con Leche (IRE) 25/1 Sean Flanagan Matthew J Smith	Sean Flanagan Matthew J Smith	5	110	120	36	105	–
bb g Camacho - Cafe Lassere (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Midfield, good headway and chased leaders after 4 out, ridden and briefly went fourth after 2 out, no extra and weakened approaching last (op 14/1)

11 5 [32¾]	11. Robbin'hannon (IRE) 80/1 Ryan Treacy M A Gunn	Ryan Treacy M A Gunn	10	110	120	31	100	–
ch g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Culleen Lady (IRE) (Presenting)
Towards rear of midfield, headway and chased leaders after 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after 2 out, soon weakened (op 40/1 tchd 28/1)

12 15 [47¾]	10. Prospectus 80/1 Conor Orr Thomas Coyle	Conor Orr Thomas Coyle	8	110 tp¹	120	13	85	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Some Sunny Day (Where Or When)
Never better than mid-division, towards rear halfway, ridden in rear after 4 out, no extra before 2 out (op 50/1 tchd 28/1)

13 35 [82¾]	5. Le Correzien (FR) 22/1 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	5	113 t¹	123	–	53	–
ch g Sinndar (IRE) - La Romanee (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
Chased leaders, pushed along and lost position before 3 out, dropped to rear before 2 out, soon became detached, eased run-in (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

14 9 [91¾]	8. Instant Return (IRE) 25/1 Sean O'Keeffe Mrs John Harrington	Sean O'Keeffe Mrs John Harrington	5	111	121	–	42	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Instant Memories (IRE) (Ad Valorem)
Tracked leaders, disputing fourth halfway, ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out (op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)

F	14. Captain Conby (IRE) 9/1 Kevin Sexton E Sheehy	Kevin Sexton E Sheehy	4	108	114	–	122	–
ch g Conduit (IRE) - Viking Gold (Bob Back)
Chased leaders, disputing fourth halfway, going okay and disputing third when fell 2 out (tchd 13/2)

15 ran Off time: 1:56:48 Winning time: 5m 11.00s (slow by 45.00s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Mitchouka (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sean & Bernardine Mulryan (An Epic Song) 1st breeder: S C E A Haras De La Perelle
2nd owner: Show Ponies Syndicate (Bread And Butter)
3rd owner: Debbie Kelly (Bigz Belief)
Tote win: €3 PL: €1.50 €2 €11.30 Ex: €18.60 CSF: €10.94 Tricast: €296.13 Trifecta: €562.70

1:55 Punchestown (IRE) 31 Dec 2021

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