Full Result 4.35 Punchestown (IRE) | 22 February 2023

Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

(80-95, 4yo+) (2m4f100yds) 2m4½f Inner Yielding 12 hurdles

1st €6,195 2nd €1,995 3rd €945 4th €420 5th €210 6th €105

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. The Connector (IRE) 5/4F Simon Torrens Michael Hourigan	Simon Torrens Michael Hourigan	5	1111	92	–	101	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - On The Off Chance (Presenting)
In touch with leaders, went third before 4 out, went second when ridden after 2 out, led when wandered around before last, kept on well (op 11/8)

2 2¼	11. Herculaneum (IRE) 33/1 Jody McGarvey Noel C Kelly	Jody McGarvey Noel C Kelly	6	113	84	–	89	–
ch g Australia - Jellett (IRE) (Green Desert)
Towards rear, mistake 1st, not fluent 4 out, soon headway, keeping on when pushed along after 2 out, went second when ridden approaching last, kept on well but no match for winner (op 25/1)

3 4½ [6¾]	8. We'llgowats (IRE) 6/1 Conor McNamara Liam G O'Brien	Conor McNamara Liam G O'Brien	8	115	86	–	88	–
b m Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Shannon Falls (FR) (Turgeon)
Towards rear, headway after 7th, pressed leaders going okay after 3 out, keeping on when bit short of room before last, soon ridden and no extra when carried head high, no match for first two

4 1¼ [8]	10. Whiskey Lady (IRE) 9/1 Ricky Doyle Gillian Scott	Ricky Doyle Gillian Scott	6	114 b¹	85	–	84	–
ch m Ocovango - G I Blues (IRE) (Definite Article)
Didn't jump well, took keen hold, midfield early, prominent after 1st, mistake 6th, mistake 4 out, pressed leaders when pushed along after 2 out, outpaced when mistake and ridden last, ran on and went fourth towards finish

5 ¾ [8¾]	4. Bint Freya (IRE) 9/2 Phillip Enright Thomas Cooper	Phillip Enright Thomas Cooper	6	119 h	90	–	88	–
b m Flemensfirth (USA) - Bint Valkyrie (IRE) (Beneficial)
Took keen hold, towards rear early, headway into midfield 4 out, keeping on when pushed along after 2 out, ridden when ran on after last, not reach leaders (op 7/2)

6 3¼ [12]	7. Reserve Judgement (IRE) 33/1 Thomas Reilly ⁷ John C McConnell	Thomas Reilly ⁷ John C McConnell	7	1012 b¹	86	–	81	–
b g Ocovango - Reserve The Right (IRE) (Double Eclipse)
Led narrowly or disputed lead, led clearly after 2nd, not fluent 5th, headed but prominent before 4 out, mistake and niggled along briefly 3 out, led again when ridden after 2 out, headed and weakened before last (tchd 40/1)

7 7 [19]	6. Ranger Billy (IRE) 14/1 Shane O'Callaghan ⁷ Eoin Doyle	Shane O'Callaghan ⁷ Eoin Doyle	7	1012 p¹	86	–	74	–
b g Westerner - Lady Nelson (IRE) (Snurge)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when ridden but no extra after 2 out

8 3¾ [22¾]	16. Perfect Arch (IRE) 16/1 Liam McKenna ⁵ J J Lambe	Liam McKenna ⁵ J J Lambe	6	108 p	80	–	64	–
b g Dawn Approach (IRE) - Willow Beck (Shamardal)
Soon disputed lead, raced in second after 2nd, led narrowly before 4 out, bad mistake 2 out, soon headed when ridden and weakened, mistake last

9 7½ [30¼]	1. She's Commanche (IRE) 7/1 Sean Flanagan Adrian Murray	Sean Flanagan Adrian Murray	9	120	95	–	72	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Miss Franklin (IRE) (Orpen)
Midfield, mistake when jumped slightly right and pushed along 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out (op 15/2)

10 1½ [31¾]	14. Force Of Forces (FR) 80/1 John Shinnick ⁷ I Madden	John Shinnick ⁷ I Madden	10	106	80	–	55	–
gr g Gris De Gris (IRE) - Rose Bombon (FR) (Cadoudal)
Midfield, reminder after 7th, ridden and no impression after 2 out (tchd 100/1)

11 15 [46¾]	13. Caridadi (IRE) 40/1 Kieren Buckley ³ J Morrison	Kieren Buckley ³ J Morrison	12	1010	80	–	40	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Charity Belle (USA) (Empire Maker)
Always towards rear, raced in last when pushed along and detached after 4 out, made no impression (op 28/1)

12 9½ [56¼]	9. Whip Whitaker (IRE) 28/1 Liam Quinlan ⁵ John Patrick Ryan	Liam Quinlan ⁵ John Patrick Ryan	5	1013	85	–	36	–
br g Sageburg (IRE) - Retain That Magic (IRE) (Presenting)
Took keen hold, prominent early, dropped to midfield when not fluent 2nd, ridden and weakened after 2 out (op 40/1 tchd 50/1)

13 37 [93¼]	2. Away To Milan (IRE) 28/1 P J O'Hanlon ⁵ P J Rothwell	P J O'Hanlon ⁵ P J Rothwell	5	118	94	–	8	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Gift From Milan (IRE) (Milan)
In touch with leaders, midfield when not fluent 4 out, pushed along when weakened before 2 out, tailed off when eased before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 40/1)

14 53 [146¼]	15. One More Lass (IRE) 80/1 Conor Smithers ⁷ Ms M Flynn	Conor Smithers ⁷ Ms M Flynn	9	106 h	80	–	–	–
b m Frozen Fire (GER) - Queen Of The Dawn (IRE) (Royal Anthem)
Always towards rear, pushed along when detached after 8th, soon weakened, tailed off after 3 out (trainer said mare possibly needs better ground and the application of a tongue-strap) (tchd 66/1)

PU	12. Weston Road (IRE) 66/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Denis W Cullen	Darragh O'Keeffe Denis W Cullen	8	112 t¹	83	–	–	–
b g Virtual - Go Eric (IRE) (Golan)
Prominent, in touch with leaders when nudged along and weakened quickly after 7th, dropped to last when pulled up before 8th, burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding was pulled up having burst a blood vessel) (tchd 100/1)

PU	5. Mrs Macker (IRE) 80/1 Derek Thomas McGrath ⁷ Ms M Flynn	Derek Thomas McGrath ⁷ Ms M Flynn	9	110	88	–	–	–
b m Jeremy (USA) - Kings Bay (Beveled)
In touch with leaders early, dropped to midfield before 7th, weakened and dropped to rear 8th, pulled up before 4 out, blood at nostrils post race (trainer said mare had blood at nostrils post-race) (op 66/1 tchd 100/1)

16 ran Off time: 4:35:15 Winning time: 5m 43.10s (slow by 57.10s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Early Arrival (reserve), Infinity Tower (reserve), Kandoit (reserve)
1st owner: John P McManus (The Connector) 1st breeder: Mrs Noreen McManus
2nd owner: Cill Iseal Syndicate (Herculaneum)
3rd owner: Liam G O'Brien (We'llgowats)
Tote win: €2 PL: €1.20 €5 €1.80 Ex: €82.30 CSF: €60.41 Tricast: €223.62 Trifecta: €322.50

4:35 Punchestown (IRE) 22 Feb 2023

Hospitality At Festival 2023 Handicap Hurdle (Div II)