2m1f · 3yo+ · Soft · 13 runners · €7,200
All racecards for Sunday 25th October
We saidPU at 5/1
LAND OF PUNT 9/1
A tricky race on paper with little between them on our figures.
LAND OF PUNT makes most appeal at 9/1 for Ian Patrick Donoghue.
The dangers are CLUB MANAGER at 11/2 and CATHRYNS RUBY at 11/2.
Non-runners: You Done Well and Arctic Piper.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6. Cathryns Ruby 5/1 | J: Alan O'SullivanT: Patrick T Foley | 9 | 10-12 | 101 | ||
| Settled behind the main bunch - 6th at halfway - shaken up after 3 out - crept closer before 2 out - urged before the last - hit front inside final 100 yards and kept on to win | |||||||
| 2 | ½ | 4. Crowsatedappletart 9/1 | J: Mike O'ConnorT: M Winters | 9 | 11-4 | 102 | |
| Held 8th at halfway - niggled after 3 out and made ground - under driving before 2 out then blundered there - went to the front before the last - untidy jump at the last - collared inside final 100 yards and had nothing more to give in second | |||||||
| 3 | 14[14½] | 9. Chosen Shant 14/1 | J: Philip DonovanT: Aengus King | 10 | 10-13 | 97 | |
| Racing in the pack and 4th halfway - errors 4 out and 3 out - cruised up to take over before 2 out - another error 2 out and passed soon after under pressure - untidy jumping the last - faded on the run-in to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | 2¼[16¾] | 3. Jumbos Jet 5/1 | J: Ricky DoyleT: W J Martin | 5 | 11-6 | 104 | |
| Made all - five lengths clear at halfway - under pressure and overtaken before 2 out - faded before the last - error at the last and finished 4th | |||||||
| 5 | ¾[17½] | 5. Qaasid 40/1 | J: Josh YoungeT: John Joseph Hanlon | 8 | 10-11 | 102 | |
| held up at back - jumped awkwardly 3 out - shaken up and gained a little ground after that - stayed on at the finish to take 5th | |||||||
| 6 | hd[17¾] | 1. Club Manager 4/1F | J: Shane O'CallaghanT: Ross O'Sullivan | 6 | 11-9 | 110 | |
| pushed up to 3rd by halfway - moved into runner-up spot after 3 out - faded before 2 out - error at the last - never a threat finishing 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 18[35¾] | 7. Rathbawn Soldier 25/1 | J: Kieren BuckleyT: Patrick Downey | 5 | 11-3 | 101 | |
| Always at the back - never involved - finished 7th and well beaten | |||||||
| 8 | 1[36¾] | 12. Jay Jay Zee 28/1 | J: Kevin HealyT: Charlie Keegan | 7 | 10-3 | 94 | |
| Always among the backmarkers - never got into contention - finished 8th and well beaten | |||||||
| 9 | 7½[44¼] | 11. Prince Inger 16/1 | J: Conor ClarkeT: P J Rothwell | 6 | 10-4 | 95 | |
| blundered at the first - raced in the pack - dropped back before 4 out - ridden after 3 out and faded tamely - finished 9th | |||||||
| UR | 8. Albatala 15/2 | J: Conor SmithersT: John McConnell | 7 | 10-8 | 99 | ||
| Unseated rider at the 1st | |||||||
| PU | 2. River Vale 14/1 | J: Luke Burke OttT: M Winters | 10 | 11-3 | 108 | ||
| up with the pace early - error at the 2nd - jumped clumsily 3 out then folded tamely under pressure - eased and pulled up before the second last | |||||||
| PU | 10. Land Of Punt 5/1 our selection | J: P J O'HanlonT: Ian Patrick Donoghue | 5 | 10-11 | 95 | ||
| Prominent early - went backwards sharply after 3 out - eased and pulled up approaching the penultimate fence | |||||||
| PU | 14. Esticky End 14/1 | J: Dylan RobinsonT: Tom McGuinness | 8 | 10-3 | 87 | ||
| Rear from the start - tailed off and pulled up before 4 out | |||||||
Winning time 4m 28.70s · Going Soft · Non-runners: Arctic Piper, You Done Well · Tote win €6.40