31 Dec 2013 13:15 Punchestown
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,900); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Punchestown.com Handicap Chase (0-116)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Luke's Benefit (IRE) (Gelding, g, 11 7) | P70051 / 23 | Jump (17) | B F Cawley | D Hogan T & M Racing Partnership | 7/2 | |
| always prominent, led after 3 out, went clear and ridden after next, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 6½ L | Kennoway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 01-313U / 11 | Jump (10) | A E Lynch | C O'Connell J A O'Connell | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, 3rd entering straight, kept on without threatening winner to go 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Beckwith Star (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 8) | 01-5800 / 11 | Jump (9) | Phillip Enright | H De Bromhead Herb M Stanley | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, ridden and progress into 2nd entering straight , soon no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 3¾ L | The Way We Were (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 477-576 / 8 | Jump (147) | Mark Walsh | E J O'Grady John P McManus | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden 3 out, moderate 7th next, moderate 4th at last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Reality Dose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 674-847 / 11 | Jump (9) | Adrian Heskin | Miss E Doyle Exors Of The Late… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 5th after 3 out, 4th entering straight, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Art Lord (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 0-2F651 / 10 | Jump (10) | Keith Donoghue | D Harvey P McNamee & D Harvey | 7/1 | |
| led, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly after next, no impression in moderate 6th before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | NK | El Mondo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 0-20503 / 9 | Jump (65) | N P Madden | N Madden Mr A Honeyball | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, some progress on outer after 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 24 L | Cheap As Chips (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 4) | 683855 / 8 | Jump (18) | Andrew Ring | P J Rothwell Mr Jez Butterworth | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 12 L | Solstice Knight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2105P1- / 11 | Jump (274) | P F Mangan | E J O'Grady Nelius Hayes &… | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden 3 out, soon no impression, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Whats On The Menu (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 5R-847B / 12 | Jump (2) | M P Fogarty | J A Berry Mrs Joan Berry | |||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Troll D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5P-2423 / 12 | Jump (16) | Ruby Walsh | M Brassil David Paul Murphy | ||
| 7 |   | - | Araglen Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5361F5 / 10 | Jump (18) | Robbie Colgan | J J Lambe Patrick Joseph… | |||
