17 Feb 2016 15:50 Punchestown
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,150); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Festival Any Day Flexi Ticket Mares Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Ballybrowney Ella (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 1/043-37 / 8 | Jump (28) | A McCurtin | Jonathan Sweeney Patrick Pyne | 13/0 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, led entering straight, strongly pressed run-in and kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | ¾ L | Midnight Theatre (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 313-5 / 7 | Jump (65) | J B Kane | G P Cromwell John P Coffey | 2/0 | |
| led and disputed, headed 6th, left disputing after 7th, led and slight mistake 4 out, pressed 3 out, ridden and headed entering straight, kept on run-in to press winner, held close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 2½ L | Ashes Of Love (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 7725 / 6 | Jump (28) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Joseph M Doyle | 5/0 | |
| mid-division, slight mistake 6th, 6th halfway, progress to challenge after 3 out, disputed next, ridden in 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 3¼ L | Jodies Miss (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 122525 / 9 | Jump (18) | Phillip Enright | P M Lynch Mrs J Nash | 5/0 | |
| soon settled in behind leaders, closer in 3rd at 8th, challenged 3 out, disputed next, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 3½ L | Tubacurry Tornado (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | / 8 | M F Mooney | S Crawley Shane Crawley | 66/0 | ||
| held up towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, slight mistake 6th and reminders, ridden into 6th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 11 L | Moyhree (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 040 / 7 | Jump (21) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Martin Baker &… | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2 out, no extra entering straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 8½ L | Catcheragain (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 13) | 628268 / 7 | Jump (31) | D J Mullins | T Mullins Mrs Helen Mullins | 10/0 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Silent Wish (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 4-0240P / 8 | Jump (52) | L P Dempsey | John O'Callaghan Dr M O'Sullivan | 33/0 | |
| held up, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Chapter Two (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 6830 / 12 | Jump (18) | R Loughran | T F Shaw T F Shaw | 0/0 | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Vita Nuova (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 98 / 6 | Jump (28) | S J Gray | T J Nagle-Jr Mrs Mary M Williams | 100/0 | |
| held up and towards rear for most, mistake 4 out, weakened and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Hurricane Bleue (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 703 / 5 | Jump (25) | B J Cooper | T Cooper Mrs Joan Brosnan | 14/0 | |
| led and disputed early, headed after 2nd, 3rd and slight mistake 4th, left disputing again after 7th, 2nd 4 out, weakened approaching next, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Siberian Vixen (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 500046 / 6 | Jump (6) | D N Russell | E Kent Edmond Kent | 20/0 | ||
| close up, disputed after 4th, led 6th, ran out through gap in rail after 7th | ||||||||||
