11 Dec 2016 15:05 Punchestown
Winner: €16,000 (Penalty: €9,840); Distance: 3m 1f 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
3 For 2 Festival Tickets At punchestown.com Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Kansas City Chief (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5231-RU / 14 | Jump (7) | D F O'Regan | Miss M L Hallahan Jersey Racing Friends | 14/1 | |
| prominent, on terms 3rd, led approaching 7 out, soon joined, led again into straight, quickly pressed, stayed on well to assert run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2¾ L | Space Cadet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2224-15 / 13 | Jump (21) | D N Russell | G Elliott Gearoid O'Loughlin | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 1st, 7th from 9th, pecked 6 out, improved to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Sonny B (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 11U-623 / 15 | Jump (22) | B T O'Connell | J J Walsh Anthony Byrne | 7/2 | |
| soon tracked leaders, slightly slow 2nd, some slight mistakes, 3rd from 9th, challenged 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | ½ L | Whatareudoingtome (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 066911- / 7 | Jump (247) | Mark Walsh | J P Dempsey John P McManus | 13/2 | |
| held up, 8th from 9th, slight mistake 6 out, soon progress, one pace chasing leaders when slight mistake last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | White Arm (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 5313P-4 / 9 | Jump (25) | Donagh Meyler | A J Martin John P McManus | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, 5th from 9th, mistake 12th, slight mistake 6 out, kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 2 L | Presenting Beara (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 411/780 / 13 | Jump (21) | R M Power | Peter Fahey Mr Roy Brotherton | 25/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th from 9th, closer in 2nd 7 out, soon on terms, headed into straight, no extra and one pace after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 20 L | Fergiethelegend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 12) | 332-800 / 13 | Jump (8) | D Robinson | John G Carr John M Farrell | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th from 9th, slight mistake 12th, no impression from 4 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 1 L | Thomond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | F4/5665 / 10 | Jump (35) | B J Reynolds | N Meade Alexander Family | 12/1 | |
| held up, 9th from 9th, no impression into straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 42 L | Windy Millie (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 3) | 12/23-1P / 10 | Jump (25) | D E Mullins | P W Flynn John P Kiely | 20/1 | |
| pushed along at stages from early, soon in rear, reminder from 5th, no impression from 4 out, soon no extra, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Tiger Sam (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 10) | 05611U / 11 | Jump (34) | J M Moore | N Meade Miss Laura Hurley | 7/1 | |
| led, joined 3rd, headed approaching 7 out, pushed along and not fluent next, no impression from before 3 out, soon no extra and pulled up approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
