10 Dec 2017 13:30 Punchestown
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €7,700); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
3 For 2 Festival Tickets At punchestown.com Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Aa Bee See (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 7) | 961-042 / 9 | Flat (47), Jump (28) | Mark Walsh | N Madden John P McManus | 10/3 | |
| slight mistake 1st, soon settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, improved into 3rd before 4 out, travelled well to dispute 2 out, led before last, ridden approaching last, pressed run-in, kept on well closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 1¼ L | Artic Pearl (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 6/6-8U12 / 13 | Jump (33) | R Loughran | M Brassil Mrs Deirdre Brassil | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, pecked 5 out, ridden in 4th after 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, stayed on to press winner run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 4¾ L | Mary Frances (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 6) | 061-F2 / 9 | Jump (17) | R M Power | M Hassett John J F O'Mahony | 7/1 | |
| led and disputed, ridden 2 out, headed before last, no extra in 3rd run-in, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 1 L | Gracemount (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 3) | 322331 / 8 | Jump (11) | J J Slevin | S Doyle J J Kavanagh | 3/1 | |
| held up early, mid-division in 6th halfway, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden entering straight, no impression in 4th before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 5½ L | Backinthesaddle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 13) | 356-367 / 10 | Jump (37) | J M Moore | S R B Crawford Mr D Steele | 16/1 | |
| led and disputed, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra in 5th before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 2¼ L | Bective Cave (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 110408 / 13 | Jump (100) | A W Short | M J Smith Mrs M Keating | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th after 3 out, no impression in moderate 6th next, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | NK | Sir Ector (USA) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | 00-2128 / 13 | Flat (63), Jump (28) | Liam McKenna | Nicole McKenna Mrs L Carr | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders early, dropped to mid-division and slight mistake 4th, reminder before 6th, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression after 4 out, moderate 7th 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 11 L | Peace N' Milan (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 6011-0P / 9 | Jump (14) | Mr L P Gilligan | F J Flood Leonard Kelly | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 2¼ L | Luckyinmilan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1311/50- / 10 | Jump (330) | B Browne | O McKiernan Keep The Faith… | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out, no extra next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 31 L | Presenting Mahler (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 13) | 415693 / 10 | Flat (449), Jump (9) | L P Dempsey | J P Ryan Patrick G McKeon | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened and tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Sparky Stowaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 453036 / 8 | Jump (53) | S G McDermott | T Mullins John Nicholls (Trading)… | 0/0 | ||
