31 Dec 2017 14:40 Punchestown
Winner: €19,000 (Penalty: €11,704); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Returntovendor (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 10 13) | 5131-00 / 15 | Jump (3) | I J McCarthy | J P Fahey Patrick K McCarthy | 25/1 | |
| led early, headed before 1st where slight mistake, headway to lead again 6th, pushed along after 2 out, ridden early straight and headed briefly last, rallied strongly under pressure run-in and asserted closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Brave Out (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 5-P5593 / 8 | Jump (14) | D F O'Regan | J E Kiely Deise Country Store… | 8/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, good headway on inner entering straight, led briefly last, under pressure run-in and no impression on winner closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3¼ L | Miles To Memphis (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 7/P128-4 / 10 | Flat (84), Jump (230) | M A Enright | Mrs D Foster Jules Sigler | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, slight mistake 5 out, pushed along and headway on outer entering straight, ridden in 3rd approaching last, no impression run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Camelia De Cotte (FR) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 3/15-7F / 7 | Jump (14) | N M Kelly | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, closer approaching 2 out, pushed along in 5th approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 2½ L | Steel Wave (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 25631/2 / 13 | Jump (42) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mr Stephen Walker | 7/4 | |
| tracked leaders, headway into 2nd 2 out, pushed along and slightly checked entering straight, no impression in 4th before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 4½ L | Hareth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 331-2F3 / 10 | Flat (1416), Jump (151) | D J McInerney | C Byrnes Relicpride Partnership | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, slight mistake 5 out, pushed along in rear after 4 out, ridden and no impression in 11th after 2 out, kept on one pace in straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 1 L | Synopsis (GB) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 905-1 / 7 | Flat (67), Jump (43) | D N Russell | G Elliott David Spratt &… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th 2 out, pushed along and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 2¾ L | Wade Harper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 23-2237 / 11 | Jump (60) | J P O'Sullivan | P J Rothwell Wade Harper Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along before 3 out and headway on inner in 5th 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 11 L | Fruits Of Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 12) | 6570-7F / 11 | Jump (114) | Phillip Enright | E Cawley Edward Cawley | 20/1 | |
| in rear, some headway before 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 14 L | The Mulcare Rover (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 36/18-84 / 11 | Jump (30) | Sean Flanagan | J J Walsh Sam Joyce & Callaghan… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 5 L | Ben Brody (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 157725 / 13 | Jump (14) | P D Kennedy | S Byrne Mark E Smith &… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th, pushed along approaching 3 out, no extra 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 36 L | Fine Rightly (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 040-332 / 12 | Jump (14) | A E Lynch | S R B Crawford Miss Patricia Duffin | 7/1 | |
| soon led, not fluent 4th, headed 6th, remained prominent until no extra after 2 out, eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Ice Cool (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | F413/3-0 / 13 | Jump (29) | Donagh Meyler | V T O'Brien Sean O'Brien | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, headway into 3rd after 6th, lost place 4 out and soon no extra, in rear when bad mistake 2 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
