13 Jan 2025 12:48 Punchestown
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €7,200); Distance: 2m 85y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft.
50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Castleheath (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 5 / 4 | Flat (59), Jump (36) | E Walsh | Ciaran Murphy Niall Slevin &… | 12/1 | |
| led, increased advantage before 2nd, reduced lead at 3rd, not fluent at 5th and headed, slight mistake 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well run-in, asserted closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 5½ L | Ephesus (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 7) | 3 / 4 | Flat (92), Jump (13) | D King | D Hogan T & M Partnership | 11/1 | |
| prominent, soon in touch, 3rd at 4th, 4th after 4 out, improved to 3rd before last, kept on run-in to 2nd close home, not trouble winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | ½ L | Money Dancer (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 0) | 3 / 4 | Flat (71), Jump (17) | Donagh Meyler | N Meade Don't Let The Old… | 5/6 | |
| rear of mid-division, not fluent at 2nd, mistake at 3rd and lost place, progress to 6th after 4th, headway after 3 out, improved to 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner run-in, dropped to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 3¼ L | Sundance Sioux (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 4 | Flat (71) | B W Harvey | Cian Hughes P J Towell | 25/1 | |
| in touch, 5th after 4th, effort in 4th before last where not fluent and pecked slightly, one paced closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Chortal (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 49 / 4 | Flat (187), Jump (13) | Danny Gilligan | G Elliott Aidan J O'ryan/mark… | 14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 7th after 4th, effort in 6th after 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, one paced run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 3 L | J'envoievalserenki (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 4 | Jump (51) | Sean Flanagan | P Nolan DKCR 2 Partnership | 80/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, not fluent at 1st, hampered and collided with rail before 2nd, soon dropped towards rear, effort after 4 out, headway after 2 out, one paced before last where not fluent | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 6 L | Last Kingdom (FR) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 14 / 4 | Jump (17) | Mark Walsh | W P Mullins John P McManus | 11/4 | |
| in touch, dropped to 8th before 5th, lost place before 2 out, no impression after 2 out, modest late headway | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Aswellasabentley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 7 / 4 | Jump (17) | S Fitzgerald | L Lennon C Beckett | 150/1 | |
| in rear, 13th before 5th, slightly detached after 4 out, progress 2 out, kept on before last, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 1 L | Ballyearl (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 6 / 4 | Jump (30) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Dr S P Fitzgerald | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader, ran freely, jumped left at 1st, took closer order at 3rd, led narrowly after 5th, not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out where mistake and stumbled, soon 3rd, weakened before last where bad mistake | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 3¼ L | Stone Forest (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 4 | Flat (83), Jump (13) | H Morgan | E Doyle Mrs Christina Hughes | 300/1 | |
| towards rear, 9th before 5th, mistake 3 out, no extra after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | ½ L | Stiltellinemnuttin (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | S0 / 4 | Jump (17) | J C Gainford | M Mulvany Heads Or Harps… | 300/1 | |
| close up, 4th after 4th, 3rd after 4 out, lost place before 2 out where not fluent, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 4 L | Powerful (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | / 4 | J S McGarvey | Mrs J Harrington John P McManus | 11/1 | ||
| mid-division, dropped to 10th before 5th, towards rear 2 out where not fluent, weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | 5½ L | Pepper Noir (IRE) (filly, roangrey, 11 0) | U / 4 | Flat (31), Jump (17) | A Harvey | G P Cromwell Mrs Maria McCullen… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped to 11th before 5th, some progress 2 out where not fluent, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | 21 L | Saxon Land (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | / 4 | Flat (77) | Tiernan Power Roche | Ciaran Murphy Deva Racing Gz | 150/1 | |
| rear, slow jump at 2nd and reminders, not fluent at 3rd, 14th before 5th, slightly detached after 4 out, detached after 2 out, weakened, never a factor | ||||||||||
