28 Oct 2009 14:50 Punchestown
Winner: €10,500 (Penalty: €7,255); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding to Soft in places).
Punchestown Active Retirement Days Handicap Hurdle (81-116)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Takestan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 062046 / 22 | Flat (16), Jump (6) | J L Cullen | P O Brady Shabra Charity… | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, progress from before 2 out, went moderate 2nd and chased leader straight, closed when not fluent last, led and stayed on well under pressure run-in, soon clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 15 |   | 2½ L | Stretch The Truth (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 00-0P10 / 7 | Jump (18) | Paul Townend | T J Taaffe David A Kavanagh | 20/1 | |
| soon mid-division, closed to track leaders from 3 out, on terms before straight, soon led and ridden clear, reduced lead last, headed and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 1½ L | Dorset Square (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 9900-00 / 8 | Flat (117), Jump (132) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mr John B Waterfall | 7/4 | |
| chased leaders, 5th before straight, soon ridden, no impression in moderate 3rd and kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 2 L | Air Chief (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 1P-0239 / 11 | Flat (111), Jump (44) | R J Jones | E McNamara Lucky Catch Partnership | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd before straight, soon chased leader under pressure, no impression and kept on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 8 L | Echo Bob (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 1) | 2622-40 / 9 | Jump (149) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Munster Alliance… | 20/1 | |
| soon mid-division, not fluent 2 out, soon 7th, kept on without threatening under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Tous Les Tables (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 60/0-420 / 8 | Flat (82), Jump (37) | D J Casey | J Nash E Duignan | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | NK | Take Me There (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 18257-4 / 7 | Flat (272), Jump (182) | D N Russell | Kevin O'Sullivan Leave Me There… | 14/1 | |
| soon mid-division, no impression and kept on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | NK | Seefin Dancer (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 0-91540 / 7 | Jump (17) | Paul Carberry | N Meade Paul J Connolly | 16/1 | |
| soon disputed lead, slight mistake 4th, led from next, pushed along after 3 out, joined from 2 out, soon headed and no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 1 L | Colbert Station (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 364-46 / 13 | Jump (162) | A P McCoy | T M Walsh Mr John P McManus | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Slieve Rocket (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 13) | 0911F/6 / 8 | Jump (17) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Thomas Ryder | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, closed to dispute travelling well after 2 out, soon headed and weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Altnadua (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 9/309R3 / 5 | Flat (179), Jump (14) | D J Condon | M Halford Paul Rooney | 12/1 | |
| reluctant before start, soon prominent, slight mistake 2nd, 3rd after 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 10 L | Jacks Island (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 5) | 01379-0 / 13 | Jump (10) | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell S J Kenny | 14/1 | |
| soon disputed lead, short of room briefly with loose horse 4 out, soon headed and weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2 |   | 8 L | Inagh Valley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 6418-0 / 6 | Jump (145) | B J Geraghty | T J Taaffe Miss Olivia O'Reilly | 9/1 | |
| soon mid-division, 6th approaching 3 out, weakened from before straight | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | NK | Blackhall Claw (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 5) | P00/200- / 8 | Flat (419), Jump (378) | Mark Walsh | D M Leigh Hawk Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, no extra under pressure from 3 out | ||||||||||
| SU | 1 |   | - | The Wandering Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 66/43-21 / 10 | Jump (155) | M M O'connor | Colm Murphy R Winterbotham | ||
