Race Result Punchestown Mon, 12th Jan, 2009

Going - Soft to Heavy. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €85,494.00 Winning Units - 147 Dividend - €436.00. Placepot Pool - €21,328.00 Winning Units - 1470 Dividend - €10.90. Tote Aggregate - €130867.00.

Clairefontaine-Kildare Twinning Hcap Hdl (Rated 81-116) of €11000.00 4-y-o plus

2m. 4f. Hcap Hurdle 1st - €7601.00, 2nd - €1870.00, 3rd - €880.00, 4th - €550.00 OFF 1:55. 16 Ran.

See also » Persistence Pays Off for Vinatieri

1st		Vinatieri (IRE) 9-5 (G Burke) (Time 5:26.0) (Opened 6/1) SP 7/1 Tote Win €4.40 Place €1.10	D T Hughes I J McCarthy(5)
		mid-division, 9th halfway, headway to 5th 4 out, 3rd next, improved to lead after 2 out, ridden and challenged before last, strongly pressed and kept on well run-in
2nd	0.5L	Paradis De Thaix (FR) 11-4 (Hard To Get Ten Syndicate) (Time 5:26.1) SP 6/1 Place €2.70	Mrs John Harrington T P Treacy
		held up, headway to 7th 4 out, ridden into 3rd before straight, kept on to 2nd run-in and pressed winner, no extra close home
3rd	1.5L	Major Decision (IRE) 9-12 (Mrs K A Cullen) (Time 5:26.5) (Opened 10/1) SP 8/1 Place €3.00	Michael Cullen P W Flood
		chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into close 2nd and challenged before last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in
4th	1.25L	Shakey Scaffold (IRE) 9-3 (Complex Phantom Syndicate) (Time 5:26.7) SP 16/1 Place €5.30	D T Hughes I M Carter(7)
		chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 7th 2 out, 6th before last, stayed on to 4th last, kept on same pace
5th	6L	Crack At Dawn (IRE) 9-11 (Andrew Pierce) (Time 5:28.1) (Opened 20/1) SP 16/1	Paul Martin Pierce S J Gray(5)
		chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th before straight, 5th and no extra before last, kept on one pace
6th	11L	Molton Rock (IRE) 10-8 (Super Six Syndicate) (Time 5:30.7) (Tongue Strap)(Cheekpiece) SP 10/1	T Hogan A P Thornton(5)
		chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden before straight, no extra in 4th before last, weakened
7th	2.5L	Gaspar (IRE) 10-8 (James Gough) (Time 5:31.3) (Tongue Strap) (Opened 16/1 20/1) SP 16/1	James McAuley M Darcy
		led, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon no extra
8th	4.5L	Killeaney (IRE) 9-13 (James Hepburn) (Time 5:32.3) (Cheekpiece) SP 12/1	John G Carr P A Carberry
		mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 9th andf no impression 3 out
9th	4L	Storm Plan (IRE) 10-8 (W J Austin) (Time 5:33.2) (Opened 16/1) SP 20/1	W J Austin M J Bolger(5)
		chased leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 8th and ridden 2 out, no extra
10th	25L	In The Zone (IRE) 11-2 (John P McManus) (Time 5:38.8) (Opened 6/1 11/2) SP 13/2	M F Morris N P Madden
		held up towards rear, headway to 8th approaching 6th, ridden in 10th 3 out, no impression and weakened
11th	17L	Garamor Boy (IRE) 10-4 (Colm O'Higgins) (Time 5:42.6) (Opened 20/1) SP 14/1	Patrick O Brady M P Walsh
		mid-division, 8th 4 out, weakened approaching next
12th	26L	Alittleanoften (IRE) 9-12 (Seamus O'Farrell) (Time 5:48.4) (Tongue Strap) SP 33/1	C F Swan C O'Farrell(7)
		always towards rear, weakened 4 out, tailed off
13th	6L	Naples (GB) 11-2 (Black Bucket Syndicate) (Time 5:49.7) (Tongue Strap) SP 33/1	R K Watson Mr J P McKeown(3)
		always towards rear, weakened 4 out, tailed off
14th	35+L	Newton Bridge (IRE) 11-5 (Barry Callaghan) (Time 5:57.1) (Tongue Strap) (Opened 12/1 14/1) SP 12/1	Gordon Elliott Mr S McGonagle(7)
		always towards rear, weakened 4 out, completely tailed off
15th	11L	One Job (IRE) 9-7 (Miss Tracy Eaton) (Time 5:59.6) SP 25/1	Adrian Sexton L McNiff(7)
		mid-division, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off
p.u.		Emergency Exit (IRE) 11-2 (Forwards Only Syndicate) (Opened 7/2) SP 4/1fav	E McNamara A P Cawley(3)
		chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened and pulled up after 6th (clinically abnormal post race)

Market Movers

Wexford Wednesday 19th

Castle Genie 14/1 7/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Williamhill 14/1 7/1
Bet365 14/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Betfred 14/1 15/2
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
BetVictor 10/1 7/1
PaddyPower 9/1 7/1
Boylesport 11/1 8/1

Thomond 4/1 15/8

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Ladbrokes 4/1 15/8
Williamhill 4/1 2/1
CORAL.ie 4/1 9/4
Bet365 4/1 9/4
PaddyPower 4/1 9/4
Betfred 7/2 9/4
Boylesport 3/1 2/1

Dubh Eile 12/1 15/2

9.05 Barrow (Mares) INH Flat Race
PaddyPower 12/1 15/2
Williamhill 11/1 7/1
Bet365 10/1 7/1
Boylesport 12/1 8/1
Ladbrokes 12/1 8/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1

Hurricane Jojo 8/1 5/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Bet365 8/1 5/1
Boylesport 8/1 5/1
Williamhill 15/2 5/1
PaddyPower 7/1 5/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1
Betfred 15/2 6/1

Warofthegiants 25/1 16/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
Boylesport 25/1 16/1
Betfred 25/1 16/1
Williamhill 25/1 16/1
Bet365 25/1 16/1

Chinook Run 25/1 12/1

7.00 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV I)
Boylesport 25/1 12/1
Bet365 25/1 14/1
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
CORAL.ie 25/1 16/1
Williamhill 20/1 14/1

Our Man Zebo 13/8 5/4

6.00 Wellingtonbridge Novice H'dle
CORAL.ie 13/8 5/4
Williamhill 7/4 11/8
Bet365 7/4 11/8
Ladbrokes 13/8 5/4

Phantom Of Plenty 14/1 7/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1

Mimi And Bow 11/2 7/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Williamhill 11/2 7/1
PaddyPower 11/2 7/1

De Glebe Star 5/1 7/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 5/1 7/1
Bet365 11/2 7/1

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
T P Treacy - Fractured tibia and fibula in a schooling accident Mon, 13th May
D G Lavery - Fractured pelvis in a fall at Wexford Fri, 17th May
T C Carroll - Suffered a collapsed lung & fractured ribs in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
K C Sexton - Double fracture right collarbone in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
Megan Carberry - Fractured hand in a fall at the Curragh Sat, 25th May
M P Burke - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
No Jockey - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
R P Cleary - Suffered concussion in a fall at Leopardstown Thu, 13th Jun

Suspended Jockeys

D G Hogan - Five day whip ban at Cork, starts Fri, 7th Jun
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