12.45 CULLENS GORSE (3 Y O) HURDLE of €4,500.00 3-y-o 2m.

Punchestown Results Sat, 16th Nov, 1996

Going - Soft.

Jackpot Pool - €6,077.50 Winning Units - 45 Dividend - €101.30. Placepot Pool - €400.50 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - €300.40. Tote Aggregate - €41099.50.

CULLENS GORSE (3 Y O) HURDLE of €4,500.00 3-y-o 2m.

1st - €3,082.50, 2nd - €765.00, 3rd - €360.00, 4th - €225.00 7 Ran

1st

Broken Rites (IRE) 10-3

Broken Hearted - Lady Wise

SP 3/1

W M Roper

G Cotter(5)

Tote Win €4.30 Place €3.80

held up, 6th halfway, 3rd 3 out, challenge off home bend, disputed it last, headed and rallied flat, led near finish

23rd Oct, 96 Gowran Park
1st Flat Hcp This
Race 30th Nov, 96 Fairyhouse
10th Hdl

2nd

shd

Sarah's Guest (IRE) 10-3

Be My Guest (USA) - Lady Bennington(Hot Grove)

SP 13/2

Noel Meade

R Hughes

Place €5.20

held up, 5th halfway, progress to disputed lead it 3 out, close 2nd next, challenge off home bend, led early flat, ridden and headed near finish

10th Nov, 96 Leopardstown
7th Flat Hcp This
Race 24th Nov, 96 Clonmel
2nd Mdn Hdl

3rd

Choosey's Treasure (IRE) 10-11

Treasure Kay - Catherine Linton (USA)

SP 2/5fav

A P O'Brien

C F Swan

soon prominent, 3rd halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden next, kept on under pressure from last, 3rd on line;lame

10th Nov, 96 Leopardstown
1st Hdl This
Race 30th Nov, 96 Fairyhouse
11th Hdl

4th

shd

Iacchus (IRE) 10-6

Mac's Imp (USA) - Burkina(African Sky)

SP 12/1

A P O'Brien

S P Kelly(7)

led, joined 3 out, led again before next, ridden and joined off home bend, headed and one paced approaching last

10th Nov, 96 Leopardstown
11th Hdl This
Race 30th Nov, 96 Fairyhouse
13th Hdl

5th

25L

Unassisted (IRE) 10-0

Digamist (USA) - Velia(Welsh Saint)

SP 14/1

V Bowens

B Bowens(3)

held up, 4th halfway, 6th 3 out, ridden approaching next, no impression after 2 out

2nd Nov, 96 Navan
b.d. Mdn Hdl This
Race 7th Dec, 96 Punchestown
8th Hdl

6th

10L

Rekondo (IRE) 10-8

Two Timing (USA) - Tuesday Morning(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 25/1

M J Grassick

D T Evans

held up in rear, went 5th 3 out, ridden 2 out, soon one paced

12th Oct, 96 Fairyhouse
17th Mdn Hdl This
Race

7th

Gale Eight (IRE) 10-3

Strong Gale - Dorcetta(Condorcet (FR))

SP 20/1

P Mullins

T P Treacy

ran 2nd until weakened and dropped to rear before 3 out

2nd Nov, 96 Navan
15th Mdn Hdl This
Race 27th Dec, 96 Leopardstown
9th Hdl

Off 12.45
Time 4m. 5.90 secs, which is 2.71 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €22.10.

Stewards Enquiry - Result Stands. After a stewards inquiry ,The Placings remained unaltered.