2.45 Juvenile Hurdle of €15,000.00 4-y-o 2m.

Punchestown Results Sat, 23rd Jan, 1999

Going - Soft to heavy on hurdle on flat, heavy on chase.

Jackpot Pool - €5,900.00 Winning Units - 10 Dividend - €442.50. Placepot Pool - €3,879.50 Winning Units - 27 Dividend - €107.80. Tote Aggregate - €53980.00.

Juvenile Hurdle of €15,000.00 4-y-o 2m.

1st - €9,712.50, 2nd - €3,000.00, 3rd - €1,500.00, 4th - €600.00 10 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Knife Edge (USA) 11-3 (Hon Sarah Lawson)

Kris S (USA) - My Turbulent Miss (USA)(My Dad George (USA))

SP 11/8fav

M J P O'Brien

T P Rudd

Tote Win €1.70 Place €1.10

tracked leaders in 4th, improved into 2nd 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden and stayed on well approaching last, comfortably

26th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
1st Hdl This
Race 7th Feb, 99 Leopardstown
1st Hdl

2nd

Golden Rule (GB) 11-0 (Crock of Gold Syndicate)

Emarati (USA) - Sparkling Sovereign(Sparkler)

SP 3/1

Miss F M Crowley

R Walsh

Place €1.40

tracked leaders in 6th, 5th 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd before last, one paced

26th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
2nd Hdl This
Race 7th Feb, 99 Leopardstown
2nd Hdl

3rd

shd

Persian Isle (IRE) 11-0 (Mrs Valerie Casey)

Erins Isle - Bold-E-Be(Persian Bold)

SP 16/1

S J Mahon

D J Casey

Place €11.30

tracked leaders in 5th, 3rd and ridden 3 out, kept on under pressure from next

26th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl This
Race 7th Feb, 99 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl

4th

13L

The Ghan (IRE) 10-9 (Frank Conroy)

Scenic - Moortown Lady

SP 6/1

T J Taaffe

R P McNally(5)

prominent, led after 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, 5th and no extra before last

6th Jan, 99 Thurles
1st Hdl This
Race 19th May, 99 Leopardstown
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 100

5th

35+L

Indimaaj (GB) 11-0 (Patrick Delaney)

Mtoto - Fairy Feet(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 20/1

Noel Meade

J F Titley

held up in rear, slow 4 out, effort 3 out, soon no extra

4th Oct, 98 Warwick
11th Flat Hcp This
Race 28th Mar, 99 Curragh
20th Flat

6th

Aim High (GB) 10-11 (D P Sharkey)

Sadler's Wells (USA) - Aim For The Top (USA)(Irish River (FR))

SP 10/1

Noel Meade

B J Geraghty(3)

prominent, 4th 3 out, soon ridden, 6th and no extra 2 out, eased

8th Oct, 98 York
3rd Flat This
Race 6th Feb, 99 Naas
7th Mdn Hdl

7th

2.5L

Brief Decline (IRE) 11-0 (Adrian F Nolan)

Alzao (USA) - Uncertain Affair (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 14/1

C F Swan

never a factor

25th Sep, 98 Listowel
3rd Flat Mdn This
Race 7th Feb, 99 Leopardstown
5th Hdl

8th

Emerald Project (IRE) 10-2 (P G Devine)

Project Manager - Emerald Pendant(Nebos (GER))

SP 50/1

Michael A Kelly

M P Madden(7)

led, headed after 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out

25th Nov, 98 Lingfield
11th Flat This
Race 28th Jan, 99 Gowran Park
b.d. Mdn Hdl

9th

35+L

Khaliandak (IRE) 10-11 (B Brady)

Doyoun - Khalisiyn(Shakapour)

SP 66/1

Patrick O Brady

Mr G Elliott(3)

always behind, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when virtually pulled up from last

27th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
9th Hdl This
Race 7th Feb, 99 Leopardstown
7th Hdl

fell

Catch The Dragon (IRE) 11-0 (Mrs P K Cooper)

Sharp Victor (USA) - Roblanna(Roberto (USA))

SP 9/2

Liam Browne

J R Barry

held up in touch, close 6th 3 out, 4th and ridden from 2 out, staying on at one pace when fell last

8th Nov, 98 Leopardstown
1st Flat This
Race 19th May, 99 Leopardstown
5th Flat Rated 103

Off 2.48
Time 4m. 13.90 secs, which is 1.05 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €3.90.