Punchestown 2024 Race Result Sat, 20th Sep, 1997

Down Royal Result

Sat, 20th Sep, 1997

Going - Good to Firm.

Summary

4.05

SPICES NICE EXTENDED HANDICAP (RATED 0-60) of €2,500.00 3-y-o plus 7f.

4.05 7f. 3-y-o plus16 Ran
SPICES NICE EXTENDED HANDICAP (RATED 0-60) of €2,500.00 3-y-o plus

1st - €1,712.50, 2nd - €425.00, 3rd - €200.00, 4th - €125.00 16 Ran

1st

Caduga (IRE) 8-10 (Big Steak Syndicate )
(Drawn 12)
Dancing Dissident (USA) - Glendora(Glenstal (USA))

SP 6/1Cfav

A P O'Brien

P J Scallan(8)

soon led, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong.

9th Sep, 97 Galway
14th Flat Hcp This
Race 24th Sep, 97 Listowel
10th Flat Hcp

2nd

Love Heart (IRE) 10-0 (Miss H McCourt )
(Drawn 6)
Kefaah (USA) - Cinnamon Fern (IRE)

SP 8/1

T G McCourt

G Cotter

mid-division early, ridden along to chase leaders from 3f out, hard ridden and kept on well to go 2nd inside final furlong.

10th Sep, 97 Galway
6th Flat Hcp This
Race 2nd Oct, 97 Cork
7th Flat Hcp

3rd

0.75L

Notluckytochange (IRE) 8-5 (Incl 6lbs overweight) (P J Deegan )
(Drawn 14)
King of Clubs - Time Is Flying(Don)

SP 7/1

P J Deegan

R J Condon(8)

mid-division early, ridden to challenge on outer from 2f out, kept on well to go 3rd close home.

6th Sep, 97 Fairyhouse
7th Flat This
Race 24th Sep, 97 Listowel
1st Flat Hcp

4th

1.5L

Sauganash Song (IRE) 9-7 (C J Barry )
(Drawn 9)
Ballad Rock - Secret Heart(Vision (USA))

SP 6/1Cfav

D J Barry

W J Smith

mid-division early, ridden to chase leaders from over 2f out, kept on well from 1f out.

6th Sep, 97 Fairyhouse
5th Flat This
Race 24th Sep, 97 Listowel
3rd Flat Hcp

5th

shd

Millmount Lady (IRE) 7-8 (Miss Deirdre Clerkin )
(Drawn 7)
Broken Hearted - Irish Glory

SP 25/1

S J Mahon

D M Grant(10)

always close up, ridden and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, one paced inside final furlong.

9th Jul, 97 Naas
11th Flat Mdn This
Race 8th Oct, 97 Fairyhouse
17th Flat Hcp

6th

Ruano (GB) 7-4 (Peter F Walsh )
(Drawn 5)
Belfort (FR) - Lady Ever-So-Sure

SP 10/1

H Kirk

S W Kelly(6)

mid-division early, ridden and kept on well from 1 1/2f out.

15th Jul, 97 Down Royal
4th Flat Hcp This
Race 8th May, 98 Dundalk
11th Flat Hcp

7th

Elysian Heights (IRE) 7-13 (N Nelson )
(Drawn 11)
Persian Heights - Cool Gales(Lord Gayle (USA))

SP 12/1

D P Kelly

A J Nolan

mid-division early, ridden and kept on from 2f out.

26th Sep, 96 Listowel
p.u. Mdn Hdl This
Race 9th Oct, 97 Thurles
15th Hcp Hdl

8th

0.75L

Moonlight Melody (GB) 8-2 (Dermot Murphy )
(Drawn 10)
Merdon Melody - Rahesh

SP 7/1

Dermot Murphy

G D Power(8)

close up early, ridden and no impression from over 2f out.

28th Aug, 97 Tralee
1st Flat Hcp This
Race 24th Sep, 97 Listowel
12th Flat Hcp

9th

Mullawn Dancer (IRE) 7-10 (Incl 10lbs overweight) (Peter Hempenstall )
(Drawn 8)
Sharp Charter - Veiled Illusion(Vision (USA))

SP 25/1

A D Evans

B M O'Connor(10)

mid-division early, ridden and kept on one paced from 2f out.

1st Sep, 97 Sligo
11th Flat Hcp This
Race 2nd Oct, 97 Cork
17th Flat Hcp

10th

Zico (IRE) 9-6 (R P Behan )
(Drawn 4)
Petorius - Salacia

SP 12/1

Edward Lynam

D Mason(8)

towards rear early, ridden to chase leaders on outer from over 2f out, kept on one paced.

3rd Sep, 97 Dundalk
10th Flat Hcp This
Race 24th Sep, 97 Listowel
10th Flat Hcp

11th

2.5L

Craigleigh (IRE) 9-5 (D Quinn )
(Drawn 2)
Cataldi - Gay's Flutter(Beldale Flutter (USA))

SP 25/1

H Kirk

D J Casey(2)

held up in rear, ridden to chase leaders from 2f out, kept on one paced.

5th Aug, 97 Roscommon
7th Flat Mdn This
Race 14th Jul, 98 Down Royal
10th Flat Hcp

12th

Queenie Babs (GB) 9-1 (E J Cleary )
(Drawn 13)
Royal Academy (USA) - Nouschka (GB)(Ahonoora)

SP 14/1

Noel Meade

G Coogan(6)

never a factor.

15th Aug, 97 Dundalk
8th Flat Hcp This
Race

13th

3.5L

Veerapong (IRE) 9-2 (Philip de Vere Hunt )
(Drawn 3)
Royal Academy (USA) - Persian Solitare (IRE)

SP 6/1Cfav

David Wachman

S O'Halloran(8)

close up early, ridden and weakened quickly from over 2f out.

8th Sep, 97 Galway
6th Flat Hcp This
Race

14th

Sea Idol (IRE) 7-11 (Mrs Sally Carey )
(Drawn 15)
Astronef - Pharjoy (FR)(Pharly (FR))

SP 12/1

Martin Brassil

A Finegan(10)

close up early, ridden and weakened quickly from over 2f out.

5th Aug, 97 Roscommon
10th Flat Hcp This
Race 2nd Oct, 97 Cork
10th Flat Hcp

15th

10L

Sher Link (IRE) 7-11 (Joseph Cregan )
(Drawn 16)
Shernazar - Direct Link (USA)(Super Concorde (USA))

SP 20/1

John Geoghegan

S A Curtis(8)

always behind.

12th Jul, 97 Gowran Park
7th Flat Mdn This
Race 4th Feb, 99 Clonmel
10th Mdn Hdl

ref

Travel North (IRE) 8-6 (Mrs C Collins )
(Drawn 1)
Distinctly North (USA) - Travel Away(Tachypous)

SP 12/1

C Collins

Mary B Williamson(10)

refused to start.

15th Aug, 97 Dundalk
13th Flat Hcp This
Race

Off 4.08
Time 1m. 26.50 secs, which is 1.02 secs faster than the course average on today's going

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