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(2:05) 325D John Durkan Memorial Punchestown S’chase
(Grade 1) €55,250.00 ( 2m 4f – 5yo+ )[MAX 22]-1811 1 Captain Cee Bee(158) (EPHarty) – 11,10
p1p24 2 Coolcashin(138) (MJBowe) – 11,10
p-253 3 Cooldine(160) (WPMullins) – 11,10
9-37u 4 Follow The Plan(144) (OMcKiernan) – 11,10
-f1p1 5 Glencove Marina(153) (EGriffin) – 11,10
23/-6 6 Mossbank(151) (MHourigan) – 11,10
111-p 7 Pandorama(148) (NMeade) – 11,10
13fb2 8 Roberto Goldback(149) (MrsJHarrington) – 11,10
9 Skippers Brig(139) (NGRichards (in GB)) – 11,10
-671- 10 The Listener (NMitchell (in GB)) – 11,10
-1131 11 The Nightingale (FR) (PFNicholls (in GB)) – 11,10
343-p 12 Trafford Lad (GB)(147) (LJButler) – 11,10
-1961 13 Tranquil Sea(157) (EJO’Grady) – 11,10
5-01b 14 Vic Venturi(158) (DTHughes) – 11,10
7-13u 15 J’y Vole (FR)(156) (WPMullins) – 11,05Not much chance of this going ahead on Sunday but hopefully the thaw will come early next week and it gets the go ahead next Thursday. Could cut up a bit I’d say.
This looks like a good opportunity for my favourite horse, The Nightingale, on his preferred soft ground at Fairyhouse. Rated 162 by no less an authority than the BHA and likely to be fully fit like most Nicholls runners. See other threads for the more sceptical views of Fist and TAPK.
Sorry – Nightingale is 167.
I saw on one website that money is coming in for this animal, but I haven’t seen a market for this race. Is it with some obscure Irish bookmaker?
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I only got as far as Captain Cee Bee because I wouldn’t back against him.
Goes ahead, he runs, I back him.
Captain Cee Bee has talent but his jumping still isn’t bombproof and he’s not guaranteed to get 2m4f, especially in testing conditions that are likely to be prevalent tomorrow.
I think The Nightingale could be good enough to land this if he has improved form his display last time as Roberto Goldback/Osana were essentially the season’s top novice over this trip last season and he beat then by 11 lengths.
(1:55) 360B John Durkan Memorial Punchestown
S’chase (Grade 1) €55,250.00 ( 2m 4f – 5yo+ )1 Coolcashin(138) (MJBowe) – TJDoyle 11,10
2 Cooldine(160) (WPMullins) – PTownend 11,10
3 Glencove Marina(153) (EGriffin) – BJGeraghty 11,10
4 Mossbank(151) (MHourigan) – 11,10
5 Roberto Goldback(149) (MrsJHarrington) – 11,10
6 Trafford Lad (GB)(147) (LJButler) – 11,10
7 Tranquil Sea(157) (EJO’Grady) – AndrewJMcNamara 11,10
8 Vic Venturi(158) (DTHughes) – PWFlood(C) 11,10
9 J’y Vole (FR)(156) (WPMullins) – DJCasey 11,05Glencove Marina is a very talented horse, who has had his problems, 6 starts, four wins over fences. I am hoping he displays the talent I always thought he had.
JohnJ
I notice Mr Mullens said his horses, Cooldine and J’y Vole, might not be fully fit before this race. So it proved despite a shortening of their odds prior to the off. Seems like Mullens plays a straight bat, like Mr Nicholls.
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Talked myself out of backing Tranquil Sea, so I deserved to lose after all that horse has won for me in the past. I still think he’s worth another bet around Cheltenham in March.
J’Vole is a better horse that Tranquil Sea and again was given too much to do on her return. She really is a cracking mare and should have won the Ryanair last year.
I think Walsh will be on this Mare come March and will make all the difference. Davy Condon didn’t do much wrong but you cant afford to be a little bit out on Grade 1’s and he was. This horse is made for Ruby.
It looked to my untrained eye that the pace of this race was a bit slow and this might explain the bunch finish. In fact it was slower by a few seconds than the novice chase over the same distance today. So I don’t think we can reach any definite form conclusions.
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