Race cards · Sun 11 Dec
Sunday 11 December · Punchestown, Eire
12:30 Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Rated Novice Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 100y
- Going
- Unraceable (inspection 12pm saturday)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 16501
- Runners
- 6
Race preview
ITSWHATUNITESUS looks the one to beat. The Gordon Elliott-trained gelding was a useful sort in bumpers last term and showed the benefit of his hurdling debut at Galway in October when making all at Cork the following month. The selection and Embassy Gardens had the race between them from a long way out, finishing all of 41 lengths clear of the third. Invictus Machin came from well off the pace to score on debut in a Down Royal maiden that has been won in recent years by the likes of Envoi Allen and Mighty Potter. He looks sure to progress with that experience under his belt. Gaelic Arc won twice over hurdles earlier this year and now reverts back after running in a Grade 2 chase last time.
| No | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itswhatunitesus | 14-21 | D N Russell | G Elliott | 11 11 | ||
| 2 | Gaelic Arc | 115434 | N T Prendergast | J P Ryan | 11 9 | ||
| 3 | Invictus Machin | 1 | Mark Walsh | G P Cromwell | 11 4 | ||
| 4 | Holmes St Georges | 417-421 | D A Jacob | S R B Crawford | 11 2 | ||
| 5 | Lizlucky | 6-36513 | Jack Kennedy | P T Foley | 11 2 | ||
| 6 | Whip Whitaker | 585 | Philip Donovan | J P Ryan | 11 2 |