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Happy 60th Birthday To Ger Dunne Of Punchestown Race
of €17,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 1f. 39yds. 3.25
1m. 1f. 39yds. Flat 3-y-o plus 5 Declared
Happy 60th Birthday To Ger Dunne Of Punchestown Race
of €17,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
- Conditions
1st - €10,200.00 2nd - €3,400.00 3rd - €1,700.00 4th - €850.00 5th - €510.00 Fine
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - STAR HARBOUR might ideally prefer a slightly longer distance but won over today's trip in August and is suited by race conditions. All his wins have been achieved on turf and while he has been running over slightly further recently, won a similar race at Tipperary last month and subsequently finished second, from a rating of 105, at Dundalk. His rider again claims 3lb. Akecheta's dam is closely related to English 2,000 Guineas winner Mark Of Esteem and while she is lightly-raced, has shown useful form. She ran well at Roscommon recently and now runs in a first-time tongue-tie. Gesture has been gelded since his last run and his best form, thus far, has been achieved on the all-weather.
For three years old and upwards which since 1st September, 2023 and at declaration have not finished first, second or third in a Listed or Group race
Weights - 3-y-o 9st 5lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 10lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs
Penalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st September, 2023 Winner of a race 4lb extra Of two races or one value #12,500 or more 6lb extra
Sea The Stars (IRE)-Sioduil(Oasis Dream)
vs+(33) d1 (Total Recall Racing Club)
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 36 | 5 | 8 | 8.45 |
UK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.00 |
15th Aug 24 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 98 11/2 10-2 Adam Caffrey (3) 2nd of 9 runners, 0.75L behind Ameerat Jumaira
9th Aug 24 Tipperary(1m 1f Flat, Good to firm, good in places) Rated 98 3/1 1 Adam Caffrey (3) 1st of 4 runners, by 0.5L and 5.5L from Longbourn and Lohengrin
25th Jul 24 Yarmouth(1m 2f 23yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 98 12/1 9-9 Adam Caffrey (3) 11th of 12 runners, 9.31L behind Rathgar
Quotes on Star Harbour (IRE)
he has been a great horse, the lads have had a lot of fun with him. We had made entries for him next week but that win might stop us running him, as he'll get a 7lb penalty. A win is a win though and we're delighted. Adam gave him a good ride and while I thought we were in trouble early on, he would prefer further, although in the past had been placed in Lincolns and Galway Miles. He isn't slow-slow but is a typical Sea The Stars being a late developer. He is a high-class fun horse and is well handicapped over hurdles so will probably see a hurdle again before the year is out.
After Star Harbour (IRE) finished 1st at Tipperary on Fri, 9th Aug 2024 1m 1f Flat Good to Firm
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
UK | 13 | 1 | 5 | -10.00 |
16th Sep 24 Laytown(7f Flat, Standard) Rated 82 7/2 12-0 Mr F Maguire 3rd of 6 runners, 10L and shd behind Tough Talk and Quar Shamar
Jul 2024 Tattersalls (UK) Price: £30,000
26th Jun 24 Kempton(1m Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 81 18/1 10-3 Daniel Muscutt 3rd of 12 runners, Dht and 1L behind Longlai and Phoenix Passion
13th Jun 24 Nottingham(1m 75yds Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Rated 82 16/1 9-3 Finley Marsh 6th of 7 runners, 2.38L behind Great Blasket
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 38.00 |
2nd Sep 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 63yds Flat, Soft to Heavy, soft in places) Rated 89 8/1 9-9 S B Kelly 2nd of 5 runners, nk behind Vestigia
17th Jun 24 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat, Good) 10/1 10-1 S B Kelly 2nd of 5 runners, 1.5L behind Glor Tire
28th May 24 Tipperary(7f 20yds Flat Maiden, Sprint: Soft. Round: soft to heavy.) 40/1 1 S B Kelly 1st of 13 runners, by 0.5L and 2.5L from Counterculture and Hemight
Quotes on Akecheta (IRE)
Paddy Twomey had her as a two-year-old and last year as well and he did all the work. I didn't do much but Paddy has bigger fish to fry. She is a nice filly and is smart. She is very big although looking at the pedigree, it says 'Sioux Nation' but she is all Dalakhani (from the dam-side). Coming out of stall 16 we thought she had no chance and wanted to get her a good education but the family seem to run well first-time-out. Brian O'Connor pre-trained her, did a lot of work and we just fine-tuned her.
After Akecheta (IRE) finished 1st at Tipperary on Tue, 28th May 2024 7f Flat Maiden Soft
Bated Breath (GB)-Curtsy(Galileo)
(77)
(Mrs B Cosgrove & Melissa O'Neill)
Rated 83
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
IRE | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2.50 |
UK | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
2nd Jul 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Rated 88 25/1 1 C D Hayes 10th of 11 runners, 16.63L behind Sumptuary Law
6th Jun 24 Leopardstown(1m 4f Flat, Good; changed to Good, Good to Firm in places, after Race 5) Rated 88 25/1 9-5 C D Hayes 5th of 5 runners, 14.5L behind Portland
12th Apr 24 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 76 9/2 10-4 S Foley 1st of 13 runners, by 4.75L and 4L from Gregorina and Cloud Seeker
Quotes on Gesture (IRE)
He stays and further the better probably. He worked really well the other morning, so we were quite confident that he had improved enough to handle the 4lbs for winning the other day. He'll go to Leopardstown next in about three weeks, that's the plan for him - I don't like running horses on heavy ground. He's a progressive three-year-old over a trip and you don't know where they will stop.
After Gesture (IRE) finished 1st at Dundalk on Fri, 12th Apr 2024 1m 2f Flat Hcap Standard
Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
2nd Jun 24 Hamilton(1m 1f 35yds Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 87 50/1 10-2 Jason Hart 7th of 7 runners, 6.72L behind Fiver Friday
4th May 24 Goodwood(1m Flat, Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 87 100/1 9-7 R P Whelan 8th of 8 runners, 18.62L behind Royal Dress
Dec 2023 Arqana Price: €30,000
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2023 Fleetfoot 3 9-9 R P Cleary 5/4Fav (J S Bolger) (Drawn 6)
2022 Goodie Two Shoes 3 9-4 D P McDonogh 11/10Fav (Joseph Patrick O'Brien) (Drawn 6)
2021 Casanova 5 10-0 C D Hayes 9/2 (Adrian McGuinness) (Drawn 4)
2020 Fame And Acclaim 3 9-10 D P McDonogh 8/13Fav (Joseph Patrick O'Brien) (Drawn 7)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
First Time - Tonguestrap Akecheta» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 4/5 Star Harbour, 11/4 Akecheta, 8/1 Our Town, Gesture, 10/1 Acotango.
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