Full Results
16:20 Punchestown (IRE)
Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (grade 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €85,000 added
- Form 20-1102
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey P Townend
chased leaders, closed from 4 out, 3rd travelling well before straight, led approaching last, quickly clear, stayed on well
- Form 321115
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey E Mullins
chased leader in moderate 2nd, closed 4 out, led travelling well 2 out, strongly pressed and headed approaching last, soon no impression and kept on without troubling winner
- Form 1-11147
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 133
well off pace towards rear, closed approaching 3 out, ridden in 5th before straight, soon no impression in 3rd, kept on same pace run-in
- Form 11-12U1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
well off pace in mid-division, pushed along from 4 out, ridden in 4th before straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace
- Form 111214
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey A E Lynch
chased leaders in moderate 3rd, closed 4 out, ridden in 2nd before straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace from before last
- Form 338-312
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Paul Moloney
chased leaders, 4th approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from next
- Form 155406
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer E P Harty
- Jockey Andrew J McNamara
soon well off pace towards rear, some slight mistakes, ridden 4 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before 2 out
- Form 14741
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer T Mullins
- Jockey N P Madden
keen hold, soon led and clear, reduced lead 4 out, headed when slight mistake 2 out, eased, tailed off
- Form 0345-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer S Buggy
- Jockey Paul Carberry
not fluent early, soon behind, completely tailed off
- Form 221P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
chased leaders, closed from 4 out, in touch when mistake and unseated rider next