19 Feb 2012 14:20 Navan
Winner: €40,000 (Penalty: €26,000); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft (Soft in places).
Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Mourad (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 3-24223 / 20 | Flat (816), Jump (22) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Teahon Consulting… | 3/1 | |
| soon led, joined from 4 out, slight mistake next, asserted 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 6½ L | Mikael D'haguenet (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 483111 / 10 | Jump (29) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 4/11 | |
| chased leaders, progress straight, sent in pursuit of winner from before 2 out but soon no impression, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 7½ L | Rick (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 81-54F2 / 9 | Jump (29) | B J Cooper | D T Hughes Bloomfields | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, on terms from 4 out, headed and struggling from before 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 5 L | Whatuthink (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 006P04 / 13 | Flat (105), Jump (24) | T J Doyle | O McKiernan Redgap Partnership | 50/1 | |
| close up, lost place and no impression under pressure from before straight, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Stonemaster (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) | 223050 / 8 | Jump (22) | D N Russell | D T Hughes Gigginstown House… | 25/1 | |
| waited with, 7th before straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 13 L | Fully Funded (USA) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 8) | 4-22233 / 8 | Flat (866), Jump (36) | D J Condon | N Meade More The Merrier… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, niggled along after 6th, dropped towards rear 5 out, 6th before straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 32 L | Benash (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | 7F4235 / 11 | Jump (24) | J L Cullen | John G Carr James Hepburn | 50/1 | |
| waited with, keen hold and closed from before 5 out, soon tracked leaders, no impression when bad mistake 2 out, eased from last | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Forty Foot Tom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 447-076 / 12 | Jump (8) | A E Lynch | D Miley Stephen O'Connell… | ||
