09 May 2012 19:50 Punchestown
Winner: €22,000 (Penalty: €14,300); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Soft in places).
Racing Post Champion Hunters Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | On The Fringe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 114/32F- / 14 | Jump (11) | Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger John P McManus | 7/4 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to lead 5 out, ridden and kept on well from before last, asserted run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 9 L | That Beats Banaher (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 5/P2F27- / 10 | Jump (291) | Mr J J Codd | L Kenny Mrs Barnaby Shaw | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway into 4th 3 out, ridden into 3rd 2 out, kept on to 2nd after last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | ¾ L | Mister Top Notch (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 255/444- / 13 | Flat (926), Jump (29) | Ms K Walsh | D E Fitzgerald Mrs Marie Cronin | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no extra when mistake last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 10 L | Warne (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 43282/1- / 12 | Jump (88) | Mr D O'Connor | B R Hamilton Mr Robert Waley-Cohen | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 7th entering straight, no impression in 4th last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | SHD | Equus Maximus (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | P6P/UP-1 / 13 | Jump (10) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Greenstar Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| led, headed 5 out, 5th 4 out, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1½ L | Dom Fontenail (FR) (Gelding, g, 12 0) | 0521/44- / 14 | Flat (1788), Jump (31) | Mr R Kavanagh | M Brassil Mrs A G Kavanagh | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into 7th 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, 5th 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 16 L | Rudi Trucker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 332713- / 10 | Jump (29) | MR L C Murphy | J J Mangan Conna Enclosure… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to dispute 4 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra in 6th 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 3½ L | Good Egg (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 3P311/P- / 14 | Jump (29) | Mr C M Murphy | Lady J Fowler Rippon, Wertheimer… | 12/1 | |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, 6th 4 out, ridden and no extra next, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 12 L | Ambobo (USA) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2P3411- / 12 | Flat (2307), Jump (19) | Mr B O'Neill | D M Christie Patrick J McCartan | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | Dist | Mat Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 29/3432- / 9 | Jump (53) | Mr J J Smyth | L Lennon Patrick J Smyth | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened before 4 out, behind when fell last, remounted to finish completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Big Shu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2618B1- / 9 | Jump (15) | Mr B O Walsh | Peter Maher H Duffy/miss Caroline… | ||
| UR | 12 |   | - | Whyso Mayo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 10/3461- / 15 | Jump (73) | Mr D L Queally | R Hurley Mrs Kathleen O'Driscoll | ||
