26 Apr 2013 17:30 Punchestown
Winner: €200,000 (Penalty: €119,499); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Rabobank Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Hurricane Fly (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) | 31-1111 / 21 | Flat (2099), Jump (45) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins George Creighton/mme… | 1/4 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, smooth headway to challenge entering straight and soon led, asserted approaching last and stretched clear run-in, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 7 L | Thousand Stars (FR) (Horse (entire), g, 11 12) | 143263 / 12 | Flat (1423), Jump (22) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Hammer & Trowel… | 14/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed and headed 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight and soon no impression on easy winner, kept on under pressure to go 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1 L | Rock On Ruby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 213-312 / 10 | Jump (45) | N D Fehily | H Fry The Festival Goers | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, headway to lead briefly 2 out, soon driven along and headed early straight, no impression on easy winner approaching last where not fluent, no extra and dropped to 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 3 L | So Young (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 9-43219 / 10 | Jump (43) | D J Casey | W P Mullins Luke McMahon | 28/1 | |
| raced in 5th, ridden approaching straight and no impression on easy winner in 4th before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 5½ L | Rebel Fitz (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4-11122 / 10 | Flat (351), Jump (36) | B J Geraghty | M Winters Brian Sweetnam | 16/1 | |
| settled in 4th, pushed along after 3 out and no impression on easy winner in 5th approaching last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 17 L | Midnight Game (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 64-112P / 8 | Flat (958), Jump (42) | D N Russell | W P Mullins Mrs J A Martin | 50/1 | |
| always rear, ridden and no impression 2 out, no threat in straight | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Mister Benedictine (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 60-111P / 11 | Flat (916), Jump (246) | Dave Crosse | B W Duke Kennedy Transport… | |||
