27 Apr 2016 16:55 Punchestown
Winner: €99,999 (Penalty: €59,000); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Bellshill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 111302 / 10 | Jump (19) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins D & D Armstrong… | 2/0 | |
| held up towards rear, progress into 7th 3 out, ridden into 4th entering straight, stayed on to narrow lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | ½ L | Coney Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 32151 / 8 | Jump (29) | B J Geraghty | E P Harty John P McManus | 4/0 | |
| held up towards rear, slight mistake 5th, progress into 6th before 3 out, ridden to challenge entering straight, close 2nd last, kept on run-in without matching winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3 L | Sandymount Duke (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 111153 / 10 | Jump (187) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington R Wood | 14/0 | |
| prominent and disputed early, chased leaders from after 4th, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5 out, challenged 3 out, soon disputed, ridden in 2nd entering straight, narrow lead briefly before last, 3rd and no extra when slight mistake last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Acapella Bourgeois (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 1-31211 / 12 | Jump (31) | D J Mullins | M S Sandra Hughes Slaneyville Syndicate | 4/0 | |
| led and disputed, slight mistakes 7th and 5 out, ridden in lead entering straight, headed before last, no extra in 4th last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 9½ L | Gangster (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 15117P / 11 | Jump (19) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Jim And Claire… | 14/0 | |
| held up early, closer in 6th 4 out, ridden 2 out, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 17 L | A Genie In Abottle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 1311 / 7 | Jump (52) | Sean Flanagan | N Meade Gigginstown House… | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders, slight mistakes 3rd and 6th, 4th halfway, slight mistakes 5 out and 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression entering straight, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 7 L | Arkwrisht (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 441217 / 9 | Jump (19) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins DMS Partnership | 33/0 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 8th, 3rd 3 out, ridden in 4th next, no extra entering straight, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Emerging Force (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 3-3131U / 7 | Jump (32) | G Sheehan | H Whittington Webb Holt Carpenter… | 6/0 | |
| soon mid-division, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Bigbadjohn (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 41-1021 / 10 | Jump (26) | T E Whelan | Miss R Curtis Mr Nigel Morris | 25/0 | |
| prominent and disputed early, chased leader from after 4th, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 4 out, no extra before next, weakened and pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Stone Hard (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 10-1UP4 / 7 | Jump (83) | M P Fogarty | W P Mullins Gigginstown House… | 16/0 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon no impression and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Thebarrowman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1-11 / 8 | Jump (25) | D N Russell | A Keatley Mr D Keys | 16/0 | |
| chased leaders early, mid-division in 6th halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | General Principle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 110-126 / 12 | Jump (30) | B J Cooper | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 0/0 | ||
