26 Apr 2017 18:40 Punchestown
Winner: €100,000 (Penalty: €59,000); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Sizing Granite (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | P2-P5P5 / 11 | Jump (27) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd at 7th, led 4 out, went clear 2 out, pushed out and stayed on strongly run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 5 L | Viconte Du Noyer (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 3) | 3-310PP / 9 | Jump (43) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Ann & Alan Potts… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, ridden in 4th before next, went 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Irish Cavalier (IRE) (gelding, greyroan, 11 10) | 1P35P0 / 8 | Jump (19) | Paul Townend | Miss R Curtis Mr A McIver | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, hampered 4 out, closer in 7th 3 out, ridden and headway into 3rd and not fluent 2 out, 4th at last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 1¼ L | Peoples Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 14105P / 9 | Jump (59) | Rachael Blackmore | T J Taaffe John P McManus | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, mistake 8th, 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, 2nd at last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 4½ L | Vintage Vinnie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 113P87 / 8 | Jump (19) | J M Moore | Miss R Curtis Trembath, Hyde,… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th 5 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 13 L | Draycott Place (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 333F74 / 10 | Jump (27) | D E Mullins | J P Ryan John Patrick Ryan | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th 5 out, ridden in 6th after 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Polidam (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 23-6713 / 10 | Jump (164) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mr Simon Munir/mr… | 7/4 | |
| mid-division on inner, bad mistake 5th, pushed along in 5th and slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 14 L | Akito (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 23P061 / 7 | Jump (17) | Sean Flanagan | J R Barry James P Moran | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, niggled along after 5 out, badly hampered next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 41 L | Winter Magic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 541353 / 11 | Jump (10) | Phillip Enright | J J Mangan Mrs T C Kouwenberg… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
| BD | 6 |   | - | Mr Diablo (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 1-23710 / 12 | Jump (19) | L P Dempsey | J P Dempsey Miss Sarah Dempsey | 12/1 | |
| disputed lead early, headed 2nd, 3rd 5 out, brought down next | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Jetstream Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 127F53 / 12 | Jump (38) | D N Russell | G Elliott Stall Van Der Linden | 7/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, fell 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 2772P2 / 11 | Flat (229), Jump (18) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Lee Power | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, fell 3rd | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Vent De La Cote (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 12) | 321-3P3 / 10 | Flat (1751), Jump (25) | N P Madden | M Brassil John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along early, trailing when pulled up after 5th | ||||||||||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Devils Bride (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 41U395 / 12 | Jump (24) | D Robinson | H De Bromhead Michele McArdle | 25/1 | |
| soon led, headed when fell 4 out | ||||||||||
