25 Apr 2018 16:20 Punchestown
Winner: €25,000 (Penalty: €15,375); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Pravalaguna (FR) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 2-3F4P4 / 13 | Jump (8) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Bruton Street-us | 11/4 | |
| soon chased leaders, 5th from 3rd, improved into 4th approaching straight travelling smoothly, soon headway to challenge between horses, led approaching last, ridden out and stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 8 L | Not Many Left (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1-43513 / 6 | Jump (62) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Robcour | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd from 3rd, on terms from 3 out, gained narrow lead approaching straight, headed approaching last, no extra and one pace after | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 1 L | Good Thyne Tara (GB) (mare, baybrown, 11 5) | 2143-25 / 10 | Jump (150) | D J Mullins | W P Mullins N G King | 6/1 | |
| held up, 7th from 3rd, improved to get on terms 3 out, headed and close 3rd approaching straight, no extra and one pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 11 L | Kaiser Black (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6421-43 / 9 | Jump (32) | Phillip Enright | P M J Doyle Michael O'Driscoll… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, went moderate 6th approaching straight, kept on same pace without threatening | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 3½ L | Poli Roi (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3-215P8 / 10 | Jump (8) | D N Russell | G Elliott Raymond Scullion… | 7/1 | |
| soon chased leader in 2nd, jumped slightly left at times, improved to get on terms 3 out, headed and close 2nd approaching straight, soon slightly hampered and no extra from before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 17 L | Arcenfete (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 1-76 / 7 | Flat (986), Jump (67) | D Robinson | H De Bromhead Mr Nick Bell | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, progress and slight mistake 3 out, moderate 5th approaching straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 15 L | Le Martalin (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 6P-2U33 / 7 | Jump (76) | Sean Flanagan | N Meade Gigginstown House… | 12/1 | |
| led, not fluent 1st, soon went on, reduced lead from before 3 out where joined, soon headed, weakened from before straight, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 5½ L | Sire Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3130-24 / 12 | Jump (40) | B J Geraghty | G Elliott John P McManus | 7/4 | |
| held up in touch, 6th from 3rd, pushed along at stages, some headway on inner approaching 3 out where mistake 3 out, no extra from before straight and eased | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 59 L | Rock De Baune (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 317 / 7 | Jump (33) | Mark Walsh | J E Kiely John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th from 3rd, not always fluent jumping, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon dropped to last and no extra, eased, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
