27 Apr 2006 04:25 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £85,517); Distance: 5280; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Whitewater Champion Stayers' Hurdle (G1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Asian Maze (IRE) (Mare, , 161) | / 23 | Ruby Walsh | Jorge Bracco Mrs C A Moore | |||
| made all, clear after 2 out, ridden and stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 4.50 L | Kerryhead Windfarm (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | Andrew J McNamara | R Legg James R Browne | |||
| held up in touch, not fluent early, 8th and driven along 5 out, 5th and headway approaching 2 out, moderate 3rd straight, stayed on well to go 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Fire Dragon (IRE) (Colt, , 164) | / 4 | D N Russell | E J O'Grady Mrs John Magnier | |||
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 8.00 L | Kadoun (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | A P McCoy | Mrs R Francome Mr John P McManus | |||
| held up, driven along from 7th, 8th and progress 4 out, moderate 4th after 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.50 L | Strangely Brown (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 8 | R M Power | M I Sheftz We Didn't Name… | |||
| mid-division, 6th 5 out, progress next, 3rd 3 out, no extra approaching 2 out, one paced | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 20 L | Travino (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | J L Cullen | Ivo Pereira Exors of the Late… | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th 5 out, 6th next, soon driven along, moderate 4th before 2 out, no extra straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 9 L | Emotional Moment (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | D F O'Regan | P Hayes Watercork Syndicate | |||
| prominent, 4th halfway, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 2 L | Carlys Quest (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | T J Murphy | 2153 Yorkeys Knob Racing… | |||
| behind, trailing before halfway, driven along and kept on from 5 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 11 L | Yogi (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 9 | G Cotter | P McGee P E Delaney | |||
| always towards rear, weakened from 6 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 6 L | Sky's The Limit (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 9 | B J Geraghty | D T Garraton Exors Of Late Raymond… | |||
| prominent, 3rd to 4 out, dropped to 5th under pressure next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 6 L | Royal Paradise (FR) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | M A Fitzgerald | P McGee P E Delaney | |||
| held up in touch, weakened from 6 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0 |   | 20 L | Ambobo (USA) (Gelding, , 166) | / 8 | Conor O'Dwyer | Mr P J Marino S Mulryan | |||
| held up in touch, mistake 6th, driven along and weakened from 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
