26 Apr 2007 03:30 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £46,081); Distance: 3520; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo only; Going: Good.
Ballymore Champion 4yo Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Punjabi (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 22 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr Raymond Tooth | |||
| held up in touch, 5th 4 out, smooth headway to dispute lead after next, led travelling best entering straight, hard ridden and strongly pressed after last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Financial Reward (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 154) | / 5 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs M Warde | |||
| tracked leaders in 5th, progress into 3rd after 4 out, disputed lead after next, ridden and headed entering straight, rallied from last, no extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 8 L | Bahrain Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 10 | D N Russell | P J Flynn Padraic Maloney | |||
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, 3rd after 2 out, soon ridden, no impression from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 8 L | Katies Tuitor (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | N D Fehily | B W Duke Mr Bill Adams | |||
| tracked leaders in 6th, in touch when pecked badly 3 out, moderate 5th 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Duty (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 5 | A P McCoy | K F O'Brien D J Sharkey | |||
| settled 3rd, 2nd when slight mistake 5th, challenged 3 out, 4th after 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 4 L | Robin Du Bois (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 6 | Paul Carberry | A J Martin Seamus Ross | |||
| led and disputed, jumped left 4th, headed and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Deputy Consort (USA) (Gelding, , 154) | / 13 | A E Lynch | M J P O'Brien T B Ferris | |||
| held up towards rear, no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Superjet (IRE) (Filly, , 149) | / 6 | E M Butterly | M Halford Shane Connolly | |||
| held up, 8th approaching 3 out, soon ridden, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 9 L | Sicilian (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 6 | J L Cullen | P O Brady Fergus McArdle | |||
| chased leaders in 4th, 2nd and challenged briefly after 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 16 L | Blackriver Boy (GB) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | N P Madden | N Moran Edric Browne | |||
| 2nd and disputed lead, weakened 4 out, trailing from next | ||||||||||
