27 Apr 2007 04:40 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £46,081); Distance: 4400; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Land Rover Champion Novice Hdl (Grd1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Glencove Marina (IRE) (Gelding, , 165) | / 23 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs Martina Griffin | |||
| tracked leaders in 3rd, improved into 2nd after 3 out, ridden to lead early straight, 1 length advantage when left clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 5 L | Kalderon (GER) (Gelding, , 166) | / 8 | D J Casey | T Hogan Miss M Amasterson | |||
| tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, 5th and ridden after 4 out, 3rd 2 out, left moderate 2nd from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 15 L | Breaking Silence (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | R M Power | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus | |||
| held up towards rear, driven along briefly 5 out, moderate 6th 3 out, kept on same pace, left moderate 3rd from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Aitmatov (GER) (Gelding, , 166) | / 11 | Paul Carberry | N Meade High Spirits Racing… | |||
| held up, 6th 4 out, 7th and ridden 3 out, no impression, left moderate 4th from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 20 L | Davorin (JPN) (Horse (entire), , 166) | / 7 | D F O'Regan | R P Burns Leo McCreesh | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th 5 out, 4th 4 out, 5th after 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 27 L | Optimus Prime (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | J R Barry | W J Burke Mrs S Maguire | |||
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1 L | Shanghide (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 7 | Conor O'Dwyer | M F Morris Nigel Northridge | |||
| tracked leaders on outer, bad mistake and rider lost irons briefly 3rd, 7th 5 out, soon no extra, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Maxi (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 7 | Andrew J McNamara | M Hourigan Motorbike Syndicate | |||
| chased leaders early, behind from halfway, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Cuan Na Grai (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | A P McCoy | P Nolan G Murtagh | ||||
| led, headed and weakened after 3 out, eased after next and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Catch Me (GER) (Gelding, , 165) | / 11 | B J Geraghty | E J O'Grady John P McManus | ||||
| close 2nd, led after 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed early straight, 1 length down when fell | ||||||||||
