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Punchestown (IRE)
16:25
AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.40 Place: €1.40 €1.30 Exacta: €4.10 Trifecta: €7.10
Non-Runners: Surin (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Chased leaders in 4th - closer in 3rd after 3rd - went 2nd after 4 out - travelled well to press leader 2 out - led approaching last and ridden clear run-in(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
N/A Good Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 13/8F Won
2nd
Disputed until led 2nd - 3 lengths advantage at halfway - lead reduced after 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on same pace in 2nd run-in(op 13/8)
9 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 154 lbs 7/4 2.75
3rd
Quite keen and disputed until mistake 2nd - chased leader in 2nd until dropped to 3rd after 4 out - pushed along in 4th 2 out - kept on again at same pace into 3rd approaching last - no impression on principals(op 100/30 tchd 7/2)
N/A AVG W P Mullins 147 lbs 100/30 5
4th
Raced in rear - closer in 4th before 3 out - went 3rd 2 out - ridden and not quicken approaching last in 4th - kept on one pace(op 20/1)
N/A Poor Padraig Roche 154 lbs 16/1 2.75
5th
Chased leading pair in 3rd - 4th after 3rd - ridden along in rear before 3 out - soon detached (jockey said the gelding found the going too quick)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
10 G Poor Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 12/1 36