17:25 Punchestown

Thursday 27 April 2023

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Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 7f 130y  |   Good to Yielding  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:27  |   Winning time: 5m 55.9s
1st
Horse silk
3
3/1j
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up towards rear, progress after 2 out, travelled well into 3rd entering straight, ridden to dispute last, led run-in, kept on well, pressed close home tchd 11/4 and 16/5
2nd
Horse silk
½
2
8/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, disputed 3 out and jumped slightly right, narrowly headed after 2 out, ridden to dispute again before last, headed run-in, kept on again close home to press winner op 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
6
7/1
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
Held up, pushed along briefly 7th, improved into 4th after 4 out, disputed 3 out, ridden to lead narrowly after 2 out, joined before last, headed run-in, kept on again close home op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and 15/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
611-10
3/1j
T: G ElliottJ: D J O'Keeffe
Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, slightly hampered 3 out, switched left before next, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra in 4th before last, kept on one pace op 9/4
5th
Horse silk
¾
1
11/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K M Donoghue
Held up towards rear, progress 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression in 5th before last, kept on one pace op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
6
7
33/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Led, slight mistake and headed 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, soon no extra op 28/1
7th
Horse silk
sh
4
10/1
T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright
Mid-division for most, ridden and no extra 2 out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
31
9
22/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened op 25/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
5
911-10
9/2
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 4th and 5th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened and tailed off op 5/1 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.50, €2.30, €2.10EX:€21.40Trifecta:€158.30Tricast:€156.01SF:€28.21

Forecasts

Klassical Dream (3/1), Teahupoo (3/1), Monkfish (9/2), Sire Du Berlais (7/1), Asterion Forlonge (8/1), Meet And Greet (10/1), Ashdale Bob (11/1), Whatdeawant (22/1), Summerville Boy (33/1)

Verdict

TEAHUPOO wasn't seen to best effect when a close third to Sire du Berlais in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and, still unexposed as a stayer, he is taken to emerge on top this time. To his credit, Sire Du Berlais subsequently produced another career-best when following up at Aintree and he won't go down without a fight. Klassical Dream can be expected to make a bold bid to win this race for the third consecutive, while stablemate Monkfish is a fascinating contender.

  1. TEAHUPOO (FR)
  2. SIRE DU BERLAIS (FR)
  3. KLASSICAL DREAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Klassical Dream
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
11/10

Prize Money

1st: €180,000.002nd: €60,000.003rd: €30,000.004th: €15,000.005th: €9,000.006th: €6,000.00

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