Punchestown

Friday, 27th April, 2012

Heavy Overcast

Today	Temp: 15°C,	Wind: 7kph
Tomorrow	Temp: 15°C,	Wind: 15kph
Monday	Temp: 12°C,	Wind: 24kph
Tuesday	Temp: 12°C,	Wind: 17kph

4:55

Ryanair Novice Steeplechase (Grade 1)

of €100,000, 1st €62,000, 2nd €20,000, 3rd €10,000, 4th €4,000, 5th €3,000 2m
5:30

Rabobank Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

of €160,000, 1st €96,000, 2nd €32,000, 3rd €16,000, 4th €6,400, 5th €4,800, 6th €3,200 2m
6:05

Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

of €80,000, 1st €49,600, 2nd €16,000, 3rd €8,000, 4th €3,200, 5th €2,400 2m 4f
6:40

Star Best For Racing Coverage Novice Hurdle

of €22,500, 1st €14,625, 2nd €4,500, 3rd €2,250, 4th €900 2m
7:10

Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Fillies Scheme Fillies Premier Bumper

of €60,000, 1st €29,400, 2nd €12,000, 3rd €7,800, 4th €4,800, 5th €1,800, 6th €1,200 2m 1f

At Punchestown with progeny here

Sire	Hurdle			Chase			INHF			Total
Oscar (IRE)	27-324	8%	-100.26	20-138	14%	54.40	11-155	7%	-59.55	58-617	9%	-105.41
Bob Back (USA)	22-206	11%	5.18	9-75	12%	-41.53	11-112	10%	-29.88	42-393	11%	-66.24
Beneficial (GB)	17-219	8%	-52.20	15-145	10%	-63.43	8-118	7%	-70.61	40-482	8%	-186.25
Old Vic	19-222	9%	-53.09	13-121	11%	-16.23	7-110	6%	-50.75	39-453	9%	-120.08
Presenting (GB)	16-252	6%	-160.14	13-143	9%	-65.47	9-171	5%	-130.43	38-566	7%	-356.04
Flemensfirth (USA)	19-191	10%	-44.77	7-113	6%	-66.95	9-108	8%	-35.17	35-412	8%	-146.89
King's Theatre (IRE)	17-147	12%	-34.00	5-54	9%	-34.58	5-82	6%	-20.75	27-283	10%	-89.33
Montjeu (IRE)	14-71	20%	-38.70	4-11	36%	7.90	0-6	0%	-6.00	18-88	20%	-36.80
Milan (GB)	4-62	6%	-41.75	6-37	16%	15.50	5-52	10%	-37.96	15-151	10%	-64.21
Robin Des Champs (FR)	9-20	45%	-1.26	2-3	67%	1.29	1-4	25%	-2.33	12-27	44%	-2.30
Definite Article (GB)	3-69	4%	-6.25	1-17	6%	-9.50	6-60	10%	-4.25	10-146	7%	-20.00
Bob's Return (IRE)	4-60	7%	-30.70	3-32	9%	-8.00	1-26	4%	-11.00	8-118	7%	-49.70
Dr Massini (IRE)	5-77	6%	-24.25	1-38	3%	-33.50	1-36	3%	-32.00	7-151	5%	-89.75
Sadler's Wells (USA)	5-130	4%	-83.75	0-15	0%	-15.00	2-14	14%	-6.00	7-159	4%	-104.75
Imperial Ballet (IRE)	4-23	17%	-5.25	0-7	0%	-7.00	1-11	9%	-6.00	5-41	12%	-18.25
Alflora (IRE)	1-17	6%	-15.50	3-26	12%	-12.00	1-16	6%	-12.25	5-59	8%	-39.75
Solon (GER)	4-9	44%	4.85	0-0		0.00	0-0		0.00	4-9	44%	4.85
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	4-29	14%	-18.53	0-2	0%	-2.00	0-6	0%	-6.00	4-37	11%	-26.53
Rudimentary (USA)	3-53	6%	-21.27	1-24	4%	-19.50	0-30	0%	-30.00	4-107	4%	-70.77
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	3-15	20%	4.00	0-1	0%	-1.00	0-3	0%	-3.00	3-19	16%	0.00
Saint Des Saints (FR)	1-4	25%	-2.56	1-6	17%	-1.50	1-3	33%	-1.27	3-13	23%	-5.33
Red Ransom (USA)	2-13	15%	-7.52	1-4	25%	-2.27	0-0		0.00	3-17	18%	-9.79
Shantou (USA)	2-15	13%	2.37	0-3	0%	-3.00	1-23	4%	-17.00	3-41	7%	-17.63
Revoque (IRE)	2-60	3%	-51.50	1-5	20%	1.50	0-17	0%	-17.00	3-82	4%	-67.00
All My Dreams (IRE)	0-6	0%	-6.00	2-3	67%	7.50	0-1	0%	-1.00	2-10	20%	0.50
Golan (IRE)	0-13	0%	-13.00	0-1	0%	-1.00	2-17	12%	12.75	2-31	6%	-1.25
Marju (IRE)	2-34	6%	-27.17	0-10	0%	-10.00	0-4	0%	-4.00	2-48	4%	-41.17
Curtain Time (IRE)	0-1	0%	-1.00	0-0		0.00	1-1	100%	14.00	1-2	50%	13.00
Grey Risk (FR)	1-6	17%	-3.75	0-1	0%	-1.00	0-0		0.00	1-7	14%	-4.75
Monsun (GER)	1-11	9%	-4.50	0-4	0%	-4.00	0-1	0%	-1.00	1-16	6%	-9.50
High Chaparral (IRE)	1-18	6%	-14.00	0-0		0.00	0-7	0%	-7.00	1-25	4%	-21.00

Market Movers

Curragh Saturday 25th

Roca Tumu 8/1 6/1

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1
Ladbrokes 8/1 6/1
BetVictor 8/1 13/2
Boylesport 8/1 13/2

Mouteab 7/1 11/2

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
CORAL.ie 7/1 11/2
Boylesport 6/1 9/2

Little Arrows 16/1 9/1

5.30 Dublincoach.ie To The Curragh Races Hcap
PaddyPower 16/1 9/1
Ladbrokes 16/1 11/1

Captains Dilemma 16/1 11/1

5.30 Dublincoach.ie To The Curragh Races Hcap
Ladbrokes 16/1 11/1
PaddyPower 16/1 11/1

Stronger Than Me 6/1 4/1

5.30 Dublincoach.ie To The Curragh Races Hcap
Ladbrokes 6/1 4/1

Firethorn 14/1 20/1

5.30 Dublincoach.ie To The Curragh Races Hcap
Bet365 14/1 20/1
Ladbrokes 14/1 20/1

Good On Numbers 20/1 40/1

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
Bet365 20/1 40/1
Ladbrokes 20/1 40/1

Gallery - Best Pictures of the week

Gallery 19th May
Pic of the week. Runners race away from the stands at Wexford on Saturday, with eventual winner Longshadow in grey, third from the left. 18-05-13 More »
Gallery 12th May
Pic of the week. Bondage (right) pops over a hurdle, with Gold Bullet in second, before going on to win at Down Royal on Monday last under Davy Condon for trainer Gordon Elliott. 06-05-13 More »

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
B Hayes - Fractured right arm (radius) in a fall at Thurles Thu, 4th Apr
M P Butler - Fractured right arm (humerous) in a fall at Fairyhouse Tue, 16th Apr
E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May

Suspended Jockeys

R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug

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