Punchestown

Saturday, 28th April, 2012

Heavy (2 out removed from the chases and the hurdles) Cloudy

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

2:40

Irish Field Steeplechase

of €10,000, 1st €6,900, 2nd €1,700, 3rd €800, 4th €500 3m
3:15

thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1)

of €140,000, 1st €84,000, 2nd €28,000, 3rd €14,000, 4th €5,600, 5th €4,200, 6th €2,800 3m 1f
3:50

Guinness Handicap Steeplechase (Grade A)

of €80,000, 1st €49,600, 2nd €16,000, 3rd €8,000, 4th €3,200, 5th €2,400 2m 4f
4:30

AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

of €80,000, 1st €49,600, 2nd €16,000, 3rd €8,000, 4th €3,200, 5th €2,400 2m
5:05

Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Fillies Scheme European Breeders Fund Mares Hurdle (Grade 3)

of €60,000, 1st €39,000, 2nd €12,000, 3rd €6,000, 4th €2,400 2m 2f
5:40

Setantabet.com Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

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

At Punchestown with runner here

Trainer	Hurdle			Chase			INHF			Total
W P Mullins	110-469	23%	-20.40	55-239	23%	61.01	35-164	21%	-0.94	200-872	23%	39.70
Mrs John Harrington	37-386	10%	-141.19	16-149	11%	-52.60	11-156	7%	-76.56	64-691	9%	-270.35
D T Hughes	31-361	9%	-111.95	18-205	9%	-65.25	4-114	4%	-76.75	53-680	8%	-253.95
Paul Nolan	16-182	9%	-88.88	18-98	18%	-6.12	2-47	4%	-6.00	36-327	11%	-101.00
E J O'Grady	15-194	8%	-105.12	12-120	10%	-42.42	6-65	9%	-31.50	33-379	9%	-179.04
E Bolger	0-26	0%	-26.00	29-164	18%	-27.85	0-3	0%	-3.00	29-193	15%	-56.85
M F Morris	17-163	10%	-14.07	9-82	11%	-17.47	1-14	7%	3.00	27-259	10%	-28.54
A J Martin	11-179	6%	-116.65	16-136	12%	-49.78	0-12	0%	-12.00	27-327	8%	-178.43
A L T Moore	11-155	7%	-95.17	14-210	7%	-125.85	2-21	10%	22.00	27-386	7%	-199.02
F Flood	11-177	6%	-104.13	7-110	6%	-53.56	4-87	5%	-67.50	22-374	6%	-225.19
John E Kiely	9-61	15%	-5.88	3-17	18%	0.50	9-53	17%	-1.65	21-131	16%	-7.03
Henry De Bromhead	7-106	7%	-37.27	12-75	16%	-38.25	2-27	7%	-8.50	21-208	10%	-84.02
Thomas Mullins	9-99	9%	-66.09	3-29	10%	-0.50	5-43	12%	3.10	17-171	10%	-63.49
D K Weld	9-57	16%	-29.89	1-8	12%	-4.00	6-17	35%	3.00	16-82	20%	-30.89
Gordon Elliott	6-98	6%	-36.25	6-47	13%	-9.50	3-6	50%	15.50	15-151	10%	-30.25
C Byrnes	12-69	17%	-25.67	3-46	7%	-34.00	0-9	0%	-9.00	15-124	12%	-68.67
Michael Hourigan	6-229	3%	-195.00	5-84	6%	-63.12	1-52	2%	-39.00	12-365	3%	-297.12
P J Rothwell	7-168	4%	-83.84	2-62	3%	-49.50	2-36	6%	19.00	11-266	4%	-114.34
P A Fahy	2-104	2%	-78.00	4-74	5%	-32.00	4-66	6%	-2.00	10-244	4%	-112.00
Edward P Harty	4-41	10%	-26.27	3-10	30%	12.50	0-12	0%	-12.00	7-63	11%	-25.77
Nicky Henderson	3-41	7%	-33.13	1-16	6%	-14.89	3-14	21%	15.00	7-71	10%	-33.02
E McNamara	5-101	5%	-65.00	2-22	9%	4.00	0-3	0%	-3.00	7-126	6%	-64.00
Niall Madden	3-74	4%	-57.50	3-29	10%	-7.50	1-8	12%	0.00	7-111	6%	-65.00
Oliver McKiernan	3-61	5%	-41.50	4-69	6%	-18.00	0-15	0%	-15.00	7-145	5%	-74.50
John G Carr	5-87	6%	-12.00	1-32	3%	-28.00	0-6	0%	-6.00	6-125	5%	-46.00
Mrs Prunella Dobbs	3-18	17%	46.00	0-4	0%	-4.00	2-15	13%	-4.38	5-37	14%	37.62
Michael O'Hare	5-24	21%	28.00	0-1	0%	-1.00	0-4	0%	-4.00	5-29	17%	23.00
T Hogan	4-58	7%	-12.50	0-11	0%	-11.00	1-19	5%	-4.00	5-88	6%	-27.50
John Joseph Hanlon	4-53	8%	-14.83	0-16	0%	-16.00	0-13	0%	-13.00	4-82	5%	-43.83
John Joseph Murphy	2-72	3%	-53.00	2-41	5%	-12.75	0-21	0%	-21.00	4-134	3%	-86.75
John Queally	1-28	4%	-21.50	2-12	17%	8.25	0-7	0%	-7.00	3-47	6%	-20.25
Denis Paul Murphy	0-1	0%	-1.00	2-19	11%	6.33	0-3	0%	-3.00	2-23	9%	2.33
J P Fogarty	0-9	0%	-9.00	2-9	22%	0.83	0-3	0%	-3.00	2-21	10%	-11.17
Mrs Denise Foster	1-19	5%	2.00	0-26	0%	-26.00	1-5	20%	10.00	2-50	4%	-14.00
Robert Alan Hennessy	0-19	0%	-19.00	2-8	25%	-1.00	0-3	0%	-3.00	2-30	7%	-23.00
W Harney	1-18	6%	-15.90	0-8	0%	-8.00	1-13	8%	0.00	2-39	5%	-23.90
J P Dempsey	1-23	4%	-14.00	1-36	3%	-30.50	0-7	0%	-7.00	2-66	3%	-51.50
Seamus Fahey	1-89	1%	-83.50	1-12	8%	3.00	0-22	0%	-22.00	2-123	2%	-102.50
Mrs L Wadham	1-6	17%	1.00	0-0		0.00	0-1	0%	-1.00	1-7	14%	0.00
P G Fahey	0-7	0%	-7.00	0-3	0%	-3.00	1-5	20%	6.00	1-15	7%	-4.00
John Halley	0-5	0%	-5.00	1-7	14%	3.00	0-3	0%	-3.00	1-15	7%	-5.00
John Patrick Ryan	0-5	0%	-5.00	1-5	20%	0.50	0-6	0%	-6.00	1-16	6%	-10.50
A King	1-12	8%	-7.67	0-3	0%	-3.00	0-2	0%	-2.00	1-17	6%	-12.67
J P Kenny	1-10	10%	-6.00	0-5	0%	-5.00	0-5	0%	-5.00	1-20	5%	-16.00
Aidan Anthony Howard	0-24	0%	-24.00	1-13	8%	-2.00	0-4	0%	-4.00	1-41	2%	-30.00

Market Movers

Curragh Saturday 25th

Slade Power 15/2 7/2

2.45 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 3)
BetVictor 15/2 7/2
Bet365 15/2 7/2
Betfred 7/1 7/2
CORAL.ie 11/2 7/2
Boylesport 6/1 4/1
PaddyPower 11/2 7/2
Ladbrokes 6/1 4/1

Fiesolana 12/1 13/2

4.25 Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Habitat' H'cap
Betfred 12/1 13/2
Bet365 12/1 13/2
PaddyPower 9/1 6/1
Ladbrokes 10/1 13/2
BetVictor 8/1 6/1
Boylesport 10/1 7/1

Fast In The Wind 7/1 7/2

2.15 Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes (Listed)
Bet365 7/1 7/2
Ladbrokes 6/1 7/2
Betfred 6/1 4/1
Boylesport 6/1 4/1
BetVictor 11/2 7/2
CORAL.ie 5/1 7/2

Coach House 5/4 8/11

2.15 Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes (Listed)
BetVictor 5/4 8/11
PaddyPower 11/10 8/11
CORAL.ie 5/4 4/5
Ladbrokes 11/10 8/11
Boylesport 10/11 8/11

Roca Tumu 8/1 5/1

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
Boylesport 8/1 5/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1
Ladbrokes 8/1 13/2

Jimmy Styles 9/1 6/1

2.45 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 3)
CORAL.ie 9/1 6/1
Bet365 8/1 13/2

Hitchens 10/1 7/1

2.45 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 3)
Bet365 10/1 7/1
BetVictor 11/1 8/1

Tiddliwinks 16/1 10/1

2.45 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 3)
Ladbrokes 16/1 10/1
BetVictor 14/1 10/1

Good On Numbers 20/1 40/1

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

Rapid Approach 6/1 8/1

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
Ladbrokes 6/1 8/1
PaddyPower 13/2 9/1

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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