2.30 BLESSINGTON NOVICE HURDLE of €5,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

Punchestown Results Sat, 18th Jan, 1997

Going - Yielding to Soft.

Jackpot Pool - €6,096.00 Winning Units - 2 Dividend - €2,286.00. Placepot Pool - €345.50 Winning Units - 8 Dividend - €32.40. Tote Aggregate - €44718.40.

BLESSINGTON NOVICE HURDLE of €5,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

1st - €3,767.50, 2nd - €935.00, 3rd - €440.00, 4th - €275.00 9 Ran

1st

Glebe Lad (IRE) 11-10

Le Bavard (FR) - Mugs Away(Mugatpura)

SP 5/1

M J P O'Brien

T P Rudd

Tote Win €5.00 Place €1.80

ran 2nd until chal & led aft 4 out,rdn appr last,s.o.w. flat

12th Jan, 97 Navan
1st Hdl This
Race 23rd Apr, 97 Punchestown
6th Hdl

2nd

Montelisa (IRE) 11-5

Montelimar (USA) - Liscarton(Le Bavard (FR))

SP 9/2

A P O'Brien

C F Swan

Place €1.10

w.w.,7th hlfwy,4th 4 out,3rd nxt,rdn 2 out,dsptd 2nd ov last,2nd & k.o. udr press flat

6th Jan, 97 Thurles
2nd Hdl This
Race 8th Feb, 97 Navan
6th Hdl

3rd

3.5L

Go Sasha (IRE) 10-7

Magical Strike (USA) - Miss Flirt

SP 8/1

Patrick Martin

T Martin(5)

Place €1.70

w.w.,4th early,3rd hlfwy,2nd appr 3 out,rdn 2 out,k.o.,no ex fm last

6th Jan, 97 Thurles
2nd Hdl This
Race 13th Feb, 97 Thurles
2nd Hdl

4th

35+L

Gladiatorial (IRE) 11-10

Mazaad - Arena(Sallust)

SP 7/1

M J Grassick

P L Malone

w.w.,6th hlfwy,5th 4 out,4th nxt,rdn 2 out,sn no imp

24th Oct, 96 Punchestown
3rd Hdl This
Race 5th May, 97 Navan
fell Hdl

5th

15L

Jodesi (IRE) 12-0

Sandalay - Neasham(Nishapour (FR))

SP 5/4fav

W P Mullins

D J Casey

led until hdd aft 4 out,5th & rdn 3 out,no imp fm 2 out

28th Dec, 96 Leopardstown
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 22nd Feb, 97 Naas
8th Hdl

6th

Blue Irish (IRE) 11-5

Roselier (FR) - Grannie No(Brave Invader (USA))

SP 20/1

Mrs S A Bramall

K Whelan(3)

always twrds rear,never a threat

27th Dec, 96 Limerick
6th Bmpr This
Race 6th Feb, 97 Clonmel
3rd Mdn Hdl

7th

20L

Abigail Rose (BEL) 10-13

Abbey's Grey - Famille Rose(Crofter (USA))

SP 25/1

W M Roper

D T Evans

ran 5th until 6th 4 out,no dngr fm nxt

12th Dec, 96 Clonmel
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 29th Jan, 97 Down Royal
12th Hcp Hdl

8th

Hamshire Gale (IRE) 11-3

Strong Gale - Castle Hamshire(Green Shoon)

SP 50/1

Ronald O'Leary

A Powell

twrds rear,never a threat

6th Jan, 97 Thurles
12th Hdl This
Race 25th Jan, 97 Naas
24th Mdn Hdl

p.u.

Magic Moonbeam (IRE) 11-3

Decent Fellow - Alice Johnston

SP 25/1

Thomas F Cusack

J P Broderick

ran 3rd til 4th hlfwy,wknd bfr 4 out,p.u. bfr nxt

17th Mar, 95 Leopardstown
3rd Bmpr This
Race

Off 2.30
Time 5m. 29.40 secs, which is 17.94 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €8.30.