3.10 C.McEvoy Auctioneers Champion 4yo Hurdle of €110,000.00 4-y-o 2m.

Punchestown Results Thu, 28th Apr, 2005

Going - Soft. Fine but quite windy

Jackpot Pool - €50,000.00 Winning Units - 10 Dividend - €3,750.00. Placepot Pool - €10,629.00 Winning Units - 4 Dividend - €1,992.90. Tote Aggregate - €985773.00.

C.McEvoy Auctioneers Champion 4yo Hurdle of €110,000.00 4-y-o 2m.

1st - €68,200.00, 2nd - €22,000.00, 3rd - €11,000.00, 4th - €4,400.00, 5th - €3,300.00 7 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

United (GER) 10-9 (R B Holt)

Desert King (IRE) - Una Kasala (GER)(Law Society (USA))
Breeder - Gestut Norina

SP 6/1

Mrs L Wadham

L Aspell

Tote Win €8.80 Place €2.80

settled 4th, improved to lead after 2 out, soon drew clear, unchallenged

14th Mar, 05 Stratford
1st Hdl This
Race 11th Mar, 06 Sandown
8th Hcp Hdl

2nd

12L

Strangely Brown (IRE) 11-0 (We Didn't Name Him Syndicate)

Second Empire (IRE) - Damerela (IRE)(Alzao (USA))
Breeder - Barry Noonan

SP 7/2

E McNamara

R Walsh

Place €1.40

prominent, 3rd 4 out, 5th under pressure after 2 out, kept on from last to go moderate 2nd near finish

7th Apr, 05 Aintree
3rd Hdl This
Race 9th Oct, 05 Limerick
8th Hdl

3rd

0.5L

Akilak (IRE) 11-0 (ADA Partnership)

Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Akilara (IRE)(Kahyasi)
Breeder - H.H. The Aga Khan's Stud S.C.

SP 8/13fav

J Howard Johnson

G Lee

held up in touch, close 5th approaching 2 out, soon ridden, moderate and no impression before last, kept on same pace

18th Mar, 05 Cheltenham
3rd Hdl This
Race 10th Dec, 05 Cheltenham
u.r. Hdl

4th

0.5L

Eye Candy (IRE) 11-0 (Mrs Sandra McCarthy)

Princely Heir (IRE) - Timissa (IRE)(Kahyasi)
Breeder - Audrey Barrow

SP 50/1

Mrs Sandra McCarthy

D J Condon

soon tracked leader in 2nd, close 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure

3rd Apr, 05 Tramore
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 10th May, 05 Killarney
6th Flat Rated 80

5th

shd

Don't Be Bitin (IRE) 11-0 (A J Mulvey)

Turtle Island (IRE) - Shonara's Way (GB)(Slip Anchor)
Breeder - The Swift Syndicate

SP 14/1

Eoin Griffin

B J Geraghty

led, ridden and strongly pressed after 3 out, headed after next, soon outpaced, no extra from last

18th Mar, 05 Cheltenham
18th Hdl This
Race 20th Sep, 05 Listowel
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 116

6th

Openide (GB) 11-0 (Brendan W Duke Racing)

Key Of Luck (USA) - Eyelet (IRE)(Satco (FR))
Breeder - Brendan W Duke

SP 14/1

Brendan W Duke

A P McCoy

close up early, dropped to 6th 5 out, outpaced 3 out, kept on from last

13th Apr, 05 Cheltenham
1st Hdl This
Race 22nd Jun, 05 Worcester
p.u. Hcp Hdl

7th

35+L

Maxxium (IRE) 11-0 (M J Enright)

Orpen (USA) - Florinda (CAN)(Vice Regent (CAN))
Breeder - N Hartery

SP 50/1

M Halford

P Carberry

held up in rear, lost touch after 3 out, eased from last, tailed off

19th Feb, 05 Fairyhouse
6th Hdl This
Race 18th Dec, 05 Navan
1st Hdl Rated 111

Off 3.10
Time 4m. 3.10 secs, which is 5.51 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €24.10.

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