4.05 B.M.W.EXTENDED HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE ( GRADE 1 ) of €50,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

Punchestown Results Tue, 23rd Apr, 1996

Going - Soft.

Jackpot Pool - €43,964.50 Winning Units - 162 Dividend - €203.60. Placepot Pool - €2,563.00 Winning Units - 42 Dividend - €45.80. Tote Aggregate - €262787.00.

B.M.W.EXTENDED HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE ( GRADE 1 ) of €50,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

1st - €31,200.00, 2nd - €10,000.00, 3rd - €5,000.00, 4th - €2,000.00 8 Ran

1st

Klairon Davis (FR) 12-0

Rose Laurel - Styrene (FR)

SP 5/2Jfav

A L T Moore

F Woods

Tote Win €3.50 Place €1.90

tracked leaders, progressing to 2nd briefly at 6th, disputed 4 out, led next, soon clear, mistake 2 out, kept on well

29th Mar, 96 Aintree
4th Chs This
Race 10th Nov, 96 Leopardstown
2nd Hcp Chs

2nd

10L

Sound Man (IRE) 11-10

Kemal (FR) - Frankford Run(Deep Run)

SP 5/2Jfav

E J O'Grady

R Dunwoody

Place €1.50

led 5th, headed briefly, joined 4 out, headed and mistake next, unable to quicken with winner, 2nd wh mistake 2 out

29th Mar, 96 Aintree
2nd Chs This
Race 6th Oct, 96 Tipperary
1st Chs

3rd

0.5L

Opera Hat (IRE) 10-11

Strong Gale - Tops O'Crush(Menelek)

SP 6/1

J R H Fowler

P Carberry

Place €1.20

held up tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, 4th and chsd leaders 4 out, moderate 3rd, ridden and no impression, kept on under sustained press

24th Mar, 96 Naas
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 25th Sep, 96 Listowel
4th Hcp Chs

4th

15L

Nakir (FR) 10-11

Nikos - Nabita (FR)

SP 12/1

S Christian

D Gallagher

close up, 3rd at 5th, led briefly 7th, close 3rd wh mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression wh mistake next

13th Apr, 96 Ascot
7th Hcp Chs This
Race 5th Nov, 96 Devon Exeter
5th Hcp Chs

5th

3.5L

Brockley Court 10-11

Boreen (FR) - Arctic Free(Master Buck)

SP 20/1

Mrs John Harrington

J Shortt

towards rear, slow 2nd, lost touch, never a factor

10th Apr, 96 Fairyhouse
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 10th Nov, 96 Leopardstown
3rd Hcp Chs

fell

Strong Platinum (IRE) 11-9

Strong Gale - Platinum Gold(Proverb)

SP 6/1

P Burke

C O'Dwyer

held up towards rear, close 7th, 5th and in touch wh fell 4 out

13th Mar, 96 Cheltenham
5th Chs This
Race

u.r.

Coulton 11-5

Final Straw - Pontevecchio Due(Welsh Pageant)

SP 7/1

O Sherwood

J A McCarthy

blndrd and unseated rider first

29th Mar, 96 Aintree
3rd Chs This
Race 30th Apr, 96 Ascot
1st Hcp Chs

p.u.

Sound Reveille (GB) 10-11

Relkino - Loughnavalley

SP 12/1

C P E Brooks

G Bradley

led, mistake and headed 5th, lost place before 7th, dropped behind, no danger, pulled up after 2 out

14th Mar, 96 Cheltenham
p.u. Chs This
Race 30th Nov, 96 Newbury
4th Hcp Chs

Off 4.05
Time 4m. 9.00 secs, which is 11.42 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €4.60
Tote Trifecta- €7.80.

1995 Strong Platinum 7 11-1 C O'Dwyer 3/1Fav (P Burke)
1994 Saraemma 8 10-12 K F O'Brien 16/1 (J H Scott)
1993 Viking Flagship 6 10-7 R Dunwoody 5/4Fav (D Nicholson)
1992 The Musical Priest 10 10-7 J F Titley 8/1 (Michael Purcell)
1991 Good For A Laugh 7 9-11 C F Swan 8/1 (A L T Moore)