Punchestown Result

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I gave him a squeeze at the back of the second last and he jumped out through the bridle. He won as he liked — probably as you'd expect him to win. I'd suppose it's the old adage — the better horse you ride, the faster they go and the easier it is to ride them. He just has a huge amount of natural ability — he's a pleasure to ride. You don't have to do anything on him — you just have to sit there. He's looking himself. If he wants to go in he goes in and if he wants to stand out he stands out. You're only tactically riding the race — the jumping is up to him. That's the way it is with good horses. Cork got a great crowd when he turned up there, Leopardstown the same and here today. He's a wonderful horse and it's great to see people coming out to watch him. I'm relieved that's over. He's probably not showed anything that he hasn't showed us before. W P Mullins, trainer

D.N. Russell, rider of Smashing (FR) trained by M.F.Morris, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount pulled up lame.

A steeplechase for five yrs old and upwards
Weights - 5-y-o 10st 13lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 4lb; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (handicaps excluded) to count from 1st August, 2015 Winner of three steeplechases or a Grade 3 steeplechase 3lb extra; Of two Grade 3 steeplechases or a Grade 2 steeplechase 6lb extra; Of a Grade 1 steeplechase 8lb extra