Full Result 5.55 Punchestown (IRE) | 28 April 2021

Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1)

(5yo+) (3m120yds) 3m½f Yielding 18 fences

1st €147,500 2nd €47,500 3rd €22,500 4th €10,000 5th €5,000

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Clan Des Obeaux (FR) 100/30 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	9	1112 p	170	–	177	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Nausicaa Des Obeaux (FR) (April Night)
Close up, soon pressed leader, led from 6th, not fluent 12th, faced challenge and ridden after 3 out, soon sustained battle with runner-up, kept on strongly from 2 out, ridden out (tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2)

2 1½	1. Al Boum Photo (FR) 6/4F Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	9	1112	170	–	175	–
b g Buck's Boum (FR) - Al Gane (FR) (Dom Alco)
Held up in behind leaders, headway and went second 4 out, awkward jump 3 out, soon ridden and made challenge, mistake 2 out, kept on well approaching last, not fluent last, rallied final 110yds, always held (tchd 13/8)

3 17 [18½]	4. Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) 11/2 Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6	1112	164	–	158	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Niagaria Du Bois (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Held up in behind leaders, went second after 5 out, lost second 4 out, ridden but no extra and weakened from 3 out (op 13/2 tchd 5/1)

4 26 [44½]	5. Kemboy (FR) 4/1 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	9	1112	167	–	134	–
b g Voix Du Nord (FR) - Vitora (FR) (Victory Note)
Chased leaders, awkward jump 4th, went second 8th, lost second after 5 out, soon pushed along, beaten when not fluent 3 out (tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)

5 31 [75½]	3. Easy Game (FR) 28/1 Brian Hayes W P Mullins	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	7	1112	158	–	102	–
b g Barastraight - Rule Of The Game (FR) (Lavirco)
Always towards rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 9th, became detached after 5 out, soon beaten (op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

PU	6. Melon 12/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	9	1112 p	165	–	–	–
ch g Medicean - Night Teeny (Platini)
Led, headed and chased leader from 6th, awkward jump and jockey looked down to see if something was amiss 9th, not fluent and ridden 10th, pulled up before 11th (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

6 ran Off time: 5:55:04 Winning time: 6m 23.60s (slow by 24.60s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Minella Indo (stone bruise)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs P K Barber, G Mason & Sir A Ferguson (Clan Des Obeaux) 1st breeder: Mme Marie Devilder
2nd owner: Mrs J Donnelly (Al Boum Photo)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Fakir d'Oudairies)
Tote win: €3.90 PL: €1.10 €1.50 Ex: €9.90 CSF: €8.76 Trifecta: €34.90

5:55 Punchestown (IRE) 28 Apr 2021

Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1)