Full Result 2.05 Punchestown (IRE) | 15 February 2005

April Festival Maiden Hurdle

(4-5yo) 2m Inner Soft To Heavy 10 hurdles

1st €8,292 2nd €1,932 3rd €852 4th €492

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	23. Akhtari (IRE) 6/1 P W Flood ³ D T Hughes	P W Flood ³ D T Hughes	5	116	–	72	114	–
b g In The Wings - Akishka (Nishapour)
Made all, strongly pressed and almost joined from early straight, kept on well under pressure from before last (op 8/1)

2 3½	13. Tycoon Hall (IRE) 100/30 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	5	119	–	68	111	–
ch h Halling (USA) - Tycooness (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden approaching last, no impression run-in, kept on same pace (op 5/2 tchd 7/2)

3 1 [4½]	3. Browny Boy (GER) 100/30 R Walsh Patrick J F Hassett	R Walsh Patrick J F Hassett	5	119	–	66	110	–
br g Platini (GER) - Beautys Girl (GER) (Grauer Wicht)
Tracked leaders, mainly 3rd, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on same pace (op 5/2)

4 8 [12½]	8. Learn To Dance (USA) 10/1 Anthony Freeman ⁷ Thomas Mullins	Anthony Freeman ⁷ Thomas Mullins	5	112	94	56	102	–
b g Green Dancer (USA) - Winloc's Millie (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leaders, ridden and no impression from before 3 out

5 11 [23½]	2. Bog Oak (IRE) 11/2 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	5	119	–	41	91	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Miss Amy (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leaders, mainly 5th, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression from next (op 4/1)

6 14 [37½]	19. Komoto 33/1 Denis O'Regan ³ T G McCourt	Denis O'Regan ³ T G McCourt	4	1011	–	–	68	–
b g Mtoto - Imperial Scholar (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders, mistake 4th, 9th approaching 5 out, no impression under pressure from next

7 2½ [40]	15. Meet The Family (IRE) 33/1 M P Madden ³ F J Lacy	M P Madden ³ F J Lacy	5	111	–	–	69	–
b m Courtship - Instant Joy (IRE) (Accordion)
Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 5 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before next

8 2½ [42½]	10. Perugino's Shadow (IRE) 12/1 Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	5	119	93	–	72	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Shadow Smile (IRE) (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression from before 3 out

9 4 [46½]	11. Risk Taker 25/1 Mr J T Keeling ⁷ I J Keeling	Mr J T Keeling ⁷ I J Keeling	5	112	–	–	68	–
ch h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Post Modern (USA) (Nureyev)
Towards rear, kept on without threatening from 4 out (jockey said, regarding the running and riding, orders were to settle gelding in rear of mid-division as it can be very free, adding that gelding did run very early on, jumped indifferently and heaved; he allowed gelding to race on wide outside to avoid the gluey ground, adding that mount heaved again in the latter stages and lost ground at the second-last after a mistake, before it picked up and ran on)

10 3 [49½]	5. Gortatlea (IRE) 25/1 Ken Whelan John J Walsh	Ken Whelan John J Walsh	5	119	–	–	65	–
br g Windsor Castle - Alberta Rose (IRE) (Phardante)
Never better than mid-division

11 ½ [50]	7. Jungle Gingoes (IRE) 50/1 P A Carberry John G Carr	P A Carberry John G Carr	5	119	–	–	64	–
b g Lord Of Appeal - Whatt Ya Doin (IRE) (Duky)
Never better than mid-division

12 nk [50¼]	4. Community Dan (IRE) 50/1 Mr Derek O'Connor ³ Martin Kinane	Mr Derek O'Connor ³ Martin Kinane	5	116	–	–	64	–
b g Denel (FR) - Community Service (IRE) (Homo Sapien)
Towards rear for most, never a factor (42-day ban: gelding was not allowed to run on its merits)

13 3 [53¼]	21. Annabel Kate (IRE) 33/1 T Gibney ⁵ Andrew Heffernan	T Gibney ⁵ Andrew Heffernan	4	104	–	–	47	–
b f Dushyantor (USA) - Can't Afford It (IRE) (Glow)
Chased leaders, lost place before halfway, soon no impression

14 7 [60¼]	20. Long Road (USA) 14/1 Conor O'Dwyer Niall Madden	Conor O'Dwyer Niall Madden	4	110	–	–	45	–
b g Diesis - Tuviah (USA) (Eastern Echo)
Chased leaders, 9th halfway, weakened from before 4 out

15 25 [85¼]	22. Wish Upon A Star (IRE) 33/1 Andrew J McNamara ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	Andrew J McNamara ⁵ John Joseph Murphy	4	105 1	–	–	16	–
b f Russian Revival (USA) - Fluency (Formidable I)
Chased leaders, 11th halfway, weakened from before 4 out, tailed off

16 1 [86¼]	16. Stephicka Beag (IRE) 50/1 T G M Ryan ⁵ D J Ryan	T G M Ryan ⁵ D J Ryan	5	1013	–	–	23	–
b m Capolago - Stephicka (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Always behind, tailed off

17 12 [98¼]	17. Andijan (IRE) 25/1 Davy Russell Patrick J F Hassett	Davy Russell Patrick J F Hassett	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Anazeem (IRE) (Irish River)
Always behind, tailed off

18 1½ [99¾]	6. High Step (IRE) 50/1 Mark Grant Michael Hourigan	Mark Grant Michael Hourigan	5	119	–	–	–	–
b g Mohaajir (USA) - Angels Three (IRE) (Horage)
Always behind, tailed off

19 2½ [102¼]	14. Flickering Star (IRE) 50/1 J M Sheehy ⁷ E Sheehy	J M Sheehy ⁷ E Sheehy	5	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Accordion (IRE) - Sprinkling Star (Strong Gale)
Mid-division best, no extra from before 4 out, tailed off

20 1½ [103¾]	9. Maurice Neligan (USA) 25/1 Ross Geraghty Peter McCreery	Ross Geraghty Peter McCreery	5	119	–	–	–	–
br g Louis Quatorze (USA) - Solo Panache (USA) (Lively One)
In rear of mid-division best, tailed off

21 dist [133¾]	18. Indian's Landing (IRE) 16/1 Robbie Colgan ⁵ Michael Cunningham	Robbie Colgan ⁵ Michael Cunningham	4	109	–	–	–	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - We've Just Begun (USA) (Huguenot)
Mid-division best, no danger from halfway, completely tailed off

F	12. Telemachus I 3/1F Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	119	–	–	–	–
b g Bishop Of Cashel - Indian Imp (Indian Ridge)
Tracked leaders, still travelling well in 4th when fell 2 out (op 2/1)

22 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 4m 19.10s (slow by 33.10s) Total SP: 168%
Non-runners: Alpha Lima, SandtrapI
1st owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Akhtari) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's St
2nd owner: Cathal M Ryan (Tycoon Hall)
3rd owner: John Joseph Kelly (Browny Boy)
Tote win: €12.40 PL: €2 €1.20 €3.20 Ex: €48.50 CSF: €32.84

2:05 Punchestown (IRE) 15 Feb 2005

April Festival Maiden Hurdle