Full Result 1.40 Punchestown (IRE) | 31 December 2006

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(4yo+) 2m4f Inner Heavy 12 hurdles

1st €17,902.50 2nd €5,252.50 3rd €2,502.50 4th €852.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Adamant Approach (IRE) 5/1 Mr R J Kiely ⁵ W P Mullins	Mr R J Kiely ⁵ W P Mullins	12	115	136	79	142	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Crash Approach (Crash Course)
Held up towards rear, 6th after 4 out, headway after next, led 2 out, soon clear, kept on well from last, comfortably (op 7/2)

2 2½	3. Santa's Son (IRE) 9/2 Sean McDermott ³ J F O'Shea	Sean McDermott ³ J F O'Shea	6	103 t	118	58	121	–
ch g Basanta (IRE) - Rivers Town Rosie (IRE) (Roselier)
Tracked leaders in 5th, mistake 2nd, headway 2 out, 2nd before last, kept on well (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

3 5 [7½]	4. Leaders Way (IRE) 13/2 Ross Geraghty T K Geraghty	Ross Geraghty T K Geraghty	11	105 p	117	52	115	–
b g Supreme Leader - Mind Me Back (Kambalda)
Held up in rear, took closer order halfway, improved into close 4th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 3rd and kept on from last (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

4 shd [7½]	5. Supreme Being (IRE) 9/1 D J Casey Michael Cunningham	D J Casey Michael Cunningham	9	104 b	116	51	114	–
b g Supreme Leader - Parsonetta (The Parson)
Held up in touch, 6th and ridden 2 out, moderate 5th before last, stayed on (op 8/1)

5 2½ [10]	2. Joueur D'Estruval (FR) 4/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	9	1013	125	57	120	–
gr g Perrault - Alrose (FR) (Kalyan)
Led, headed after 4 out, improved into 2nd when slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden, 4th and no extra last (op 7/2 tchd 9/2)

6 7 [17]	6. Baker's Bridge (IRE) 9/4F A B Joyce ⁷ T J Taaffe	A B Joyce ⁷ T J Taaffe	5	95	110	34	98	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Back To The Nest (IRE) (Bob Back)
Prominent, led after 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

7 21 [38]	7. Tawrific Laois (IRE) 25/1 A J Donoghue ³ Seamus Fahey	A J Donoghue ³ Seamus Fahey	6	99	110	10	77	–
b g Tawrrific (NZ) - Pointe Fine (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Tracked leaders, 4th before halfway, 3rd when mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 20/1)

8 11 [49]	9. Eckbeag (USA) 20/1 D G Hogan ⁵ John Clarke	D G Hogan ⁵ John Clarke	7	97 2 11	110	–	66	–
bb m Trempolino (USA) - Stormin Jane (USA) (Storm Bird)
Settled 2nd, ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out, soon weakened (op 14/1)

8 ran Off time: 1:42:00 Winning time: 5m 39.30s (slow by 59.30s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Killeroran Kash
1st owner: Greenstar Syndicate (Adamant Approach) 1st breeder: A J Connors
2nd owner: K S T Syndicate (Santa's Son)
3rd owner: Mrs B Geraghty (Leaders Way)
Tote win: €5.20 PL: €2 €1.20 €2.30 Ex: €15.80 CSF: €28.89 Tricast: €149.37

Two hurdles in back straight omitted due to high winds.

1:40 Punchestown (IRE) 31 Dec 2006

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