Full Result 4.20 Punchestown (IRE) | 3 May 2014

AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo) 2m Good To Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €62,000 2nd €19,000 3rd €9,000 4th €3,000 5th €2,000

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Abbyssial (IRE) 15/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	4	110	137	121	148	–
ch g Beneficial - Mega D'Estruval (FR) (Garde Royale)
Led narrowly, jumped big 1st, not fluent 3 out and joined, soon regained advantage and went clear going best into straight, in command before last, stayed on well, comfortably (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

2 6½	8. Plinth (IRE) 25/1 A P McCoy A P O'Brien	A P McCoy A P O'Brien	4	110	131	113	141	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Crazy Volume (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Waited with towards rear, 9th halfway, ridden in 7th 2 out and closed under pressure into moderate 2nd from last, kept on well without ever troubling winner

3 1½ [8]	2. Fox Norton (FR) 12/1 Noel Fehily Nick Williams	Noel Fehily Nick Williams	4	110 h¹	140	112	140	–
b g Lando (GER) - Natt Musik (FR) (Kendor)
On toes beforehand, raced in mid-division, 8th halfway, progress to chase leaders in 5th into straight, ridden into moderate 2nd and no impression on winner before last where slight mistake and dropped to 3rd, kept on same pace

4 1¾ [9¾]	5. Kitten Rock (FR) 14/1 Tom Scudamore E J O'Grady	Tom Scudamore E J O'Grady	4	110 h	137	109	138	–
b g Laverock (IRE) - The Cat Eater (FR) (Tagel)
Held up in touch, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 2 out and no impression on winner before last, kept on well into moderate 4th run-in (op 12/1)

5 ½ [10¼]	7. Pearl Castle (IRE) 20/1 Robbie Power John Quinn	Robbie Power John Quinn	4	110	133	109	138	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Ghurra (USA) (War Chant)
Held up towards rear, 11th halfway, took closer order in 9th before 2 out, closed under pressure into moderate 7th before last, kept on

6 ¾ [11]	3. Guitar Pete (IRE) 6/1 Paul Carberry D T Hughes	Paul Carberry D T Hughes	4	110 v	143	108	137	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Innishmore (IRE) (Lear Fan)
Held up, last halfway, pushed along in 12th after 4 out and no impression before next, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never nearer (jockey said gelding ran flat and may have been feeling the effects of a long season) (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

7 ¾ [11¾]	11. Tiger Roll (IRE) 13/8F Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	4	110	147	107	136	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Swiss Roll (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Held up in touch, 6th halfway, closer in 5th before 3 out, close 4th when slight mistake 2 out, ridden in moderate 2nd into straight and soon no extra under pressure, dropped to 4th before last, weakened (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 2/1)

8 1½ [13¼]	4. Kentucky Hyden (IRE) 6/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	4	110	143	105	135	–
ch g Kentucky Dynamite (USA) - Cap Serena (FR) (Highest Honor)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, slightly hampered on inner after 4 out, ridden in 3rd before next and soon no extra under pressure, weakened before last (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

9 15 [28¼]	12. Adriana Des Mottes (FR) 14/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	4	107	137	80	115	–
br f Network (GER) - Daisy Des Mottes (FR) (Abdonski)
Tracked leader, not fluent in close 2nd 4 out, soon edged slightly right, on terms 3 out, soon ridden in 2nd and no impression on winner into straight, weakened quickly before last (op 12/1)

10 ¾ [29]	6. Lindenhurst (IRE) 33/1 Mark Bolger John C McConnell	Mark Bolger John C McConnell	4	110 t	132	86	119	–
b g Captain Marvelous (IRE) - Royal Jubilee (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, 5th halfway, squeezed for room between horses after 4 out, weakened before next (op 50/1)

11 7 [36]	9. Royal Irish Hussar (IRE) 9/1 D J Casey Nicky Henderson	D J Casey Nicky Henderson	4	110 p	140	77	112	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Adjalisa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders, not fluent in 3rd at 3rd, ridden in 4th before 3 out and soon no extra under pressure, weakened before next, eased (op 12/1 tchd 8/1)

12 35 [71]	10. Space Ship 50/1 A E Lynch Robert Alan Hennessy	A E Lynch Robert Alan Hennessy	4	110 t	120	32	77	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Angara (Alzao)
Waited with towards rear, 12th halfway, took closer order in 9th before 3 out, soon ridden and no extra under pressure from next, weakened and eased

PU	13. Streak 100/1 Danny Mullins Thomas Mullins	Danny Mullins Thomas Mullins	4	107	–	–	–	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Eliza Gilbert (Noverre)
In rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, jumped slightly left towards rear 4 out, pulled up after next

13 ran Off time: 4:23:19 Winning time: 3m 49.40s (slow by 5.40s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Abbyssial) 1st breeder: J J Murphy & G Adare
2nd owner: John P McManus (Plinth)
3rd owner: B Dunn (Fox Norton)
Tote win: €8.40 PL: €2.40 €4.70 €4.20 Ex: €162.60 CSF: €183.18 Tricast: €2,247.14 Trifecta: €1,763.30

4:20 Punchestown (IRE) 3 May 2014

AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)