27 Apr 2012 17:30 Punchestown
Winner: €160,000 (Penalty: €96,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Rabobank Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Hurricane Fly (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) |
111-113 / 20 |
Flat (1735), Jump (45) |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins George Creighton/mme… |
4/11 | |
| settled in 4th, closer in 3rd from 3 out, ridden to challenge and led before last, stayed on well under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 2½ L |
Zaidpour (FR) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
7-11118 / 9 |
Flat (1026), Jump (45) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
9/2 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead entering straight, headed before last and no impression on winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 6 L |
Thousand Stars (FR) (Horse (entire), g, 11 12) |
112342 / 12 |
Flat (1059), Jump (13) |
Ms K Walsh | W P Mullins Hammer & Trowel… |
7/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed and headed entering straight, dropped to 3rd and no impression when not fluent last | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 37 L |
The Real Article (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
411345 / 8 |
Flat (252), Jump (18) |
B J Geraghty | E J O'Grady Mrs Patricia Wallace… |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent and dropped to 4th 3 out, no extra after next and eased when beaten run-in | ||||||||||