26 Apr 2013 17:30 Punchestown
Winner: €200,000 (Penalty: €119,499); 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 | |
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1st |
1 |
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Hurricane Fly (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) |
31-1111 / 21 |
Flat (2099), Jump (45) |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins George Creighton/mme… |
1/4 | |
tracked leaders in 3rd, smooth headway to challenge entering straight and soon led, asserted approaching last and stretched clear run-in, very easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
![]() | 7 L |
Thousand Stars (FR) (Horse (entire), g, 11 12) |
143263 / 12 |
Flat (1423), Jump (22) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Hammer & Trowel… |
14/1 | |
led, strongly pressed and headed 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight and soon no impression on easy winner, kept on under pressure to go 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
![]() | 1 L |
Rock On Ruby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
213-312 / 10 |
Jump (45) | N D Fehily | H Fry The Festival Goers |
9/2 | |
tracked leader in 2nd, headway to lead briefly 2 out, soon driven along and headed early straight, no impression on easy winner approaching last where not fluent, no extra and dropped to 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
![]() | 3 L |
So Young (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
9-43219 / 10 |
Jump (43) | D J Casey | W P Mullins Luke McMahon |
28/1 | |
raced in 5th, ridden approaching straight and no impression on easy winner in 4th before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
![]() | 5½ L |
Rebel Fitz (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4-11122 / 10 |
Flat (351), Jump (36) |
B J Geraghty | M Winters Brian Sweetnam |
16/1 | |
settled in 4th, pushed along after 3 out and no impression on easy winner in 5th approaching last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
![]() | 17 L |
Midnight Game (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
64-112P / 8 |
Flat (958), Jump (42) |
D N Russell | W P Mullins Mrs J A Martin |
50/1 | |
always rear, ridden and no impression 2 out, no threat in straight | ||||||||||
3 |
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Mister Benedictine (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
60-111P / 11 |
Flat (916), Jump (246) |
Dave Crosse | B W Duke Kennedy Transport… |
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