Horse Alert

26 Apr 2016 16:20 Punchestown

Winner: €99,999 (Penalty: €59,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places).

Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Don't Touch It (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	212213 / 9	Jump (65)	B J Geraghty	Mrs J Harrington John P McManus	16/0
		held up in rear, headway into close 3rd 2 out, pushed along and disputed lead entering straight, ridden to lead before last, strongly pressed and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead close home
2^nd	5	½ L	Petit Mouchoir (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 12)	113482 / 11	Jump (18)	B J Cooper	W P Mullins Bective Stud	11/0
		tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead before 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden and headed, dropped to 3rd entering straight, went 2nd again at last, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
3^rd	2	4½ L	Brain Power (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	10-121 / 12	Jump (38)	D J Mullins	N J Henderson Mr W Ewing	20/0
		tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 2 out, soon improved to lead, ridden and joined entering straight, headed and dropped to 3rd at last, no extra run-in
4^th	6	7½ L	Yorkhill (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	1-11111 / 11	Jump (17)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins D & D Armstrong…	4/0
		tracked leaders in 4th, jumped left throughout, ridden in 5th on outer from 2 out, moderate 4th entering straight, no impression
5^th	3	12 L	Charbel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	412215 / 9	Jump (42)	David Bass	K C Bailey Mrs Julie Martin…	13/0
		led, bad mistake 4 out, joined before next, ridden and headed 2 out, soon weakened, moderate 5th and eased before last
6^th	1	1¾ L	Ball D'arc (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	U13117 / 9	Jump (18)	D N Russell	G Elliott Mr Edwin Cumberland	25/0
		held up in 5th, bumped at 2nd, slightly bumped at 5th, ridden and no impression from 3 out, soon trailing