28 Apr 2005 03:10 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £48,369); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo only; Going: Soft.
Champion 4yo Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
United (GER) (Filly, , 149) |
/ 21 |
L P Aspell | L Wadham Mr R B Holt |
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| settled 4th, improved to lead after 2 out, soon drew clear, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 12 L |
Strangely Brown (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 8 |
Ruby Walsh | E McNamara We Didn't Name… |
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| prominent, 3rd 4 out, 5th under pressure after 2 out, kept on from last to go moderate 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 0.50 L |
Akilak (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 9 |
G Lee | J Howard Johnson ADA Partnership |
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| held up in touch, close 5th approaching 2 out, soon ridden, moderate and no impression before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 0.50 L |
Eye Candy (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 8 |
D J Condon | Mrs S McCarthy Mrs Sandra McCarthy |
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| soon tracked leader in 2nd, close 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| SHD |
Don't Be Bitin (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 9 |
B J Geraghty | E Griffin Mark McDonagh |
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| led, ridden and strongly pressed after 3 out, headed after next, soon outpaced, no extra from last | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 4.00 L |
Openide (GB) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 9 |
A P McCoy | B W Duke Brendan W Duke… |
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| close up early, dropped to 6th 5 out, outpaced 3 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| Dist |
Maxxium (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 8 |
Paul Carberry | M Halford M J Enright |
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| held up in rear, lost touch after 3 out, eased from last, tailed off | ||||||||||