25 Apr 2006 02:40 PUNCHESTOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £42,759); Distance: 3520; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
VC Bet Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Iktitaf (IRE) (Colt, , 165) |
/ 20 |
Ruby Walsh | D R Gandolfo Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
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| held up in touch, 6th 3 out, 4th and smooth headway 2 out, led before last, soon ridden clear, eased close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 7.00 L |
Straw Bear (USA) (Gelding, , 165) |
/ 10 |
A P McCoy | Mark Casse Mr John P McManus |
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| close up, disputed lead 4th, led next, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 1.50 L |
Jazz Messenger (FR) (Gelding, , 166) |
/ 9 |
D F O'Regan | D R Gandolfo R S T Syndicate |
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| led, joined 4th, headed next, dropped to 5th 3 out, stayed on again from before last | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 3.50 L |
Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, , 166) |
/ 11 |
P A Carberry | Harvey Vanier W Hennessy |
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| close up, pulled hard early, 2nd 3 out, 3rd next, soon ridden, weakened before last | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 1.50 L |
Middlemarch (GER) (Horse (entire), , 165) |
/ 7 |
D J Condon | P C Duffy Miss Margaret M… |
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| held up in rear, no impression from 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 2.50 L |
Sweet Wake (GER) (Gelding, , 165) |
/ 9 |
Paul Carberry | D R Gandolfo High Street Ceathar… |
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| in touch, pulled hard early, improved into close 3rd 3 out, 2nd when slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, eased after last | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| Dist |
Classic Role (GB) (Gelding, , 166) |
/ 9 |
M A Fitzgerald | G E Harty Pillar To Post… |
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| in touch, pulled hard early, 4th 4 out, weakened after next, eased from 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||