02 May 2025 18:05 Punchestown
Winner: €125,000 (Penalty: €74,999); Distance: 2m 4f 140y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Final Demand (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1-113 / 6 |
Jump (51) | P Townend | W P Mullins Bryan Drew & Prof… |
7/4 | |
| made all, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and stretched clear before last, kept on well run-in, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 16 L |
Lovely Hurling (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
7-11 / 6 |
Jump (83) | M P Walsh | Colm Murphy John P McManus |
11/1 | |
| raced in rear, slight mistake 4th, good progress from 3 out and went 2nd after next, pushed along on no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 3¾ L |
Tripoli Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
-21116 / 6 |
Jump (28) | J J Burke | F O'Brien Ismail El Magdoub |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 1st and rider briefly lost an iron, 7th halfway, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and progress into 4th after next, no extra before last where left 3rd, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2½ L |
Funiculi Funicula (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
2-193 / 5 |
Jump (27) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins Michael A O'Riordan… |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 5th, again not fluent 3 out, dropped to 7th and pushed along from 2 out, kept on into moderate 4th run-on | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 20 L |
Queensbury Boy (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
/12-11 / 6 |
Jump (42) | Mr David Maxwell | Harry Derham David Maxwell |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 4th, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd from 3 out, lost place and ridden after next, ridden and no extra before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 26 L |
Belloccio (FR) (colt, not availiable, 11 12) |
1583 / 7 |
Flat (195), Jump (26) |
Rachael Blackmore | W P Mullins Thurloe Thoroughbreds… |
22/1 | |
| mid-division and 5th halfway, not fluent 4 out, closer in 4th from 3 out, slight mistake next, soon pushed along and no extra in 5th before last, weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 45 L |
Eastern Legend (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
223U15 / 5 |
Flat (286), Jump (26) |
K E Buckley | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger |
125/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 3rd and 4th, lost place from 4 out, pushed along, ridden and weakened to rear from 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Mr Percy (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) |
U1201 / 5 |
Flat (241), Jump (26) |
J J Slevin | J P O'Brien Simon Munir & Isaac… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
FE |
8 |
| - |
The Yellow Clay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
-11112 / 6 |
Jump (51) | Sam Ewing | G Elliott Bective Stud |
5/4 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 6th, closer in 2nd from 4 out, not fluent next and soon pushed along, mistake 2 out and soon dropped to 3rd, no extra before last where fell | ||||||||||