23 Jan 2011 14:45 Leopardstown
Winner: €110,000 (Penalty: €71,500); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Hurricane Fly (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10) |
1/131-11 / 20 |
Flat (1275), Jump (25) |
P Townend | W P Mullins George Creighton/mme… |
4/9 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, challenged entering straight, travelled well to lead before last, ridden and kept on well run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 3½ L |
Solwhit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
162-122 / 9 |
Flat (812), Jump (25) |
D N Russell | C Byrnes Top Of The Hill… |
3/1 | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenge entering straight, 2nd before last where slight mistake, kept on under pressure, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 2 L |
Thousand Stars (FR) (Horse (entire), g, 11 10) |
1013-74 / 12 |
Flat (599), Jump (25) |
Ms K Walsh | W P Mullins Hammer & Trowel… |
14/1 | |
| led, slight mistake 4th, ridden and challenged entering straight, headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 9 L |
Voler La Vedette (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 5) |
139-123 / 8 |
Jump (39) | B J Geraghty | Colm Murphy Mrs M Brophy |
9/1 | |
| settled 4th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| Dist |
Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
0/223-41 / 11 |
Flat (605), Jump (20) |
A E Lynch | R Hennessy W Hennessy |
25/1 | |
| held up in last, mistake 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||