Horse Alert

06 May 2011 17:30 Punchestown

Winner: €160,000 (Penalty: €96,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Chase - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places).

Rabobank Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Hurricane Fly (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12)	31/1111- / 20	Flat (1378), Jump (52)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins George Creighton/mme…	1/2
		settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 4 out, improved into close 3rd 2 out, travelled well to lead before last, pushed out and kept on strongly run-in, easily
2^nd	6	5 L	Thousand Stars (FR) (Horse (entire), g, 11 12)	3/74342- / 12	Flat (702), Jump (27)	Ms K Walsh	W P Mullins Hammer & Trowel…	9/1
		chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 4th entering straight, stayed on into 2nd last, no chance with winner, kept on same pace
3^rd	2	4 L	Binocular (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12)	11/3114- / 9	Flat (1398), Jump (27)	A P McCoy	N J Henderson Mr John P McManus	5/1
		slow to jump off, led and clear, jumped left 2nd, reduced advantage 4th, jumped left 5th, slightly left and headed 4 out, ridden to dispute entering straight, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on same pace
4^th	5	5½ L	Menorah (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	212/115- / 12	Jump (52)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley	6/1
		chased leader in 2nd, led 4 out, ridden and challenged entering straight, headed before last, no extra
5^th	1	9 L	Alaivan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	3/0116-5 / 9	Flat (669), Jump (10)	Andrew J McNamara	E J O'Grady Mr John P McManus	33/1
		settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, 5th 4 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, weakened entering straight
6^th	3	19 L	Blackstairmountain (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	21/527-2 / 8	Flat (646), Jump (11)	E Mullins	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	28/1
		always in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out where mistake, weakened