16:55 Punchestown

Wednesday 27 April 2016

All15:4016:2016:5517:3018:0518:4019:15

Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: - | Winning time: 6m 0.1s

1^st

Bellshill

611-10

2/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up towards rear, progress into 7th 3 out, ridden into 4th entering straight, stayed on to narrow lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in

2^nd

Coney Island

511-9

4/1

T: E P HartyJ: B J Geraghty

Held up towards rear, slight mistake 5th, progress into 6th before 3 out, ridden to challenge entering straight, close 2nd last, kept on run-in without matching winner

3^rd

Sandymount Duke

711-10

14/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Prominent and disputed early, chased leaders from after 4th, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5 out, challenged 3 out, soon disputed, ridden in 2nd entering straight, narrow lead briefly before last, 3rd and no extra when slight mistake last, kept on same pace

4^th

1.5

Acapella Bourgeois

611-10

4/1

T: M S Sandra HughesJ: D J Mullins

Led and disputed, slight mistakes 7th and 5 out, ridden in lead entering straight, headed before last, no extra in 4th last, kept on same pace

5^th

9.5

Gangster

611-10

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up early, closer in 6th 4 out, ridden 2 out, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace

6^th

A Genie In Abottle

511-9

25/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Chased leaders, slight mistakes 3rd and 6th, 4th halfway, slight mistakes 5 out and 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression entering straight, no extra before last

7^th

Arkwrisht

611-10

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Chased leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 8th, 3rd 3 out, ridden in 4th next, no extra entering straight, no extra before last

Also Ran

Bigbadjohn

711-10

25/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: T E Whelan

Prominent and disputed early, chased leader from after 4th, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 4 out, no extra before next, weakened and pulled up after 2 out

Emerging Force

611-10

6/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan

Soon mid-division, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last

Stone Hard

611-10

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper

Held up towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon no impression and pulled up before next

Thebarrowman

611-10

16/1

T: A KeatleyJ: D N Russell

Chased leaders early, mid-division in 6th halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last

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General Principle¹⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: B J Cooper

Betting Breakdown

Tricast:€93.18SF:€10.36

Forecasts

Bellshill (2/1), Coney Island (4/1), Acapella Bourgeois (4/1), Emerging Force (6/1), General Principle (14/1), Sandymount Duke (14/1), Gangster (14/1), Thebarrowman (16/1), Stone Hard (16/1), Bigbadjohn (25/1), A Genie In Abottle (25/1), Arkwrisht (33/1)