18:40 Punchestown

Tuesday 25 April 2017

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Growise Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 6m 27.60s

1^st

Disko

611-10

13/8f

T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper

Prominent, soon 2nd, on terms 9th, headed 6 out, led again 3 out where stumbled slightly, went on approaching straight, stayed on well run-in tchd 7/4

2^nd

Anibale Fly

711-10

3/1

T: A J MartinJ: Mark Walsh

Chased leaders, soon 4th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace tchd 11/4

3^rd

A Genie In Abottle

611-10

8/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, disputed moderate 2nd when slight mistake last, one pace

4^th

5 ½

A Toi Phil

711-10

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up in touch, soon 5th, slight mistake 4 out, progress straight, no impression in moderate 4th before last, one pace op 14/1

5^th

Acapella Bourgeois

711-10

9/2

T: M S Sandra HughesJ: R Loughran

Led, joined 9th, led again 6 out, headed 3 out, no extra 2 out op 5/1

6^th

1 ¾

Alpha Des Obeaux

711-10

8/1

T: M F MorrisJ: D J Mullins

Towards rear, pushed along at stages from 6th, no extra 2 out

Also Ran

Velocity Boy

811-10

40/1

T: William P MurphyJ: B M Cash

In rear, not fluent 2nd, slight mistake 6th, not fluent 4 out, improved to chase leaders on outer into straight, jinked right and unseated rider 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.90Pl:€1.40, €2.00EX:€6.80Trifecta:€37.40Tricast:€27.94SF:€7.02

Forecasts

Disko (13/8), Anibale Fly (3/1), Acapella Bourgeois (9/2), A Genie In Abottle (8/1), Alpha Des Obeaux (8/1), A Toi Phil (12/1), Velocity Boy (40/1)

This promises to be an intriguing race tactically, with Acapella Bourgeois set to employ his usual front running tactics. They worked at Navan in February as he slipped a sleeping field but his enthusiasm surely undermined his hopes last time in the RSA as he fought with Might Bite. It would prove folly should he be given too much rope by his rivals here. The form horse is surely Grade One winner DISKO, who followed up his Leopardstown success with an acceptable run behind Yorkhill last month in the Cotswolds. Going back is distance, he is the one to beat. Anibale Fly and A Genie In Abottle, closely matched on their previous meeting, may be the best of the remainder.

Disko
Acapella Bourgeois
A Genie In Abottle

Prize Money

1st: €59,000.002nd: €19,000.003rd: €9,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,000.006th: €1,000.00