17:30 Punchestown

Thursday 27 April 2017

All15:4016:1516:5017:3018:0518:4019:1519:45

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 6m 1.40s

1^st

Unowhatimeanharry

911-10

4/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Took keen hold early, chased leaders, 5th from 5th, closed up 4 out, travelling smoothly and almost on terms 3 out, led after 2 out, strongly pressed before last, stayed on well run-in, just held on op 7/2

2^nd

Nichols Canyon

711-10

7/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Mid-division, 7th from 5th, closed 3 out, 3rd next, 2nd before straight travelling smoothly, challenged at last, every chance and stayed on well run-in, just failed op 2/1

3^rd

Footpad

511-9

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob

Held up, 10th from 5th, not much room briefly 4 out, improved into 4th before straight, soon 3rd, no impression from before last, one pace op 11/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

1 ½

De Plotting Shed

711-10

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, 4th from 5th, 5th before straight, soon no impression and one pace op 50/1

5^th

nse

One Track Mind

711-10

33/1

T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan

Tracked leaders, 3rd from 5th, 2nd briefly before 5 out where slightly slow, pushed along before 2 out and lost position, soon no impression and kept on same pace op 25/1

6^th

nse

Jury Duty

611-10

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: R M Power

Took keen hold early, held up in rear, mistake 4th, some headway but no impression before straight, soon chased leaders and one pace

7^th

Lieutenant Colonel

811-10

100/1

T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper

Chased leaders, 6th from 5th, slight mistake 7th, under pressure and no impression from 3 out, one pace

8^th

Snow Falcon

711-10

16/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Held up, 9th from 5th, dropped to last from 4 out, no impression from 2 out, some headway when bad mistake last, no extra op 14/1

9^th

3 ¼

Clondaw Warrior

1011-10

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up, mistake 5 out, no impression before straight, soon no extra

10^th

Lil Rockerfeller

611-10

8/1

T: N B KingJ: R Johnson

Soon led, pressed and almost joined 3 out, headed after 2 out, dropped to 4th into straight, weakened op 15/2 tchd 7/1

11^th

4 ½

Shaneshill

811-10

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Close up, soon 2nd, lost place and slight mistake 3 out, weakened op 16/1

Also Ran

Sutton Place

611-10

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, 8th from 5th, pushed along to close from 3 out, pulled up quickly before next op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.40Pl:€1.50, €1.10, €3.00EX:€16.30Trifecta:€176.70Tricast:€63.20SF:€11.88

Forecasts

Nichols Canyon (7/4), Unowhatimeanharry (4/1), Sutton Place (4/1), Lil Rockerfeller (8/1), Footpad (9/1), Shaneshill (14/1), Snow Falcon (16/1), Jury Duty (25/1), Clondaw Warrior (25/1), De Plotting Shed (33/1), One Track Mind (33/1), Lieutenant Colonel (100/1)

NICHOLS CANYON is unexposed as a stayer, and should be able to confirm Cheltenham form with Lil Rockerfeller and Unowhatimeanharry, with his liking for this track another major plus. Unowhatimeanharry had a long winning sequence ended at Cheltenham, but is thoroughly reliable, and looks the option for the silver medal.

Nichols Canyon
Unowhatimeanharry
Lil Rockerfeller

Prize Money

1st: €147,500.002nd: €47,500.003rd: €22,500.004th: €10,000.005th: €5,001.006th: €2,500.00