17:30 Punchestown

Thursday 2 May 2019

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

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 6m 1.80s

1^st

Unowhatimeanharry

1111-10

16/1

T: H FryJ: Mark Walsh

Always prominent, soon 2nd, slight mistake 9th, pressed leader 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on well run-in op 14/1

2^nd

Bacardys

811-10

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Mid-division early, 5th before 6th, pushed along briefly 10th, 7th before straight, soon effort, stayed on well run-in, 2nd near line op 15/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Bapaume

611-10

9/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Waited with, 7th before 6th, improved into 4th before straight, soon effort, chased winner run-in, one pace tchd 5/2

4^th

Killultagh Vic

1011-10

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Led, pressed and slight mistake 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace

5^th

Aux Ptits Soins

911-10

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Soon chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, 4th before 6th where not fluent, 5th before straight, soon effort, not fluent and slightly impeded last, kept on without matching principals run-in tchd 7/2

6^th

3 ¾

Vision Des Flos

611-10

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Waited with, 6th before 6th, improved into 3rd before straight, challenged approaching last and every chance when bad mistake, not recover and one pace tchd 9/1

7^th

Dortmund Park

611-10

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Waited with, soon towards rear, slight mistakes 8th and next, no impression before 3 out, tailed off op 16/1

8^th

Cracking Smart

711-10

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Chased leaders, soon 3rd, dropped towards rear and pushed along after 10th, no impression before 3 out, hampered last, tailed off

9^th

Prince Of Scars

911-10

66/1

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

In rear, jumped left 10th and pushed along, no impression before 3 out, hampered last, tailed off

Also Ran

Not Many Left

611-10

11/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Waited with, 8th before 6th, pushed along from 10th, 6th before straight, soon effort and just behind leaders when fell last op 13/2 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€24.60Pl:€4.20, €2.20, €1.30EX:€239.10Trifecta:€743.20Tricast:€406.62SF:€142.91

Forecasts

Bapaume (9/4), Aux Ptits Soins (4/1), Not Many Left (11/2), Bacardys (8/1), Dortmund Park (8/1), Cracking Smart (8/1), Vision Des Flos (10/1), Unowhatimeanharry (16/1), Killultagh Vic (16/1), Prince Of Scars (66/1)

A typically strong hand here for Willie Mullins, with three of the ten-runner field. With winning form at this meeting and a credible run behind Paisley Park at Cheltenham, Bapaume is the most appealing on current form. Killultagh Vic shouldn't be dismissed though Bacardys was very disappointing in this last year. He's come up short at this level before but AUX PTITS SOINS stormed home at Aintree last time to win a handicap and, with that career-best behind him, will surely not find a better Grade 1 opportunity. The progressive Not Many Left is much better suited back up in trip after a recent run at Fairyhouse.

Aux Ptits Soins
Bapaume
Not Many Left

Previous Winners

2018

Faugheen

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 10

J: D J Mullins | T: W P Mullins

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €176,999.002nd: €57,000.003rd: €27,000.004th: €12,000.005th: €6,000.006th: €3,000.00