17:25 Punchestown

Thursday 29 April 2021

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:0519:35

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:28 | Winning time: 5m 56.90s

1^st

Klassical Dream

711-12

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Mid-division early, slight mistake 3rd, soon raced in 6th, went 3rd travelling smoothly approaching straight, led approaching last, quickly asserted and slight mistake, ridden out and stayed on well run-in op 9/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

James Du Berlais

511-11

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Waited with, soon in rear, headway after 4 out, 5th into straight, chased winner approaching last, kept on same pace op 22/1 tchd 25/1

3^rd

3 ½

Ronald Pump

811-12

17/2

T: M J SmithJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division early, 9th after 5th, pushed along briefly after 4 out, went 4th and under pressure approaching straight, soon effort and one pace op 11/2 tchd 9/1

4^th

9 ½

French Dynamite

611-12

12/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Rachael Blackmore

Led, headed after 1st and raced in 2nd, slight mistake 4 out, on terms before 3 out, soon led, headed approaching last, one pace op 15/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

3 ½

Sole Pretender

711-12

18/1

T: N LeeJ: Mr J J Codd

Soon chased leaders in 5th, 4th halfway, 2nd and effort approaching straight, soon one pace op 28/1

6^th

1 ½

Diol Ker

711-12

66/1

T: N MeadeJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division early, slightly slow 1st and pushed along briefly and at stages after, ridden along towards rear after 4th, 10th after 5th, kept on without threatening from before straight op 50/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

The Storyteller

1011-12

14/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: D F O'Regan

Waited with, 11th after 5th, kept on without threatening from before straight op 16/1 tchd 18/1

8^th

4 ½

Saldier

711-12

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Waited with towards rear, headway into mid-division halfway, mistake 4 out, slight mistake 2 out, soon one pace op 11/1

9^th

Bacardys

1011-12

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Soon chased leaders in 4th, 5th halfway, no extra approaching straight op 66/1 tchd 40/1

10^th

1 ¼

Heaven Help Us

711-5

25/1

T: P HennessyJ: Richard Condon

Prominent, slightly slow 1st, slight mistake 3rd and raced in 3rd, no extra from before straight op 28/1

11^th

Agrapart

1011-12

150/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Craig Williams

Mid-division early, slightly slow 1st, dropped to 12th after 5th, slight mistake and no impression 5 out op 100/1 tchd 200/1

Also Ran

Beacon Edge

711-12

5/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Chased leaders early, 7th after 5th, off pace in mid-division when fell 2 out tchd 9/2

Flooring Porter

611-12

10/3f

T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore

Led in at start, soon prominent, led after 1st, jumped left 3rd and tended to do so after and some slight mistakes, joined before 3 out, soon headed and weakened from before straight, pulled up last op 11/4 tchd 7/2

Fury Road

711-12

11/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division early, 8th after 5th, slight mistake 6th, dropped to rear and no impression 5 out, pulled up 3 out tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Mrs Milner⁴²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P Nolan J: B J Cooper

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.70Pl:€2.60, €4.00, €3.20EX:€107.00Trifecta:€615.90Tricast:€670.81SF:€77.82

Forecasts

Flooring Porter (10/3), Klassical Dream (5/1), Beacon Edge (5/1), Ronald Pump (17/2), Saldier (10/1), Fury Road (11/1), French Dynamite (12/1), The Storyteller (14/1), James Du Berlais (16/1), Mrs Milner (16/1), Sole Pretender (18/1), Heaven Help Us (25/1), Bacardys (50/1), Diol Ker (66/1), Agrapart (150/1)

FLOORING PORTER has improved out of all recognition, winning his first handicap from a mark of just 105 and now potentially looking the dominant staying hurdler after his impressive all-the-way success in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham. Beacon Edge was an excellent fourth behind the selection at the Festival on his first attempt at this trip and rates the main threat ahead of Ronald Pump.

FLOORING PORTER (IRE)
BEACON EDGE (IRE)
RONALD PUMP

Previous Winners

2020

Unowhatimeanharry

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 11

J: Mark Walsh | T: H Fry

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €150,000.002nd: €50,000.003rd: €25,000.004th: €12,500.005th: €7,500.006th: €5,000.00