17:20 Punchestown

Wednesday 26 April 2023

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Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 6m 10.20s

1^st

Gaelic Warrior

511-10

4/5f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along and briefly short of room after 2 out, switched to outer entering straight, improved to lead travelling well at last, stayed on well run-in, easily tchd 5/6

2^nd

Affordale Fury

511-10

6/1

T: N MeadeJ: D McMenamin

Held up in touch in rear, progress on outer 3 out, 6th next, ridden and improved to dispute lead entering straight, headed at last, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in op 11/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Franciscan Rock

611-10

80/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Ricky Doyle

Rear of mid-division, niggled along briefly 4th, pushed along 3 out, ridden in 8th 2 out, good headway to dispute lead and bumped entering straight, headed approaching last, kept on one pace in 3rd run-in tchd 125/1

4^th

Favori De Champdou

811-10

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, ridden and headed entering straight, 4th before last, no extra op 14/1

5^th

3 ¾

Kalanisi Star

611-10

50/1

T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders on outer, closer in 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th before last, no impression

6^th

Embassy Gardens

711-10

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 6th and 7th, 2nd when mistake and ridden 2 out, 3rd entering straight, soon no impression tchd 6/1

7^th

Harry Des Ongrais

611-10

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division, dropped to rear of mid-division at 7th, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

8^th

Whatcouldhavebeen

511-3

18/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 3 out, 5th next, weakened op 20/1

Also Ran

Salvador Ziggy

711-10

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, weakened, pulled up before last op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.80Pl:€1.10, €1.90, €5.80EX:€6.60Trifecta:€141.80Tricast:€214.26SF:€6.36

Forecasts

Gaelic Warrior (4/5), Salvador Ziggy (5/1), Affordale Fury (6/1), Embassy Gardens (13/2), Favori De Champdou (16/1), Whatcouldhavebeen (18/1), Harry Des Ongrais (40/1), Kalanisi Star (50/1), Franciscan Rock (80/1)

GAELIC WARRIOR ran a cracker when second in the Ballymore at Cheltenham and will be a tough nut to crack if his stamina holds now stepping up in trip again. Salvador Ziggy produced an excellent performance under a big weight in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham and can give the selection most to do ahead of Albert Bartlett runner-up Affordale Fury.

GAELIC WARRIOR (GER)
SALVADOR ZIGGY (IRE)
AFFORDALE FURY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

The Nice Guy

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

15/8

Prize Money

1st: €75,000.002nd: €25,000.003rd: €12,500.004th: €6,250.005th: €3,750.006th: €2,500.00