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16:20 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 April 2018

All15:4016:2016:5517:3018:0518:4019:15

Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 4m 3.7s

1^st

Draconien

511-12

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: N D Fehily

Towards rear, headway from 3 out, went 4th next, 3rd travelling well entering straight, pushed along to dispute lead before last, ridden to lead after last, stayed on well

2^nd

2 ¼

Vision Des Flos

511-12

11/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, progress into 2nd after 4 out, disputed lead next, led 2 out, ridden and joined before last, headed after last, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Mengli Khan

511-12

11/2

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Mid-division, bumped briefly after 3rd, progress into 3rd 3 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd before last, bad mistake at last, kept on same pace run-in op 6/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

Whiskey Sour

511-12

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

In rear, progress into 6th 2 out, soon ridden, moderate 5th entering straight, went 4th at last, no extra op 12/1

5^th

Cartwright

511-12

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh

In rear, mistake 5th, some progress and ridden 2 out, moderate 8th entering straight, went 5th at last, no impression op 25/1

6^th

4 ¾

Sharjah

511-12

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 4 out and briefly pushed along, ridden in 8th 2 out, no impression tchd 10/1

7^th

1 ¾

Getabird

611-12

11/10f

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Led, joined 3 out, soon pushed along, headed next and ridden, weakened entering straight tchd 6/5

8^th

5 ½

Hardline

611-12

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: S W Flanagan

Tracked leader in 2nd early, 3rd at 3rd, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon weakened tchd 16/1

9^th

Beyond The Law

611-12

66/1

T: M F MorrisJ: B J Cooper

Tracked leaders on outer, 2nd at 3rd, mistake next, weakened quickly 3 out, in rear when stumbled next

10^th

Paloma Blue

611-12

11/2

T: H De BromheadJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 1st and 2nd, ridden in 4th 3 out, 5th and slight mistake next, weakened op 5/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€35.60Pl:€7.30, €3.20, €1.80EX:€370.00Trifecta:€2,677.30Tricast:€1,741.95SF:€258.16

Forecasts

Getabird (11/10), Mengli Khan (11/2), Paloma Blue (11/2), Whiskey Sour (10/1), Vision Des Flos (11/1), Sharjah (11/1), Draconien (25/1), Hardline (25/1), Cartwright (33/1), Beyond The Law (66/1)

GETABIRD didn't fire for some reason at Cheltenham but he put that behind him with a decisive Fairyhouse success since and can atone for his Cotswolds disappointment with success here. He put Mengli Khan away with a decisive turn of foot on the home bend here in January in the Moscow Flyer and can confirm that form and strike an early blow for the Mullins camp over title-chasing Gordon Elliott. Paloma Blue ran a stormer in the Supreme at Cheltenham and has excellent place claims now ahead of Draconien and Cartwright.