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17:25 Punchestown

Friday 30 April 2021

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

Paddy Power Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 3m 53.1s

1^st

Honeysuckle

711-7

4/7f

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders on outer, improved to lead 2 out, clear and pushed along entering straight, slow jump at last and briefly strongly pressed early run-in, rallied and stayed on well inside final furlong op 8/13

2^nd

2 ¼

Sharjah

812-0

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

In touch in rear, 7th 3 out, closer in 5th 2 out, headway into 2nd entering straight, soon ridden, briefly strongly pressed winner after last, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong tchd 10/1

3^rd

Epatante

711-7

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division, 5th 3 out, pushed along in 4th 2 out, ridden in moderate 5th entering straight, 3rd at last, kept on one pace

4^th

1 ½

Abacadabras

712-0

14/1

T: Mrs D FosterJ: J W Kennedy

In touch in rear of mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace straight op 12/1

5^th

2 ¾

Goshen

512-0

8/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hod, mistake 2nd, disputed lead 4th, headed next, ridden in 2nd 2 out, no impression straight op 10/1

6^th

Darver Star

912-0

100/1

T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore

In rear, trailing and niggled along 3rd, bad mistake 6th, no impression from next, never a factor op 125/1 tchd 150/1

7^th

Jason The Militant

712-0

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe

Led, joined 4th, led next, slight mistake 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened tchd 40/1

8^th

Aspire Tower

512-0

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders in 3rd, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, ridden 3 out, weakened op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.50Pl:€1.02, €2.00, €1.80EX:€7.10Trifecta:€15.00Tricast:€14.42SF:€7.07

Forecasts

Honeysuckle (4/7), Epatante (9/2), Goshen (8/1), Sharjah (9/1), Abacadabras (14/1), Jason The Militant (33/1), Aspire Tower (33/1), Darver Star (100/1)

HONEYSUCKLE maintained her unbeaten record in impressive fashion when beating most of these in the Champion Hurdle and she'll prove very hard to beat again. Abacadabras didn't get a chance to show what he could do when falling at Cheltenham, but he made amends in the Aintree Hurdle and could emerge as the biggest threat, while Goshen may be worth another chance back at a right-handed track.