14:05 Punchestown

Sunday 14 November 2021

All12:0012:3013:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 40y  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   3 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 4m 7.0s
1st
Horse silk
3
811-12
6/4f
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Raced in 2nd, on terms briefly 3rd, travelling smoothly approaching straight, led approaching last, soon ridden to assert and stayed on well op 7/4 tchd 11/8
2nd
Horse silk
3
4
411-12
5/2
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Led, slight mistake 3rd and joined briefly, slight mistake 5th, pushed along approaching straight, headed approaching last, slightly impeded and switched left run-in, kept on without matching winner op 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
12
5
7/4
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Waited with, in touch in rear, keen, slight mistake 2nd, slight mistake 2 out, under pressure early straight, soon no impression, no extra from before last op 5/4

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2
Horse silk
Darasso7
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 8
T: J P O'Brien  J: M P Walsh
NR
1
Horse silk
Abacadabras198
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: G Elliott  J: B J Cooper
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.50EX:€4.10Trifecta:€3.40SF:€4.93

Forecasts

Sharjah (6/4), Echoes In Rain (7/4), Zanahiyr (5/2), Abacadabras (5/1), Darasso (20/1)

Verdict

SHARJAH looked better than ever when runner-up in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham and Punchestown in the spring and has no Honeysuckle to deal with this time. His stablemate Echoes In Rain rates a high-class prospect and is the obvious threat ahead of last year's winner Abacadabras.

  1. SHARJAH (FR)
  2. ECHOES IN RAIN (FR)
  3. ABACADABRAS (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Abacadabras
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
13/8

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00

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