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18:35 Punchestown

Friday 29 April 2022

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:45

Irish Daily Star Champion Hunters Chase

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 6m 27.2s

1^st

Billaway

1012-0

11/8

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Disputed and not fluent 1st, led 2nd, joined before 7th where bad mistake and headed, close up again 5 out, ridden to dispute entering straight, narrow lead after 2 out, joined and mistake last, soon led, kept on well run-in op 6/5

2^nd

1 ¼

Vaucelet

712-0

1/1f

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr B O'Neill

Held up early, tracked leaders before 3rd, disputed before 7th, led 7th, pressed from 5 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and joined, slight mistake 2 out, soon narrowly headed, rallied and upsides when bad mistake last, soon headed, kept on same pace op 11/10

3^rd

Dorking Cock

812-0

9/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr B G Crawford (7)

Not fluent 1st, held up behind leaders, kept wide, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 10th, no impression on leaders from 4 out, weakened next tchd 7/1

4^th

Poli Roi

1012-0

66/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)

Disputed briefly, soon held up towards rear, slight mistake 8th, no impression from 7 out, weakened 5 out tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Solomn Grundy

1212-0

20/1

T: S DoyleJ: Mr J L Scallan (7)

Not fluent 1st, soon tracked leaders, mistake 6th, rear and reminders 8th, pulled up before next op 18/1 tchd 16/1

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Kitsilano⁴⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J J Murphy J: Mr A T Feeney

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.38Pl:€1.20, €1.10EX:€2.70Trifecta:€7.30SF:€3.16

Forecasts

Vaucelet (1/1), Billaway (11/8), Dorking Cock (9/1), Solomn Grundy (20/1), Poli Roi (66/1), Kitsilano (66/1)

Having got up in the dying strides at Cheltenham, BILLAWAY is fancied to make amends for last year's agonising defeat in this event by edging out Vaucelet, who is closely matched on form and looked as good as ever when scoring at Fairyhouse last time. Dorking Cock is the pick of the remainder.