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17:25 Punchestown

Thursday 27 April 2023

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

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 17:27 | Winning time: 5m 55.9s

1^st

Klassical Dream

911-10

3/1j

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up towards rear, progress after 2 out, travelled well into 3rd entering straight, ridden to dispute last, led run-in, kept on well, pressed close home tchd 11/4 and 16/5

2^nd

Asterion Forlonge

911-10

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, disputed 3 out and jumped slightly right, narrowly headed after 2 out, ridden to dispute again before last, headed run-in, kept on again close home to press winner op 9/1

3^rd

Sire Du Berlais

1111-10

7/1

T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh

Held up, pushed along briefly 7th, improved into 4th after 4 out, disputed 3 out, ridden to lead narrowly after 2 out, joined before last, headed run-in, kept on again close home op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and 15/2

4^th

2 ¼

Teahupoo

611-10

3/1j

T: G ElliottJ: D J O'Keeffe

Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, slightly hampered 3 out, switched left before next, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra in 4th before last, kept on one pace op 9/4

5^th

Ashdale Bob

811-10

11/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K M Donoghue

Held up towards rear, progress 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression in 5th before last, kept on one pace op 14/1

6^th

Summerville Boy

1111-10

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Led, slight mistake and headed 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, soon no extra op 28/1

7^th

Meet And Greet

711-10

10/1

T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright

Mid-division for most, ridden and no extra 2 out op 16/1

8^th

Whatdeawant

711-10

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe

Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened op 25/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

Monkfish

911-10

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 4th and 5th, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened and tailed off op 5/1 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.50, €2.30, €2.10EX:€21.40Trifecta:€158.30Tricast:€156.01SF:€28.21

Forecasts

Klassical Dream (3/1), Teahupoo (3/1), Monkfish (9/2), Sire Du Berlais (7/1), Asterion Forlonge (8/1), Meet And Greet (10/1), Ashdale Bob (11/1), Whatdeawant (22/1), Summerville Boy (33/1)

TEAHUPOO wasn't seen to best effect when a close third to Sire du Berlais in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and, still unexposed as a stayer, he is taken to emerge on top this time. To his credit, Sire Du Berlais subsequently produced another career-best when following up at Aintree and he won't go down without a fight. Klassical Dream can be expected to make a bold bid to win this race for the third consecutive, while stablemate Monkfish is a fascinating contender.