BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle 6r1p3g |
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| Grade 1, Punchestown 17:30 €300,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1  |
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| Friday 3rd May 2019 | |
135nu
1 Buveur D'Air 2/1F
2 Supasundae 9/2
3 Wicklow Brave 16/1
7 ran Distances: 2½l, 1¼l, ½l
Time: 3m 54.30s (slow by 10.30s)
Buveur D'Air surges to an impressive victory
Dual Champion Hurdler Buveur D'Air ends a disappointing season on a winning note by taking Friday's Punchestown feature pic.twitter.com/wrvh1XVOUH
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 3, 2019
Nicky Henderson’s dual winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham had questions to answer on his Irish debut having fallen when bidding to become the sixth horse to win a third two-mile hurdling crown at Prestbury Park before finding Supasundae too strong in the Aintree Hurdle.
With Davy Russell taking over in the saddle after Mark Walsh suffered an injury earlier in afternoon, 2-1 t-favourite Buveur D’Air travelled strongly throughout the two-mile contest and loomed ominously into the slipstream of Petit Mouchoir rounding the home turn.
Once given his head, the JP McManus-owned eight-year-old soon asserted and was good value for the winning margin of two and a half lengths.
Last year’s winner Wicklow Brave – winner of this event in 2017 – also making late gains in third.
The other t-favourite – Apple’s Jade – again failed to run up to her best following defeats at Cheltenham and Aintree.
BETDAQ Punchestown Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
€300,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1
7 ran
Going: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | Buveur D'Air (FR) 2/1j | D N Russell 11-12 |
N J Henderson | 8 | |
| 2nd | 2½ | Supasundae 9/2 | R M Power 11-12 |
Mrs J Harrington | 9 |
| 3rd | 1¼ | Wicklow Brave 16/1 | Mr P W Mullins 11-12 |
W P Mullins | 10 |
| 4th | ½ | Petit Mouchoir (FR) 33/1 | B J Cooper 11-12 |
H De Bromhead | 8 |
| 5th | ½ | Apple's Jade (FR) 2/1j | J W Kennedy 11-12 |
G Elliott | 7 |
| 6th | 1½ | Summerville Boy (IRE) 33/1 | J J Burke 11-12 |
T R George | 7 |
| 7th | 4½ | Melon 5/1 | P Townend 11-12 |
W P Mullins | 7 |
PAST RESULTS
Year Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer Jockey SP
2011 Hurricane Fly 7-11-12 George Creighton & Rose Boyd Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 1/2 Fav
2010 Hurricane Fly 6-11-12 George Creighton & Rose Boyd Willie Mullins Paul Townend 3/1
2009 Solwhit 5-11-12 Top Of The Hill Syndicate Charles Byrnes Davy Russell 2/1 Jt Fav
2008 Punjabi 5-11-12 Raymond Tooth Nicky Henderson GB Barry Geraghty 2/1
2007 Silent Oscar 8-11-12 Patrick Convery Harry Rogers Robbie Power 20/1
2006 Macs Joy 7-11-12 Mac’s J Racing Jessica Harrington Barry Geraghty 11/4
2005 Brave Inca 7-11-12 Novices Syndicate Colm Murphy A P McCoy 2/1
2004 Hardy Eustace 7-11-12 Lar Byrne Dessie Hughes Conor O’Dwyer 3/1
2003 Quazar 5-11-13 David Carr Jonjo O’Neill GB Tony Dobbin 7/2
2002 Davenport Milenium 6-11-12 Mrs Noel O’Callaghan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 11/2
*2001 Moscow Flyer 7-12-00 Brian Kearney Jessica Harrington Barry Geraghty 6/1
2000 Grimes 7-11-09 J P McManus Christy Roche Charlie Swan 6/1
1999 Istabraq 7-12-00 J P McManus Aidan O’Brien Charlie Swan 1/4 Fav
1998-96 No race
1995 Fortune And Fame 8-11-08 Michael Smurfit Dermot Weld Richard Dunwoody 4/7 Fav
1994 Fortune And Fame 7-11-08 Michael Smurfit Dermot Weld Brendan Sheridan 4/9 Fav
1993 Camden Buzz 5-11-05 Carmel Byrne Paddy Mullins Charlie Swan Evs Fav
* Run at Leopardstown
