Full Result 12.40 Punchestown (IRE) | 31 December 2006

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(4yo+) 3m Inner Heavy 18 fences

1st €10,365 2nd €2,415 3rd €1,065 4th €615

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Imperial Sun (IRE) 5/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	7	1112	–	69	117	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Ashley's Princess (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
In touch, mistake 7th, 6th after 5 out, 4th under pressure after 3 out, challenged last, kept on well under pressure to lead close home

2 nk	3. Dusty Doolan (IRE) 10/1 T G M Ryan C A Murphy	T G M Ryan C A Murphy	8	1112	–	69	117	–
br g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Roberto Moss (Le Moss)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd and driven along before 4 out, close 2nd and challenged next, outpaced approaching 2 out, led last, headed close home, kept on under pressure

3 1¼ [1½]	9. Ballytrim (IRE) 4/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	5	1110	–	65	113	–
b g Luso - Helynsar (Fidel)
Mid-division, progress into 4th 4 out, 3rd under pressure 2 out, challenged last, kept on (op 7/2)

4 11 [12½]	4. Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) 3/1 Ms N Carberry E Bolger	Ms N Carberry E Bolger	9	1112	116	57	106	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Strong Wings (Strong Gale)
Led and disputed, strongly pressed 3 out, ridden and edged clear before 2 out, headed last, soon no extra (op 9/4)

5 13 [25½]	1. Back To Bid (IRE) 7/4F Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	1112	–	43	94	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Cut It Fine (USA) (Big Spruce)
Prominent, slight mistake 6th, 3rd when pecked slightly 6 out, 2nd after next, bad mistake 4 out, 3rd when slight mistake 3 out, soon no extra (op 2/1)

6 5½ [31]	8. The Green Hat (IRE) 8/1 Robert Dunne ⁷ M J P O'Brien	Robert Dunne ⁷ M J P O'Brien	6	115	–	38	86	–
bb g Mister Lord (USA) - Dark Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd briefly 7 out, 4th under pressure before 4 out, soon no extra (op 7/1)

7 17 [48]	2. Broom Maker (IRE) 14/1 Ken Whelan Myles Coughlan	Ken Whelan Myles Coughlan	6	1112	–	20	69	–
ch g Germany (USA) - Carro Valley (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Held up, 8th 6 out, close 7th approaching 4 out, soon no extra and weakened (op 12/1)

8 13 [61]	10. Ardlea Star (IRE) 66/1 Niki O'Shea ⁵ Patrick O Brady	Niki O'Shea ⁵ Patrick O Brady	8	112	–	–	51	–
br m Glacial Storm (USA) - Jolly Style (IRE) (Jolly Jake)
Never a factor

9 4½ [65½]	7. Mr Cheetham (IRE) 25/1 Kevin Coleman ³ F Flood	Kevin Coleman ³ F Flood	7	119	–	16	51	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Peace Time Girl (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up, no extra from 5 out (op 16/1)

10 dist [95½]	11. Catchereye (IRE) 33/1 G T Hutchinson T M Walsh	G T Hutchinson T M Walsh	5	115	–	–	–	–
b m Beneficial - Una's Polly (Pollerton)
Always behind, trailing after halfway, completely tailed off

PU	6. Indian Hills (IRE) 20/1 Andrew J McNamara Ms F M Crowley	Andrew J McNamara Ms F M Crowley	7	1112	–	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Wakt (Akarad)
Close 3rd to halfway, dropped to 6th 6 out, weakened next, pulled up before 4 out (op 14/1)

11 ran Off time: 12:40:00 Winning time: 7m 13.00s (slow by 1m 13.00s) Total SP: 138%
1st owner: Fieldspring Racing Syndicate (Imperial Sun) 1st breeder: Sean Hughes
2nd owner: Sawdust Inn Syndicate (Dusty Doolan)
3rd owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Ballytrim)
Tote win: €6.20 PL: €2.20 €3.20 €2 Ex: €114.30 CSF: €59.47

12:40 Punchestown (IRE) 31 Dec 2006

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