Full Result 4.40 Punchestown (IRE) | 27 April 2007

Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m4f Good 12 hurdles

1st €68,200 2nd €20,900 3rd €9,900 4th €3,300 5th €2,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Glencove Marina (IRE) 11/4J R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	5	1111	–	105	153	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Specifiedrisk (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 4th, improved into 2nd after 3 out, challenging when pecked slightly 2 out, ridden to lead early straight, 1 length advantage when left clear last (op 7/2)

2 5	5. Kalderon (GER) 10/1 D J Casey T Hogan	D J Casey T Hogan	7	1112	–	101	149	–
b g Big Shuffle (USA) - Kreuzdame (GER) (Acatenango)
Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, 5th and ridden after 4 out, 3rd 2 out, left moderate 2nd from last (op 9/1)

3 15 [20]	2. Breaking Silence I (IRE) 20/1 Robbie Power T J Taaffe	Robbie Power T J Taaffe	6	1112	–	86	135	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Lady Of Tara (Deep Run)
Held up towards rear, driven along briefly 5 out, moderate 6th 3 out, kept on same pace, left moderate 3rd from last

4 2½ [22½]	1. Aitmatov (GER) 4/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	1112 t	132	84	132	–
b g Lomitas - Atoka (GER) (Kaiseradler)
Held up, 6th 4 out, 7th and ridden 3 out, no impression, left moderate 4th from last (op 7/2)

5 20 [42½]	4. Davorin (JPN) 20/1 Denis O'Regan R P Burns	Denis O'Regan R P Burns	6	1112	123	63	112	–
br h Warning - Arvola (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, 5th 5 out, 4th 4 out, 5th after 3 out, soon no extra

6 27 [69½]	7. Optimus Prime (IRE) 66/1 J R Barry W J Burke	J R Barry W J Burke	6	1112	118	35	85	–
bb g Anshan - Hamshire Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always towards rear, tailed off

7 1 [70½]	8. Shanghide 25/1 Conor O'Dwyer M F Morris	Conor O'Dwyer M F Morris	6	1112	–	34	84	–
br g Supreme Leader - My Adventure (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders on outer, bad mistake and rider lost irons briefly 3rd, 7th 5 out, soon no extra, tailed off (op 20/1)

8 ¾ [71¼]	6. Maxi (IRE) 66/1 Andrew J McNamara Michael Hourigan	Andrew J McNamara Michael Hourigan	6	1112	116	34	83	–
b g Synefos (USA) - Silk Ribbon (IRE) (Kefaah)
Chased leaders early, behind from halfway, tailed off

F	9. Catch Me (GER) 11/4J Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	5	1111	–	–	153	–
br g Law Society (USA) - Calcida (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Close 2nd, led after 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed early straight, rallied under pressure, 1 length down when fell last (op 9/4)

PU	3. Cuan Na Grai (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy Paul Nolan	A P McCoy Paul Nolan	6	1112	137	–	–	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Volnost (USA) (Lyphard)
Led, headed and weakened after 3 out, eased after next, pulled up before last (jockey said gelding hung quite badly after fourth-last hurdle) (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 4m 53.60s (slow by 15.60s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Robin Du Bois I
1st owner: John J Brennan (Glencove Marina) 1st breeder: John Murphy
2nd owner: Miss M A Masterson (Kalderon)
3rd owner: Mrs John Magnier (Breaking Silence I)
Tote win: €3.70 PL: €1.60 €3.30 €2.90 Ex: €55.30 CSF: €28.35

4:40 Punchestown (IRE) 27 Apr 2007

Land Rover Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)