Full Result 4.15 Punchestown (IRE) | 23 April 2008

Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup (Chase) (Grade 1)

(5yo+) 3m1f Good To Yielding 17 fences

1st €165,000 2nd €52,250 3rd €24,750 4th €8,250 5th €5,500 6th €2,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Neptune Collonges (FR) 9/10F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	1110	–	173	174	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Castille Collonges (FR) (El Badr)
Led, headed after 6th, led again before 6 out, clear 3 out, ridden and kept on well from 2 out (op Evs tchd 4/5)

2 7	9. Snowy Morning (IRE) 12/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	8	1110	154	167	167	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Miss Perky (IRE) (Creative Plan I)
Chased leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, improved to 2nd entering straight, kept on from before 2 out, not reach winner (op 10/1)

3 17 [24]	5. Mossbank (IRE) 7/2 Davy Russell Michael Hourigan	Davy Russell Michael Hourigan	8	1110	166	154	150	–
b g Kadeed (IRE) - Miromaid (Simply Great)
Mid-division, headway to 5th 5 out, ridden in 3rd 3 out, soon no extra, kept on one pace, mistake last (op 100/30)

4 1 [25]	4. Mister Top Notch (IRE) 11/1 Paul Carberry D E Fitzgerald	Paul Carberry D E Fitzgerald	9	1110	154	153	149	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Turn A Coin (Prince Hansel)
Chased leaders, mistakes 7th and 9th, 2nd approaching 5 out, ridden 3 out, weakened before straight (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

5 5 [30]	7. New Alco (FR) 16/1 Niall P Madden Ferdy Murphy	Niall P Madden Ferdy Murphy	7	1110	–	149	144	–
bb g Dom Alco (FR) - Cabira Des Saccart (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, some headway to moderate 5th after 4 out, no impression on leaders

6 3 [33]	1. Beef Or Salmon (IRE) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan	Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan	12	1110 b	159	147	141	–
ch g Cajetano (USA) - Farinella (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, lost place before 9th, no impression in 8th from before 6 out, kept on one pace

7 dist [63]	2. Hi Cloy (IRE) 50/1 Tom Doyle Michael Hourigan	Tom Doyle Michael Hourigan	11	1110 b	154	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Thomastown Girl (Tekoah)
Chased leaders, improved to 2nd 3rd, led after 6th, headed before 6 out, weakened approaching 5 out

PU	3. Kicking King (IRE) 8/1 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	10	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Fairy Blaze (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Mid-division, headway to 5th at 9th, improved to 2nd after 5 out, soon no extra approaching next and weakened, pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding travelled well throughout until he weakened under pressure approaching 3 out; vet said gelding scoped abnormally post race.)

PU	8. Sher Beau (IRE) 50/1 Andrew J McNamara Philip Fenton	Andrew J McNamara Philip Fenton	9	1110	142	–	–	–
b g Beau Sher - Welsh Ana (IRE) (Welsh Term)
Always towards rear, mistake 6th, pulled up after 3 out

9 ran Off time: 4:19:00 Winning time: 6m 9.10s (slow by 3.10s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: J Hales (Neptune Collonges) 1st breeder: G A E C Delorme Freres
2nd owner: Quayside Syndicate (Snowy Morning)
3rd owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Mossbank)
Tote win: €1.90 PL: €1.10 €1.50 €1.70 Ex: €17.60 CSF: €12.91

4:15 Punchestown (IRE) 23 Apr 2008

Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup (Chase) (Grade 1)