Full Result 4.25 Punchestown (IRE) | 30 April 2016

AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €59,000 2nd €19,000 3rd €9,000 4th €4,000 5th €2,000

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Apple's Jade (FR) 8/13F B J Cooper W P Mullins	B J Cooper W P Mullins	4	107	153	109	155	–
b f Saddler Maker (IRE) - Apple's For Ever (FR) (Nikos)
Made all, 3 lengths clear before halfway, reduced advantage before 5th, going best before 2 out, extended advantage and in command before last, stayed on well, easily (op 4/5 tchd 9/10)

2 9	5. Let's Dance (FR) 9/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	4	107	133	98	137	–
b f Poliglote - Baraka Du Berlais (FR) (Bonnet Rouge)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5th, niggled along after 4 out and lost place, went moderate 3rd after 2 out and no impression on leaders, kept on under pressure from last to snatch moderate 2nd final strides, not trouble easy winner (op 11/2)

3 hd [9¼]	2. Ivanovich Gorbatov (IRE) 3/1 Barry Geraghty A P O'Brien	Barry Geraghty A P O'Brien	4	110 tp	153	105	144	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Northern Gulch (USA) (Gulch)
Settled behind leader, took closer order in 2nd before 5th, pushed along before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression on winner between last 2, one pace under pressure run-in and denied moderate 3rd final strides (op 9/4)

4 14 [23¼]	6. Tocororo (IRE) 33/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	4	107 ht¹	119	80	124	–
b f Teofilo (IRE) - Firecrest (IRE) (Darshaan)
Waited with in rear, last at halfway, slight mistake in rear 3 out and ridden, no impression on leaders before next, kept on one pace into moderate 4th

5 18 [41¼]	1. Cap D'Aubois (FR) 16/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	4	110	–	64	117	–
br g Snow Cap (FR) - Caline Grace (FR) (Marmato)
Held up towards rear, 4th halfway, took closer order in 3rd after 4 out, ridden and dropped to moderate 4th after 2 out, no extra into straight and soon weakened (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

5 ran Off time: 4:27:51 Winning time: 3m 59.80s (slow by 15.80s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Jer's Girl (stiff)
1st owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Apple's Jade) 1st breeder: Ronny Coveliers
2nd owner: Mrs S Ricci (Let's Dance)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Ivanovich Gorbatov)
Tote win: €1.70 PL: €1.02 €2.80 Ex: €4.90 CSF: €4.27 Trifecta: €4.70

4:25 Punchestown (IRE) 30 Apr 2016

AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1)