2025-04-30 Punchestown 16:50
Punchestown

Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion INH Flat Race (Grade 1)

Distance: 2m132y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €59,000

Runners: 6

Winning time: 4m 2.20s (slow by 20.30s)

Age: 4-7yo

Class: Class 1

6 Bambino Fever

J:Miss J Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:11/8F

Travelled strongly - prominent - led going easily 2f out - shaken up and edged right over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

2 2¼

7 Switch From Diesel

J:Mr R W Barron T:Ross O'Sullivan

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:11/2

Towards rear - headway on outer home turn - went second but outpaced over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

3 6 8¼

2 Colcannon

J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Noel Meade

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:- SP:11/4

In touch with leaders - going okay but waiting for room over 2f out - soon switched left and outpaced - kept on inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)

4 2¼ 10½

3 Copacabana

J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:- SP:5/1

Led - headed 2f out - soon outpaced and lost position - kept on final 110yds - went fourth again final strides(op 11/2)

5 hd 10¾

5 Sunny South West

J:Mr A P Ryan T:Edward F Power

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

Held up in rear - headway on inner over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - weakened final 110yds - lost fourth final strides(op 80/1)

6 28 38¾

4 Kalypso'chance

J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:- SP:17/2

Raced in second - pressed leader 5f out - drifted left and lost position home turn - weakened over 1f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung badly right turning in)(op 11/2 tchd 9/1)