Punchestown

Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1)

Distance: 2m7f110y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €177,000

Runners: 11

Winning time: 5m 55.90s (slow by 27.40s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

9 Teahupoo

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 163

SP: 5/4F

In touch with leaders - smooth headway after 3 out - challenging 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - ridden clear run-in(op 11/10)

2 4¼

1 Asterion Forlonge

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Age: 11

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 149

SP: 18/1

Towards rear - good headway on inner when not fluent 3 out - challenging after 2 out - outpaced approaching last - ran on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(tchd 16/1)

3 2½ 6¾

11 Jetara

J: James Bowen

T: Mrs John Harrington

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 3lbs

OR: 146

SP: 6/1

Midfield - prominent after 2nd - outpaced after 2 out - ran on well from last - went third towards finish(op 8/1)

4 ¾ 7½

10 Winter Fog

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Age: 11

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 148

SP: 12/1

Towards rear - headway into midfield 4 out - led narrowly 3 out - soon faced challenges - headed approaching last - not fluent last - no extra and lost two places inside final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)

5 4¾ 12¼

2 Colonel Mustard

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Age: 10

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 145

SP: 22/1

Towards rear - headway from 2 out - disputing fourth approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 25/1)

6 ¾ 13

6 Home By The Lee

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age: 10

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 159

SP: 9/1

Never going well - midfield - towards rear halfway - soon niggled along - brief headway on outer 2 out - kept on - never near to challenge(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

7 1¾ 14¾

3 Crambo

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O'Brien

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: -

SP: 16/1

Prominent - soon went second - outpaced after 2 out(op 11/1)

8 21 35¾

4 Franciscan Rock

J: Gavin Brouder

T: M F Morris

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 147

SP: 33/1

Midfield - hit 5 out - outpaced after 2 out(op 28/1)

9 2¾ 38½

5 Hiddenvalley Lake

J: Darragh O'Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 159

SP: 7/1

Midfield - lost position after 3 out - mistake towards rear 2 out - soon no extra(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)

10 4½ 43

8 Rocky's Diamond

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 154

SP: 8/1

Led - not fluent 8th - hit 5 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/1)

7 Meet And Greet

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 143

SP: 66/1

In touch with leaders - midfield halfway - weakening when mistake 3 out - dropped to rear after 2 out - eased home turn - pulled up approaching last(op 125/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.25

Tote place: €1.30 €4.10 €1.80

Exacta: €25.60

Trifecta: €184.70

Tricast: €110.29

CSF: €27.63