| R5 IRE - PUNCHESTOWN | 28 April 2017 |
| Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) G1 4U NHDLE ($140,100), 4023m 4:53.90 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. BACARDYS (FR) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS MR P W MULLINS | 74.5 $11.00 | |||||||
| COASTAL PATH (GB) - OASICE (FR) | ||||||||||
| SHANAKIEL RACING SYNDICATE | 2nd | 4. FINIAN'S OSCAR (IRE) 5yo Gelding | C L TIZZARD ROBBIE POWER | 74.5 $2.63 | ||||||
| OSCAR (IRE) - TRINITY ALLEY (IRE) | ||||||||||
| ANN & ALAN POTTS LIMITED | 3rd | 3. DEATH DUTY (IRE) 6yo Gelding | GORDON ELLIOTT BRYAN J COOPER | 74.5 $5.50 | ||||||
| SHANTOU (USA) - MIDNIGHT GIFT (IRE) | ||||||||||
| GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9. LET'S DANCE (FR) 5yo Mare | WILLIE MULLINS R WALSH | 71.0 $4.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 2. BLEU BERRY (FR) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS PAUL TOWNEND | 74.5 $9.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 10. THE NIPPER (IRE) 6yo Mare | W J GREATREX GAVIN SHEEHAN | 71.0 $26.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 5. KEMBOY (FR) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS D J MULLINS | 74.5 $15.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 7. OUTSPOKEN (IRE) 5yo Gelding | JOSEPH O'BRIEN MARK P WALSH | 74.5 $15.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 8. RUNFORDAVE (IRE) 5yo Gelding | GORDON ELLIOTT JACK W KENNEDY | 74.5 $34.00 | |||||||
Another fantastic finish at a fantastic Punchestown Festival - Bacardys comes from off the pace to reel in favourite Finian's Oscar in a dramatic climax to the Grade 1 Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle under jockey Patrick Mullins for trainer Willie Mullins.
Luke McCann Says:
2/05/2017 9:18:01 PM
Just seeing this for the first time. Bad ride by Robbie in the end, thought the race was over and it wasn't. Needed to put it to bed rather than allowing him to pop the last hurdle. All came from him asking him to go too early and leaving him alone out in front for so long - sitting duck in the end. Fair play to Patrick.