| R4 IRE - PUNCHESTOWN | 26 April 2023 |
| Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) G1 4U NHDLE ($216,790), 4828m 6:10.20 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 5. GAELIC WARRIOR (GER) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS PAUL TOWNEND | 74.5 $1.80 | |||||||
| MAXIOS (GB) - GAME OF LEGS (FR) | ||||||||||
| MRS S RICCI | 2nd | 1. AFFORDALE FURY (IRE) 5yo Gelding | NOEL MEADE DANNY MCMENAMIN | 74.5 $7.00 | ||||||
| AFFINISEA (IRE) - NO GREATER FURY (IRE) | ||||||||||
| P L POLLY | 3rd | 4. FRANCISCAN ROCK (IRE) 6yo Gelding | M F MORRIS R A DOYLE | 74.5 $81.00 | ||||||
| FAME AND GLORY (GB) - MRS DEMPSEY (IRE) | ||||||||||
| MICHAEL O'FLYNN & JOHN F O'FLYNN | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3. FAVORI DE CHAMPDOU (FR) 8yo Gelding | GORDON ELLIOTT D J O'KEEFFE | 74.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 7. KALANISI STAR (GB) 6yo Gelding | OLIVER MCKIERNAN PHILIP ENRIGHT | 74.5 $51.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 2. EMBASSY GARDENS (GB) 7yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS D J MULLINS | 74.5 $7.50 | |||||||
| 7th | 6. HARRY DES ONGRAIS (FR) 6yo Gelding | HENRY DE BROMHEAD RACHAEL BLACKMORE | 74.5 $41.00 | |||||||
| 8th | 9. WHATCOULDHAVEBEEN (IRE) 5yo Mare | JARLATH P FAHEY SEAN FLANAGAN | 71.0 $19.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 8. SALVADOR ZIGGY (IRE) 7yo Gelding | GORDON ELLIOTT MARK P WALSH | 74.5 $6.00 | |||||||
The Willie Mullins-trained Gaelic Warrior (4/5f) relished the step up to three miles as he recorded a first Grade One success in the Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle. Ridden by Paul Townend, the five-year-old powered clear in the closing stages to record a decisive 10-length victory.
