| R5 IRE - PUNCHESTOWN | 30 April 2021 |
| Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) G1 4U NHDLE ($154,080), 4023m 5:08.50 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 4. GAILLARD DU MESNIL (FR) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS PAUL TOWNEND | 75.5 $1.50 | |||||||
| SAINT DES SAINTS (FR) - ATHENA DU MESNIL (FR) | ||||||||||
| MRS J DONNELLY | 2nd | 1. ASHDALE BOB (IRE) 6yo Gelding | MRS J HARRINGTON ROBBIE POWER | 75.5 $4.50 | ||||||
| SHANTOU (USA) - CEOL RUA (IRE) | ||||||||||
| DIARMUID HORGAN | 3rd | 6. N'GOLO (IRE) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS D E MULLINS | 75.5 $13.00 | ||||||
| GALILEO (IRE) - DAME AGAIN (AUS) | ||||||||||
| D MANN & MRS W DUFFUS | ||||||||||
| 99th | 5. GANAPATHI (FR) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS BRYAN J COOPER | 75.5 $8.50 | |||||||
Gaillard Du Mesnil landed a second Grade One of the season with victory in the Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown. It was not entirely straightforward however, as he had to dig deep to see off Ashdale Bob by two and a quarter lengths. Ganapathi, who fell at the last, was fine afterwards, as was his jockey.
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