| R2 IRE - PUNCHESTOWN | 29 April 2014 |
| Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) G1 5U NHDLE ($117,700), 3219m 3:57.60 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. FAUGHEEN (IRE) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS R WALSH | 75.5 $1.50 | |||||||
| GERMANY (USA) - MISS PICKERING (IRE) | ||||||||||
| MRS S RICCI | 2nd | 6. VALSEUR LIDO (FR) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS PAUL TOWNEND | 75.5 $10.00 | ||||||
| ANZILLERO (GER) - LIBIDO ROCK (FR) | ||||||||||
| GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD | 3rd | 4. SGT RECKLESS (GB) 7yo Gelding | M R CHANNON A P MCCOY | 75.5 $9.00 | ||||||
| IMPERIAL DANCER (GB) - LAKAAM (GB) | ||||||||||
| MR GEORGE MATERNA | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5. THE LIQUIDATOR (GB) 6yo Gelding | D E PIPE TOM SCUDAMORE | 75.5 $13.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 7. WESTERN BOY (IRE) 5yo Gelding | P A FAHY DAVY RUSSELL | 75.5 $8.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 3. REAL STEEL (IRE) 6yo Gelding | PHILIP FENTON BRIAN O'CONNELL | 75.5 $17.00 | |||||||
| 7th | 2. QUICKPICK VIC (IRE) 7yo Gelding | A J MARTIN A E LYNCH | 75.5 $67.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 8. WICKLOW BRAVE (GB) 5yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS D J CASEY | 75.5 $17.00 | |||||||
The drop back to the minimum trip didn't inconvenience Neptune hero Faugheen as he ran out an easy 12-length winner of the 2014 Herald Champion Novice Hurdle for Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins.
