Tattersalls Ireland |
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| Grade 1, Punchestown 18:05 €100,000 added, 4yo, 2m 4f, Class 1  |
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| Friday 29th April 2016 | |
1 Jer's Girl 11/8F
2 O O Seven 10/1
3 Thomas Hobson 11/2
9 ran Distances: 10l, 2¼l, nk
TIME 4m 54.70s (slow by 16.70s)
Jer's Girl wins comfortably at Punchestown for Gavin Cromwell
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Jer's Girl gave Barry Geraghty and JP McManus a third Grade One success of the week at Punchestown.
Trained by the up-and-coming Gavin Cromwell, she was bidding to follow up on a Grade One success at Fairyhouse against her own sex and was sent off the 11-8 favourite in receipt of weight from all of the field.
Ruby Walsh attempted to make all of the running on Thomas Hobson, with Geraghty sat just on his tail, but the latter always looked confident on the diminutive mare.
She sprinted clear in the straight to win by 10 lengths from Nicky Henderson's O O Seven, who stayed on past Thomas Hobson for second.
Geraghty said: "She had a grab at the first - I suppose she's done all her racing on softer ground and this was a bit quicker - and she was brilliant after that.
"She was having a long look at the last and I chased her up to it because I didn't want to let the revs drop. She just put in a short one but was clever.
"She's a lovely mare and Gavin has done brilliantly with her.
"There's improvement to come and she seemed to enjoy that ground."
Cromwell said: "She was very good and Barry said she loved the ground. "I was certain she had improved from Fairyhouse. She had strengthened and come in her coat.
"It was a bit of a step into the unknown against the geldings, even though she was getting the weight allowances, but she's all heart.
"I don't know what the plans are now. I'll have to talk to Frank (Berry, owner's racing manager) and JP (McManus).
"She stays two and a half miles and will get three in time so I'd say she'll go up in trip."
Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
€100,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 1
9 ran
Going: Yielding
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
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| 1st | Jer's Girl (IRE) 11/8f | B J Geraghty 10-6 |
G P Cromwell | 4 | |
| 2nd | 10 | O O Seven (IRE) 10/1 | D J Mullins 11-10 |
N J Henderson | 6 |
| 3rd | 2¼ | Thomas Hobson 11/2 | R Walsh 11-10 |
W P Mullins | 6 |
| 4th | nk | Lift The Latch (IRE) 14/1 | M P Walsh 11-10 |
A J Martin | 6 |
| 5th | 15 | Jett (IRE) 12/1 | R M Power 11-10 |
Mrs J Harrington | 5 |
| 6th | 3¾ | Disko (FR) 5/1 | D N Russell 11-10 |
N Meade | 5 |
| 7th | 24 | Baily Cloud (IRE) 66/1 | M A Enright 11-10 |
M F Morris | 6 |
| 8th | 95 | Champagne Harmony (IRE) 20/1 | G N Fox 11-10 |
S J Mahon | 6 |
| PU | A Toi Phil (FR) 5/1 | B J Cooper 11-10 |
W P Mullins | 6 |
PAST RESULTS
Year Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer Jockey SP
2015 Nichols Canyon 5-11-10 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 4/5 Fav
2014 Vautour 5-11-10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 1/3 Fav
2013 Un Atout 5-11-10 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins Davy Russell 4/6 Fav
2012 Dedigout 6-11-10 Gigginstown House Stud Tony Martin Davy Russell 100/30
2011 Spirit Of Adjisa 7-11-10 Darr, Johnson, Weston & Whitaker Tim Vaughan GB Richard Johnson 16/1
2010 Reve De Sivola 5-11-10 Paul Duffy Diamond P’shp Nick Williams GB Daryl Jacob 9/4 Fav
2009 Mikael D’Haguenet 5-11-10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 8/11 Fav
2008 Tranquil Sea 6-11-10 Dermot Cox Edward O’Grady Andrew McNamara 7/1
2007 Glencove Marina 5-11-11 John Brennan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 11/4 Jt Fav
2006 Nicanor 5-11-11 Des Sharkey Noel Meade Ruby Walsh 9/10 Fav
2005 Asian Maze 6-11-07 Sheila Moore Tom Mullins Paul Carberry 6/4 Fav
2004 Sadlers Wings 6-11-12 John J Brennan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 4/5 Fav
2003 Nobody Told Me 5-11-06 Amber Syndicate Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 9/1
2002 Davenport Milenium 6-11-12 Miriam O’Callaghan Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh 100/30
*2001 Colonel Braxton 6-11-12 Sue Magnier Dessie Hughes Kieran Kelly 8/13 Fav
2000 What’s Up Boys 6-12-00 R J B Partners Philip Hobbs GB Richard Johnson 6/1
1999 Native Upmanship 6-12-00 Sue Magnier Arthur Moore Tommy Treacy 8/1
1998 Ballygowan Beauty 6-12-00 Mrs Carmel O’Brien Michael Hourigan Conor O’Dwyer 16/1
1997 Istabraq 5-11-13 J P McManus Aidan O’Brien Charlie Swan 4/11 Fav
1996 Castlekellyleader 7-12-00 E Morrissey Paddy Mullins Tommy Treacy 4/1
1995 Treble Bob 5-11-13 Michael Smurfit Dermot Weld Richard Dunwoody 11/10 Fav
*Run at Fairyhouse
