Unibet Morgiana Hurdle |
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| Grade 1, Punchestown 14:10 €100,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 40y, Class 1  |
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| Sunday 15th November 2020 | |
1 Abracadabras 13/8
2
Saint Roi 10/11F
3 Jason The Militant
10/1
5 ran Distances: nk, shd, 6l
Time: 4m 18.90s (slow by 32.90s)
ABRACADABRAS 😍🏇
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) November 15, 2020
A winner for @gelliott_racing in the Grad 1 Unibet Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown 👏#ITVRacing pic.twitter.com/b0qUNe5mPs
Narrowly denied in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in March, Gordon Elliott’s Abacadabras was beaten on his return to action at Down Royal while County Hurdle winner Saint Roi had cruised to victory at Tipperary last month.
Sent off the 10-11 favourite, Saint Roi appeared to be going as well as anything turning into the straight, but Mark Walsh was soon struggling for racing room.
Coeur Sublime briefly threatened to break away, only to be reeled in by Jason The Militant before Abacadabras (13-8) hit the front under Jack Kennedy.
Saint Roi got going after the last and was closing all the time, but as Walsh forced his way between the eventual winner and Jason The Militant, the line came too soon with Abadcadabras holding on.
Unibet Morgiana Hurdle
€100,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 40y, Class 1
5 ran
Going: Heavy
1 Abacadabras 6 11-12 Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy 13/8
2 nk Saint Roi 5 11-12 W P Mullins Mark Walsh 10/11F
3 shd Jason The Militant 6 11-12 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 10/1
4 6 Coeur Sublime 5 11-12 1 Gearoid O'Loughlin Keith Donoghue 22/1
5 6 Supasundae 10 11-12 Mrs John Harrington Paddy Kennedy 18/1
