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14:40 Punchestown (IRE)
Dobbins & Madigans At Punchestown Hurdle (grade 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- €85,000 added
- Form 1201F4/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer J Morrissey
- Jockey A E Lynch
held up in rear, struggling from 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace
- Form 11211-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
led, keen hold, headed after 1st, tracked leader after, dropped to 3rd and kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in
- Form 0/5425-5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey Paul Carberry
soon led, ridden before straight, soon strongly pressed, headed and kept on without matching winner run-in
- Form 1/1211-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 165
- Trainer C Byrnes
- Jockey D N Russell
tracked leaders in 3rd, squeezed between horses to challenge before last, quickened impressively to lead run-in, drew clear close home
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De Valira (IRE) 5-2fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 3 out, dropped to 3rd before last, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Catch Me (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m hdl G2 sft in Feb '08.
Hurricane Fly (IRE) 4-6fav (11-12) Settled behind leaders, headway entering straight, squeezed through to lead before last, quickened clear run-in, impressive, won at Punchestown 2m nov hdl G2 sft in Apr beating Kempes (11-12) by 7l, 8 ran.
Muirhead (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, ridden in 8th entering straight, stayed on to 5th last, no impression leaders, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 10l behind Solwhit (11-12) at Punchestown 2m hdl G1 hvy in May.
Solwhit (FR) 2-1fav (11-12) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, dropped to 7th 4 out, headway in 5th entering straight, ridden to challenge last, kept on to join leader run-in and led close home, won at Punchestown 2m hdl G1 hvy in May beating Punjabi (11-12) by shd, 9 ran.