Updated 20.40pm
FAUGHEEN WAS SIMPLY unstoppable once again as he romped to the 10th straight win of his unbeaten career.
Willie Mullins’ machine made all the running and then cantered away to win the Punchestown Champion Hurdle, the feature race on day four.
The masterclass gave Ted Walsh an opportunity to wax lyrical about a genuine racing superstar, and he delivered in classic Ted Walsh form.
“If I had him at home, I’d find it hard not to go to bed with him,” he said on RTÉ.
Coming from a man who delivered the all-time classic “I rode her mother once,” we’re not in the slightest bit surprised.
Never change, Ted.
Punchestown – Friday’s results
15.40 – Kfm Hunters Chase
1st Shin A Vee (9/1)
2nd Rohan’s Pride (11/8 Fav)
3rd Mtada Supreme (3/1 2Fav)
16.20 – Ems Copiers Novice Handicap Chase
1st Blood Cotil (11/1)
2nd Irish Cavalier (9/1)
3rd Dromnea (12/1)
16.55 – Lady Mares Handicap Chase
1st Mallards In Flight (8/1)
2nd Speckled Wood (7/1)
3rd Burn And Turn (7/2 Fav)
17.30 – Punchestown Champion Hurdle
1st Faugheen (1/6 Fav)
2nd Arctic Fire (5/1 2 Fav)
3rd Dell’ Arca (50/1)
18.05 – Champion Novice Hurdle
1st Nichols Canyon (4/5 Fav)
2nd Alpha Des Obeaux (9/2)
3rd Outlander (13/2)
18.40 – Novice Hurdle
1st Snake Eyes (9/2)
2nd Pyromaniac (8/1)
3rd Tandem (9/2)
19.10 - ITBA Fillies Scheme Premier Bumper
1st Now Let Go (20/1)
2nd Pride of the Braid (10/1)
2nd Billy Hope (7/1)
4th The Brock Inn (14/1)
19.45 – Racing Post Champion Hunters Steeplechase
1st On the Fringe (4/11 Fav)
2nd Noble Prince (12/1)
3rd Pearlysteps (7/1)
