Grand day for Henderson team at Punchestown

Nicky Henderson and Barry Geraghty took the honours on the final day of the Punchestown Festival with a 235-1 treble – highlighted by Grandouet’s win in the AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle.

Sat, 07 May, 2011 - 18:54

Nicky Henderson and Barry Geraghty took the honours on the final day of the Punchestown Festival with a 235-1 treble – highlighted by Grandouet’s win in the AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle.

Grandouet had been well fancied for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March but faded into third while he was still going well when brought down close home at Aintree.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: PunchestownPlace: CheltenhamPlace: AintreePlace: NicholasPlace: EnglandPlace: HaydockPlace: NewburyPlace: FairyhousePerson: HendersonPerson: Nicky HendersonPerson: Barry GeraghtyPerson: GrandouetPerson: Dermot WeldPerson: GeraghtyPerson: KumbeshwarPerson: AintreePerson: BarryPerson: BellvanoPerson: MontanPerson: Ruby WalshPerson: Philip Hobbs’Person: Keki BukuPerson: Peter FaheyPerson: Davy RussellPerson: FaheyPerson: FairyhousePerson: Freneys WellPerson: Enda BolgerPerson: Denis MurphyPerson: BolgerPerson: MurphyPerson: NinaEvent: Punchestown FestivalEvent: AES Champion Four Year Old HurdleEvent: Hurricane FlyEvent: Madra Irish Dog Food Novice ChaseEvent: Tulfarris Hotel And Golf Resort Pat Taaffe Handicap ChaseEvent: AssociationEvent: Mares HurdleEvent: Irish Field ChaseEvent: ’s Perpetual CupOrganisation: Eradicate
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