Big Shu wins opener at Punchestown

Peter Maher’s Big Shu claimed a narrow victory in the Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase, the opening race of the 2012 Punchestown Festival.

Tue, 24 Apr, 2012 - 17:46

Peter Maher’s Big Shu claimed a narrow victory in the Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase, the opening race of the 2012 Punchestown Festival.

Amateur rider Benny Walsh decided to go for home early on the 8-1 chance, opening up a big lead before the cross-country field came back onto the racecourse proper.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: PunchestownPlace: County HurdlePlace: CheltenhamPerson: Big ShuPerson: Peter MaherPerson: Benny WalshPerson: Boxer GeorgPerson: Patrick MullinsPerson: WilliePerson: MaherPerson: Barry CashPerson: WalshPerson: AlderwoodPerson: Tony McCoyPerson: Tom MullinsPerson: McCoyPerson: JP McManusPerson: TomPerson: Paddy PowerEvent: Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial ChaseEvent: 2012 Punchestown FestivalEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Champion HurdleOrganisation: Alderwood
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