Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
16:15
Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase ()
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Sat, 04 May 2024
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €26
Place: €3.70 €1.90 €2.50
Exacta: €230.90
Tricast: €800.62
Trifecta: €1780
Non-Runners: Bonnie Kellie (unsuitable ground), Farouk d'Alene (unsuitable ground), Fury Road (unsuitable ground), Percy Warner (stone bruise)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Minella Crooner (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 25/1 | Won | Prominent - overjumped 7th - ridden to lead before 2 out - joined 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well run-in - just prevailed (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the drop in class which allowed him to travel better throughout race)(op 20/1) | ||
| 2nd | 14 | Better Times Ahead (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Robert Tyner | 140 lbs | 4/1F | 0.2 | Towards rear - headway before 5 out - bit short of room against rail on turn before 4 out - going easily when joined leader 2 out - ridden approaching last - mistake last - kept on well run-in - just held(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Gold Bullion (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 140 lbs | 7/1 | 13 | Towards rear - headway before 5 out - went third last - kept on run-in - no match for first two(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Cruz Control (FR) | 8 G | Good | Tom Lacey | 156 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Prominent early - left in lead 1st - hampered by loose horse 2nd - not fluent 4th - hampered by loose horse before 9th - ridden and headed before 2 out - lost third last - no extra run-in(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Cadatharla (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Aidan Kelly
(5)lbs
|
C A Murphy | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 11 | Always behind(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 99th | 16 | Donacheady Gale (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | John Patrick Ryan | 140 lbs | 16/1 | - | Always behind - no chance when fell last(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Blackjack Magic (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 151 lbs | 13/2 | - | Raced wide - pressed leader - ridden and weakened after 4 out - pulled up quickly after 3 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Glengouly (FR) | 8 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 160 lbs | 22/1 | - | Always behind - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Ballykeel (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Danny Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 140 lbs | 14/1 | - | Midfield - headway after 5 out - weakening when bad mistake 2 out - soon pulled up(op 16/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Digby (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Dermot A McLoughlin | 144 lbs | 9/1 | - | Midfield - weakening when not fluent 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Spanish Harlem (FR) | 7 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 154 lbs | 11/1 | - | Midfield - mistake 8th - struggling when slow jump 10th - pulled up after 5 out(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Battle Of Mirbat (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Michael J McDonagh | 140 lbs | 25/1 | - | Led when mistake and unseated 1st(op 28/1) |