Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
15:40
Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Thu, 01 May 2025
Distance: 4m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €8.20
Place: €2.40 €2.60 €3.20
Exacta: €61.50
Tricast: €703.64
Trifecta: €649.40
Non-Runners: Fralimonti Bilbery (injury), Iriko d'Airy (nasal discharge), Jet Fighter (stiff), Transprint (lame)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Busselton (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 161 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Raced in second - left in lead 12th - joined 5 out - headed last - rallied and led again towards far side run-in - kept on well(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Desertmore House (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Martin Brassil | 161 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Prominent - left in third 12th - went second after 2 out - led narrowly when not fluent last - headed run-in - kept on(op 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 16 | Three By Two (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Denis Paul Murphy | 159 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway but waiting for room after 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - went third approaching last - ran on well towards finish(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 15 | Vital Island (IRE) | 13 G | AVG |
Mr B T Stone
(7)lbs
|
R P O'Keeffe | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 9 | Prominent - badly hampered 12th - pressed leader halfway - disputed lead from 5 out - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last | |
| 5th | 13 | The Goffer (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 7/2 | 3.5 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Peaches And Cream (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Conor Stone-Walsh
(3)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 158 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Midfield - hampered 10th - outpaced before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) | |
| 7th | 3 | Benny The Duke (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mr F P Murphy
(7)lbs
|
Mark John Scallan | 154 lbs | 125/1 | 18 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 200/1 tchd 100/1) | |
| 8th | 1 | Read To Return (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | A J Martin | 166 lbs | 18/1 | 4.25 | Held up in rear - some headway halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Subset (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Peter Maher | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened before 2 out(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Stealthy Tom (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | E Bolger | 161 lbs | 100/30 | - | Prominent - fell 10th(op 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Empire Soldier (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Mr J L Scallan
(7)lbs
|
Denis Paul Murphy | 154 lbs | 33/1 | - | Towards rear throughout - not fluent 4th - pecked on landing 16th - dropped to rear 20th - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Vanillier (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 3/1F | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - led - stumbled and unseated 12th(op 5/2 tchd 10/3) |