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Punchestown (IRE)
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Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 Distance: 4m2f Type: Chase Going: Good To Firm Surface: Turf
Win: €13.50 Place: €2.40 €12.50 €1.02 Exacta: €378.90 Tricast: €985.16 Trifecta: €4048.40
Non-Runners: King's Song (passport irregularity)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Ballyboker Bridge (IRE) N/A AVG Peter Maher 161 lbs 12/1 Won Chased leaders until led before 4th - slow 6th and 3rd briefly after - disputed lead 7th and soon regained lead - joined after 13th and headed next - 2nd halfway - led from 19th - joined before 4 out until soon led again - stayed on well to assert after 2 out
2nd 9 Vital Island (IRE) 13 G AVG R P O'Keeffe 154 lbs 50/1 25 Close up early - 5th halfway - improved into 2nd before 2 out where slight mistake - soon no impression on winner - kept on one pace after 2 out
3rd 1 Josies Orders (IRE) 13 G AVG E Bolger 175 lbs 8/11F 4.25 Led and disputed early - 3rd halfway - slight mistake 23rd and rider lost right iron briefly after - pushed along behind leaders after 5 out and no impression in 5th after next - left 4th after 2 out and kept on one pace into moderate 3rd before last(op 4/5)
4th 8 Mtada Supreme (IRE) N/A Poor Peter Maher 154 lbs 14/1 21 Held up towards rear - 6th halfway - took closer order before 24th - disputed lead from 31st - headed before 3 out and no extra before next where dropped to 3rd - weakened into moderate 4th before last(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
5th 5 Donjon (FR) N/A Poor Mrs D A Love 154 lbs 66/1 21 Led and disputed early - 4th halfway - mistake 21st - lost touch before 4 out and no impression in moderate 6th - weakened - left remote 5th after 2 out
6th 10 Samsara (FR) N/A Poor Graham John McKeever 149 lbs 66/1 16 Always behind - 7th halfway - no impression in moderate 7th after 4 out - weakened
99th 6 Jarob (GB) N/A Poor Gearoid O'Loughlin 161 lbs 7/2 - Held up - bad mistake in 5th at 4th and lost place - pulled up after 8th (jockey said gelding pulled up lame)
99th 2 Sizing Coal (IRE) N/A Poor J T R Dreaper 171 lbs 4/1 - Held up towards rear - slight mistake 3rd - last at halfway - took closer order from 23rd - pushed along in 4th after 4 out - not fluent in 4th 2 out and pulled up after(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
99th 7 Like A Demon (GB) N/A Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 154 lbs 25/1 - Waited with in rear and raced keenly early - disputed lead after 13th - not fluent and headed 19th - mistake 29th - on terms when blundered and unseated rider 5 out (Rubys Double)(op 33/1)