2025-05-01 Punchestown 15:40
Punchestown

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase

Distance: 4m1f11y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €23,600

Runners: 12

Winning time: 9m 17.40s (slow by 42.20s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

4 Busselton

J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:136 SP:7/1

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)

2 ¾

5 Desertmore House

J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil

Age:10 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:140 SP:9/1

Prominent - left in third 12th - went second after 2 out - led narrowly when not fluent last - headed run-in - kept on(op 11/1)

3 nk 1

16 Three By Two

J:Richard Deegan T:Denis Paul Murphy

Age:9 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:95 SP:11/1

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)

4 9 10

15 Vital Island

J:Mr B T Stone(7) T:R P O'Keeffe

Age:13 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:12/1

Prominent - badly hampered 12th - pressed leader halfway - disputed lead from 5 out - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last

5 3½ 13½

13 The Goffer

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:135 SP:7/2

Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 16/5)

6 ½ 14

10 Peaches And Cream

J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:10 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:118 SP:22/1

Midfield - hampered 10th - outpaced before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

7 18 32

3 Benny The Duke

J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:Mark John Scallan

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout(op 200/1 tchd 100/1)

8 4¼ 36¼

1 Read To Return

J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:A J Martin

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:113 SP:18/1

Held up in rear - some headway halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 22/1)

9 1¼ 37½

12 Subset

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher

Age:11 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened before 2 out(tchd 50/1)

2 Vanillier

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:10 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:143 SP:3/1F

Didn't always jump with fluency - led - stumbled and unseated 12th(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)

11 Stealthy Tom

J:Simon Torrens T:E Bolger

Age:10 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:140 SP:100/30

Prominent - fell 10th(op 9/2)

6 Empire Soldier

J:Mr J L Scallan(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy

Age:5 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP: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)

Transprint

J:NON-RUNNER T:R P O'Keeffe

Age:9 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP: -

Jet Fighter

J:Donagh Meyler T:Peter Maher

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP: -

Fralimonti Bilbery

J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy

Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP: -

Iriko d'Airy

J:Mr S Cotter(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy

Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €8.20

Tote place: €2.40 €2.60 €3.20

Exacta: €61.50

Trifecta: €649.40

Tricast: €703.64

CSF: €69.23