2025-05-03 Punchestown 16:15
Punchestown

Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

Distance: 3m104y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €29,500

Runners: 12

Winning time: 6m 23.09s (slow by 25.09s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

12 Bill Baxter

J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex

Age:9 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:126 SP:12/1

Raced wide - in touch with leaders - prominent 7th - led 3 out - pushed along 2 out - went clear approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 16/1)

2 12

15 Jasmin De Grugy

J:Simon Torrens T:Anthony Honeyball

Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:124 SP:7/2

Held up in rear - raced wide when headway 13th - outpaced 3 out - rallied approaching last - stayed on run-in - went second final stride - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1)

3 ½ 12½

7 Beachcomber

J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:7 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:133 SP:8/1

Led - mistake 3rd - went clear 9th - reduced lead 13th - headed 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - weakened last - lost second final stride(tchd 17/2)

4 1 13½

11 Canal End

J:Mark Walsh T:Peter Fahey

Age:7 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:129 SP:5/2F

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway 11th - outpaced before 2 out - kept on from last - never dangerous(op 3/1)

5 2¾ 16¼

13 Majestic Force

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:126 SP:5/1

Raced wide - towards rear - headway 4 out - going okay when jumped right 3 out - soon outpaced - weakening when mistake last(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

6 nk 16½

14 Now Where Or When

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:S R B Crawford

Age:10 Weight:10st 1lbs

OR:125 SP:33/1

Raced wide - prominent - lost position home turn - weakened 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

7 18 34½

16 True Testimony

J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:P A Fahy

Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:124 SP:11/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - weakened 2 out(op 14/1)

8 56 90½

4 Minella Crooner

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:9 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:142 SP:22/1

Held up in rear - jumped right 12th - soon struggling - tailed off(op 18/1)

6 Tullybeg

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:10 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:138 SP:40/1

Held up in rear - raced wide from 9th - pushed along 13th - weakened 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 28/1)

3 Grandero Bello

J:Ricky Doyle T:Eddie & Patrick Harty

Age:9 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:143 SP:16/1

In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 7th - struggling 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 28/1)

5 Amirite

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:9 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:140 SP:10/1

Prominent - lost position after 13th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 8/1)

10 Big Debates

J:John Shinnick(5) T:Robert Tyner

Age:12 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:129 SP:28/1

Held up in rear - outpaced 13th - pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

Cuta Des As

J:NON-RUNNER T:W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:124 SP: -

Monbeg Park

J:NON-RUNNER T:Sean Thomas Doyle

Age:8 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:149 SP: -

Will Do

J:NON-RUNNER T:Gordon Elliott

Age:8 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:131 SP: -

Battle It Out

J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer

Age:7 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:131 SP: -

Sam Brown

J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball

Age:13 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:150 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €18.10

Tote place: €4 €1.80 €3.30

Exacta: €77.20

Trifecta: €750.20

Tricast: €372.66

CSF: €55.63