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