irishracing.com | Race Result Punchestown, Sat, 3rd May, 2025, Howden Cross Country S´chase of €15,000.00 5-y-o plus

2.30 Howden Cross Country S´chase of €15,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 90yds.

Punchestown Results Sat, 3rd May, 2025

Going - Yielding (cross-country is Good to Yielding). Fine

Place Six Dividend - €140.68. Place Five Dividend - €61.26.

2.30 3m. 90yds. 5-y-o plus 11 Ran
Howden Cross Country S´chase of €15,000.00 5-y-o plus 1st - €9,000.00, 2nd - €3,000.00, 3rd - €1,500.00, 4th - €750.00, 5th - €450.00, 6th - €300.00

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Race Conditions

1st

Vital Island (IRE) 11-5 (R P O'Keeffe)
(6:46.2 7.05 secs faster on today's going ) ts⁺sr
Trans Island (GB) - Persian Pearl (GB)(Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Breeder - Mr Thomas Hughes

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

R P O'Keeffe

Mr B T Stone(7)

Tote Win €5.90 Place €1.90

tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, led and pushed along 3 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed 2 out, joined at last, regained lead inside final furlong, stayed on well

1st May, 25 Punchestown
4th Chs This
Race 29th May, 25 Le Lion D'Angers
unplaced Chs Rated 127

2nd

0.75L

French Dynamite (FR) 11-9 (Robcour)
(6:46.4) ts⁺cp⁺ Rated 144
Kentucky Dynamite (USA) - Matnie (FR)(Laveron (GB))
Breeder - M Francois-Marie Cottin & M Hubert Barbe

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 11/2 6/1 5/1 9/2 7/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2

M F Morris

Gavin Brouder(3)

Place €1.60

disputed lead early, headed 7th and tracked leaders, mistake 10th and slow 11th, 3rd 5 out, ridden and disputed 2nd 2 out, disputed lead at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

4th Apr, 25 Aintree
19th Hcp Chs Rated 149 This
Race 24th Sep, 25 Listowel
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 144

3rd

1.5L

Final Orders (GB) 11-12 (C M D Syndicate)
(6:46.8) Rated 140
Camelot (GB) - Trapeze (GB)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - Hascombe And Valiant Studs

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 20/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 13/2 7/1 6/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Gavin Patrick Cromwell

K M Donoghue

Place €1.80

mid-division, closer in 4th 5 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, bad mistake 2 out and dropped to 5th, 5th at last, kept on without threatening in 3rd close home

21st Apr, 25 Fairyhouse
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 135 This
Race 16th May, 25 Kilbeggan
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 122

4th

Conflated (IRE) 11-7 (Gigginstown House Stud)
(6:46.8) cp⁹ Rated 151
Yeats (IRE) - Saucy Present (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Dillon Family

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 10/3 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 6/5 6/4 7/4 2/1 9/4 5/2 9/4 11/4)
(Ring price: 5/2 11/4 3/1) SP 3/1fav

Gordon Elliott

D J Gilligan

led early, joined from 7th, headed 10th, 5th 5 out, ridden and disputed 2nd 2 out, 3rd before last, no extra, 4th close home

5th Apr, 25 Aintree
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 157 This
Race 16th Nov, 25 Tinahely P
4th P to P

5th

2.5L

Chemical Energy (IRE) 11-7 (Bective Stud)
(6:47.4) cp⁴sr Rated 143
Well Chosen (GB) - Meadstown Miss (IRE)(Flemensfirth (USA))
Breeder - Tom Baker

(Morning price: 6/1 15/2 7/1 9/4 3/1)
(Ring price: 11/4 3/1 16/5 10/3 7/2) SP 7/2

Gordon Elliott

Sam Ewing

towards rear, closer in 6th 6 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, no impression on leaders

12th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
6th Hcp Chs Rated 143 This
Race 30th Jul, 25 Galway
13th Hcp Chs Rated 143

6th

17L

Quornofamonday (IRE) 11-12 (L S M Syndicate)
(6:50.9) Rated 110
Libertarian (GB) - Ali Tango (IRE)(Tagula (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs T Gunn

(Morning price: 50/1 66/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1)
SP 40/1

J P Dempsey

J C Gainford

in rear, mistake 15th, ridden in moderate 7th 5 out, no impression, never a factor

20th Apr, 25 Fairyhouse
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 103 This
Race 7th Oct, 25 Galway
u.r. Hcp Chs Rated 110

p.u.

Grange Island (IRE) 12-3 (Martin C Fleming)
ts³cp⁹
Shirocco (GER) - Bell Star (IRE)(Roselier (FR))
Breeder - Miss Kate Whelan

(Morning price: 50/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 66/1) SP 66/1

W J Burke

D J O'Keeffe

always behind, under pressure from early, ridden 6th, behind when pulled up before last

29th Apr, 25 Punchestown
fell Chs This
Race 12th May, 25 Killarney
p.u. Chs

p.u.

I A Connect (IRE) 11-12 (Mark Breen)
ts³ Rated 111
Jeremy (USA) - Kings Orchid (IRE)(King's Theatre (IRE))
Breeder - Miss Michelle Bolger

(Morning price: 100/1 80/1 50/1 33/1 28/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Miss Evanna McCutcheon

P T Enright

tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, pecked on landing at 19th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened, behind when pulled up before last

3rd Mar, 25 Leopardstown
5th Hcp Chs Rated 114 This
Race 22nd May, 25 Limerick
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 111

fell

Subset (IRE) 11-12 (Denis P Beary)
cp⁺
Dahjee (USA) - Secret Flutter (IRE)(Entrepreneur (GB))
Breeder - Peter O'Grady

(Morning price: 100/1 66/1 25/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Peter Maher

Donagh Meyler

mid-division, fell 15th

1st May, 25 Punchestown
9th Chs This
Race 29th May, 25 Le Lion D'Angers
2nd Chs Rated 78

u.r.

Cavalry Master (IRE) 11-7 (Peter Maher)
ts⁺cp⁵
Milan (GB) - Magie De Toulouse (FR)(Northern Crystal (GB))
Breeder - Mr James Cummins & Ms Jacqueline Taylor

(Morning price: 50/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 33/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 66/1 50/1) SP 50/1

Peter Maher

S F O'Keeffe

tracked leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 6th

29th Mar, 25 Loughbrickland P
3rd P to P This
Race 6th Aug, 25 Wexford
6th Hcp Chs Rated 120

u.r.

Clonbury Bridge (IRE) 11-7 (CJ & T Syndicate)
ts⁺bl⁺ Rated 111
Presenting (GB) - Ballycloven Oscar (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs Patrick&Cal Cashman&Frank Motherway

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1) SP 20/1

J P Dempsey

C G O'Dwyer(5)

in rear, slight mistake 3rd, bad mistake and unseated rider 5th

15th Mar, 25 Thurles
4th Hcp Chs Rated 111 This
Race 28th Jul, 25 Galway
17th Hcp Hdl Rated 104

Off 2.30
Time 6m. 46.20 secs, which is 7.05 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €20.50
Tote Trifecta- €128.30
CSF- €20.82
Tricast- €77.17.

Non runners Coko Beach (FR) (Temperature), Stealthy Tom (Temperature), Read To Return (Coughing), The Goffer (Stiff), Vanillier (FR) (Stiff), Busselton (FR) (Off Feed), Peaches And Cream (Stiff), Three By Two (Reserve non-runner)
2024 Stumptown 7 12-7 S W Flanagan 10/3 (Gavin Patrick Cromwell)
2023 Subset 9 11-0 Mr B T Stone (7) 33/1 (Peter Maher)
2022 Hurricane Darwin 12 11-1 Mr B O Walsh (7) 22/1 (C W J Farrell)
2021 Call It Magic 11 11-9 K M Donoghue 22/1 (Ross O'Sullivan)
2020 Abandoned
2019 Blue Templar 8 11-5 Mr R W Barron (7) 11/4 (E Bolger)

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Punchestown Results Sat, 3rd May, 2025