Punchestown Results Tue, 26th Apr, 2022

Going - Good to Yielding, yielding in places X-country - Good. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €6,545.00 Dividend - €4,581.50 Winning Units - .06. Partial Carry Over of €6,152.08 to Punchestown on Wednesday 27th April. Placepot Pool - €101,766.64 Dividend - €23,603.30 Winning Units - 3.02. Days Aggregate - €544,043.80 Last Year €176,532.00

3.40

Howden Insurance Brokers (M) Novice Hdle of €30,000 2m 100yds

1st

Party Central (IRE) (5)

9/4

Tote €3.25 €1.30

2nd

1.25L

Instit (FR) (11)

10/1

€1.80

3rd

2.25L

Brides Hill (IRE) (1)

10/1

€2.10

4th

0.5L

Dinoblue (FR) (6)

2/1fav

OFF 3.41. Time 4m. 2.70 secs11 Ran

Trainer Gordon Elliott

Jockey D N Russell

Owner Bective Stud

Breeder Frank Motherway & Kevin Curtin

Tote Exacta- €22.60
Tote Trifecta- €154.20
CSF- €23.73
Tricast- €191.76

Full Result

Elliott wins Punchestown's opener

she loves that ground and Davy gave her a great ride. He said he was happy the whole way, the one thing you don't want to do is get to the front too soon as she idles. The plan was to be upsides at the last but as soon as she got to the front she pulled up. She did it here before one day. It's a great start to the week and great for Noel and Valerie (Moran, of owners Bective Stud). we haven't discussed going chasing yet but I can't see why she won't jump a fence. She's a nice mare and I'd say ground is a big key to her, she just doesn't like real depths of winter heavy ground. On the heavy sand at home she's not impressive but when you get her on a nicer surface she's good.

Party Central and Davy Russell (right) jump the last alongside Instit

Elliott wins Punchestown's opener

4.15

Bective Stud Champion Novice H'dle (Grade 1) of €125,000 2m 100yds

1st

Mighty Potter (FR) (3)

20/1

Tote €21.00 €2.60

2nd

Gatsby Grey (FR) (2)

100/1

€9.70

3rd

6.5L

Sir Gerhard (IRE) (4)

4/7fav

4th

13L

Vina Ardanza (IRE) (5)

66/1

OFF 4.15. Time 4m. 2.30 secs5 Ran

Trainer Gordon Elliott

Jockey J W Kennedy

Owner Caldwell Construction Ltd

Breeder M Francois-Marie Cottin

Tote Exacta- €134.50
Tote Trifecta- €293.20
CSF- €382.65

Full Result

Mighty Potter cracks Mullins pair

it's brilliant to win the first two races - I know it's not going to be smooth sailing all week and when Willie gets going it will probably be like a steam train!. I'm very lucky with all the support I have in the yard and being honest, I thought Party Central was my best chance of the day. I was humming and hawing whether I'd run this horse (Mighty Potter) - we walked the track a couple of times and said we'd take our chance. I thought Jack gave him a beautiful ride, he held his position the whole way. The horse is a chaser for the future and we're very happy. He did the splits and was lame for a few days after Cheltenham, nothing seriously wrong with him but he just wasn't right and came home very light. That was great and he'll going chasing next year.

Mighty Potter and Jack Kennedy jump the last

Mighty Potter cracks Mullins pair

4.50

Killashee Hotel H'cap H'dle (Grade B) of €50,000 2m 100yds

1st

Felix Desjy (FR) (2)

11/1

Tote €12.00 €3.00

2nd

0.75L

Farout (IRE) (3)

17/2

€2.20

3rd

Tax For Max (GER) (7)

12/1

€3.00

4th

3.25L

Sit Down Lucy (IRE) (15)

8/1

€2.00

OFF 4.50. Time 4m. 3.80 secs17 Ran

Trainer Gordon Elliott

Jockey J W Kennedy

Owner A Dunlop

Breeder MME Catherine Bodin & MME Martine Boullier

Tote Exacta- €108.70
Tote Trifecta- €2368.80
CSF- €100.89
Tricast- €1159.71

NRs - Eskylane (IRE) (going)

Full Result

Life's a beach for Elliott with Punchestown treble

This time last year I was in Portugal lying on a beach but I'm a lot happier to be here.

Felix Desjy (maroon and white) chases the leaders after the final flight

Life's a beach for Elliott with Punchestown treble

This time last year I was in Portugal lying on a beach but I'm a lot happier to be here.

5.25

William Hill Champion S'chase (Grade 1) of €275,000 2m

1st

Energumene (FR) (4)

4/7fav

Tote €1.58 €1.10

2nd

8.5L

Chacun Pour Soi (FR) (3)

5/2

€1.50

3rd

Envoi Allen (FR) (5)

11/1

4th

11L

Captain Guinness (IRE) (2)

28/1

OFF 5.25. Time 4m. 8.20 secs5 Ran

Trainer W P Mullins

Jockey P Townend

Owner Tony Bloom

Breeder M Christophe Dubourg

Tote Exacta- €1.70
Tote Trifecta- €5.50
CSF- €2.49

Full Result

Mullins hails 'new champion' Energumene

Chacun Pour Soi has had a great career and hopefully he'll win more races but I think we've seen the new champion here today. The ground would have suited most of the other horses in the race but I wasn't sure whether it would suit Energumene but he went on it today anyhow. On this ground that was a tremendous performance. Patrick (Mullins, jockey on Chacun Pour Soi) was setting it up in front and Energumene loved it and was just jumping up beside Chacun Pour Soi. we'll plan next year with both horses and probably go down different paths. I thought Chacun had his chance landing over the second last and I thought 'the race is on here' but Energumene just found so much in the tank. On this ground, to me, that was as good if not better than he ever did before. He just seems to be improving with racing and he's learning all the time. We learned an awful lot from Ascot, we learned more about how to ride him and have more confidence in him. That's the way Paul has been doing it now and it's worked twice since. He's by the same sire (Denham Red) as Un De Sceaux and looked like he might be a similar sort but he has a lot more speed than we gave him credit for. The fact that he was able to come off a pace like that shows the speed, he was still able to gallop away from them and show speed going down to the last fence. It tells me that he's improving all the time.

Energumene and Paul Townend jump the last

Mullins hails 'new champion' Energumene

6.00

Goffs Land Rover Bumper of €100,000 2m 100yds

1st

Absolute Notions (IRE) (1)

25/1

Tote €26.70 €6.00

2nd

6.5L

Miss Agusta (IRE) (16)

16/1

€3.50

3rd

5.5L

Nucky Johnson (IRE) (11)

14/1

€4.90

4th

Jumping Susie (IRE) (14)

125/1

OFF 6.00. Time 4m. 1.20 secs15 Ran

Trainer Gordon Elliott

Jockey Mr D G Lavery

Owner Robcour

Breeder Brian and Mrs Bronagh Lawler

Tote Exacta- €517.40
Tote Trifecta-
CSF- €374.00
Tricast- €5738.62

NRs - Alden (IRE) (off feed)

Full Result

Punchestown left 'waiting for Gordo'

we thought this (Absolute Notions) was a nice horse but he's a baby and nearly like a breaker to be honest.

Absolute Notions (white cap) and Declan Lavery

Punchestown left 'waiting for Gordo'

we thought this (Absolute Notions) was a nice horse but he's a baby and nearly like a breaker to be honest.

6.35

Dooley Insurance Champion Novice S'chase (Grade 1) of €125,000 3m 60yds

1st

Capodanno (FR) (3)

11/4

Tote €3.75 €1.87

2nd

6.5L

Lifetime Ambition (IRE) (5)

12/1

€3.85

3rd

Fury Road (IRE) (4)

15/2

4th

20L

Ballyshannon Rose (IRE) (7)

50/1

OFF 6.35. Time 6m. 26.70 secs7 Ran

Trainer W P Mullins

Jockey M P Walsh

Owner Mr John P McManus

Breeder Mr Andre Hebert

Tote Exacta- €30.25
Tote Trifecta- €168.85
CSF- €30.16

Full Result

Mullins - 'Capodanno could be a Gold Cup horse'

I felt coming out of Cheltenham we didn't do the right thing. Having a chat with Mark today, he was thinking the same way as I was and he wanted to be positive and that suited me. We always thought that he stayed, it was just about the right way to ride him. Jessie's horse (Harrington, Lifetime Ambition) took us along and when he didn't jump the fence down the back great, our fella went past and winged it. Mark got a little breather after the fourth last and he was very happy with him. In the bigger races we hadn't been bold enough and today was the day just to be bold and see what happens. It worked out and hopefully we might have a Gold Cup horse on our hands. He gallops and jumps and usually the Gold Cup is on good ground, that'll do us. He does everything right but he looks to just gallop and jump and when you stop him doing that you're not making maximum use of him.

Capodanno and Mark Walsh jump the last

Mullins - 'Capodanno could be a Gold Cup horse'

7.10

Kildare Hunt Club S'chase (Ladies Cup) of €15,000 3m 1f

1st

Vital Island (IRE) (13)

7/2

Tote €6.00 €1.90

2nd

0.5L

Good Bye Sam (FR) (1)

7/4Jfav

€1.20

3rd

1.75L

Tech Talk (IRE) (11)

16/1

€2.60

4th

14L

Ballinasilla (IRE) (3)

80/1

OFF 7.10. Time 7m. 1.90 secs14 Ran

Trainer R P O'Keeffe

Jockey Mr B O Walsh

Owner R P O'Keeffe

Breeder Mr Thomas Hughes

Tote Exacta- €17.10
Tote Trifecta- €142.80
CSF- €10.57
Tricast- €90.90

NRs - Inchidaly Copper (IRE) (stone bruise)

Full Result

Vital Island wins Ladies Cup

he loves it around here, he's been second a few times but he did the job today. He loves the banks. He's been a great old horse and has won four down in Lingstown for me, he knows his job. We'll see what way he is but he might run again on Thursday (in the La Touche).

Vital Island (left) with Good Bye Sam

Vital Island wins Ladies Cup

7.45

Mick The Tent INH Flat Race of €15,000 2m 100yds

1st

Lisnagar Fortune (IRE) (7)

11/4Jfav

Tote €3.75 €1.50

2nd

Vadsa Queen (IRE) (16)

9/2

€2.00

3rd

4.5L

Firm Footings (IRE) (4)

11/4Jfav

€1.40

4th

2.25L

Get It Right (IRE) (5)

25/1

OFF 7.45. Time 4m. 9.80 secs15 Ran

Trainer W P Mullins

Jockey Mr P W Mullins

Owner Keep Er Lit Syndicate & Donal Mc Ardle & Pink Pony Club Syndicate

Breeder Denis Fitzgerald

Tote Exacta- €18.20
Tote Trifecta- €61.70
CSF- €13.82
Tricast- €38.36

NRs - Sycamore Grey (IRE) (lame)

Full Result

Mullins completes treble in bumper finale

it was a very good performance, he was as green as grass and it took him all day to learn how to gallop up the straight. I thought Jody (Townend, on runner-up Vadsa Queen) had the race stolen off the bend but once Patrick got his fella going he got into gear and made up a lot of ground. He was only getting going as he hit the line, he's a half-brother to Lisnagar Oscar so he looks sure to stay.

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Punchestown Results Tue, 26th Apr, 2022

Elliott wins Punchestown's opener

Party Central and Davy Russell (right) jump the last alongside Instit

Elliott wins Punchestown's opener

Mighty Potter cracks Mullins pair

Mighty Potter and Jack Kennedy jump the last

Mighty Potter cracks Mullins pair

Life's a beach for Elliott with Punchestown treble

Felix Desjy (maroon and white) chases the leaders after the final flight

Life's a beach for Elliott with Punchestown treble

Mullins hails 'new champion' Energumene

Energumene and Paul Townend jump the last

Mullins hails 'new champion' Energumene

Punchestown left 'waiting for Gordo'

Absolute Notions (white cap) and Declan Lavery

Punchestown left 'waiting for Gordo'

Mullins - 'Capodanno could be a Gold Cup horse'

Capodanno and Mark Walsh jump the last

Mullins - 'Capodanno could be a Gold Cup horse'

Vital Island wins Ladies Cup

Vital Island (left) with Good Bye Sam

Vital Island wins Ladies Cup

Mullins completes treble in bumper finale

Lisnagar Fortune (green with yellow cap)

Mullins completes treble in bumper finale