14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 29 April 2023

All14:3515:1015:5016:2517:0017:3018:0518:40

Donohue Solutions Cross Country Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   3m 1f  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:37  |   Winning time: 7m 11.7s
1st
Horse silk
18
911-7
33/1
T: Peter MaherJ: Mr B T Stone (7)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, not fluent 21st, headway after 3 out and led next, strongly pressed approaching last, ridden and edged left run-in, held on well
2nd
Horse silk
½
12
14/1
T: Peter MaherJ: S F O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, slightly hampered 4th, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out, 3rd and ridden after next, under pressure and kept on well run-in, not reach winner op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
19
5/2f
T: D P MurphyJ: Mr T Power Roche (7)
Tracked leaders, badly hampered 4th, 3rd halfway, close up 3 out and 2nd next, headway to challenge before last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, dropped to 3rd closing stages op 9/4 tchd 2/1
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
3
9/2
T: C W J FarrellJ: Mr B O Walsh (7)
Towards rear, closer 7 out, headway in 7th 3 out, soon pushed along and went 4th before last, kept on one pace run-in op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
911-12
3/1
T: E BolgerJ: Mr D O'Connor
Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, closer 5 out, 6th and pushed along 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 10/3 tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
14/1
T: E BolgerJ: S Fitzgerald (3)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th 3 out, 5th and pushed along when slight mistake next, ridden and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in op 16/1 tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
15
7
8/1
T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey (5)
Prominent, led before 14th, joined 17th, slow 6 out and headed, soon lost place and no extra from 3 out op 7/1 tchd 10/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
14
1111-7
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue
Towards rear, closer 6 out, 10th 3 out, no impression when mistake next, kept on one pace, never a factor op 18/1
9th
Horse silk
1
10
100/1
T: R O'SullivanJ: Mr L P Shanahan (7)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway 6 out and led next, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra tchd 66/1
10th
Horse silk
7
8
125/1
T: B MortellJ: J J Slevin
Rear of mid-division, no impression after 5 out and no extra before 3 out tchd 80/1
11th
Horse silk
nk
13
33/1
T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright
Led, headed before 14th, disputed lead again from 17th, headed 5 out, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, soon no extra, weakened op 80/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
80/1
T: B McMahonJ: Mr E Mahon (7)
Mid-division, pushed along and towards rear after 21st, detached after 6 out, no extra and pulled up before 3 out op 66/1 tchd 100/1
F
Horse silk
11
100/1
T: Peter MaherJ: A Harvey (7)
Tracked leaders, fell 4th op 125/1 tchd 80/1
PU
Horse silk
17
7/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, slow 5th and 8th, detached when very slow 10th, soon pulled up op 11/2 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Vital Island2
Weight: 12-3|  Age: 11
T: R P O'Keeffe  J: Non Runner
NR
5
Horse silk
Alpha Male2
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 12
T: Peter Maher  J: D Meyler
NR
15
Horse silk
Jet Fighter1
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 6
T: Peter Maher  J: Mr S Cavanagh
NR
16
Horse silk
Mortal2
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 11
T: G Elliott  J: Non Runner
NR
1
Horse silk
Stealthy Tom2
Weight: 12-7|  Age: 8
T: E Bolger  J: Mr H C Swan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€48.20Pl:€9.20, €4.30, €1.30EX:€712.30Trifecta:€1,482.20Tricast:€1,598.18SF:€431.78

Forecasts

Three By Two (5/2), Birchdale (3/1), Vital Island (7/2), Stealthy Tom (7/2), Hurricane Darwin (9/2), Plan Of Attack (7/1), Go Another One (8/1), Blast Of Koeman (14/1), Midnight Maestro (14/1), Hardline (14/1), Jet Fighter (14/1), Mortal (25/1), Subset (33/1), Grangeclare Native (33/1), Alpha Male (50/1), Four Country Roads (80/1), Western Sea (100/1), An Droichead Eile (100/1), Three Loud Knocks (125/1)

Verdict

Over half of these were involved earlier in the week so, with that in mind, PLAN OF ATTACK is taken to snap a lengthy losing run stretching back to 2019. Last year's winner Hurricane Darwin has presumably been saved for this contest so he may emerge as the main danger, while Three By Two took to the banks like a duck to water when winning over C&D on Tuesday and so she warrants plenty of respect if turned out again quickly.

  1. PLAN OF ATTACK (IRE)
  2. HURRICANE DARWIN (IRE)
  3. THREE BY TWO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Hurricane Darwin
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 12
22/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00

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