Meetings
Punchestown 13:30
Howden Cross Country Chase (5YO plus). 3m90y. Yielding.
1st
Vital Island
J:
Mr B T Stone
T:
R P O'Keeffe
Age: 13
Weight: 11.9
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
2nd
French Dynamite
J:
G Brouder
T:
M F Morris
Age: 10
Weight: 11.9
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
3rd
Final Orders
J:
K M Donoghue
T:
G P Cromwell
Age: 9
Weight: 11.9
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
4th
Conflated
J:
D J Gilligan
T:
G Elliott
Age: 11
Weight: 11.5
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
Chemical Energy
J:
Sam Ewing
T:
G Elliott
Age: 9
Weight: 11.5
towards rear, closer in 6th 6 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, no impression on leaders
6th
Quornofamonday
J:
J C Gainford
T:
J P Dempsey
Age: 7
Weight: 11.9
in rear, mistake 15th, ridden in moderate 7th 5 out, no impression, never a factor
PU
Grange Island
J:
D J O'Keeffe
T:
W J Burke
Age: 9
Weight: 12.2
always behind, under pressure from early, ridden 6th, behind when pulled up before last
PU
I A Connect
J:
P T Enright
T:
Miss E McCutcheon
Age: 10
Weight: 11.9
tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, pecked on landing at 19th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened, behind when pulled up before last
F
Subset
J:
D Meyler
T:
Peter Maher
Age: 11
Weight: 11.9
mid-division, fell 15th
UR
Cavalry Master
J:
S F O'Keeffe
T:
Peter Maher
Age: 11
Weight: 11.5
tracked leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 6th
UR
Clonbury Bridge
J:
C G O'Dwyer
T:
J P Dempsey
Age: 9
Weight: 11.9
in rear, slight mistake 3rd, bad mistake and unseated rider 5th