Horse Alert

03 May 2025 14:30 Punchestown

Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €9,000); Distance: 3m 90y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding.

Howden Cross Country Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	11	-	Vital Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	P-3P14 / 13	Jump (2)	Mr B T Stone	R P O'Keeffe R P O'Keeffe	9/2
		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
2^nd	6	¾ L	French Dynamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	165500 / 10	Jump (29)	G Brouder	M F Morris Robcour	7/2
		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
3^rd	5	1½ L	Final Orders (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	00632P / 9	Flat (290), Jump (12)	S Fitzgerald	G P Cromwell C M D Syndicate	9/2
		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
4^th	15	NK	Conflated (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	58708P / 11	Flat (1340), Jump (28)	D J Gilligan	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	3/1
		led early, joined from 7th, headed 10th, 5th 5 out, ridden and disputed 2nd 2 out, 3rd before last, no extra, 4th close home
5^th	14	2½ L	Chemical Energy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	P3P046 / 9	Jump (52)	Sam Ewing	G Elliott Bective Stud	7/2
		towards rear, closer in 6th 6 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, no impression on leaders
6^th	18	17 L	Quornofamonday (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	65F1P7 / 7	Jump (13)	Reserve 2	J P Dempsey L S M Syndicate	40/1
		in rear, mistake 15th, ridden in moderate 7th 5 out, no impression, never a factor
UR	17	-	Clonbury Bridge (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12)	2051B4 / 9	Jump (49)	Reserve 1	J P Dempsey CJ & T Syndicate	20/1
		in rear, slight mistake 3rd, bad mistake and unseated rider 5th
	16	-	Peaches And Cream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	3P0756 / 10	Jump (2)	C Stone-Walsh	G P Cromwell Gavin Cromwell…	0/0
		NonRunner
UR	13	-	Cavalry Master (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 7)	2-F603 / 11	Jump (35)	S F O'Keeffe	Peter Maher Peter Maher & M…	50/1
		tracked leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 6th
	12	-	Busselton (FR) (colt, bay, 11 12)	0664P1 / 8	Flat (259), Jump (2)	J J Slevin	J P O'Brien Friendship Partnership	0/0
		NonRunner
	1	-	Coko Beach (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 12 7)	50029P / 10	Jump (28)	J Smith	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	0/0
		NonRunner
	10	-	Vanillier (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 12)	69130U / 10	Jump (2)	K M Donoghue	G P Cromwell Mrs H M Keaveney	0/0
		NonRunner
	9	-	The Goffer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	775435 / 8	Flat (440), Jump (2)	K C Sexton	G Elliott Allan Snow	0/0
		NonRunner
FE	8	-	Subset (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	-0PP59 / 11	Flat (1765), Jump (2)	D Meyler	Peter Maher Denis P Beary	40/1
		mid-division, fell 15th
PU	7	-	I A Connect (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	56P605 / 10	Jump (61)	P T Enright	Miss E McCutcheon Mark Breen & Brian…	40/1
		tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, pecked on landing at 19th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened, behind when pulled up before last
	4	-	Read To Return (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 3)	584U18 / 8	Jump (2)	Non Runner	A J Martin Spectacular Seven…	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	3	-	Grange Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 3)	P7433F / 9	Jump (4)	D J O'Keeffe	W J Burke Martin C Fleming	66/1
		always behind, under pressure from early, ridden 6th, behind when pulled up before last
	2	-	Stealthy Tom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 7)	03238F / 10	Jump (2)	S D Torrens	E Bolger John P McManus	0/0
		NonRunner
	19	-	Three By Two (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 10)	162563 / 9	Jump (2)	Reserve 3	D P Murphy M McEvoy	0/0
		NonRunner