14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 4 May 2019

All14:3515:1015:5016:2517:0017:3518:1018:40

Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 6m 56.2s

Ballycasey⁵²

Age: 12| Weight: 12-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 145

10/3

Still getting the hang of the Cross Country puzzles when finishing fourth of 15 beaten 26L behind Tiger Roll in the Cheltenham festival. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 6-34504

Josies Orders^p²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-7| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 149| BF| CD

5/2

Placed in the La Touche on Thursday finishing 29L behind Ballybroker Bridge. Won this contest last year after running a similar race two days earlier, 12 months ago.

Form: 01312-3

Ballyfinboy¹⁷¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Finn| OR: 92

50/1

Defied age and an unseat when landing a Downpatrick 2m7½f handicap chase in October but has seen his form on the slide ever since. Hard to see the veteran making any impact here.

Form: U157PP

Blue Templar^p⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 92| CD

11/4

Winner of the opening race of the festival on Tuesday landing the Cross Country chase by 3¾L ahead of Youcannotbeserious. Another bold show looks to be on the cards.

Form: 32652-1

Hurricane Darwin^t⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A Fleming| OR: 132

10/3

Second behind Josie's Orders in this contest 12 months ago and when last seen in the P P Hogan over C&D in February. Could be the right time for the Westerner gelding to start improving.

Form: 04P2-F2

Ballinasilla^h⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L J Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

12/1

Dual point-to-point winner, and not disgraced in face of a stiff task when 36L seventh of 16 to Josies Orders in P P Hogan Memorial on chasing debut in February before finishing fourth of 17 beaten 17L on Tuesday. Place claims.

Form: F1273-4

Non-Runners

Enniskillen¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 14

T: P Maher J: Mr B O Walsh

Fergiethelegend⁸⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 13

T: J G Carr J: Liam McKenna

Singing Banjo⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: Mr B J Walsh

An Rinceoir Alainn⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P Maher J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Josies Orders (5/2), Blue Templar (11/4), Ballycasey (10/3), Hurricane Darwin (10/3), Ballinasilla (12/1), Singing Banjo (20/1), Enniskillen (20/1), An Rinceoir Alainn (25/1), Fergiethelegend (50/1), Ballyfinboy (50/1)

Josie's Orders won here 12 months ago following the gelding finishing in the frame in the La Touche. The 11-year-old finished third of nine in that contest on Thursday and is likely to take some beating here. But it could be a changing of the guard as BLUE TEMPLAR can follow up on his success over C&D in the opening contest of the meeting on Tuesday. The eight-year-old can progress in this contest at the expense of Hurricane Darwin and An Rinceoir Alainn who is better than her performance over C&D on Tuesday for trainer Peter Maher.