14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 30 April 2022

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Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 7m 2.70s

Shady Operator^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Bolger| OR: 135| CD

2/1

Useful chaser. C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Below form eighth of 16 in at Cheltenham Festival but has 2 wins and a second to show from 3 previous outings over this course. Likely to bounce back for yard with good record in this.

Form: 091028

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Singing Banjo^p²

Age: 12| Weight: 12-7| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88| CD

11/2

Useful chaser. C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last season. Good 2½ lengths second of 14 to Ballyboker Bridge in La Touche Cup here (34f, good, 13/2) on Thursday. Back down in trip.

Form: 1-12782

Mitchouka⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 140| C

16/1

Useful hurdler. 150/1, fifth of 16 in minor event chase at Cheltenham (30.2f, soft) 45 days ago.

Form: 13-P005

Neverushacon^p,t²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 118| CD

28/1

Useful chaser. C&D winner. 11/2, pulled up in La Touche Cup here (34f, good) on Thursday. Back down in trip.

Form: 4U-402P

Somptueux¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 137

12/1

Useful chaser. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Newbury (22.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 154 days ago. Interesting runner for leading stable.

Form: 41-F208

Super Citizen^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 113

20/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Leopardstown in March. Creditable third of 10 in handicap chase (10/1) at Fairyhouse (25.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 05U313

Best Behavior⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 127

18/1

Fairly useful chaser. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, creditable seventh of 15 in minor event chase at this C&D (heavy) 76 days ago.

Form: 945P07

Earths Furies⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 105

33/1

Fair chaser. Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in February. 6/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 721510

Stand Up And Fight^p²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 116| C

5/1

Useful chaser. Below form sixth of 23 in hunter chase (25/1) at Aintree (21.1f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Third in La Touche Cup 12 months ago. Respected.

Form: 3P4626

Stealthy Tom⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 96

20/1

Fair chaser. Latest win in chase at Killarney in October. Pulled up over C&D (heavy) 76 days ago. Much respected yard but has something to find on form.

Form: 166U7P

Blast Of Koeman^p,t²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Maher| OR: 129

7/1

Temperamental sort. Two wins from 45 NH runs. Creditable 14½ lengths third of 14 to Ballyboker Bridge in La Touche Cup here (34f, good, 14/1) on Thursday. Back down in trip.

Form: 5U5543

Future Proof^p²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Fair winner at 12f on flat. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in La Touche Cup(34f, good, 80/1) on Thursday. Down in trip.

Form: 38005P

Hurricane Darwin^t¹⁰³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B O Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 130

22/1

Fairly useful chaser. Twenty one runs since last win in 2017. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Peter Maher.

Form: 803888

Tech Talk^h⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J T R Dreaper

25/1

Fair chaser. Excellent third of 14 in minor event chase at this C&D (good, 16/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 2P-0023

Transprint^t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: R P O'Keeffe

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1 and tongue strap on, refused in minor event chase at this C&D (good) on NH debut 4 days ago.

Form: 1P4F3R

Londonofficecallin^t⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon

150/1

Poor hurdler. 8/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 700F34

Loggan Lady⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr S E O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Walsh

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form seventh of 14 in minor event chase (28/1) at this C&D (good) 4 days ago.

Form: 045157

Non-Runners

Call It Magic²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 12

T: R O'Sullivan J: Mr T P Harney

Three Loud Knocks²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: B Mortell J: J J Slevin

Ballyboker Bridge²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 15

T: P Maher J: Non Runner

Potters Corner²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 12

T: Christian Williams J: Jack Tudor

Tout Est Permis²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Shady Operator (2/1), Stand Up And Fight (5/1), Singing Banjo (11/2), Blast Of Koeman (7/1), Tout Est Permis (7/1), Ballyboker Bridge (8/1), Somptueux (12/1), Potters Corner (14/1), Mitchouka (16/1), Best Behavior (18/1), Stealthy Tom (20/1), Super Citizen (20/1), Call It Magic (20/1), Hurricane Darwin (22/1), Tech Talk (25/1), Neverushacon (28/1), Earths Furies (33/1), Three Loud Knocks (50/1), Loggan Lady (125/1), Londonofficecallin (150/1), Transprint (150/1), Future Proof (200/1)

The La Touche Cup 1-2-3-4 have been declared but it may pay to focus on fresher legs. Enda Bolger is seeking a fourth win in this since 2015 and SHADY OPERATOR gets the nod to bounce back from a lesser run in the Cheltenham cross-country at a track where he has a good record. Stablemate Stand Up And Fight was third in the La Touche last year and will be a threat if on a going day. 2021 winner Call It Magic and Somptueux, an interesting newcomer to the cross-country scene, are also shortlisted.