14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 4 May 2019

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

Dooley Insurance Group Cross Country Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   3m 1f  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 6m 56.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/4
T: E BolgerJ: Mr R W Barron (7)
Always prominent, led and disputed lead from 4th, led 3 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed 2 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in tchd 5/2 and 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
5/2f
T: E BolgerJ: D J McInerney (3)
Tracked leaders, mostly 3rd/4th, improved to dispute lead briefly 5 out, headed and ridden in 3rd next, 3rd 2 out, went 2nd at last, kept on same pace in 2nd run-in op 3/1 tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
8
12/1
T: D P MurphyJ: Mr L J Murphy (7)
Tracked leaders, improved to lead at 14th, disputed lead from 8 out, ridden and headed 3 out, 2nd next, dropped to 3rd at last, no extra op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
39
1
10/3
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Led early, headed and slight mistake 4th (Ruby's Double), mistakes 8th and 10, improved to dispute lead at 15th, headed 19th, ridden in moderate 4th when bad mistake 7 out, no impression on leaders from 5 out op 3/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
50/1
T: J R FinnJ: Liam Quinlan (7)
Held up in touch in last, bad mistake 4th (Ruby's Double), slow jump at 10th, off pace in last when hampered and unseated rider at 11th op 40/1
F
Horse silk
7
10/3
T: A FlemingJ: Donagh Meyler
Held up in touch in 5th, fell 11th op 3/1
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6
Horse silk
Fergiethelegend87
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 13
T: J G Carr  J: Liam McKenna
NR
10
Horse silk
An Rinceoir Alainn4
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 6
T: P Maher  J: Sean O'Keeffe
NR
9
Horse silk
Singing Banjo4
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 9
T: P J Rothwell  J: Mr B J Walsh
NR
5
Horse silk
Enniskillen1
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 14
T: P Maher  J: Mr B O Walsh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.10Pl:€1.70, €1.50EX:€8.80Trifecta:€43.90Tricast:€63.50SF:€10.18

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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Blue Templar
  2. Josies Orders
  3. Hurricane Darwin

Previous Winners

2018
Josies Orders
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 10
6/5

Prize Money

1st: €9,240.002nd: €2,865.003rd: €1,365.004th: €615.005th: €240.00

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