13:30 Punchestown

Sunday 14 February 2021

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P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 7m 47.90s

1^st

Shady Operator

811-6

1/1f

T: E BolgerJ: Mr D O'Connor

Held up in mid-division, improved to chase leaders at 22nd, close 3rd 4 out, ridden to dispute before 2 out, led before last, kept on well run-in op 7/4

2^nd

2 ½

Blast Of Koeman

1011-6

13/2

T: P MaherJ: Phillip Enright

Rear of mid-division, progress from 19th, chased leaders 22nd, improved into 3rd 3 out, pressed leaders next, ridden and challenged entering straight, under pressure in 2nd before last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 7/1

3^rd

Space Cadet

1111-13

8/1

T: G O'LoughlinJ: Ben Harvey (7)

Mid-division, closer in 5th at 19th, slight mistake 21st, close 2nd 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, under pressure in 5th entering straight, stayed on run-in tchd 11/1

4^th

Call It Magic

1111-6

28/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Keith Donoghue

Led and disputed, pressed after 21st, slow 23rd, ridden and joined before 2 out, headed before last, kept on one pace op 22/1

5^th

2 ½

Artic Pearl

1011-6

33/1

T: M BrassilJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, progress in 5th 3 out, ridden into 4th entering straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 25/1

6^th

Singing Banjo

1111-6

125/1

T: P J RothwellJ: Mr B J Walsh (7)

Held up towards rear early, mid-division before halfway, ridden 5 out, moderate 8th 2 out, no impression tchd 200/1

7^th

Down The Highway

811-6

66/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Mr T J Love (7)

Mid-division, slight mistake 16th, soon lost place and towards rear, ridden 5 out, moderate 7th 2 out, no impression op 50/1

8^th

Major Destination

1011-6

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: D F O'Regan

Close up, 3rd halfway, weakened before 21st, soon towards rear op 9/1

9^th

9 ½

Cut Pretender

911-6

250/1

T: D P NagleJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Held up, progress into mid-division at 23rd, ridden in moderate 7th 3 out, soon no extra op 125/1 tchd 300/1

10^th

Vital Island

911-6

50/1

T: R P O'KeeffeJ: Mr T Power Roche (7)

Prominent early, soon chased leaders, lost place from 22nd, ridden and no extra 4 out op 33/1

11^th

9 ½

Auvergnat

1111-6

10/1

T: E BolgerJ: Tom Kelly (7)

Rear of mid-division for most, never a factor op 9/1

12^th

Michael's Pick

711-6

80/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: P D Kennedy

Prominent and disputed early, soon chased leaders, 2nd halfway, weakened 5 out op 66/1

Also Ran

Ballyboker Bridge

1411-13

4/1

T: P MaherJ: Mr J J Codd

Mid-division early, towards rear from 6th, pulled up 12th op 7/2 tchd 5/1

Josies Orders

1311-13

18/1

T: E BolgerJ: Miss P Elvin (7)

Always towards rear, pushed along briefly 9th, ridden and no impression halfway, soon trailing, pulled up before 5 out op 11/1

Black Scorpion

1011-6

100/1

T: J F GleesonJ: B J Foley (5)

Mid-division early, mistake 9th, towards rear before halfway, weakened 22nd, pulled up before 5 out op 80/1

Festival Opera

1311-6

125/1

T: J P DempseyJ: J P O'Sullivan (7)

Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd at 19th, mistake 21st, soon challenged, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 200/1

Precious Bounty

711-6

80/1

T: S CurlingJ: Mr G A Spain (7)

Held up towards rear, progress into mid-division at 19th, 7th and slight mistake 24th, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.02, €2.40, €2.20EX:€11.60Trifecta:€50.10SF:€9.03

Forecasts

Shady Operator (1/1), Ballyboker Bridge (4/1), Blast Of Koeman (13/2), Space Cadet (8/1), Auvergnat (10/1), Major Destination (12/1), Josies Orders (18/1), Call It Magic (28/1), Artic Pearl (33/1), Vital Island (50/1), Down The Highway (66/1), Michael's Pick (80/1), Precious Bounty (80/1), Black Scorpion (100/1), Singing Banjo (125/1), Festival Opera (125/1), Cut Pretender (250/1)

Following a couple of outings over insufficient trips, SHADY OPERATOR should be spot on for this and he could well be another useful cross-country recruit for the excellent Enda Bolger. Josies Orders won this in 2019 and represents the same connections as the selection, while Ballyboker Bridge is a regular in these events.

SHADY OPERATOR (IRE)
JOSIES ORDERS (IRE)
BALLYBOKER BRIDGE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Neverushacon

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 9

J: P D Kennedy | T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €199.00