14:05 Punchestown

Sunday 30 May 2021

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Ladbrokes Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 17.50s

1^st

Powersbomb

1110-2

14/1

T: B McMahonJ: Phillip Enright

Mid-division, 8th 4 out, headway into 4th and pushed along entering straight, 3rd when left 2nd and ridden 2 out, improved to dispute lead inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home op 16/1

2^nd

Us And Them

811-8

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, disputed lead from 5th, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, strongly pressed and joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home op 10/1

3^rd

The West's Awake

1011-5

9/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression on leaders from 2 out, moderate 5th at last, kept on without threatening to go 3rd close home op 12/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

1 ½

Pont Aven

811-5

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: A W Short

Mid-division on outer early, took keen hold and headway into 3rd at 3rd, ridden in 3rd entering straight, 4th when slightly hampered and left 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders op 4/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

Flirting Lesa

109-12

9/1

T: P J HayesJ: Jordan Gainford (7)

Led, slight mistake 4th, disputed lead from next, headed and ridden 3 out, 5th and left 4th 2 out, no impression op 10/1 tchd 8/1

6^th

Konitho

610-1

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Simon Torrens (3)

Soon towards rear, pushed along and hampered 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression, never a factor op 7/1 tchd 6/1

7^th

Dame De Compagnie

811-10

7/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: Mark Walsh

Rear of mid-division on outer, jumped left and went further wide 3 out, no impression straight, never a factor tchd 5/1

8^th

Mount Pelier

811-3

14/1

T: B ConnellJ: M J Bolger

Always behind, slight mistake 10th, trailing and under pressure when hampered 3 out, never a factor op 11/1

Also Ran

Somptueux

611-2

13/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 6th when fell 3 out op 8/1 tchd 6/1

Optical Confusion

910-2

13/2

T: M ButlerJ: L P Dempsey

Towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, headway into 5th 3 out, pushed along entering straight, closing in 2nd with every chance when fell 2 out op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Kildorrery¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: T M Walsh J: Shane O'Callaghan

Rapid Response³⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Jerandme²⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€18.50Pl:€5.60, €4.50, €3.60EX:€493.10Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€2,121.82SF:€201.47

Forecasts

Dame De Compagnie (7/2), Pont Aven (5/1), Optical Confusion (13/2), Somptueux (13/2), Rapid Response (7/1), Konitho (8/1), The West's Awake (9/1), Flirting Lesa (9/1), Jerandme (10/1), Kildorrery (12/1), Powersbomb (14/1), Mount Pelier (14/1), Us And Them (16/1)

This good-quality handicap may go to British raider DAME DE COMPAGNIE, who failed to fire over hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival but she looked a natural over fences when making a winning chase debut at Ayr in January and is open to improvement in this sphere. Jerandme was a good fourth off this mark over 24.6f here last time and he is feared, along with the Willie Mullins-trained Pont Aven.

DAME DE COMPAGNIE (FR)
JERANDME (IRE)
PONT AVEN (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €12,600.002nd: €4,200.003rd: €2,100.004th: €1,051.005th: €629.006th: €420.00