15:50 Punchestown

Wednesday 16 October 2024

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BetVictor Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 50.30s

1^st

French Dynamite

911-0

7/2

T: M F MorrisJ: Mark Walsh

Led and disputed, led before 3rd, not fluent 8th and slight mistake 6 out, pressed 3 out, 2-length advantage entering straight, pressed and ridden 2 out, asserted approaching last, kept on well run-in op 13/2

2^nd

2 ¼

Minella Indo

1111-6

4/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged 3 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, close up again 2 out, under pressure in 2nd approaching last, kept on same pace run-in op 11/4

3^rd

4 ½

Hewick

911-12

7/2

T: J J HanlonJ: Jordan Gainford

Prominent and disputed early, tracked leader before 3rd, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 7 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, slight mistake next, no impression in 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 4/1

4^th

3 ½

Desertmore House

911-0

18/1

T: M BrassilJ: Ricky Doyle

Held up behind leaders, jumped left, 4th halfway, 5th and slight mistake 5 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace straight, 4th run-in op 22/1

5^th

4 ½

Espanito Bello

1011-0

20/1

T: B ConnellJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Held up towards rear, progress into 4th 7 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression 2 out, no extra before last op 25/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Conflated

1011-0

10/3f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up, pecked and sprawled badly 1st and unseated rider op 2/1

Minella Crooner

811-0

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Slightly slow 1st, held up, slightly hampered 3rd, not fluent and reminder 5th, soon rear, pushed along after next, pulled up after 8th op 13/2 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

Hurricane Georgie²¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Visionarian¹¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.50Pl:€2.30, €2.10EX:€19.40Trifecta:€77.40SF:€18.16

Forecasts

Conflated (10/3), French Dynamite (7/2), Hewick (7/2), Minella Indo (4/1), Minella Crooner (5/1), Visionarian (14/1), Hurricane Georgie (16/1), Desertmore House (18/1), Espanito Bello (20/1)

CONFLATED needed the run when well held in this last year but will take some stopping on these terms if anywhere near his best this time around. Fellow Grade 1 winners Minella Indo and Hewick are the obvious threats.

CONFLATED (IRE)
MINELLA INDO (IRE)
HEWICK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Minella Indo

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 10

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

15/8

Prize Money

1st: €17,100.002nd: €5,701.003rd: €2,850.004th: €1,425.005th: €854.006th: €570.00