15:40 Punchestown

Thursday 1 May 2025

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:35

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 9m 17.40s

1^st

Busselton

811-7

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Always prominent, left in front from 12th, joined 19th, mistake 20th, ridden and led again before 2 out, joined at last, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, stayed on well op 13/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

Desertmore House

1011-7

9/1

T: M BrassilJ: Ricky Doyle

Tracked leaders, 3rd 5 out, pushed along and headway into 2nd after 2 out, ridden and disputed lead when slight mistake at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 11/1

3^rd

Three By Two

911-5

11/1

T: D P MurphyJ: R Deegan

Mid-division, slightly hampered 12th, tracked leaders from 19th, 4th 5 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, 3rd approaching last, kept on well run-in, not reach leaders op 9/1

4^th

Vital Island

1311-7

12/1

T: R P O'KeeffeJ: Mr B T Stone (7)

Tracked leaders, badly hampered 12th, disputed lead from 19th, ridden and headed before 2 out, dropped to 4th before last, no impression on leaders

5^th

3 ½

The Goffer

811-7

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Mid-division, slow jump at 5th, closer in 6th 5 out, ridden in 5th 3 out, no impression on leaders op 10/3 tchd 16/5

6^th

Peaches And Cream

1011-7

22/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (3)

Rear of mid-division, mistake 10th, mid-division when hampered at 12th, 7th 5 out, ridden in 6th 3 out, no impression on leaders op 25/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

Benny The Duke

811-7

125/1

T: Mark J ScallanJ: Mr F P Murphy (7)

Towards rear, slight mistake 11th, mistake 8 out and 7 out, slow jump 6 out, soon ridden, moderate 9th 2 out, no impression op 200/1 tchd 100/1

8^th

4 ¼

Read To Return

811-12

18/1

T: A J MartinJ: Mr D O'Connor

In rear, 8th 5 out, ridden next, no impression op 14/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

1 ¼

Subset

1111-7

66/1

T: P MaherJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, tracked leaders from 19th, 5th 5 out, ridden in 7th 3 out, weakened tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Vanillier

1011-12

3/1f

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Led, slow at 5th, bad mistake and unseated rider 12th op 5/2 tchd 10/3

Empire Soldier

511-7

33/1

T: D P MurphyJ: Mr J L Scallan (7)

Always behind, ridden 15th, trailing when pulled up before 2 out op 40/1 tchd 28/1

Stealthy Tom

1011-7

10/3

T: E BolgerJ: Simon Torrens

Tracked leaders, fell 10th (Ruby's Double) op 9/2

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Non-Runners

Iriko D'airy²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D P Murphy J: Mr S Cotter

Fralimonti Bilbery²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D P Murphy J: Mr J W Hendrick

Jet Fighter²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: P Maher J: Donagh Meyler

Transprint²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: R P O'Keeffe J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.20Pl:€2.40, €2.60, €3.20EX:€61.50Trifecta:€649.40Tricast:€703.64SF:€69.23

Forecasts

Vanillier (3/1), Stealthy Tom (10/3), The Goffer (7/2), Busselton (7/1), Desertmore House (9/1), Three By Two (11/1), Vital Island (12/1), Transprint (14/1), Read To Return (18/1), Peaches And Cream (22/1), Fralimonti Bilbery (25/1), Empire Soldier (33/1), Subset (66/1), Iriko D'airy (100/1), Benny The Duke (125/1), Jet Fighter (200/1)

THE GOFFER rates the pick at these weights and can build on earlier promise to end a losing sequence now returned to a more suitable trip. Vanillier wasn't at his best in the Grand National last time but could still emerge as the main danger ahead of Stealthy Tom and Three By Two.

THE GOFFER (IRE)
VANILLIER (FR)
STEALTHY TOM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Singing Banjo

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 14

J: Mr B J Walsh | T: B J Walsh

28/1

Prize Money

1st: €24,000.002nd: €8,001.003rd: €4,000.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,200.006th: €800.00