14:30 Punchestown

Saturday 3 May 2025

All14:3015:0515:4216:1516:5017:2518:0018:35

Howden Cross Country Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 46.20s

1^st

Vital Island

1311-12

9/2

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

Tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, led and pushed along 3 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed 2 out, joined at last, regained lead inside final furlong, stayed on well op 11/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

French Dynamite

1011-12

7/2

T: M F MorrisJ: Gavin Brouder (3)

Disputed lead early, headed 7th and tracked leaders, mistake 10th and slow 11th, 3rd 5 out, ridden and disputed 2nd 2 out, disputed lead at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 4/1

3^rd

1 ½

Final Orders

911-12

9/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, closer in 4th 5 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, bad mistake 2 out and dropped to 5th, 5th at last, kept on without threatening in 3rd close home op 6/1

4^th

Conflated

1111-7

3/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Led early, joined from 7th, headed 10th, 5th 5 out, ridden and disputed 2nd 2 out, 3rd before last, no extra, 4th close home op 5/2

5^th

2 ½

Chemical Energy

911-7

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Towards rear, closer in 6th 6 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, no impression on leaders op 11/4 tchd 10/3

6^th

Quornofamonday

711-12

40/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Jordan Gainford

In rear, mistake 15th, ridden in moderate 7th 5 out, no impression, never a factor

Also Ran

Grange Island

912-3

66/1

T: W J BurkeJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Always behind, under pressure from early, ridden 6th, behind when pulled up before last op 40/1

I A Connect

1011-12

40/1

T: Miss E McCutcheonJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, pecked on landing at 19th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened, behind when pulled up before last tchd 50/1

Subset

1111-12

40/1

T: P MaherJ: Donagh Meyler

Mid-division, fell 15th op 33/1 tchd 28/1

Cavalry Master

1111-7

50/1

T: P MaherJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 6th op 40/1 tchd 66/1

Clonbury Bridge

911-12

20/1

T: J P DempseyJ: C G O'Dwyer (5)

In rear, slight mistake 3rd, bad mistake and unseated rider 5th op 22/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Coko Beach²⁸

Weight: 12-7| Age: 10

T: G Elliott J: J Smith

The Goffer²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Kevin Sexton

Busselton²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Read To Return²

Weight: 12-3| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: Non Runner

Peaches And Cream²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: G P Cromwell J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Vanillier²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Three By Two²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: D P Murphy J: Reserve 3

Stealthy Tom²

Weight: 12-7| Age: 10

T: E Bolger J: Simon Torrens

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.90Pl:€1.90, €1.60, €1.80EX:€20.50Trifecta:€128.30Tricast:€77.17SF:€20.82

Forecasts

Conflated (3/1), French Dynamite (7/2), Chemical Energy (7/2), Vital Island (9/2), Final Orders (9/2), Busselton (9/2), Vanillier (9/2), Stealthy Tom (5/1), The Goffer (7/1), Coko Beach (10/1), Clonbury Bridge (20/1), Peaches And Cream (20/1), Read To Return (33/1), Quornofamonday (40/1), Subset (40/1), I A Connect (40/1), Cavalry Master (50/1), Three By Two (50/1), Grange Island (66/1)

Gordon Elliott could hold the key to this with CONFLATED holding a good chance on the form of his run in the Plate at the Cheltenham Festival. Stablemate Chemical Energy ran well in the Cross Country at Cheltenham and is appealing. Thursday's La Touche winner Busselton would be a big player if turned out again quickly.

CONFLATED (IRE)
CHEMICAL ENERGY (IRE)
BUSSELTON (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Stumptown

Weight: 12-7 |Age: 7

J: Sean Flanagan | T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00