15:40 Punchestown

Thursday 30 April 2026

All14:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2518:0518:35

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 9m 11.40s

1^st

Busselton

911-12

7/2

T: E BolgerJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Prominent, 2nd travelling well 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, pressed at last, stayed on well run-in tchd 3/1

2^nd

Outside The Door

1012-3

14/1

T: P RocheJ: Aidan Kelly (3)

Mid-division, tracked leaders at halfway, jumped right at 16th, ridden in 3rd 2 out, 3rd at last, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without reaching winner op 12/1 tchd 20/1

3^rd

The Goffer

911-7

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division, headway into 5th 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd and pressed winner when not fluent at last, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on op 7/2 tchd 9/2

4^th

Lough Derg Spirit

1411-7

25/1

T: D P MurphyJ: Mr J J Berry (7)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 4 out, 5th 2 out, no extra op 40/1

5^th

Shannon Royale

811-12

11/2

T: Ian DonoghueJ: Keith Donoghue

Rear of mid-division, mid-division at halfway, ridden in 8th 4 out, went 6th 2 out, no extra

6^th

Desertmore House

1111-12

13/8f

T: M BrassilJ: Ricky Doyle

Disputed lead, slightly hampered 15th and headed, ridden in 5th 4 out, no impression on leaders op 15/8 tchd 2/1

7^th

1 ¼

Vital Island

1411-12

25/1

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

Disputed lead, slight mistake 12th, led from 15th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened op 22/1

8^th

Benny The Duke

911-7

50/1

T: Brendan WalshJ: Mr F P Murphy (7)

Mid-division, mistake 24th, bad mistake 6 out, ridden in 9th next, no impression op 66/1 tchd 80/1

9^th

Bodhisattva

911-7

22/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey

Rear of mid-division, mistake 4 out, ridden in 7th 5 out, weakened op 28/1

Also Ran

Dorans Law

811-12

28/1

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

Always behind, never a factor, mistake 24th, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1 tchd 20/1

Cavalry Master

1211-7

80/1

T: P MaherJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, not fluent 9th, saddle slipped after next and unseated rider op 50/1 tchd 40/1

The Bosses Oscar

1111-7

50/1

T: N SlevinJ: Miss Georgie Benson (7)

Always towards rear, mistakes 1st, 4th and 15th, no impression from 6 out, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 66/1

Walking On Glass

1111-7

28/1

T: P RocheJ: Peter Smithers (7)

Always behind, not fluent at 5th, no impression from 6 out, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1

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Non-Runners

Vanillier⁵⁰

Weight: 12-3| Age: 11

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.50Pl:€1.60, €3.40, €1.80EX:€67.00Trifecta:€418.90Tricast:€214.46SF:€46.05

Forecasts

Desertmore House (13/8), Vanillier (9/4), Busselton (7/2), The Goffer (4/1), Shannon Royale (11/2), Outside The Door (14/1), Bodhisattva (22/1), Lough Derg Spirit (25/1), Vital Island (25/1), Dorans Law (28/1), Walking On Glass (28/1), Benny The Duke (50/1), The Bosses Oscar (50/1), Cavalry Master (80/1)

Successful at this course in February, VANILLIER went on to be placed at the Cheltenham Festival for the second year running and he can resume winning ways back here. Last year's runner-up Desertmore House disappointed at Cheltenham last time but is worth another chance, while Busselton could go well in his title defence.

VANILLIER (FR)
DESERTMORE HOUSE (IRE)
BUSSELTON (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Busselton

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

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

7/1

Prize Money

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