15:45 Punchestown

Saturday 2 May 2026

All14:3015:0515:4516:1516:5517:3018:0518:35

Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed)

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 6m 25.30s

1^st

Barry Lyndon

810-8

16/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: J J Slevin

Rear of mid-division, raced wide, not fluent 1st, headway 4 out, 6th entering straight, 5th when left 4th 2 out, pushed along and led before last, stayed on well, cosily op 20/1 tchd 22/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Argento Boy

711-5

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, raced wide, slight mistake 1st, 5th halfway, 3rd after 4 out, pushed along when hampered 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd and no impression last, disputed 2nd run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd post op 9/1

3^rd

Montregard

710-10

9/2j

T: T LaceyJ: J J Burke

Mid-division, raced wide, headway after 5 out, pushed along in 4th after next, ridden when mistake 2 out, 3rd and no impression last, disputed 2nd run-in, kept on same pace, 3rd post op 4/1

4^th

Invictus Machin

810-6

16/1

T: G P CromwellJ: H Cobden

Towards rear, raced wide, headway after 5 out, 5th after next, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace op 12/1

5^th

1 ¾

Bill Baxter

1010-11

33/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister

Led or disputed lead, raced wide, jumped right, led before 4 out, pushed along and headed after next, slightly hampered 2 out, ridden in 4th and no impression before last, no extra op 25/1

6^th

Captain Cody

811-11

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Towards rear, never a factor, raced wide, some headway after 4 out, 8th after next, pushed along in 7th and no impression when slightly hampered 2 out, no extra op 14/1

Also Ran

High Class Hero

911-12

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Anna McGuinness (7)

Always behind, never a factor, pushed along in rear after 7th, weakened, pulled up before 9th op 14/1

Perceval Legallois

911-10

40/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Always towards rear, never a factor, weakened 5 out, pulled up after next op 25/1

Your Darling

1111-6

22/1

T: B PaulingJ: Jack Kennedy

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, ridden and weakened after 5 out, pulled up before next op 25/1

Joystick

711-4

28/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Mid-division, raced wide, slight mistake 7th and mistake next, pushed along in 6th before 3 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 22/1

The Doyen Chief

911-3

14/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 5 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

Goraibhmaithagat

610-13

12/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: Simon Torrens

Rear of mid-division, mistake 8th, weakened after 10th, pulled up after 11th op 16/1

Kinturk Kalanisi

810-11

25/1

T: T GibneyJ: James Smith (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened after next, pulled up before 2 out op 22/1 tchd 28/1

Uhavemeinstitches

610-8

9/1

T: J MotherwayJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place after 5 out, ridden and weakened after next, pulled up before 3 out op 15/2

Dartmoor Pirate

710-7

16/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, mistake 10th, pushed along and weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out tchd 14/1

Beckett Rock

710-6

9/2j

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression when slow 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 11/2

Iceberg Theory

710-5

10/1

T: P NolanJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Tracked leaders early, dropped towards rear halfway, slow 11th, soon eased and pulled up tchd 12/1

As The Fella Says

710-2

12/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Paul O'Brien

Tracked leaders, raced wide, mistake 1st, 6th halfway, 4th 5 out, 2nd after 4 out and led after next, 1.5 lengths lead when jumped big, stumbled on landing and fell 2 out

Beachcomber

810-2

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Led or disputed lead, not fluent 4th, pushed along and headed before 4 out, ridden and weakened after next, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1

No Time To Wait

810-0

25/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Michael Kenneally (5)

Rear of mid-division, tracked leaders when not fluent 11th, mistake next, jumped left 5 out, ridden and weakened after next, pulled up after 3 out op 40/1

Clonmeen

1110-0

66/1

T: William P MurphyJ: Daniel King

Mid-division, raced wide, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 5 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out tchd 50/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

Lucky Lyreen²⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Josh Williamson

Kish Bank¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Ethan O'Sullivan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€28.40Pl:€4.90, €3.00, €1.90, €3.20EX:€389.00Trifecta:€2,276.90Tricast:€876.66SF:€167.77

Forecasts

Montregard (9/2), Beckett Rock (9/2), Uhavemeinstitches (9/1), Argento Boy (10/1), Iceberg Theory (10/1), As The Fella Says (12/1), Goraibhmaithagat (12/1), The Doyen Chief (14/1), Barry Lyndon (16/1), Invictus Machin (16/1), Dartmoor Pirate (16/1), Kish Bank (16/1), Captain Cody (20/1), High Class Hero (20/1), Beachcomber (20/1), Your Darling (22/1), No Time To Wait (25/1), Lucky Lyreen (25/1), Kinturk Kalanisi (25/1), Joystick (28/1), Bill Baxter (33/1), Perceval Legallois (40/1), Clonmeen (66/1)

UHAVEMEINSTITCHES looks to have a bright future over fences and it's likely we haven't seen the best of her yet. She gets the nod in an open-looking renewal of this event. Montregard boasts a good strike rate over fences and may provide the chief threat, whilst Invictus Machin and Kish Bank are also of interest.

UHAVEMEINSTITCHES (IRE)
MONTREGARD (FR)
INVICTUS MACHIN (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Bill Baxter

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 9

J: Harry Bannister | T: W Greatrex

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €45,000.002nd: €15,000.003rd: €7,500.004th: €3,750.005th: €2,251.006th: €1,500.00