Punchestown (IRE)
14:20
Ladbrokes Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2025 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €8.30 Place: €1.90 €1.60 €4.70 Exacta: €41.50 Tricast: €313.80 Trifecta: €875
Non-Runners: Spellacy's Cross (allergies)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Prince Zaltar (FR) 8 G AVG P J Rothwell 162 lbs 6/1 Won Held up in rear - steady headway after 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - went third before last - ridden to lead final 110yds - won going away(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)
2nd 14 Western Model (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul Nolan 142 lbs 11/4F 1 Midfield in centre of group - smooth headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - raced slightly wide home turn - went fourth last - kept on well run-in - went second final strides - nearest finish(tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1)
3rd 9 Pride Of Place (IRE) 6 G AVG E Bolger 151 lbs 18/1 0.1 Midfield on outer - slightly hampered 5th - good headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - went second 3 out - challenging run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 8 Malton Groove (IRE) 8 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 149 lbs 18/1 0.05 Midfield in centre of group - in touch with leaders 4th - prominent before 9th - led 3 out - going best when pecked on landing last - soon faced challenges - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 11/1)
5th 10 General Hubble (IRE) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 146 lbs 12/1 1.75 Prominent early - pecked on landing 1st - in touch with leaders 3rd - mistake 4 out - recovered and pressed leaders 3 out - no extra from 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 15/2)
6th 1 Riggs (IRE) 10 G AVG P Cluskey 161 lbs 12/1 4.5 Prominent early - not fluent 1st - midfield on outer 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders 4 out - no extra from 2 out - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
7th 16 Tullyhogue Fort (IRE) 8 G Poor John F O'Neill 144 lbs 14/1 7 Towards rear - good headway and in touch with leaders 10th - lost ground before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
8th 6 Pebble Bleu (IRE) 6 M Poor Colin Motherway 157 lbs 17/2 3.5 Raced in last - some headway when badly hampered by faller 5 out - not recover(op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)
9th 11 Jeu De Pic (FR) 6 G Poor Thomas Cooper 152 lbs 20/1 1.25 Held up in rear - some headway 4 out - weakened from 3 out - no chance when not fluent 2 out(op 33/1)
10th 2 Marronstown (IRE) 7 G Poor D M Christie 163 lbs 16/1 6 Led - slow jump and briefly headed 1st - overjumped 3rd - headed and lost ground 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1)
11th 19 Rust To Riches (IRE) 8 G Poor C A McBratney 133 lbs 33/1 0.3 Prominent - awkward jump and lost ground 8th - reminders after 5 out - lost touch before 3 out(op 50/1)
12th 4 The Dabbler (IRE) 11 G Poor Liam P Cusack 155 lbs 18/1 1.75 Midfield on inner - pushed along before 4 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 12 Meehall (IRE) 8 G AVG E McNamara 147 lbs 11/2 - Prominent - hit 11th - fell 5 out(op 7/1)
99th 18 Dragon's Pass (IRE) 9 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 143 lbs 40/1 - Towards rear - dropped to last and reminders 7th - tailed off 11th - pulled up after 12th
99th 15 Silent Flight (IRE) 9 G Poor Philip M Byrne 147 lbs 28/1 - Towards rear - not fluent and pecked on landing 12th - struggling when hampered 5 out - soon pulled up(op 20/1)
99th 13 Walkonthebriteside (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 146 lbs 22/1 - Midfield - not fluent 2nd - dropped to rear 11th - lost touch from 12th - tailed off and pulled up after 5 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 20/1)
99th 5 Friends N Commerce (IRE) 9 G Poor Patrick G Kelly 155 lbs 28/1 - Midfield - badly hampered by faller and unseated 5 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 7 Mount Shenshan (IRE) 7 M Poor Thomas Mullins 151 lbs 16/1 - Prominent early - briefly led 1st - in touch with leaders 3rd - mistake and unseated 5th(tchd 14/1)