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Punchestown (IRE)
14:30
Howden Cross Country Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 02 May 2026 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.38 Place: €1.20 €1.90 €4.20 Exacta: €9.80 Tricast: €65.08 Trifecta: €133
Non-Runners: Busselton (reserve), Galon De Vauzelle (allergy), Vanillier (reserve), Vital Island (withdrawn; vet's advice)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m1f 2m4f 3m 3m 3m½f
1st
Held up in rear - slightly hampered 10th - headway 15th - soon prominent - led approaching last - went clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
7 G Elite
Ian John McCarthy 168 lbs 11/8F Won
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2m5f 3m5½f 3m1f 3m5½f 2m3½f
2nd
Midfield - headway after 9th - prominent 11th - went second run-in - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 3/1)
9 G AVG
E Bolger 161 lbs 4/1 10
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2m5f 3m1f 2m4f 3m5½f 3m6½f
3rd
Midfield - slightly hampered 10th - headway after 14th - prominent 16th - led 3 out - headed approaching last - lost second when no extra run-in(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
11 G AVG
Martin Keighley 161 lbs 14/1 3.75
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3m½f 3m 3m1f 3m5½f 4m1f
4th
Towards rear - midfield 6th - headway after 16th - in touch with leaders when hampered by faller home turn - went fourth run-in - stayed on(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 5/1 .5
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2m5½f 3m½f 3m1f 2m4f 2m5f
5th
Prominent - led 4th - pecked on landing 11th - briefly headed 18th - headed 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/1)
5 G AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 166 lbs 16/1 4.75
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3m½f 3m 3m4f 3m5½f 2m4f
6th
Held up in rear - stayed on from 2 out - never dangerous
10 G Poor
G Ahern 154 lbs 33/1 13
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2m5f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m1f 2m3½f
7th
In touch with leaders - midfield when hampered 5th - weakened 2 out(op 18/1)
9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 25/1 11
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2m3f 3m 3m3f 3m2f 2m7½f
8th
Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind(op 100/1)
8 G Poor
John C McConnell 154 lbs 150/1 4
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3m5½f 3m½f 2m6½f 3m2½f 3m1f
9th
Held up in rear - headway 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 9/1)
8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 16/1 6
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2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 1m7½f 3m4½f
99th
Prominent - weakened after 3 out - unseated when mistake 2 out
10 G AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 159 lbs 16/1 -
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2m3f 3m5½f 2m7f 3m 3m2f
99th
Prominent - disputing fourth and keeping on when slipped up home turn(op 16/1)
8 G AVG
Ian O'Connor 154 lbs 25/1 -
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2m6f 2m7½f 3m2f 4m2½f 3m½f
99th
Prominent - briefly led 18th - stumbled badly 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up 2 out(op 50/1)
9 G Poor
Peter Maher 161 lbs 80/1 -
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2m1f 2m5f 3m 2m1f 2m5f
99th
Midfield - hampered 5th - in touch with leaders when badly hampered by faller 10th - soon dropped to rear - midfield 16th - outpaced when hampered by faller home turn - soon pulled up(tchd 7/1)
7 G AVG
Ian Patrick Donoghue 166 lbs 17/2 -
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2m4½f 2m5f 2m2f 2m5½f 2m5f
99th
Led - headed when hit 4th - fell 5th(tchd 250/1)
7 G AVG
J P Dempsey 171 lbs 200/1 -
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1m6f 1m4f 3m 2m7½f 3m2½f
99th
Prominent - mistake 6th - fell 10th(op 9/1)
7 G AVG
John C McConnell 166 lbs 14/1 -
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