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Punchestown (IRE)
15:45
Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase ()
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sat, 02 May 2026 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €28.40 Place: €4.90 €3 €1.90 Exacta: €389 Tricast: €876.66 Trifecta: €2276.90
Non-Runners: Kish Bank (lame), Lucky Lyreen (skin allergy)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
3m½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m5½f 3m½f
1st
Raced wide - midfield - smooth headway 3 out - led just after 2 out - clear last - comfortably(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
7 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 148 lbs 16/1 Won
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2m7f 3m 3m½f 3m1f 3m5f
2nd
Raced wide - prominent last - briefly left in lead but hampered by faller 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 9/1)
5 G AVG
W P Mullins 159 lbs 10/1 3.75
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2m7f 3m 3m 3m 3m
3rd
Raced wide - midfield run-in - steady headway from 12th - disputing third home turn - challenging when hit 2 out - stayed on(op 4/1)
5 G Good
Tom Lacey 150 lbs 9/2J 0.3
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3m½f 3m1f 2m6½f 3m2f 2m5½f
4th
Raced wide - held up in rear run-in - steady headway from 4 out - went fourth approaching last - no extra run-in(op 12/1)
7 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 146 lbs 16/1 14
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3m½f 3m2f 2m5½f 2m7½f 2m5f
5th
Raced wide - jumped right throughout - led narrowly or disputed lead - headed after 3 out - briefly led 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 25/1)
8 G AVG
Warren Greatrex 151 lbs 33/1 1.75
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2m4f 3m½f 3m1f 3m2f 4m2½f
6th
Raced wide - held up in rear approaching last - some headway into midfield after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1)
7 G AVG
W P Mullins 165 lbs 20/1 13
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2m5½f 2m6f 3m 3m1f 3m5f
99th
Raced wide - midfield - mistake 8th - weakened before 2 out - soon pulled up(op 22/1)
6 G AVG
W P Mullins 158 lbs 28/1 -
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2m4½f 3m1½f 2m6f 2m7½f 3m
99th
Raced wide - prominent - led after 3 out - and after 3 out - going okay when stumbled badly and fell 2 out
5 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 142 lbs 12/1 -
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3m6f 3m 2m6½f 3m 3m½f
99th
Raced wide - weakened before 3 out - soon pulled up(tchd 50/1)
10 G AVG
William P Murphy 140 lbs 66/1 -
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3m2f 3m2½f 3m 3m 3m1f
99th
Raced inner - midfield - weakened after 13th - pulled up before 2 out(op 20/1)
8 G Good
Alan King 157 lbs 14/1 -
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3m 3m1½f 2m6½f 2m5f 3m6f
99th
Raced inner - in touch with leaders - lost position gradually from 7th - hit 9th - in rear when pulled up 12th(tchd 12/1)
5 G AVG
Paul Nolan 145 lbs 10/1 -
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2m4½f 2m6½f 2m 3m1f 3m½f
99th
Raced centre - prominent - weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 15/2)
4 F AVG
J Motherway 148 lbs 9/1 -
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3m 4m2½f 3m2f 2m7f 4m2½f
99th
Raced inner - always behind - pulled up before 4 out(op 25/1)
7 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 40/1 -
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3m1½f 3m 3m½f 3m2f 3m2½f
99th
Raced inner - midfield - weakened after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 40/1)
6 G AVG
John C McConnell 135 lbs 25/1 -
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2m7½f 2m3½f 2m6f 3m 3m2f
99th
Raced inner - in touch with leaders - lost position when mistake 10th - weakened 11th - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 14/1)
5 G AVG
Anthony Honeyball 147 lbs 16/1 -
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3m 2m4f 2m4f 3m1f 3m5f
99th
Raced centre - midfield - dropped to rear 8th - pulled up after 11th(op 16/1)
5 G AVG
C A Murphy 153 lbs 12/1 -
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3m1f 3m5f 3m½f 2m5½f 3m1f
99th
Raced inner - prominent - hit 9th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
6 G Poor
Thomas Gibney 146 lbs 25/1 -
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2m 2m5½f 2m6f 2m3½f 2m5f
99th
Raced centre - midfield - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second)(op 11/2)
5 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 146 lbs 9/2J -
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3m4½f 2m5½f 3m1f 3m1f 4m2½f
99th
Raced centre - always behind - detached from 7th - pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 14/1)
8 G Good
W P Mullins 159 lbs 20/1 -
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3m 3m 3m 3m 3m
99th
Raced inner - led narrowly or disputed lead - headed before 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)
6 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 142 lbs 20/1 -
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2m4f 2m5f 3m 3m 3m
99th
Raced centre - always behind - pulled up after 3 out(op 25/1)
9 G AVG
Ben Pauling 160 lbs 22/1 -
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