Full Result 1.30 Punchestown (IRE) | 14 February 2021

P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase

(5yo+) 3m1f Bank Soft 27 fences

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Shady Operator (IRE) EvensF Mr Derek O'Connor E Bolger	Mr Derek O'Connor E Bolger	8	116	129	–	136	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Native Artist (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in midfield, headway after 21st, soon chased leaders, close up 4 out, joined leader after 3 out, led narrowly going best after 2 out, went clear last, pushed out and stayed on run-in, comfortably (op 7/4)

2 2½	7. Blast Of Koeman (IRE) 13/2 Phillip Enright Peter Maher	Phillip Enright Peter Maher	10	116 t	125	–	131	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Erintante (IRE) (Denel)
Towards rear early, headway into midfield 18th, chased leaders 22nd, close up going okay 3 out, pushed along and went second approaching last, ridden and kept on but held run-in (tchd 7/1)

3 4 [6½]	3. Space Cadet (IRE) 8/1 Ben Harvey ⁷ Gearoid O'Loughlin	Ben Harvey ⁷ Gearoid O'Loughlin	11	116	133	–	134	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Shuil A Hocht (IRE) (Mohaajir)
Midfield, headway 17th, soon chased leaders, pressed leader 4 out, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, went third but no impression approaching last, kept on run-in, no match for first two (tchd 11/1)

4 9 [15½]	8. Call It Magic (IRE) 28/1 Keith Donoghue Ross O'Sullivan	Keith Donoghue Ross O'Sullivan	11	116 b	121	–	119	–
ch g Indian River (FR) - Luas Luso (IRE) (Luso)
Led narrowly or disputed lead early, soon led clearly, steadied 23rd, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and joined after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon lost second, no extra and lost third approaching last (op 22/1)

5 2½ [18]	4. Artic Pearl 33/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Martin Brassil	Darragh O'Keeffe Martin Brassil	10	116 t	–	–	116	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Mirana (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders early, midfield halfway, not fluent 23rd, headway 5 out, soon chased leaders, every chance before 2 out, soon ridden, no extra approaching last, not fluent last (op 25/1)

6 39 [57]	16. Singing Banjo (IRE) 125/1 Mr B J Walsh ⁷ P J Rothwell	Mr B J Walsh ⁷ P J Rothwell	11	1013 p¹	–	–	77	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Mille Fleurs (FR) (Mister Mat)
Towards rear early, midfield before halfway, ridden and no impression 5 out, minor headway approaching last, never dangerous (tchd 200/1)

7 17 [74]	10. Down The Highway (IRE) 66/1 Mr T J Love ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	Mr T J Love ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	8	111 2	–	–	62	–
b g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Petit Moselle (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, not fluent 16th, soon lost position, towards rear when pecked on landing 22nd, some headway 5 out, in touch with leaders when ridden 3 out, soon no extra and weakened (op 50/1)

8 7 [81]	12. Major Destination (IRE) 12/1 Denis O'Regan Noel Meade	Denis O'Regan Noel Meade	10	116	122	–	53	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Clara Allen (IRE) (Accordion)
Close up, soon tracked leader, lost position 18th, towards rear of midfield when not fluent 23rd, no impression 5 out, minor headway after 3 out (op 9/1)

9 9½ [90½]	9. Cut Pretender (FR) 250/1 Liam Quinlan ⁵ David Peter Nagle	Liam Quinlan ⁵ David Peter Nagle	9	111 t¹	–	–	43	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Petite Brehonnaise (FR) (Khalkevi)
Soon midfield, towards rear when mistake 19th, some headway after 20th, in touch with leaders when mistake 5 out, soon ridden and lost touch and weakened (op 125/1 tchd 300/1)

10 9 [99½]	17. Vital Island (IRE) 50/1 Tiernan Power Roche ⁷ R P O'Keeffe	Tiernan Power Roche ⁷ R P O'Keeffe	9	1013 t	–	–	34	–
b g Trans Island - Persian Pearl (Hurricane Sky)
Close up, soon chased leaders, lost position from 22nd, ridden and no extra 5 out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

11 9½ [109]	5. Auvergnat (FR) 10/1 Tom Kelly ⁷ E Bolger	Tom Kelly ⁷ E Bolger	11	1013 p	–	–	25	–
b g Della Francesca (USA) - Hesmeralda (FR) (Royal Charter)
Towards rear of midfield, lost touch 4 out, made no telling impression (op 9/1)

12 28 [137]	13. Michael's Pick (IRE) 80/1 Paddy Kennedy Ciaran Murphy	Paddy Kennedy Ciaran Murphy	7	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Presenting - Boragh Thyme (IRE) (Simply Great)
Close up and briefly disputed lead, soon chased leaders, not fluent 9th, weakened 5 out (op 66/1)

PU	11. Festival Opera (IRE) 125/1 James O'Sullivan ⁷ J P Dempsey	James O'Sullivan ⁷ J P Dempsey	13	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Milan - Coco Opera (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Chased leaders, close up 19th, mistake 21st, pecked on landing 22nd, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (tchd 200/1)

PU	2. Josies Orders (IRE) 18/1 Miss P Elvin ⁷ E Bolger	Miss P Elvin ⁷ E Bolger	13	116 b	–	–	–	–
b g Milan - Silent Orders (IRE) (Bob Back)
Didn't jump with fluency, in rear, not fluent and pushed along briefly 2nd, became detached after 8th, struggling halfway, pulled up before 5 out (op 11/1)

PU	1. Ballyboker Bridge (IRE) 4/1 Mr J J Codd Peter Maher	Mr J J Codd Peter Maher	14	1113 p	–	–	–	–
b g Gold Well - Ballyboker Lady (IRE) (Rashar)
Towards rear of midfield early, soon clipped heels and in rear, pulled up before 12th (jockey said gelding clipped heels early on and almost came down, and never travelled thereafter) (op 7/2 tchd 5/1)

PU	6. Black Scorpion (IRE) 100/1 B J Foley ⁵ John F Gleeson	B J Foley ⁵ John F Gleeson	10	111	118	–	–	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Arcanum (IRE) (Presenting)
Never better than mid-division, mistake 9th, in rear when not fluent 23rd, pulled up before 5 out (op 80/1)

PU	14. Precious Bounty (IRE) 80/1 Mr G A Spain ⁷ S Curling	Mr G A Spain ⁷ S Curling	7	1013 t¹	–	–	–	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Zaharath Al Bustan (Gulch)
Towards rear, mistake 14th, headway into midfield 19th, in touch with leaders when not fluent 24th, soon lost position and weakened, pulled up before 3 out (op 50/1)

17 ran Off time: 1:33:07 Winning time: 7m 47.90s (slow by 1m 21.90s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: John P McManus (Shady Operator) 1st breeder: Kenneth Parkhill
2nd owner: Inittowinit Syndicate (Blast Of Koeman)
3rd owner: C Jones (Space Cadet)
Tote win: €2 PL: €1.02 €2.40 €2.20 Ex: €11.60 CSF: €9.03 Trifecta: €50.10

1:30 Punchestown (IRE) 14 Feb 2021

P.P. Hogan Memorial Cross Country Chase