Full Result 4.50 Punchestown (IRE) | 2 May 2024

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase

(5yo+) (4m1f11yds) 4m1f Bank Yielding 35 fences

1st €17,700 2nd €5,700 3rd €2,700 4th €1,200 5th €600 6th €300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Singing Banjo (IRE) 28/1 Mr B J Walsh ⁷ Barry John Walsh	Mr B J Walsh ⁷ Barry John Walsh	14	110 p	–	15	115	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Mille Fleurs (FR) (Mister Mat)
Soon prominent, briefly disputed lead when pecked on landing 16th, hampered 20th, disputed lead before 2 out, led narrowly when ridden after 2 out, joined after last, rallied towards finish, stayed on (tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1)

2 ¾	15. Three By Two (IRE) 9/1 Mr J W Hendrick ⁷ Denis Paul Murphy	Mr J W Hendrick ⁷ Denis Paul Murphy	8	1012	–	12	112	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Benefit Scheme (IRE) (Beneficial)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 15th, mistake 20th, headway and prominent 4 out, briefly led when mistake and pecked on landing 2 out, soon ridden, joined winner after last, no extra towards finish (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

3 3¾ [4½]	1. Coko Beach (FR) 5/4F Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	9	127 b	159	26	124	–
gr g Cokoriko (FR) - Solana Beach (FR) (Take Risks)
Soon prominent, led before 3rd, headed before 5th, left in lead 20th, headed when ridden before 2 out, no extra when switched left after last, no match for first two

4 31 [35½]	11. Fameaftertheglory 9/1 Kieren Buckley Gavin Cromwell	Kieren Buckley Gavin Cromwell	8	117	115	–	79	–
b g Fame And Glory - Milan Athlete (IRE) (Milan)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, lost position after 16th, soon dropped to rear, headway after 5 out, kept on (tchd 17/2)

5 hd [35¾]	10. Enjoy D'Allen (FR) 25/1 E Walsh Ciaran Murphy	E Walsh Ciaran Murphy	10	117 p	–	–	79	–
bb g Network (GER) - Triple Star (FR) (Dom Alco)
Prominent early, not fluent 1st, in rear when reminders after 5 out, soon some headway, kept on (op 18/1)

6 9½ [45¼]	4. Bodhisattva (IRE) 18/1 Ben Harvey John C McConnell	Ben Harvey John C McConnell	7	1112 v	121	–	75	–
ch g Leading Light (IRE) - Honey Blond (IRE) (Pilsudski)
Dwelt start, slightly awkward start, in rear early, in touch with leaders when pushed along 5 out, weakened after 3 out (op 14/1)

PU	8. Blast Of Koeman (IRE) 66/1 Sean O'Keeffe Peter Maher	Sean O'Keeffe Peter Maher	13	117 tp	–	–	–	–
ch g Shantou (USA) - Erintante (IRE) (Denel)
Prominent early, mistake when 5 out, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 50/1)

PU	6. Vital Island (IRE) 18/1 Tiernan Power Roche ⁷ R P O'Keeffe	Tiernan Power Roche ⁷ R P O'Keeffe	12	115 t	–	–	–	–
b g Trans Island - Persian Pearl (Hurricane Sky)
Soon led, headed and prominent before 3rd, weakened before 2 out, lost touch when steadied 2 out, soon pulled up (op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

PU	3. Birchdale (IRE) 4/1 Simon Torrens E Bolger	Simon Torrens E Bolger	10	1112	132	–	–	–
br g Jeremy (USA) - Onewayortheother (IRE) (Presenting)
In touch with leaders, prominent when slow jump 5 out, pressed leaders when ridden before 2 out, weakened when pulled up before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

PU	5. Subset (IRE) 100/1 Mr B T Stone ⁷ Peter Maher	Mr B T Stone ⁷ Peter Maher	10	115 p	78	–	–	–
b g Dahjee (USA) - Secret Flutter (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Didn't jump well, in touch with leaders early, raced in last when not fluent 20th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 50/1 tchd 125/1)

PU	9. El Paso Wood (FR) 50/1 Mr R James ⁷ Colin Bowe	Mr R James ⁷ Colin Bowe	10	110	–	–	–	–
b g Anzillero (GER) - Wonder Wood (FR) (Phantom Breeze)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, bad mistake and jockey lost iron briefly when pecked on landing 10th, headway and prominent after 18th, badly hampered 20th, weakening when slightly hampered before 5 out, pulled up 3 out (op 66/1 tchd 80/1)

UR	7. A Rated (IRE) 200/1 Mr F P Murphy ⁷ Liam Kenny	Mr F P Murphy ⁷ Liam Kenny	13	110 tp¹	–	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Dawn Court (Rakaposhi King)
Didn't jump with fluency, in touch with leaders early, led before 5th, led narrowly when mistake and unseated 20th (op 100/1)

UR	14. Streets Of Doyen (IRE) 28/1 Alex Harvey ⁷ John C McConnell	Alex Harvey ⁷ John C McConnell	10	110 tb	128	–	–	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - Satco Street (IRE) (Satco)
Towards rear early, raced in last when mistake 6th, not fluent 12th, in touch with leaders when bad mistake and unseated 16th (op 40/1)

UR	2. Stumptown (IRE) 11/2 Sean Flanagan Gavin Cromwell	Sean Flanagan Gavin Cromwell	7	127	149	–	–	–
br g Laverock (IRE) - Active Fieldgale (IRE) (Beneficial)
In touch with leaders, mistake and nearly lost jockey 20th, prominent when badly bumped by loose horse and unseated jockey before 5 out (op 9/2)

14 ran Off time: 4:50:20 Winning time: 9m 32.30s (slow by 57.10s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Michael's Pick (off feed)
1st owner: J P Walsh (Singing Banjo) 1st breeder: Joseph Cunningham
2nd owner: M McEvoy (Three By Two)
3rd owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Coko Beach)
Tote win: €35.80 PL: €5.50 €2.50 €1.30 Ex: €337.20 CSF: €264.67 Tricast: €565.84 Trifecta: €1,371

4:50 Punchestown (IRE) 2 May 2024

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase