Stanley Asphalt Hunters Chase for the Bishopscourt Cup

Punchestown

15:40

Date 2023-04-28

Distance 2m5f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 5m 42.80s (slow by 32.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fr Gilligansvoyge (GB) Mr Pat Taaffe · John G Carr	25/1	Won
2nd	Matthews Hill (IRE) Mr J W Hendrick · Peter John Flood	8/1	2.5
3rd	Lesssaidthebetter (GB) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	16/1	16
4th	Chateau Elan (IRE) Mr Ian Cribbin · Ross O'Sullivan	10/1	1.25
5th	Keenaghan Lass (IRE) Tom Harney · T F Shaw	8/1	8
6th	An Droichead Gorm (IRE) Mr B O'Neill · Peter Maher	12/1	10
7th	Royal Juniper (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor · A J Martin	17/2	3.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Artic Weather (IRE) Mr J W Hannon · Ian John McCarthy	4/1J
Fell	Happy Victory (FR) Mr H C Swan · Gordon Elliott	4/1J
P.U.	Jet Fighter (IRE) Mr S Cavanagh · Peter Maher	7/1
P.U.	Speaker Thomas (IRE) Mr T Hamilton · John Joseph Hanlon	14/1
U.R.	Trim To Milan (IRE) Mr J Dunne · Gerard Keane	33/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Happy Victory Bay J:Mr H C Swan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr H C Swan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	165	—	5P11P4	-	69	-	26d	—	—	-4	11.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Winner of both starts in points, strong chance here despite hunter chase failures
6	Jet Fighter Bay J:Mr S Cavanagh(7) T:Peter Maher	J:Mr S Cavanagh(7) T:Peter Maher	165	—	022P16	-	109	98	3d	—	—	0	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Maiden point winner at Monksgrange, moderate sixth over the banks course here on Tuesday
2	Artic Weather Bay J:Mr J W Hannon(7) T:Ian John Mccarthy	J:Mr J W Hannon(7) T:Ian John Mccarthy	165	tb	P242	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	11.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Twice second from four starts in points, fourth behind Jet Fighter at Monksgrange
9	Royal Juniper Chestnut J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:A J Martin	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:A J Martin	165	t	157PPP	-	97	64	—	—	—	-6	2.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Top trainer/rider combination, lost his way after maiden point win last May, appears risky
10	Speaker Thomas Bay J:Mr T Hamilton T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Mr T Hamilton T:John Joseph Hanlon	165	p	F-3F61	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Beat Arctic Weather at Stradbally, flopped earlier behind Fr Gilligansvoyge at Borris
1	An Droichead Gorm Bay J:Mr B O'Neill T:Peter Maher	J:Mr B O'Neill T:Peter Maher	165	—	17-446	-	100	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Flopped when favourite for this last year, chance on basis of Roscommon handicap fourth
11	Keenaghan Lass Bay J:Mr T P Harney(7) T:T F Shaw	J:Mr T P Harney(7) T:T F Shaw	158	—	76-623	-	108	72	46d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Last of three finishers in a hunters chase on latest, second to Happy Victory before that
3	Chateau Elan Bay J:Mr Ian Cribbin(7) T:Ross Osullivan	J:Mr Ian Cribbin(7) T:Ross Osullivan	165	—	2F4UUU	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Three unseats and a fall from his last five starts, seems a hazardous proposition
4	Fr Gilligansvoyge Bay J:Mr Pat Taaffe(7) T:John G Carr	J:Mr Pat Taaffe(7) T:John G Carr	165	tv	P00531	-	70	36	—	—	—	+9	13.2	5.25/1	22 5%
41 starts under rules without a win, form of Borris House dead-heat franked on Tuesday
8	Matthews Hill Bay J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Peter John Flood	J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Peter John Flood	165	—	4/4PF	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Leading when falling two out in a recent Quakerstown maiden, relatively inexperienced
7	Lesssaidthebetter Bay J:Mr T Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Mr T Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell	165	—	U313PU	-	81	-	3d	—	—	-1	3.8	6.75/1	28 4%
0-28 under rules, placed over hurdles five times, prominent before unseating on Tuesday
12	Trim To Milan Bay J:Mr J Dunne(7) T:Gerard Keane	J:Mr J Dunne(7) T:Gerard Keane	158	t	695P63	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	3.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Modest overall form over hurdles and points since twice placed in bumpers two years ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Happy Victory	5	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jet Fighter	6	6	11/2	6	13/2
Artic Weather	4	4	9/2	4	4
Royal Juniper	15/2	8	15/2	8/1	17/2
Speaker Thomas	10	11/1	11/1	10	10
An Droichead Gorm	10	10	10	10	10
Keenaghan Lass	17/2	17/2	8	17/2	8
Chateau Elan	16	16	14	16	16
Fr Gilligansvoyge	20	22	20	22	22
Matthews Hill	8	15/2	15/2	8	17/2
Lesssaidthebetter	28	20/1	20/1	28	28
Trim To Milan	33	25	25	25/1	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Fr Gilligansvoyge

13.2

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.1

2nd

Jet Fighter

12.1

OR: 0 Form: 8.8 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Artic Weather

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Happy Victory

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 6.7 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Lesssaidthebetter

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.6 Odds: 1.2

Trim To Milan

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0.9

Royal Juniper

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Matthews Hill

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Keenaghan Lass

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Speaker Thomas

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

An Droichead Gorm

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Chateau Elan

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Happy Victory	—	69	—
Jet Fighter	—	109	98
Artic Weather	—	—	—
Royal Juniper	—	97	64
Speaker Thomas	—	—	—
An Droichead Gorm	—	100	—
Keenaghan Lass	—	108	72
Chateau Elan	—	—	—
Fr Gilligansvoyge	—	70	36
Matthews Hill	—	—	—
Lesssaidthebetter	—	81	—
Trim To Milan	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jet Fighter	3d ago	Quick return
Lesssaidthebetter	3d ago	Quick return
Happy Victory	26d ago	Fit
Keenaghan Lass	46d ago	Fresh
Artic Weather	—	—
Royal Juniper	—	—
Speaker Thomas	—	—
An Droichead Gorm	—	—
Chateau Elan	—	—
Fr Gilligansvoyge	—	—
Matthews Hill	—	—
Trim To Milan	—	—