HSS Hire Handicap Chase (Grade 3) – Punchestown

Punchestown

18:00

HSS Hire Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2024-05-01

Distance 2m4f80y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €59,000

Winning Time 5m 14.80s (slow by 15.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lets Go Champ (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	11/4F	Won
2nd	Must Be Obeyed (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Thomas Gibney	18/1	2.5
3rd	Authorized Art (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	25/1	1
4th	Jetoile (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Ryan Potter	18/1	1.75
5th	Brideswell Lad (IRE) J J Slevin · Seamus Neville	22/1	13
6th	Embittered (IRE) Carl Millar · Gordon Elliott	50/1	3
7th	Adamantly Chosen (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	16/1	1.75
8th	Seddon (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	14/1	1.25
9th	Indiana Jones (FR) Ricky Doyle · M F Morris	28/1	2
10th	Hereditary Rule (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · John C McConnell	40/1	7

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Aarons Day (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	66/1
P.U.	Bill Baxter (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Warren Greatrex	9/1
Fell	Idas Boy (IRE) Sam Ewing · Noel Meade	20/1
Fell	James Du Berlais (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	7/2
P.U.	The Goffer (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	15/2
B.D.	Union Park (FR) Simon Torrens · P J Rothwell	28/1
B.D.	Watch House Cross (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	8/1

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
14	Lets Go Champ Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	145	—	12-323	131	153	61	38d	—	—	+8	25.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Not many chances taken with his mark but no surprise should there be more improvement
1	James Du Berlais Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	-44372	152	159	143	19d	—	—	+20	37	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Caught late in the Topham over the National fences at Aintree; deserves a change of luck
8	The Goffer Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	t	-85850	143	158	127	18d	—	—	+16	25.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Looked like playing a hand in the Grand National before failing to stay; could be a player
13	Bill Baxter Grey J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Warren Greatrex	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Warren Greatrex	146	p	38486U	132	158	150	19d	—	—	+14	23.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Struggled to recover his best form this season but back to a winnable mark if he can
10	Watch House Cross Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	151	t	3360F9	137	157	135	48d	—	—	+16	24	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Can compete at this level and no surprise should he play a hand here
5	Seddon Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	162	—	111-23	148	158	-	193d	—	—	+20	26.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ground in his favour and should be a contender here if forward enough
4	Adamantly Chosen Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	162	—	-40710	148	158	139	18d	—	—	+28	32.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Beaten a mile in the Grand National last time; others look more likely
15	Must Be Obeyed Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Thomas Gibney	143	—	-3P384	129	157	138	32d	—	—	+19	22.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Improved effort at Fairyhouse last time; goes on the ground and could go well
6	Jetoile Bay J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Ryan Potter	J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Ryan Potter	159	t	11-14P	145	159	126	60d	—	—	+21	25	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Pulled up in a Grade 3 at Newbury in March when last seen; others preferred
3	Idas Boy Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	J:Sam Ewing T:Noel Meade	163	—	12P-1F	149	152	101	126d	—	—	+22	25.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Fell early in the Paddy Power Chase at Christmas when last seen; others preferred
11	Brideswell Lad Bay J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	150	—	61F071	136	151	111	59d	—	—	+31	33.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Showed his well-being when landing a Listed handicap chase at Leopardstown; has a chance
2	Authorized Art Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	165	—	56-24P	151	153	101	165d	—	—	+23	26	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Galway Plate runner-up off for five months and likely to come on for this
7	Indiana Jones Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:M F Morris	J:Ricky Doyle T:M F Morris	158	tp	43-640	144	156	139	87d	—	—	+22	24.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Grade 3 winner at Navan last year but not at his best in three runs this season
12	Hereditary Rule Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:John C McConnell	149	t	1-00P0	135	157	64	48d	—	—	+27	28.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Out of form but back down to a mark just 6lb higher than last year; watch the market
17	Union Park Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	140	t	-61513	126	154	124	110d	—	—	+30	32.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Winning hurdler and chaser this season; 3lb wrong but not hard to see him with a chance
9	Embittered Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	155	t	1P0300	141	157	132	19d	—	—	+23	24.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Not that competitive in the Plate at Cheltenham or the Topham at Aintree. others preferred
16	Aarons Day Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	140	t	15F5P-	126	154	92	369d	—	—	+18	19.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Not seen since pulling up in a Grade A novice handicap here a year ago; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lets Go Champ	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
James Du Berlais	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
The Goffer	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Bill Baxter	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Watch House Cross	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Seddon	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Adamantly Chosen	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Must Be Obeyed	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Jetoile	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Idas Boy	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Brideswell Lad	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Authorized Art	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Indiana Jones	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Hereditary Rule	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Union Park	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Embittered	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Aarons Day	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

James Du Berlais

OR: 25.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Brideswell Lad

33.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 11.6 Odds: 0.9

22/1

3rd

Adamantly Chosen

32.9

OR: 24.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Union Park

32.6

OR: 19 Form: 13 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Hereditary Rule

28.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Seddon

26.1

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Authorized Art

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

The Goffer

25.9

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Idas Boy

25.7

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Lets Go Champ

25.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Jetoile

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Embittered

24.3

OR: 22.8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Indiana Jones

24.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Watch House Cross

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Bill Baxter

23.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Must Be Obeyed

22.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 1.7 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Aarons Day

19.3

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
James Du Berlais	152	159	143
Authorized Art	151	153	101
Idas Boy	149	152	101
Seddon	148	158	—
Adamantly Chosen	148	158	139
Jetoile	145	159	126
Indiana Jones	144	156	139
The Goffer	143	158	127
Embittered	141	157	132
Watch House Cross	137	157	135
Brideswell Lad	136	151	111
Hereditary Rule	135	157	64
Bill Baxter	132	158	150
Lets Go Champ	131	153	61
Must Be Obeyed	129	157	138
Union Park	126	154	124
Aarons Day	126	154	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Goffer	18d ago	Fit
Adamantly Chosen	18d ago	Fit
James Du Berlais	19d ago	Fit
Bill Baxter	19d ago	Fit
Embittered	19d ago	Fit
Must Be Obeyed	32d ago	Fit
Lets Go Champ	38d ago	Fit
Watch House Cross	48d ago	Fresh
Hereditary Rule	48d ago	Fresh
Brideswell Lad	59d ago	Fresh
Jetoile	60d ago	Fresh
Indiana Jones	87d ago	Fresh
Union Park	110d ago	Long break
Idas Boy	126d ago	Long break
Authorized Art	165d ago	Long break
Seddon	193d ago	Long break
Aarons Day	369d ago	Long break