Concept Colours Rated Novice Chase – Punchestown

Punchestown

13:25

Concept Colours Rated Novice Chase

Date 2025-02-20

Distance 2m

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €12,980

Winning Time 4m 21.60s (slow by 23.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Springt De La Mare (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	9/2	Won
2nd	Western Diego (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	4/1	3
3rd	Rath Gaul Boy (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	11/4	2.25
4th	Built By Ballymore (IRE) J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	16/1	21
5th	Jasko Des Dames (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	7/1	1.5
6th	Release The Beast (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Paul Nolan	9/4F	.75

Runners (8)

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
6	Rath Gaul Boy Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	159	—	2P119-	-	-	-	296d	—	—	-9	22.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Made up for lost time with 2 hurdle wins last term, not an easy assignment for chase debut
3	Release The Beast Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	163	t	184-31	129	131	105	56d	—	—	+3	27	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Third behind Ballyburn over 2m3f, dropped in trip to good effect at Limerick, good chance
4	Springt De La Mare Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	163	t	3F-531	-	137	109	35d	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Beat a useful mare at Fairyhouse and tongue-tie fitted for this more searching test
8	Western Diego Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	159	—	513-46	-	135	110	28d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Fair chase debut at Leopardstown, remote sixth at Gowran when outsider of stable's quintet
1	Jasko Des Dames Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	-53112	130	129	108	72d	—	—	+31	40.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Failed to win over hurdles, has improved for the switch to chasing, solid C&D form
5	Built By Ballymore Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	159	t	110P-7	-	131	49	90d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Smart 134-rated novice hurdler last season, made no impact on chasing debut at Tipperary
NR	Fascile Mode Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	163	—	081F6P	135	138	117	19d	—	—	—	22	—	—
Jumping issues have surfaced since his win here in October, risky but remains interesting
NR	Waterford Whispers Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mark Walsh T:Henry De Bromhead	159	—	22P-27	-	141	112	54d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Runner-up in last year's Martin Pipe, first chase start showed promise, might need further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rath Gaul Boy	7/4	7/4	6/4	13/8	15/8
Release The Beast	9/4	11/4	9/4	3/1	5/2
Springt De La Mare	5/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Western Diego	7/1	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Jasko Des Dames	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2	9/1
Built By Ballymore	20/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Fascile Mode	-	-	-	-	-
Waterford Whispers	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jasko Des Dames

40.6

OR: 20 Form: 17.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

2nd

Release The Beast

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Rath Gaul Boy

22.6

OR: 0 Form: 12.6 Odds: 10

15/8

Fascile Mode

OR: 21.3 Form: 0.8 Odds: 0

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Springt De La Mare

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Western Diego

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Built By Ballymore

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Waterford Whispers

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fascile Mode	135	138	117
Jasko Des Dames	130	129	108
Release The Beast	129	131	105
Rath Gaul Boy	—	—	—
Springt De La Mare	—	137	109
Western Diego	—	135	110
Built By Ballymore	—	131	49
Waterford Whispers	—	141	112

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fascile Mode	19d ago	Fit
Western Diego	28d ago	Fit
Springt De La Mare	35d ago	Fit
Waterford Whispers	54d ago	Fresh
Release The Beast	56d ago	Fresh
Jasko Des Dames	72d ago	Fresh
Built By Ballymore	90d ago	Fresh
Rath Gaul Boy	296d ago	Long break