Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase

Punchestown

15:40

Date 2025-05-01

Distance 4m1f11y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €23,600

Winning Time 9m 17.40s (slow by 42.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Busselton (FR) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7/1	Won
2nd	Desertmore House (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Martin Brassil	9/1	.75
3rd	Three By Two (IRE) Richard Deegan · Denis Paul Murphy	11/1	0.3
4th	Vital Island (IRE) Mr B T Stone · R P O'Keeffe	12/1	9
5th	The Goffer (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	7/2	3.5
6th	Peaches And Cream (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	22/1	.5
7th	Benny The Duke (IRE) Mr F P Murphy · Mark John Scallan	125/1	18
8th	Read To Return (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor · A J Martin	18/1	4.25
9th	Subset (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	66/1	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Empire Soldier (IRE) Mr J L Scallan · Denis Paul Murphy	33/1
Fell	Stealthy Tom (IRE) Simon Torrens · E Bolger	100/30
U.R.	Vanillier (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	3/1F

Runners (16)

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
2	Vanillier Grey J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	tb	P69130	143	156	121	26d	—	—	+15	37	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Course winner before Cheltenham third, major chance if none the worse for Aintree run
13	The Goffer Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	P77543	135	146	135	27d	—	—	+11	30	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran a fine race to take third place in the Topham, big chance on his Cheltenham fourth
11	Stealthy Tom Bay J:Simon Torrens T:E Bolger	J:Simon Torrens T:E Bolger	161	b	003238	140	151	119	20d	—	—	+15	33.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Well beaten in third behind Vanillier here in February, could be a factor over this trip
4	Busselton Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	161	p	-0664P	136	149	109	50d	—	—	+13	24.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has run well over cross-country course at Cheltenham but flopped at the Festival
16	Three By Two Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Denis Paul Murphy	J:Richard Deegan T:Denis Paul Murphy	159	—	016256	95	138	91	87d	—	—	+10	18	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Experienced cross-country performer, capable of a better showing than her rating implies
5	Desertmore House Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	161	t	P4300P	140	147	98	10d	—	—	+18	24.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
No further success since winning 2023 Kerry National, limited appeal despite high rating
15	Vital Island Bay J:Mr B T Stone(7) T:R P O'Keeffe	J:Mr B T Stone(7) T:R P O'Keeffe	161	t	PP-3P1	-	132	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won this race in 2023 and proved he is not a back number with a Lingstown win in March
1	Read To Return Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:A J Martin	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:A J Martin	166	t	3584U1	113	121	65	9d	—	—	+21	26.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won a race for women riders at Fairyhouse last week, Derek O'Connor takes the mount
10	Peaches And Cream Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	P3P075	118	138	88	32d	—	—	+15	18	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Five-time winner but not in the same league as stablemate Vanillier
6	Empire Soldier Bay J:Mr J L Scallan(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy	J:Mr J L Scallan(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy	161	—	-53P38	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Twice placed in points. down the field over the banks at Lingstown on latest
12	Subset Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	161	p	P-0PP5	-	117	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
33-1 winner over this course in 2023, nothing to suggest he can cause a similar upset
3	Benny The Duke Bay J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:Mark John Scallan	J:Mr F P Murphy(7) T:Mark John Scallan	161	—	5639PU	-	99	71	—	—	—	-1	0.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Winning hurdler, has been struggling in points including over the banks at Lingstown
NR	Fralimonti Bilbery Bay J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy	J:Mr J W Hendrick(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy	161	t	24122P	-	-	-	2d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
In touch when coming to grief in latter stages of Tuesday's Ladies' Cup, favourite then
NR	Iriko d'Airy Bay J:Mr S Cotter(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy	J:Mr S Cotter(7) T:Denis Paul Murphy	161	—	1-F4PP	-	-	-	2d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Weak form in points, 28-1 chance when pulled up in Tuesday's Ladies' Cup
NR	Jet Fighter Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Peter Maher	J:Donagh Meyler T:Peter Maher	161	tp	PP064P	-	107	-	2d	—	—	—	0	—	—
100-1 when pulled up in Tuesday's Ladies' Cup, can be left out of calculations
NR	Transprint Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:R P O'Keeffe	J:NON-RUNNER T:R P O'Keeffe	166	t	23-441	-	116	-	2d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Non runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vanillier	11/4	3/1	11/4	5/2	11/4
The Goffer	3/1	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Stealthy Tom	10/3	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Busselton	13/2	11/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
Three By Two	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Desertmore House	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Vital Island	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Read To Return	25/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Peaches And Cream	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Empire Soldier	50/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Subset	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Benny The Duke	250/1	80/1	100/1	200/1	125/1
Fralimonti Bilbery	-	-	-	-	-
Iriko d'Airy	-	-	-	-	-
Jet Fighter	-	-	-	-	-
Transprint	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Vanillier

OR: 23.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Stealthy Tom

33.2

OR: 22.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

The Goffer

OR: 21.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Read To Return

26.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Busselton

24.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Desertmore House

24.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Three By Two

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Peaches And Cream

OR: 17 Form: 0.2 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Fralimonti Bilbery

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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Iriko d'Airy

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Empire Soldier

OR: 0 Form: 2.3 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Vital Island

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Subset

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Benny The Duke

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

250/1

Jet Fighter

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Transprint

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vanillier	143	156	121
Stealthy Tom	140	151	119
Desertmore House	140	147	98
Busselton	136	149	109
The Goffer	135	146	135
Peaches And Cream	118	138	88
Read To Return	113	121	65
Three By Two	95	138	91
Vital Island	—	132	—
Empire Soldier	—	—	—
Subset	—	117	—
Benny The Duke	—	99	71
Fralimonti Bilbery	—	—	—
Iriko d'Airy	—	—	—
Jet Fighter	—	107	—
Transprint	—	116	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fralimonti Bilbery	2d ago	Quick return
Iriko d'Airy	2d ago	Quick return
Jet Fighter	2d ago	Quick return
Transprint	2d ago	Quick return
Read To Return	9d ago	Quick return
Desertmore House	10d ago	Quick return
Stealthy Tom	20d ago	Fit
Vanillier	26d ago	Fit
The Goffer	27d ago	Fit
Peaches And Cream	32d ago	Fit
Busselton	50d ago	Fresh
Three By Two	87d ago	Fresh
Vital Island	—	—
Empire Soldier	—	—
Subset	—	—
Benny The Duke	—	—