Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) – Punchestown

Punchestown

16:15

Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

Date 2025-05-01

Distance 2m7f110y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €29,500

Winning Time 5m 57.30s (slow by 28.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jeriko Du Reponet (FR) James Bowen · Nicky Henderson	13/2J	Won
2nd	Doddiethegreat (IRE) Brian Hughes · Nicky Henderson	14/1	4.25
3rd	One Big Bang (IRE) Sean Bowen · James Owen	11/1	1.25
4th	Karl Des Tourelles (FR) Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	12/1	1.25
5th	Beat The Bat (IRE) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	13/2J	1.75
6th	Chart Topper (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	15/2	1.25
7th	I Love My Baie (FR) Sean O'Keeffe · S R B Crawford	22/1	1.75
8th	Win Some Lose Some (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	20/1	.75
9th	Comfort Zone (IRE) Simon Torrens · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	16/1	.5
10th	Park Of Kings (IRE) Mark Walsh · Paul Nolan	10/1	.75
11th	Monbeg Park (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Sean Thomas Doyle	22/1	0.3
12th	Pray Tell (IRE) John Shinnick · Desmond Kenneally	33/1	5.5
13th	Gabbys Cross (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	40/1	.75
14th	Bill Joyce (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	10/1	5.5
15th	Tag Man (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	50/1	0.3
16th	Beckett Rock (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	7/1	4.75
17th	Stoner's Choice (GB) Kielan Woods · Fergal O'Brien	33/1	1.25
18th	C'Est Ta Chance (FR) J J Slevin · W P Mullins	20/1	1.75
19th	The Friday Man (GB) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	80/1	1.75
20th	Ambitious Fellow (IRE) Jake Coen · Peter Fahey	150/1	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Building Bridges (GB) Mr D McGill · Gary McGill	40/1
Fell	Flicker Of Hope (FR) Conor Stone-Walsh · Mark Fahey	18/1
U.R.	Yeats Star (IRE) Finn Brickley · Gordon Elliott	33/1

Runners (28)

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	Jeriko Du Reponet Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	163	p	P-P532	139	143	124	49d	—	—	+12	26.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second to Doddiethegreat in the Pertemps Final; should again be very competitive
12	Beat The Bat Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	157	—	2-2754	133	147	134	50d	—	—	+14	28.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran well to be fourth in the Coral Cup but there are stamina doubts over this far
14	Park Of Kings Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Paul Nolan	J:Mark Walsh T:Paul Nolan	157	t	102254	133	143	113	26d	—	—	+17	27.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Course winner who returns in top shape after excellent efforts at Cheltenham and Aintree
15	Chart Topper Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	156	—	331122	132	147	129	19d	—	—	+31	40	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Raced freely over 2m4f latest; will need to give himself a chance of staying this new trip
3	Beckett Rock Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	162	—	-41026	138	147	134	50d	—	—	+22	30.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
6th in the Coral Cup; smacks of a horse with more to offer, especially as a stayer
9	Bill Joyce Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	158	t	-1133F	134	148	137	26d	—	—	+20	31.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Useful novice who departed mid-race when only 6-1 for handicap debut at Aintree
5	Karl Des Tourelles Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	161	—	7-9237	137	144	122	49d	—	—	+17	23.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
8l behind Doddiethegreat in the Pertemps Final but he's still only a 5yo
20	One Big Bang Grey J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	155	—	224615	131	147	135	49d	—	—	+23	30.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won a Pertemps Qualifier before running well in the Final; Sean Bowen now takes over
4	Doddiethegreat Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Nicky Henderson	J:Brian Hughes T:Nicky Henderson	162	tp	-5PP21	138	142	126	49d	—	—	+29	36.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Pertemps winner; lightly raced for a 9yo and not fully exposed just yet
13	Comfort Zone Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Simon Torrens T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	157	b	-76330	133	144	124	50d	—	—	+21	25.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Never turned up in the Coral Cup and better than that; stamina a worry over this far
6	Win Some Lose Some Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	159	—	101410	135	142	109	49d	—	—	+28	32.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won four of his previous seven starts before failing to give his running in Pertemps Final
16	Flicker Of Hope b/br J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Mark Fahey	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Mark Fahey	156	—	18113P	132	146	115	48d	—	—	+24	31	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Offered little in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett last time but this is more his scene
17	Monbeg Park Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Sean Thomas Doyle	J:Jordan Gainford T:Sean Thomas Doyle	156	tp	222314	132	151	-	39d	—	—	+29	32.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
More of a chaser these days but a capable hurdler and potentially very well handicapped
19	C'Est Ta Chance Bay J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	155	—	-12444	131	148	120	19d	—	—	+21	24.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Not obviously progressive and stamina ebbed away over 3m at Ayr last time
21	I Love My Baie Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:S R B Crawford	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:S R B Crawford	154	—	813-43	130	144	103	20d	—	—	+18	20.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Could be sharper for his Ayr run but JJ Slevin seemingly prefers C'Est Ta Chance
22	Stoner's Choice Brown J:Kielan Woods T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Kielan Woods T:Fergal O'Brien	153	tp	1/2472	129	150	123	68d	—	—	+25	27.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Does have a bit to prove over this far and vulnerable to rivals less exposed
7	Yeats Star Bay J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	3P-41F	135	143	93	187d	—	—	+20	21.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Chasing when last seen; current wellbeing is an issue but has form claims
11	Tag Man Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	158	t	-19213	134	144	108	175d	—	—	+34	36	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Raced keenly when third on handicap debut; today's bigger-field scenario could suit
10	Pray Tell Bay J:John Shinnick(5) T:Desmond Kenneally	J:John Shinnick(5) T:Desmond Kenneally	158	—	11319U	134	144	119	11d	—	—	+26	27.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Looked in a spot of bother when unseating three out back in a handicap 11 days ago
18	Building Bridges Brown J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Gary McGill	J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Gary McGill	155	p	90-619	131	141	122	26d	—	—	+19	20.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
He's an exposed dual-purpose performer and others are more intriguing
R27	Gabbys Cross Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	150	—	2208-2	126	143	93	67d	—	—	+22	24.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Second reserve; all things considered it was a good run at Naas but he's a 10yo now
23	The Friday Man Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	153	tp	P8PP15	129	145	-	211d	—	—	+24	25.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Better known as a chaser now; off since October and plenty of others appeal more
8	Ambitious Fellow Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	158	—	-3PF8P	134	138	-	208d	—	—	+20	21.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Pulled up on his return to hurdling in a 3m handicap at Gowran in October
NR	Beacon Edge Bay J:Mr J H Williamson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	166	b	372470	142	148	135	27d	—	—	—	24.5	—	—
An exposed 11yo who finished well behind in a 2m4f handicap at Aintree last time
NR	Ballybow Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	152	—	102110	128	145	94	48d	—	—	—	33	—	—
May lack the experience for this test, and the gears on drying ground
NR	Custom Taylor Chestnut J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	152	v	322011	128	142	108	9d	—	—	—	39	—	—
On the upgrade but he's 6lb higher than at Fairyhouse and in a tougher race
NR	O'Toole Chestnut J:TBC T:S R B Crawford	J: T:S R B Crawford	150	t	3/12/1	126	148	133	119d	—	—	—	30.5	—	—
First reserve; back from an absence to win at Ayr in Jan; this is much tougher than that
NR	All For Rachel Bay J:TBC T:Oliver McKiernan	J: T:Oliver McKiernan	149	ht	-116P6	125	149	83	40d	—	—	—	22.7	—	—
Third reserve; won back-to-back handicaps over 2m4f last summer but lost way since then

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Jeriko Du Reponet	5/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Beat The Bat	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Park Of Kings	13/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Chart Topper	8/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Beckett Rock	8/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Bill Joyce	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	13/2
Karl Des Tourelles	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
One Big Bang	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Doddiethegreat	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Comfort Zone	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Win Some Lose Some	16/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Flicker Of Hope	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Monbeg Park	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
C'Est Ta Chance	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	22/1
I Love My Baie	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Stoner's Choice	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Yeats Star	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Tag Man	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Pray Tell	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Building Bridges	66/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Gabbys Cross	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
The Friday Man	100/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	80/1
Ambitious Fellow	200/1	80/1	100/1	150/1	125/1
Beacon Edge	-	-	-	-	-
Ballybow	-	-	-	-	-
Custom Taylor	-	-	-	-	-
O'Toole	-	-	-	-	-
All For Rachel	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Chart Topper

OR: 20.5 Form: 17.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

2nd

Custom Taylor

OR: 19.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 0

—

3rd

Doddiethegreat

36.4

OR: 22 Form: 12.3 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Tag Man

OR: 21 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ballybow

OR: 19.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

—

Monbeg Park

32.6

OR: 20.5 Form: 11 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Win Some Lose Some

32.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Bill Joyce

31.4

OR: 21 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.3

9/1

Flicker Of Hope

OR: 20.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Beckett Rock

30.9

OR: 22 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

O'Toole

30.5

OR: 19 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

—

One Big Bang

30.2

OR: 20.3 Form: 8 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Beat The Bat

28.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Pray Tell

27.9

OR: 21 Form: 6.4 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Park Of Kings

27.6

OR: 20.8 Form: 4 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Stoner's Choice

27.5

OR: 19.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Jeriko Du Reponet

26.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

The Friday Man

25.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 5.8 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Comfort Zone

25.7

OR: 20.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.4

14/1

C'Est Ta Chance

24.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

22/1

Gabbys Cross

24.6

OR: 19 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Beacon Edge

24.5

OR: 23 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Karl Des Tourelles

23.7

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

All For Rachel

22.7

OR: 18.8 Form: 4 Odds: 0

—

Yeats Star

21.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ambitious Fellow

21.4

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

I Love My Baie

20.8

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Building Bridges

20.8

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beacon Edge	142	148	135
Jeriko Du Reponet	139	143	124
Beckett Rock	138	147	134
Doddiethegreat	138	142	126
Karl Des Tourelles	137	144	122
Win Some Lose Some	135	142	109
Yeats Star	135	143	93
Bill Joyce	134	148	137
Tag Man	134	144	108
Pray Tell	134	144	119
Ambitious Fellow	134	138	—
Beat The Bat	133	147	134
Park Of Kings	133	143	113
Comfort Zone	133	144	124
Chart Topper	132	147	129
Flicker Of Hope	132	146	115
Monbeg Park	132	151	—
One Big Bang	131	147	135
C'Est Ta Chance	131	148	120
Building Bridges	131	141	122
I Love My Baie	130	144	103
Stoner's Choice	129	150	123
The Friday Man	129	145	—
Ballybow	128	145	94
Custom Taylor	128	142	108
Gabbys Cross	126	143	93
O'Toole	126	148	133
All For Rachel	125	149	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Custom Taylor	9d ago	Quick return
Pray Tell	11d ago	Quick return
Chart Topper	19d ago	Fit
C'Est Ta Chance	19d ago	Fit
I Love My Baie	20d ago	Fit
Park Of Kings	26d ago	Fit
Bill Joyce	26d ago	Fit
Building Bridges	26d ago	Fit
Beacon Edge	27d ago	Fit
Monbeg Park	39d ago	Fit
All For Rachel	40d ago	Fit
Flicker Of Hope	48d ago	Fresh
Ballybow	48d ago	Fresh
Jeriko Du Reponet	49d ago	Fresh
Karl Des Tourelles	49d ago	Fresh
One Big Bang	49d ago	Fresh
Doddiethegreat	49d ago	Fresh
Win Some Lose Some	49d ago	Fresh
Beat The Bat	50d ago	Fresh
Beckett Rock	50d ago	Fresh
Comfort Zone	50d ago	Fresh
Gabbys Cross	67d ago	Fresh
Stoner's Choice	68d ago	Fresh
O'Toole	119d ago	Long break
Tag Man	175d ago	Long break
Yeats Star	187d ago	Long break
Ambitious Fellow	208d ago	Long break
The Friday Man	211d ago	Long break