Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle – Punchestown

Punchestown

15:40

Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 2m3f58y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,780

Weather Clear

Temp 6.5°C

Wind 10mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 0.80s (slow by 19.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Quinta Do Lago (FR) Donagh Meyler · Mrs John Harrington	9/2	Won
2nd	Begorra Man (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	4/1	1.75
3rd	Tinto De Verano (IRE) Cian Quirke · Yvonne Latta	150/1	1.25
4th	Riskaway (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	9/2	5.5
5th	Milan Forth (IRE) Kevin Healy · Simon Cavanagh	22/1	.5
6th	Bunting (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	3/1F	1.25
7th	Minella Boss (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	16/1	12
8th	Mister Pessimistic (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/2	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Le Grand Peinture (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Mrs Lorna Fowler	80/1
P.U.	Soir De Garde (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	9/1

Runners (10)

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
1	Bunting Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	60-499	134	140	122	49d	—	—	+7	26.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Contesting hot handicaps of late; major claims down in grade here
4	Riskaway Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	-21240	133	138	123	49d	—	—	+15	32.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Turner's also-ran but definite claims here down in grade
6	Begorra Man Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	160	—	52-22	-	135	80	39d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Recent Navan maiden second a potential improver upped in trip
10	Quinta Do Lago Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Donagh Meyler T:Mrs John Harrington	158	p	11635	126	129	114	50d	—	—	+16	30.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fred Winter fifth tries a new trip here and a contender if staying
3	Mister Pessimistic Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	1-1169	126	126	120	87d	—	—	+18	29.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Out of depth in Grade 1 novices' of late; drops in class here and upped in trip
5	Soir De Garde Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	h	231-2F	130	133	67	24d	—	—	+13	22.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Cork run promising; 8yo remains unexposed and could go well if staying this longer trip
9	Minella Boss Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	158	t	7421	122	119	115	53d	—	—	+28	32.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Front-running Gowran maiden winner is upped in trip and good bit more likely needed
7	Milan Forth Bay J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Simon Cavanagh	J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Simon Cavanagh	160	t	P3P187	-	-	-	53d	—	—	+3	6.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fairly useful handicap chaser but tough ask on belated hurdles debut
2	Le Grand Peinture Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	166	—	0418-P	125	131	119	66d	—	—	+17	19.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Better for comeback run but fair bit to find on ratings here
8	Tinto De Verano Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Yvonne Latta	J:Cian Quirke T:Yvonne Latta	160	ht	4463	-	111	28	19d	—	—	+2	3.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Beaten a long way on recent hurdles debut at Wexford and looks a forlorn hope here

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bunting	3/1	3/1	10/3
Riskaway	7/2	4/1	7/2
Begorra Man	4/1	4/1	4/1
Quinta Do Lago	5/1	5/1	5/1
Mister Pessimistic	6/1	11/2	6/1
Soir De Garde	7/1	15/2	7/1
Minella Boss	18/1	16/1	18/1
Milan Forth	28/1	20/1	28/1
Le Grand Peinture	80/1	66/1	66/1
Tinto De Verano	200/1	100/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Minella Boss

32.8

OR: 18 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.3

18/1

2nd

Riskaway

32.5

OR: 20.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Quinta Do Lago

30.1

OR: 19 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4

5/1

Mister Pessimistic

29.3

OR: 19 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Bunting

26.7

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Soir De Garde

22.9

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Le Grand Peinture

19.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Milan Forth

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.2 Odds: 1

28/1

Begorra Man

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Tinto De Verano

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bunting	134	140	122
Riskaway	133	138	123
Soir De Garde	130	133	67
Quinta Do Lago	126	129	114
Mister Pessimistic	126	126	120
Le Grand Peinture	125	131	119
Minella Boss	122	119	115
Begorra Man	—	135	80
Milan Forth	—	—	—
Tinto De Verano	—	111	28

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tinto De Verano	19d ago	Fit
Soir De Garde	24d ago	Fit
Begorra Man	39d ago	Fit
Bunting	49d ago	Fresh
Riskaway	49d ago	Fresh
Quinta Do Lago	50d ago	Fresh
Minella Boss	53d ago	Fresh
Milan Forth	53d ago	Fresh
Le Grand Peinture	66d ago	Fresh
Mister Pessimistic	87d ago	Fresh