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Howden Cross Country Chase

Date 2026-05-02
Distance 3m90y
Class
Going Good To Yielding
Type Chase
Surface Turf
Age Band 5yo+
Prize €11,780
Weather Overcast
Temp 10.1°C
Wind 7mph S
Rain 0%
Winning Time 6m 30.10s (fast by 18.90s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Fountain House (IRE)
Mr R James · Ian John McCarthy
11/8F Won
2nd
Fakir d'Oudairies (FR)
Sean Flanagan · E Bolger
4/1 10
3rd
Escaria Ten (FR)
James Best · Martin Keighley
14/1 3.75
4th
The Goffer (IRE)
Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott
5/1 .5
5th 16/1 4.75
6th
Call The Tune (IRE)
Mr J Ahern · G Ahern
33/1 13
7th
The Folkes Tiara (IRE)
Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead
25/1 11
8th
Broken Ice (IRE)
Dylan Kidd · John C McConnell
150/1 4
9th
Chemical Energy (IRE)
Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott
16/1 6

Non-Runners / Other

Status Horse SP
P.U.
Gentleman De Reve (FR)
Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher
80/1
U.R.
I A Connect (IRE)
Caragh Monaghan · Ian Patrick Donoghue
16/1
P.U.
Lisnamult Lad (IRE)
Conor Stone-Walsh · Ian Patrick Donoghue
17/2
Fell
Olympic Man (FR)
Alex Harvey · John C McConnell
14/1
Fell
Quornofamonday (IRE)
Jordan Gainford · J P Dempsey
200/1
S.U.
What Path (FR)
Mr R Sugrue · Ian O'Connor
25/1

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1
Fountain House
Bay
J:Mr R James(7)
T:Ian John McCarthy
J:Mr R James(7)
T:Ian John McCarthy
 175 tp 301111
-
130
118
 4d — — +3
35
0.47/1
15/8
35%
Tuesday's Ladies Cup winner in excellent fettle and big shout
14
Fakir d'Oudairies
Bay
J:Sean Flanagan
T:E Bolger
J:Sean Flanagan
T:E Bolger
 161 t -23460
-
142
134
 22d — — -13
8.1
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Four-time Grade 1 chase winner seems well off the form of those days; hard to assess
R19
The Goffer
Bay
J:Danny Gilligan
T:Gordon Elliott
J:Danny Gilligan
T:Gordon Elliott
 161 tp 127203
-
140
136
 2d — — -2
9.8
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Third to Busselton in Thursday's la Touche, big player if turning out again; reserve
5
Lisnamult Lad
Bay
J:Conor Stone-Walsh
T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
J:Conor Stone-Walsh
T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
 166 t 52-FP9
135
138
123
 22d — — +13
24.6
2.13/1
17/2
11%
Decent Topham run latest; type who could go well here if taking to the banks
6
Olympic Man
Bay
J:Alex Harvey
T:John C McConnell
J:Alex Harvey
T:John C McConnell
 166 p P-P6P5
132
142
120
 51d — — +15
22.6
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Kim Muir debut effort for new yard encouraging; can't be ruled out on banks' debut
8
Vaureal
Bay
J:Keith Donoghue
T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
J:Keith Donoghue
T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
 166 p 017542
-
125
122
 28d — — +2
8.7
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Just denied in recent Fairyhouse handicap; claims on earlier C&D fifth in stronger company
12
Chemical Energy
Chestnut
J:Jack Kennedy
T:Gordon Elliott
J:Jack Kennedy
T:Gordon Elliott
 161 tp -0110P
-
132
114
 27d — — +2
8.4
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Classy at his best but so far unconvincing in this discipline; fifth last year
4
I A Connect
Bay
J:Caragh Monaghan(7)
T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
J:Caragh Monaghan(7)
T:Ian Patrick Donoghue
 166 — 331703
-
118
87
 34d — — +2
8.2
4.00/1
16/1
6%
In good form of late over conventional fences but previous banks runs poor
13
Escaria Ten
Bay
J:James Best
T:Martin Keighley
J:James Best
T:Martin Keighley
 161 v 0-PP34
-
137
125
 41d — — -3
1.3
5.00/1
20/1
5%
Cheltenham third gives prospects, may want it softer
16
What Path
Bay
J:Mr R Sugrue(7)
T:Ian O'Connor
J:Mr R Sugrue(7)
T:Ian O'Connor
 161 t 431211
-
134
-
 — — — +20
24.3
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Good point-to-point form of late; not one to rule out on return to the track
7
The Folkes Tiara
Bay
J:Darragh O'Keeffe
T:Henry De Bromhead
J:Darragh O'Keeffe
T:Henry De Bromhead
 166 t -86770
123
132
93
 22d — — +16
19.3
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Below best this season and needs to be revitalised by this switch to the banks
11
Call The Tune
Bay
J:Mr J Ahern(7)
T:G Ahern
J:Mr J Ahern(7)
T:G Ahern
 161 — -P5224
-
133
-
 — — — +4
6.5
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Some okay runs in point-to-points for new yard this season but seems an unlikely one
15
Gentleman De Reve
Grey
J:Sean O'Keeffe
T:Peter Maher
J:Sean O'Keeffe
T:Peter Maher
 161 t 254360
-
131
82
 160d — — 0
2.2
16.50/1
66/1
1%
Burst blood vessels on yard debut over C&D in November; plenty of time off since
10
Broken Ice
Bay
J:Dylan Kidd(7)
T:John C McConnell
J:Dylan Kidd(7)
T:John C McConnell
 161 tp 751444
99
112
26
 60d — 0W/0P 1 run +14
15.6
37.50/1
150/1
1%
Tailed off on comeback run in early March in Newcastle handicap hurdle; hard to fancy
2
Quornofamonday
Bay
J:Jordan Gainford
T:J P Dempsey
J:Jordan Gainford
T:J P Dempsey
 171 p P61PU8
107
108
101
 8d — — +15
15.8
75.00/1
300/1
0%
Second experience of the banks here, having never counted in this race last year
NR
Galon De Vauzelle
Bay
J:Miss P Elvin(7)
T:P J Rothwell
J:Miss P Elvin(7)
T:P J Rothwell
 166 p 21PP40
-
123
51
 26d — — —
0.8
— —
Recent comeback run for this yard early this month was poor; plenty to find
NR
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
 166 t 1-PPB7
-
134
111
 2d — — —
7
— —
Last year's winner hasn't had the ideal prep this time and likely vulnerable
NR
Vanillier
Grey
J:Eoin Staples(5)
T:Gavin Cromwell
J:Eoin Staples(5)
T:Gavin Cromwell
 171 tb U-6313
-
142
133
 52d — — —
0
— —
Dual C&D winner; big player here if getting a run; reserve
NR
Busselton
Bay
J:TBC
T:E Bolger
J:
T:E Bolger
 171 b 325951
-
133
125
 2d — — —
11
— —
Thursday's La Touche winner, massive respect if turning out again; reserve
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Fountain House
 7/4 7/4 15/8
Fakir d'Oudairies
 3/1 3/1 3/1
The Goffer
 6/1 6/1 6/1
Lisnamult Lad
 17/2 8/1 8/1
Olympic Man
 14/1 12/1 12/1
Vaureal
 14/1 14/1 14/1
Chemical Energy
 16/1 14/1 14/1
I A Connect
 16/1 16/1 16/1
Escaria Ten
 20/1 20/1 20/1
What Path
 22/1 20/1 20/1
The Folkes Tiara
 25/1 25/1 25/1
Call The Tune
 40/1 33/1 33/1
Gentleman De Reve
 66/1 50/1 50/1
Broken Ice
 150/1 125/1 125/1
Quornofamonday
 300/1 200/1 200/1
Galon De Vauzelle
 - - -
Vital Island
 - - -
Vanillier
 - - -
Busselton
 - - -

Predictor

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

1st Fountain House
35
OR: 0 Form: 25 Odds: 10
15/8
2nd Lisnamult Lad
24.6
OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3
17/2
3rd What Path
24.3
OR: 0 Form: 23.1 Odds: 1.2
22/1
4 Olympic Man
22.6
OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
14/1
5 The Folkes Tiara
19.3
OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1
25/1
6 Quornofamonday
15.8
OR: 14.3 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0.3
300/1
7 Broken Ice
15.6
OR: 12.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.3
150/1
8 Busselton
11
OR: 0 Form: 11 Odds: 0
—
9 The Goffer
9.8
OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.3
6/1
10 Vaureal
8.7
OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7
14/1
11 Chemical Energy
8.4
OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9
16/1
12 I A Connect
8.2
OR: 0 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.6
16/1
13 Fakir d'Oudairies
8.1
OR: 0 Form: 1.9 Odds: 6.2
3/1
14 Vital Island
7
OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0
—
15 Call The Tune
6.5
OR: 0 Form: 5.7 Odds: 0.8
40/1
16 Gentleman De Reve
2.2
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7
66/1
17 Escaria Ten
1.3
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3
20/1
18 Galon De Vauzelle
0.8
OR: 0 Form: 0.8 Odds: 0
—
19 Vanillier
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
—

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Lisnamult Lad
135
138
123
Olympic Man
132
142
120
The Folkes Tiara
123
132
93
Quornofamonday
107
108
101
Broken Ice
99
112
26
Fountain House —
130
118
Fakir d'Oudairies —
142
134
The Goffer —
140
136
Vaureal —
125
122
Chemical Energy —
132
114
I A Connect —
118
87
Escaria Ten —
137
125
What Path —
134
 —
Call The Tune —
133
 —
Gentleman De Reve —
131
82
Galon De Vauzelle —
123
51
Vital Island —
134
111
Vanillier —
142
133
Busselton —
133
125

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
The Goffer 2d ago Quick return
Vital Island 2d ago Quick return
Busselton 2d ago Quick return
Fountain House 4d ago Quick return
Quornofamonday 8d ago Quick return
Fakir d'Oudairies 22d ago Fit
Lisnamult Lad 22d ago Fit
The Folkes Tiara 22d ago Fit
Galon De Vauzelle 26d ago Fit
Chemical Energy 27d ago Fit
Vaureal 28d ago Fit
I A Connect 34d ago Fit
Escaria Ten 41d ago Fit
Olympic Man 51d ago Fresh
Vanillier 52d ago Fresh
Broken Ice 60d ago Fresh
Gentleman De Reve 160d ago Long break
What Path — —
Call The Tune — —