Howden Cross Country Chase – Punchestown

Punchestown

2:30

Howden Cross Country Chase

Date 2025-05-03

Distance 3m90y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners 19

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
15	Conflated b Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	161	p	58708P	151	159	136	28d	—	—	+8	32.5	5/2 29%
Top-class chaser in his prime, struggling these days, not guaranteed to relish this test
14	Chemical Energy ch Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	161	p	P3P046	143	152	130	52d	—	—	+6	30.7	3/1 25%
Has obtained useful cross-country experience but needs to find plenty of improvement
6	French Dynamite b Gavin Brouder(3) · M F Morris	Gavin Brouder(3) · M F Morris	166	tp	165500	144	152	114	29d	—	—	+10	29.2	4/1 20%
Ran well for a long way before weakening at Cheltenham, never threatened in the Topham
5	Final Orders b Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	166	—	00632P	140	150	123	12d	—	—	+17	29.6	13/2 13%
Had been showing a revival of form before being pulled up in the Irish Grand National
11	Vital Island b Mr B T Stone(7) · R P O'Keeffe	Mr B T Stone(7) · R P O'Keeffe	166	t	P-3P14	-	131	25	2d	—	—	-10	4	6/1 14%
Terrific competitor in this discipline, gallant fourth behind Busselton here on Thursday
R17	Clonbury Bridge br Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · J P Dempsey	Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · J P Dempsey	166	tb	2051B4	111	111	100	49d	—	—	+17	21.3	25/1 4%
First reserve, decent handicap form in recent month but not an obvious contender
8	Subset b Donagh Meyler · Peter Maher	Donagh Meyler · Peter Maher	166	p	-0PP59	-	112	6	2d	—	—	-2	0.8	50/1 2%
33-1 winner of this event in 2023, last of nine finishers in Thursday's La Touche
R18	Quornofamonday b Jordan Gainford · J P Dempsey	Jordan Gainford · J P Dempsey	166	—	65F1P7	110	108	108	13d	—	—	+17	19.2	50/1 2%
Second reserve, won a 2m5f Fairyhouse handicap chase in February; hard to make a case
3	Grange Island b Darragh O'Keeffe · W J Burke	Darragh O'Keeffe · W J Burke	171	tp	P7433F	-	121	-	4d	—	—	0	2.8	50/1 2%
Fell at the sixth in the Ladies' Cup here on Tuesday on his first attempt at the course
7	I A Connect b Phillip Enright · Miss Evanna McCutcheon	Phillip Enright · Miss Evanna McCutcheon	166	t	56P605	111	130	78	61d	—	—	+13	16	50/1 2%
Struggled over this course in February, handicap chase form offers no encouragement
13	Cavalry Master gr Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	161	tp	2-F603	-	136	36	—	—	—	+2	4.1	66/1 1%
Unreliable in recent seasons, completely tailed off behind Vanillier here in February
NR	Coko Beach gr James Smith(5) · Gordon Elliott	James Smith(5) · Gordon Elliott	175	p	50029P	143	148	106	28d	—	—	—	24.3	—
Beaten 18l by Vanillier here in February, down the field in cross-country at Cheltenham
NR	Stealthy Tom b NON-RUNNER · E Bolger	NON-RUNNER · E Bolger	175	b	03238F	140	137	105	2d	—	—	—	24.6	—
Effective over the course but has had mixed fortune, fell at 10th in Thursday's La Touche
NR	Read To Return b NON-RUNNER · A J Martin	NON-RUNNER · A J Martin	171	t	584U18	113	116	-	2d	—	—	—	22	—
Recent handicap chase winner at Fairyhouse, in rear in Thursday's La Touche
NR	The Goffer b Kevin Sexton · Gordon Elliott	Kevin Sexton · Gordon Elliott	166	t	775435	135	146	130	2d	—	—	—	23.4	—
Good prospects on overall form, faded from two out on Thursday, this shorter trip may suit
NR	Vanillier gr Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	166	tb	69130U	143	156	121	2d	—	—	—	26.3	—
Appeared to have strong credentials for the La Touche, made exit at 12th
NR	Busselton b NON-RUNNER · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	NON-RUNNER · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	p	0664P1	136	147	104	2d	—	—	—	30.5	—
Stuck to his task well to win the La Touche on Thursday, every chance despite penalty
NR	Peaches And Cream b Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · Gavin Cromwell	Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · Gavin Cromwell	161	—	3P0756	118	141	88	2d	—	—	—	17	—
Inferior to stablemate Vanillier but completed the course in sixth here on Thursday
NR	Three By Two b Richard Deegan · Denis Paul Murphy	Richard Deegan · Denis Paul Murphy	164	—	162563	95	133	86	2d	—	—	—	15.8	—
Third reserve, suited by this course, valiant effort when third in the La Touche

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Conflated	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Chemical Energy	11/4	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
French Dynamite	10/3	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Final Orders	11/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Vital Island	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1
Clonbury Bridge	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Subset	50/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
Quornofamonday	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1
Grange Island	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1
I A Connect	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Cavalry Master	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	33/1
Coko Beach	-	-	-	-	-
Stealthy Tom	-	-	-	-	-
Read To Return	-	-	-	-	-
The Goffer	-	-	-	-	-
Vanillier	-	-	-	-	-
Busselton	-	-	-	-	-
Peaches And Cream	-	-	-	-	-
Three By Two	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Conflated

32.5

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Chemical Energy

30.7

OR: 23.3 Form: 0.2 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Busselton

30.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 9 Odds: 0

—

Final Orders

29.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

French Dynamite

29.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Vanillier

26.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Stealthy Tom

24.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Coko Beach

24.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0

—

The Goffer

23.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Read To Return

OR: 15.8 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0

—

Clonbury Bridge

21.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Quornofamonday

19.2

OR: 15 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Peaches And Cream

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

I A Connect

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Three By Two

15.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

—

Cavalry Master

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Vital Island

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Grange Island

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Subset

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Conflated Top Rated	151	159	136
French Dynamite	144	152	114
Chemical Energy	143	152	130
Coko Beach	143	148	106
Vanillier	143	156	121
Final Orders	140	150	123
Stealthy Tom	140	137	105
Busselton	136	147	104
The Goffer	135	146	130
Peaches And Cream	118	141	88
Read To Return	113	116	—
Clonbury Bridge	111	111	100
I A Connect	111	130	78
Quornofamonday	110	108	108
Three By Two	95	133	86
Vital Island	—	131	25
Subset	—	112	6
Grange Island	—	121	—
Cavalry Master	—	136	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Conflated	28d ago	Fit
Chemical Energy	52d ago	Fresh
French Dynamite	29d ago	Fit
Final Orders	12d ago	Quick return
Vital Island	2d ago	Quick return
Clonbury Bridge	49d ago	Fresh
Subset	2d ago	Quick return
Quornofamonday	13d ago	Quick return
Grange Island	4d ago	Quick return
I A Connect	61d ago	Fresh
Cavalry Master	—	—
Coko Beach	28d ago	Fit
Stealthy Tom	2d ago	Quick return
Read To Return	2d ago	Quick return
The Goffer	2d ago	Quick return
Vanillier	2d ago	Quick return
Busselton	2d ago	Quick return
Peaches And Cream	2d ago	Quick return
Three By Two	2d ago	Quick return

Going: Good To Yielding

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