Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

Punchestown

4:15

Date 2025-05-03

Distance 3m104y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €29,500

Runners 17

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
11	Canal End b Mark Walsh · Peter Fahey	Mark Walsh · Peter Fahey	145	—	575821	129	153	144	42d	—	—	+18	39.9	3/1 25%
Won in the manner of a well handicapped horse latest; leading player if he handles ground
15	Jasmin De Grugy b Simon Torrens · Anthony Honeyball	Simon Torrens · Anthony Honeyball	140	t	111113	124	161	142	63d	—	—	+24	44.7	7/2 22%
Progressive gelding racked up a five-timer before poor effort at Newbury but respected
13	Majestic Force b Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	142	—	15-261	126	157	124	47d	—	—	+6	24.2	9/2 18%
Form of Cork second has worked out really well; could be nicely treated on handicap debut
7	Beachcomber b Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	149	b	-32P16	133	159	121	70d	—	—	+21	32.2	9/1 10%
Bolted up at Kempton in December; workable Irish mark; likes to race prominently
5	Amirite b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	156	—	290744	140	154	145	29d	—	—	+16	25.2	9/1 10%
Fourth in the Topham at Aintree; James Du Berlais (fifth) won here this week; chance
16	True Testimony b Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · P A Fahy	Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · P A Fahy	140	—	2-5462	124	152	99	11d	—	—	+17	23.9	14/1 7%
Beaten a short head in Listed Mares' chase on handicap debut at Fairyhouse; chance again
12	Bill Baxter gr Harry Bannister · Warren Greatrex	Harry Bannister · Warren Greatrex	142	—	P-25U4	126	155	97	93d	—	—	+14	20.9	16/1 6%
Former Topham winner jumped poorly at Wincanton when last seen; bit to prove at present
4	Minella Crooner b Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	158	p	1-P65P	142	155	108	52d	—	—	+26	31.4	20/1 5%
Won this race last year on soft but out of form this season; pulled up at Cheltenham
3	Grandero Bello b Ricky Doyle · Eddie & Patrick Harty	Ricky Doyle · Eddie & Patrick Harty	159	—	/8-180	143	152	111	100d	—	—	+20	24.3	25/1 4%
Galway handicap winner off 137; well beaten in the Thyestes; needs softer conditions
10	Big Debates ch John Shinnick(5) · Robert Tyner	John Shinnick(5) · Robert Tyner	145	—	041P32	129	156	103	32d	—	—	+27	30	33/1 3%
Nearly took advantage of much lower hurdles mark at Limerick latest; might want softer
14	Now Where Or When ch Sean O'Keeffe · S R B Crawford	Sean O'Keeffe · S R B Crawford	141	tp	6-71PP	125	152	68	27d	—	—	+17	19.5	40/1 2%
Down Royal winner in January but pulled up the last twice; probably best watched
6	Tullybeg ch Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	154	t	-53039	138	153	138	252d	—	—	+23	25.9	40/1 2%
0.5l behind Amirite in Midlands National last summer but off the track for 252 days
NR	Sam Brown b Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	166	tv	302416	150	162	149	28d	—	—	—	33.5	—
Handles decent ground but veteran shoving on in years; stable always respected here
NR	Monbeg Park b NON-RUNNER · Sean Thomas Doyle	NON-RUNNER · Sean Thomas Doyle	165	tp	223140	149	150	137	2d	—	—	—	31.7	—
Looked non-stayer over this trip in Limerick Gr 3; midfield in h'cap hurdle here Thursday
NR	Battle It Out b Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · Conor O'Dwyer	Charlie O'Dwyer(5) · Conor O'Dwyer	147	—	-U0881	131	150	97	12d	—	—	—	30	—
Headed after a bad mistake at the last latest but battled well to get back up; prefers mud
NR	Will Do b NON-RUNNER · Gordon Elliott	NON-RUNNER · Gordon Elliott	147	b	256230	131	157	-	12d	—	—	—	24.9	—
Never got going the Irish National 12 days ago but can't be discounted on pick of efforts
NR	Cuta Des As b NON-RUNNER · W P Mullins	NON-RUNNER · W P Mullins	140	p	-4956U	124	141	-	11d	—	—	—	18.5	—
Won maiden hurdle here last season but woefully out of form since; 13lb wrong

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Canal End	11/4	5/2	3/1	11/4	3/1
Jasmin De Grugy	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Majestic Force	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	9/2
Beachcomber	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Amirite	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	15/2
True Testimony	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Bill Baxter	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Minella Crooner	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Grandero Bello	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Big Debates	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	22/1
Now Where Or When	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Tullybeg	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	22/1
Sam Brown	-	-	-	-	-
Monbeg Park	-	-	-	-	-
Battle It Out	-	-	-	-	-
Will Do	-	-	-	-	-
Cuta Des As	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jasmin De Grugy

44.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 20 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Canal End

39.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Sam Brown

33.5

OR: 25 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

—

Beachcomber

32.2

OR: 20.8 Form: 8.4 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Monbeg Park

31.7

OR: 24.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 0

—

Minella Crooner

31.4

OR: 23 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Big Debates

OR: 19.8 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Battle It Out

OR: 20.3 Form: 9.7 Odds: 0

—

Tullybeg

25.9

OR: 22 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Amirite

25.2

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Will Do

24.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

—

Grandero Bello

24.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Majestic Force

24.2

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

True Testimony

23.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Bill Baxter

20.9

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Now Where Or When

19.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Cuta Des As

18.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sam Brown Top Rated	150	162	149
Monbeg Park	149	150	137
Grandero Bello	143	152	111
Minella Crooner	142	155	108
Amirite	140	154	145
Tullybeg	138	153	138
Beachcomber	133	159	121
Battle It Out	131	150	97
Will Do	131	157	—
Canal End	129	153	144
Big Debates	129	156	103
Majestic Force	126	157	124
Bill Baxter	126	155	97
Now Where Or When	125	152	68
Jasmin De Grugy	124	161	142
True Testimony	124	152	99
Cuta Des As	124	141	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Canal End	42d ago	Fit
Jasmin De Grugy	63d ago	Fresh
Majestic Force	47d ago	Fresh
Beachcomber	70d ago	Fresh
Amirite	29d ago	Fit
True Testimony	11d ago	Quick return
Bill Baxter	93d ago	Long break
Minella Crooner	52d ago	Fresh
Grandero Bello	100d ago	Long break
Big Debates	32d ago	Fit
Now Where Or When	27d ago	Fit
Tullybeg	252d ago	Long break
Sam Brown	28d ago	Fit
Monbeg Park	2d ago	Quick return
Battle It Out	12d ago	Quick return
Will Do	12d ago	Quick return
Cuta Des As	11d ago	Quick return

Going: Yielding

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