Full Result 4.50 Punchestown (IRE) | 29 April 2021

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase

(5yo+) 4m2f Bank Good To Firm 35 fences

1st €17,700 2nd €5,700 3rd €2,700 4th €1,200 5th €600 6th €300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Singing Banjo (IRE) 33/1 Mr B J Walsh ⁷ P J Rothwell	Mr B J Walsh ⁷ P J Rothwell	11	117 p	–	–	103	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Mille Fleurs (FR) (Mister Mat)
Towards rear early, slightly hampered after 3rd, soon chased leaders, prominent 15th, led after 28th, 3 lengths ahead and pushed along after 2 out, ridden out and stayed on run-in (op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

2 3¼	13. Michael's Pick (IRE) 80/1 Mr T J Love ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	Mr T J Love ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	7	112	–	–	96	–
ch g Presenting - Boragh Thyme (IRE) (Simply Great)
Towards rear early, chased leaders before 9th, led narrowly or disputed lead from 15th, headed but close up 28th, pushed along before 2 out, 3 lengths second after 2 out, ridden and kept on but held run-in, no match for winner (op 100/1)

3 5½ [8¾]	4. Stand Up And Fight (IRE) 13/8F Mr Derek O'Connor E Bolger	Mr Derek O'Connor E Bolger	9	120 p	–	–	94	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Aylesbury Park (IRE) (Old Vic)
Midfield, chased leaders after 10th, close up 12th, bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 23rd, 5 lengths third when pushed along before 2 out, no impression disputing third after last, kept on (op 9/4)

4 hd [9]	11. Major Destination (IRE) 100/1 Mr S Connor ⁷ Mrs Caroline McCaldin	Mr S Connor ⁷ Mrs Caroline McCaldin	10	112 tp¹	121	–	89	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Clara Allen (IRE) (Accordion)
Held up in rear, midfield after 10th, ridden and headway after 3 out, no impression disputing third after last, kept on (op 66/1)

5 11 [20]	10. Like A Demon 200/1 Mr J C Barry ⁵ Nigel Thomas Slevin	Mr J C Barry ⁵ Nigel Thomas Slevin	11	114 t¹	86	–	79	–
b g Central Park (IRE) - Zamyatina (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Held up in rear, midfield after 10th, in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out, no extra after 2 out, soon lost fourth and weakened (op 150/1 tchd 125/1)

6 26 [46]	7. Blue Templar (IRE) 9/1 Darragh O'Keeffe E Bolger	Darragh O'Keeffe E Bolger	10	119 p	–	–	52	–
b g Milan - Mazuma (IRE) (Mazaad)
Disputed lead early, close up after 3rd, left in lead 10th, disputed lead 15th, soon close up, chased leaders when ridden after 4 out, no extra and weakened before 2 out (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

7 28 [74]	3. Space Cadet (IRE) 10/1 Ricky Doyle Gearoid O'Loughlin	Ricky Doyle Gearoid O'Loughlin	11	120 b	131	–	32	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Shuil A Hocht (IRE) (Mohaajir)
Held up in behind leaders early, mistake and dropped to rear 6th, towards rear when pushed along 30th, no impression 4 out, soon weakened (op 6/1)

CO	5. Alpha Des Obeaux (FR) 7/2 Mr J J Codd Mrs Denise Foster	Mr J J Codd Mrs Denise Foster	11	119 tb	143	–	–	–
b g Saddler Maker (IRE) - Omega Des Obeaux (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Chased leaders, close up 5th, carried right and took wrong route after 10th (op 4/1)

PU	9. King's Song (FR) 150/1 Denis O'Regan D Broad	Denis O'Regan D Broad	11	119 tp	105	–	–	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Chanson Indienne (FR) (Indian River)
Held up in rear, in touch with leaders when hampered after 10th, slightly hampered after 13th, detached in rear when pulled up before 30th (op 125/1)

PU	8. Call It Magic (IRE) 33/1 Keith Donoghue Ross O'Sullivan	Keith Donoghue Ross O'Sullivan	11	119 b	115	–	–	–
ch g Indian River (FR) - Luas Luso (IRE) (Luso)
Disputed lead early, led clearly after 3rd, took wrong route until switched left and brought to standstill and dropped to last 10th, recovered and towards rear when pulled up before 30th (jockey said that between jumps 10 and 11 he steered his mount to the right of a direction post and reacted too late to switch back to the correct course without coming to a halt) (op 40/1)

PU	1. Classic Concorde (IRE) 50/1 J J Slevin Andrew McNamara	J J Slevin Andrew McNamara	8	120	109	–	–	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Morning Calm (Montjeu)
Didn't jump well, mistake and jockey looked to be having difficulties 3rd, bad mistake 4th, became detached 5th, mistake 10th, not fluent 12th, pulled up 19th (tchd 66/1)

SU	6. Ballyboker Bridge (IRE) 12/1 Sean Flanagan Peter Maher	Sean Flanagan Peter Maher	14	119 p	–	–	–	–
b g Gold Well - Ballyboker Lady (IRE) (Rashar)
Midfield, soon chased leaders, left in second 10th, close up when slipped up on turn after 13th (jockey said that his mount slipped up independently) (op 17/2)

SU	2. Some Neck (FR) 7/2 Ben Harvey ⁷ John C McConnell	Ben Harvey ⁷ John C McConnell	10	117 p	142	–	–	–
gr g Yeats (IRE) - Maternelle (FR) (Machiavellian)
Prominent, chased leaders when took wrong route until switched left and hit rail and brought to standstill after 10th, soon detached in rear, recovered after 21st, mistake and pecked on landing 29th, ridden 4 out, slipped up after last, fatally injured (op 3/1)

13 ran Off time: 4:50:27 Winning time: 9m 26.20s (slow by 36.20s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Mia's Milan (lame)
1st owner: J P Walsh (Singing Banjo) 1st breeder: Joseph Cunningham
2nd owner: Mrs D A Love (Michael's Pick)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Stand Up And Fight)
Tote win: €28.20 PL: €4.70 €5 €1.30 Ex: €368.30 CSF: €1,302.18 Tricast: €6,631.84 Trifecta: €1,606.50

4:50 Punchestown (IRE) 29 Apr 2021

Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase