Full Result 2.40 Punchestown (IRE) | 30 April 1998

Quinns Of Baltinglass Chase (La Touche)

(5yo+) 4m1f Bank Heavy 35 fences

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Risk Of Thunder I (IRE) 11/10F Mr E Bolger E Bolger	Mr E Bolger E Bolger	9	127	94	–	123	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Park Delight (Saint Denys)
Always prominent, jumped well, led 15th, clear before 21st, easily

2 dist	. Son Of War 8/1 Mr A J Martin Peter McCreery	Mr A J Martin Peter McCreery	11	1112 b	123	–	–	–
gr g Pragmatic - Run Wardasha (Run The Gantlet)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th from 19th, mistake 20th, ran on well from 3 out to go 2nd close home

3 1 [31]	. Tamer's Run (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Coonan ³ Peter McCreery	Andrew Coonan ³ Peter McCreery	12	114	–	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Tamers Belle (Tamerlane)
Led, headed 15th, mistake and lost place 18th, ran on well from 2 out to go 3rd near finish

4 hd [31¼]	. Harvest Storm (IRE) 14/1 Ken Whelan Miss Noreen Hayes	Ken Whelan Miss Noreen Hayes	6	112	–	–	–	–
br m Strong Gale (IRE) - New Talent (The Parson)
Held up, progress 14th, improved into 2nd from 18th, ridden and no impression 4 out, weakened from last

5 20 [51¼]	. Dennistownthriller (IRE) 16/1 Mr D Whelan ⁷ P J P Doyle	Mr D Whelan ⁷ P J P Doyle	10	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Pauper - C C Meade (Paddy's Stream)
Held up, mistake 7th, improved to track leaders 14th, 3rd from 19th, weakened from 3 out

6 4 [55¼]	. Ballinaveen Bridge (IRE) 20/1 Mr A J Costello ⁷ Thomas Heffernan	Mr A J Costello ⁷ Thomas Heffernan	11	110	65	–	–	–
b g Whitehall Bridge - Tanival (Carnival Night)
Mid-division, no impression from 6 out, tailed off

7 7 [62¼]	. All In The Game II (IRE) 20/1 P F O'Donnell ³ John Brassil	P F O'Donnell ³ John Brassil	10	120	81	–	–	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Royal Bonnet (Beau Chapeau)
Always behind, mistake 12th, tailed off

8 4 [66¼]	. Alimar (IRE) 33/1 Mr S McGonagle ⁷ F M O'Donnell	Mr S McGonagle ⁷ F M O'Donnell	10	110	–	–	–	–
b g Kemal (FR) - Golden Mela (Golden Love I)
Mid-division, 5th 9 out, weakened before 5 out, tailed off

9 dist [96¼]	. What A Hand 10/1 Mr W M O'Sullivan ⁵ Eugene M O'Sullivan	Mr W M O'Sullivan ⁵ Eugene M O'Sullivan	10	122	–	–	–	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Kiki Star (Some Hand)
Always behind, mistake 17th, tailed off

F	. Shamarphil 16/1 Mrs C J Mann ⁷ Charlie Mann	Mrs C J Mann ⁷ Charlie Mann	12	109	–	–	–	–
b m Sunyboy - Chaffcombe (Crozier)
Prominent, close 3rd when fell 14th

F	. Coming On Strong (IRE) 14/1 Mr D P Daly ⁷ Fergus Sutherland	Mr D P Daly ⁷ Fergus Sutherland	9	115	94	–	–	–
b g Strong Statement (USA) - Miss Pitpan (Pitpan)
Prominent, weakened from 19th, behind when fell 8 out

PU	. Fissure Seal 10/1 Mr D M O'Brien G T Hourigan	Mr D M O'Brien G T Hourigan	12	117	115	–	–	–
ch g Tug Of War - Annies Pet (Normandy)
Never a factor, behind when severed a tendon and pulled up after 4 out

PU	. Tout Va Bien 12/1 Paul Carberry Thomas Carberry	Paul Carberry Thomas Carberry	10	117	75	–	–	–
b g Town And Country - Sans Blague (The Minstrel)
Behind when hampered 14th, tailed off when pulled up after 5 out

PU	. Moses Prey (IRE) 10/1 R Walsh T M Walsh	R Walsh T M Walsh	8	117	96	–	–	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Simone's Luck (Malinowski)
Held up, improved into 5th when mistake 5 out, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last

PU	. Thatswhatithought (IRE) 6/1 Mr J T McNamara ⁵ M F Morris	Mr J T McNamara ⁵ M F Morris	6	117	101	–	–	–
b g Boreen (FR) - Denali (Buckskin)
Mid-division, weakened from 8 out, pulled up before 5 out

15 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 9m 55.40s (slow by 1m 20.40s) Total SP: 149%
Non-runners: Always In Trouble
Rule 4: . Trio: £260.10
1st owner: Sean Connery (Risk Of Thunder I) 1st breeder: Thomas C Keating
2nd owner: Mrs Vera O'Brien (Son Of War)
3rd owner: Charles O'Neill (Tamer's Run)
Tote win: €2 PL: €1.40 €2.10 €18.10 Ex: €9 CSF: €12.45

2:40 Punchestown (IRE) 30 Apr 1998

Quinns Of Baltinglass Chase (La Touche)