Full Result 2.20 Punchestown (IRE) | 7 June 2025

Ladbrokes Handicap Chase

(4yo+) (3m157yds) 3m½f Good To Yielding 17 fences

1st €6,785 2nd €2,185 3rd €1,035 4th €460 5th €230 6th €115

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Prince Zaltar (FR) 6/1 Dylan Robinson P J Rothwell	Dylan Robinson P J Rothwell	8	118	106	29	109	–
b g Prince Gibraltar (FR) - Alizeyra (FR) (Laveron)
Held up in rear, steady headway after 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, went third before last, ridden to lead final 110yds, won going away (op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1)

2 1	14. Western Model (IRE) 11/4F Peter Smithers ⁷ Paul Nolan	Peter Smithers ⁷ Paul Nolan	6	102	93	15	94	–
b g Westerner - Scotias Glen (IRE) (Old Vic)
Midfield in centre of group, smooth headway and in touch with leaders 4 out, raced slightly wide home turn, went fourth last, kept on well run-in, went second final strides, nearest finish (tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1)

3 shd [1]	9. Pride Of Place (IRE) 18/1 Charlie O'Dwyer ⁵ E Bolger	Charlie O'Dwyer ⁵ E Bolger	6	1011 b¹	100	22	101	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Give Me A Break (IRE) (Scorpion)
Midfield on outer, slightly hampered 5th, good headway and in touch with leaders 4 out, went second 3 out, challenging run-in, no extra final 110yds (op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

4 nse [1¼]	8. Malton Groove (IRE) 18/1 Patrick M O'Brien ⁷ Dermot A McLoughlin	Patrick M O'Brien ⁷ Dermot A McLoughlin	8	109 t	100	22	101	–
br g Kayf Tara - Triptoshan (IRE) (Anshan)
Midfield in centre of group, in touch with leaders 4th, prominent before 9th, led 3 out, going best when pecked on landing last, soon faced challenges, headed final 110yds, weakened towards finish (op 11/1)

5 1¾ [3]	10. General Hubble (IRE) 12/1 Paddy Cleary ⁷ Gordon Elliott	Paddy Cleary ⁷ Gordon Elliott	7	106 p	97	18	96	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Jennifer Eccles (Midnight Legend)
Prominent early, pecked on landing 1st, in touch with leaders 3rd, mistake 4 out, recovered and pressed leaders 3 out, no extra from 2 out, weakened gradually run-in (op 15/2)

6 4½ [7½]	1. Riggs (IRE) 12/1 Liam McKenna ⁵ P Cluskey	Liam McKenna ⁵ P Cluskey	10	117 p	110	27	105	–
b g Mahler - Cousin Kizzy (IRE) (Toulon)
Prominent early, not fluent 1st, midfield on outer 3rd, headway and in touch with leaders 4 out, no extra from 2 out, weakened run-in (op 10/1)

7 7 [14½]	16. Tullyhogue Fort (IRE) 14/1 Gavin Brouder ³ John F O'Neill	Gavin Brouder ³ John F O'Neill	9	104 t	91	2	79	–
ch g Sholokhov (IRE) - Railway House (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Towards rear, good headway and in touch with leaders 10th, lost ground before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 16/1)

8 3½ [18]	6. Pebble Bleu (IRE) 17/2 Liam Quinlan ³ Colin Motherway	Liam Quinlan ³ Colin Motherway	6	113 ht¹	104	12	88	–
gr m Blue Bresil (FR) - Cathodine Cayras (FR) (Martaline)
Raced in last, some headway when badly hampered by faller 5 out, not recover (op 10/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)

9 1¼ [19¼]	11. Jeu De Pic (FR) 20/1 Kevin Sexton Thomas Cooper	Kevin Sexton Thomas Cooper	6	1012	96	3	79	–
bl g Racinger (FR) - Demoiselle De Pic (FR) (Network)
Held up in rear, some headway 4 out, weakened from 3 out, no chance when not fluent 2 out (op 33/1)

10 6 [25¼]	2. Marronstown (IRE) 16/1 Ben Harvey D M Christie	Ben Harvey D M Christie	8	119	107	9	84	–
b g Frozen Fire (GER) - Topanga Bay (IRE) (Oscar)
Led, slow jump and briefly headed 1st, overjumped 3rd, headed and lost ground 3 out, weakened quickly from 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1)

11 nk [25½]	19. Rust To Riches (IRE) 33/1 Sean Cleary-Farrell ⁷ C A McBratney	Sean Cleary-Farrell ⁷ C A McBratney	8	97 6 p	84	–	61	–
ch g Shirocco (GER) - Blueanna (IRE) (Blueprint)
Prominent, awkward jump and lost ground 8th, reminders after 5 out, lost touch before 3 out (op 50/1)

12 1¾ [27¼]	4. The Dabbler (IRE) 18/1 Ross Berry ⁷ Liam P Cusack	Ross Berry ⁷ Liam P Cusack	12	111	106	6	81	–
b g Presenting - Lirfox (FR) (Foxhound)
Midfield on inner, pushed along before 4 out, weakened quickly before 2 out (op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

F	12. Meehall (IRE) 11/2 G B Noonan ⁵ E McNamara	G B Noonan ⁵ E McNamara	9	107 t	96	–	–	–
b g Mahler - Midway (IRE) (Warcraft I)
Prominent, hit 11th, fell 5 out (op 7/1)

PU	18. Dragon's Pass (IRE) 40/1 Mark McDonagh Mrs Denise Foster	Mark McDonagh Mrs Denise Foster	9	103	87	–	–	–
b m Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Little Left Girl (IRE) (Salluceva)
Towards rear, dropped to last and reminders 7th, tailed off 11th, pulled up after 12th

PU	15. Silent Flight (IRE) 28/1 Mike O'Connor Philip M Byrne	Mike O'Connor Philip M Byrne	9	107	91	–	–	–
b g Mahler - Mountain Empress (IRE) (Accordion)
Towards rear, not fluent and pecked on landing 12th, struggling when hampered 5 out, soon pulled up (op 20/1)

PU	13. Walkonthebriteside (IRE) 22/1 Carl Millar ⁵ John C McConnell	Carl Millar ⁵ John C McConnell	7	106 t	95	–	–	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - China Sky (IRE) (Definite Article)
Midfield, not fluent 2nd, dropped to rear 11th, lost touch from 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 5 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 20/1)

UR	5. Friends N Commerce (IRE) 28/1 Aaron Anderson ⁵ Patrick G Kelly	Aaron Anderson ⁵ Patrick G Kelly	9	111 p	104	–	–	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Shuil Mo Ghra (IRE) (Presenting)
Midfield, badly hampered by faller and unseated 5 out (op 22/1 tchd 33/1)

UR	7. Mount Shenshan (IRE) 16/1 Anna McGuinness ⁷ Thomas Mullins	Anna McGuinness ⁷ Thomas Mullins	7	1011	102	–	–	–
b m Shantou (USA) - Knockbounce View (IRE) (Old Vic)
Prominent early, briefly led 1st, in touch with leaders 3rd, mistake and unseated 5th (tchd 14/1)

18 ran Off time: 2:20:07 Winning time: 6m 21.10s (fast by 1.90s) Total SP: 138%
Non-runners: Spellacy's Cross (allergies)
1st owner: Blind Squirrels Syndicate (Prince Zaltar) 1st breeder: Mrs Corinne Rouffie Huve
2nd owner: Espresso Martini Syndicate (Western Model)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Pride Of Place)
Tote win: €8.30 PL: €1.90 €1.60 €4.70 Ex: €41.50 CSF: €24.40 Tricast: €313.80 Trifecta: €875

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