16:30 Punchestown

Saturday 1 May 2021

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Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 6m 34.9s

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Brahma Bull²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: B Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148

14/1

Below form thirteenth of 28 in handicap chase (66/1) at Fairyhouse (29.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 61-2UP0

Sam Brown^t1¹⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 148

7/1

11/2, good 3 lengths third of 6 to Imperial Aura in intermediate chase at Carlisle (20f, soft). Off 6 months. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 41/11P-3

Scoir Mear^p²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: S D Torrens⁽³⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 142| D

22/1

Respectable eighth of 28 in handicap chase (66/1) at Fairyhouse (29.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Yard having good spell. Can give a good account.

Form: 353518

Ten Ten³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: M P Walsh| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 139| BF

6/1

Whipped round at start and took no part in handicap chase at this course (20f, good to soft, 11/1) 3 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 50P22-R

Myth Buster⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 137

20/1

13/8, won 12-runner novice chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 42 days ago. More needed back in a handicap.

Form: 52-9501

Roaring Bull^b⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J W Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 137| C

33/1

Unreliable individual. 18/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap chase at this course (28f, heavy) 76 days ago.

Form: P2P0P9

Judgement Day^t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: P F McEnery| OR: 135| C| D

66/1

Course winner. Third of 5 in minor event chase at Clonmel (19.9f, soft, 12/1) 39 days ago, flattered by proximity. Back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1P-0523

Aforementioned^p,t⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: J C Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 133

50/1

Latest win in chase at Limerick in October. 66/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, soft) 83 days ago, struggling 4 out.

Form: 511P0P

Best Behavior^h⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 133

50/1

18/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable 14¼ lengths seventh of 14 to Scoir Mear in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, heavy) 48 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 1F-F477

Popong¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| BF

4/1

Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. 7/2, running well fell in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 126 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Big player.

Form: 8-2142F

Whisperinthebreeze^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 130

22/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.7f, good to soft) 26 days ago, well beaten 4 out.

Form: 9/35P-0P

Castle Oliver^p1⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: P Roche| OR: 128

22/1

16/1, creditable 14 lengths sixth of 14 to Scoir Mear in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, heavy) 48 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 1118-P6

Musical Slave⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: K C Sexton| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 128| C

9/1

18/1, below form ninth of 21 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (26f, good to soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 32-5U39

Nick Lost⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127| C

22/1

Course winner. 12/1, 37¾ lengths tenth of 15 to Fag An Bealach in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 366/3P0

Jerandme²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 126| D

9/1

Fairly useful winner at 18f on flat. 17/2, below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3/12-119

Fine Theatre^b²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-1| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 125

66/1

Second of 11 in handicap chase (28/1) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago, sticking to task. Back up in trip.

Form: P1-P0P2

Stacks Mountain¹⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Moore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124| C

50/1

Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft, 20/1) 153 days ago.

Form: 0-U318P

Donkey Years^t1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 123

20/1

Latest win in chase at Navan in March. Eleventh of 15 in handicap chase (12/1) at Fairyhouse (16.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: U66010

Fag An Bealach^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: A L T Moore| OR: 122

13/2

Three wins from 8 runs last season. 17/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft) 41 days ago, well on top finish. Respected.

Form: 176P51

Agent Boru¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Brouder| T: T Gibney| OR: 116

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Galway in October. 7/1, second of 14 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, good to soft) 18 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 100P62

Non-Runners

Waitnsee¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: J P Ryan J: K J Brouder

Forecasts

Popong (4/1), Ten Ten (6/1), Waitnsee (6/1), Fag An Bealach (13/2), Sam Brown (7/1), Jerandme (9/1), Musical Slave (9/1), Brahma Bull (14/1), Donkey Years (20/1), Myth Buster (20/1), Nick Lost (22/1), Scoir Mear (22/1), Castle Oliver (22/1), Whisperinthebreeze (22/1), Agent Boru (28/1), Roaring Bull (33/1), Best Behavior (50/1), Aforementioned (50/1), Stacks Mountain (50/1), Fine Theatre (66/1), Judgement Day (66/1)

POPONG was in the process of showing improved form on handicap bow when departing at the last at Leopardstown on Boxing Day, sure to have been right in the mix had she completed. She should make a bold bid to make amends if seeing out this longer trip. The lightly-raced Sam Brown won a Grade 2 as a novice and is of interest on handicap debut, while Fag An Bealach was a good winner at Downpatrick.