16:15 Punchestown

Saturday 3 May 2025

All14:3015:0515:4216:1516:5017:2518:0018:35

Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 23.09s

1^st

Bill Baxter

910-2

12/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister

Prominent on outer, led 3 out, pushed along and went clear 2 out, stayed on well run-in, comfortably op 16/1

2^nd

Jasmin De Grugy

610-0

7/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: S D Torrens

Towards rear, headway into 7th 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden in 7th 2 out, went 3rd at last, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd close home op 10/3 tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1

3^rd

Beachcomber

710-9

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Led, slight mistake 3rd, headed 4 out, ridden in 3rd next, 2nd and no impression on winner 2 out, kept on one pace run-in, 3rd close home tchd 17/2

4^th

Canal End

710-5

5/2f

T: Peter FaheyJ: M P Walsh

Rear of mid-division, mistake 2nd, pushed along at 7th and 8th, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and closer in 6th 3 out, moderate 5th 2 out, kept on one pace op 3/1

5^th

2 ¾

Majestic Force

710-2

5/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Rear of mid-division, some progress 4 out, pushed along in 4th 3 out, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression op 4/1 tchd 7/2

6^th

Now Where Or When

1010-1

33/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: S F O'Keeffe

Tracked leader in 2nd on outer, led 4 out, headed next, ridden entering straight, 3rd 3 out, no impression on leaders op 28/1 tchd 40/1

7^th

True Testimony

610-0

11/1

T: P A FahyJ: C Stone-Walsh (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 3 out, 4th next, no impression before last op 14/1

8^th

Minella Crooner

911-4

22/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 9th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off op 18/1

Also Ran

Grandero Bello

911-5

16/1

T: E & P HartyJ: R A Doyle

Mid-division, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 28/1

Amirite

911-2

10/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, ridden and dropped to mid-division at 11th, weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 8/1

Tullybeg

1011-0

40/1

T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan

Always behind, no impression from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 28/1

Big Debates

1210-5

28/1

T: R TynerJ: J P Shinnick (5)

Always behind, no impression from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Sam Brown²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 13

T: A J Honeyball J: Rex Dingle

Monbeg Park²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: S Doyle J: Mr J L Scallan

Battle It Out¹²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Cuta Des As¹¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: Non Runner

Will Do¹²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€18.10Pl:€4.00, €1.80, €3.30EX:€77.20Trifecta:€750.20Tricast:€372.66SF:€55.63

Forecasts

Canal End (5/2), Jasmin De Grugy (7/2), Majestic Force (5/1), Battle It Out (7/1), Beachcomber (8/1), Amirite (10/1), True Testimony (11/1), Bill Baxter (12/1), Sam Brown (12/1), Monbeg Park (12/1), Will Do (16/1), Grandero Bello (16/1), Minella Crooner (22/1), Cuta Des As (25/1), Big Debates (28/1), Now Where Or When (33/1), Tullybeg (40/1)

MAJESTIC FORCE proved her stamina when landing the odds in a Wexford maiden chase upped to 25.4f in March and, with the promise of better to come from this lightly-raced mare now switched to handicap company, she could be the answer. There are some interesting British raiders in the line-up, with Beachcomber and Jasmin de Grugy both in with a chance, while the selection's stablemate Amirite and Canal End, who did the job well at Navan last time, are others to consider.

MAJESTIC FORCE (IRE)
BEACHCOMBER (FR)
JASMIN DE GRUGY (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Minella Crooner

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 8

J: Sam Ewing | T: G Elliott

25/1

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €9,999.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €999.00

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