Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Punchestown

16:25

Date 2023-04-29

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €29,500

Winning Time 6m 31.00s (slow by 39.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brideswell Lad (IRE) J J Slevin · Seamus Neville	12/1	Won
2nd	Ballykeel (IRE) Corey McGivern · Gordon Elliott	8/1	.75
3rd	Snugsborough Benny (IRE) Dillon Maxwell · J P Broderick	50/1	3.75
4th	Must Be Obeyed (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Thomas Gibney	8/1	1.75
5th	Champagne Gold (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	16/1	.5
6th	Flegmatik (FR) Sean Quinlan · Dan Skelton	11/2	.5
7th	Diol Ker (FR) Kieren Buckley · Noel Meade	28/1	7.5
8th	Fire Attack (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	18/1	3
9th	Ramillies (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	5/2F	1.5
10th	Darver Star (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	17/2	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Jerandme (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Noel Meade	10/1
Fell	Sam Brown (GB) Ben Harvey · Anthony Honeyball	9/1

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Ramillies Grey J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	160	t	66-12P	144	155	122	45d	—	—	+8	30.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Out of his depth in the Brown Advisory, will be more at home here in first handicap
7	Flegmatik Chestnut J:Sean Quinlan T:Dan Skelton	J:Sean Quinlan T:Dan Skelton	153	tp	P-3092	137	161	143	63d	—	—	+9	27	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Three-time chase winner who has shown his best form at Kempton, went close on latest visit
1	Sam Brown Bay J:Ben Harvey(5) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Harvey(5) T:Anthony Honeyball	166	tb	-35P5F	150	162	148	14d	—	—	+17	28.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Long-priced winner of last year's Betway Handicap Chase, probably too high in the weights
9	Must Be Obeyed Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	149	—	41144P	133	154	133	19d	—	—	+17	26.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Lost chance in Irish Grand National with interference, each-way claims on overall form
5	Darver Star Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	159	tp	211172	143	152	-	29d	—	—	+31	40.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Found his form again as a hurdler in the first half of season, may have needed Wexford run
10	Jerandme Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Noel Meade	J:Sean Flanagan T:Noel Meade	147	p	/272-F	131	152	138	55d	—	—	+14	22.5	2.25/1	10 10%
Very versatile sort, did most of his racing on the Flat in 2022, fourth in this in 2021
8	Champagne Gold Bay J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	151	tp	4-132P	135	160	142	44d	—	—	+18	22.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Badly hampered at the first in the Magners Plate, fair second at Cheltenham last October
6	Fire Attack Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald(3) T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Shane Fitzgerald(3) T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	159	—	-1FF5U	143	157	63	19d	—	—	+20	24.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Won over 2m5f here last May, has been plagued by jumping problems since then, seems risky
12	Brideswell Lad Bay J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	142	—	1F5U41	126	154	113	13d	—	—	+23	29.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Unlucky at Leopardstown in March, made amends with recent Tramore win, now 7lb higher
13	Ballykeel Bay J:Corey McGivern(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Corey McGivern(7) T:Gordon Elliott	140	—	332410	124	160	125	44d	—	—	+22	29.8	2.25/1	10 10%
Faded in the straight in the Kim Muir, has previous form linked to the winner Angels Dawn
2	Diol Ker Bay J:Kieren Buckley(3) T:Noel Meade	J:Kieren Buckley(3) T:Noel Meade	164	b	-9220U	148	152	43	14d	—	—	+24	28.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Unseated at first at Aintree, disappointing over 3m4f here after fine Paddy Power second
14	Snugsborough Benny Bay J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:J P Broderick	J:Dillon Maxwell(7) T:J P Broderick	140	p	32276B	124	154	108	160d	—	—	+19	21.6	12.25/1	50 2%
In fair form last summer, lacks a recent run, hard task from 8lb out of the handicap
NR	Escaria Ten Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	p	29-27P	148	147	140	44d	—	—	+14	28.8	2.50/1	11 9%
Best chase form has been in conditions races, lesser efforts in top-level handicaps
NR	Percy Warner Bay J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	145	p	1/5426	129	153	125	40d	—	—	+12	33	2.75/1	12 8%
Made a bright start to handicap life with Naas second, not as good when raised in trip

Horse	bet365	Coral
Ramillies	10/3	10/3
Flegmatik	4/1	4
Sam Brown	7	15/2
Must Be Obeyed	8	15/2
Darver Star	10/1	8
Jerandme	10	9
Champagne Gold	16	16
Fire Attack	16	16
Brideswell Lad	12/1	11
Ballykeel	10	10
Diol Ker	22	25/1
Snugsborough Benny	50	50
Escaria Ten	11	9
Percy Warner	12	11

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Darver Star

40.9

OR: 23.3 Form: 15 Odds: 2.7

10/1

2nd

Percy Warner

OR: 19.8 Form: 7 Odds: 6.3

3rd

Ramillies

30.2

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Brideswell Lad

29.9

OR: 19 Form: 9 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ballykeel

29.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.2

Escaria Ten

28.8

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Sam Brown

28.1

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Diol Ker

28.1

OR: 24.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Flegmatik

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Must Be Obeyed

26.9

OR: 20.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Fire Attack

24.6

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Champagne Gold

22.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Jerandme

22.5

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Snugsborough Benny

21.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sam Brown	150	162	148
Diol Ker	148	152	43
Escaria Ten	148	147	140
Ramillies	144	155	122
Darver Star	143	152	—
Fire Attack	143	157	63
Flegmatik	137	161	143
Champagne Gold	135	160	142
Must Be Obeyed	133	154	133
Jerandme	131	152	138
Percy Warner	129	153	125
Brideswell Lad	126	154	113
Ballykeel	124	160	125
Snugsborough Benny	124	154	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brideswell Lad	13d ago	Quick return
Sam Brown	14d ago	Fit
Diol Ker	14d ago	Fit
Must Be Obeyed	19d ago	Fit
Fire Attack	19d ago	Fit
Darver Star	29d ago	Fit
Percy Warner	40d ago	Fit
Champagne Gold	44d ago	Fit
Ballykeel	44d ago	Fit
Escaria Ten	44d ago	Fit
Ramillies	45d ago	Fit
Jerandme	55d ago	Fresh
Flegmatik	63d ago	Fresh
Snugsborough Benny	160d ago	Long break