Result 18:00 · Punchestown (IRE)

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase

Grade 13m 1fYielding5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 41.80s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Spillanes Tower (IRE)	Mark Walsh	James Joseph Mangan	—	3.50	3.85
2	Montys Star (IRE)	Rachael Blackmore	Henry De Bromhead	¾L	3.50	3.58
3	Three Card Brag (IRE)	Sam Ewing	Gordon Elliott	7¼L	26.0	31.2
4	Sandor Clegane (IRE)	Sean OKeeffe	Paul Nolan	7¾L	9.00	10.6
5	American Mike (IRE)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	26¾L	15.0	20.0
6	Sharjah (FR)	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	27¼L	8.50	8.95
PU	Embassy Gardens (GB)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	—	4.50	5.34

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American Mike (IRE) t

7yo · 11-10 · OR 147

741415 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 24	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Soft	C1	5/6	48L	8.00
11 Feb 24	Navan	3m	Heavy	—	1/5	—	4.50
28 Dec 23	Limerick	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	—	4/5	25L	7.50

5 wins from 13 · placed 8

1 run here without a win

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Embassy Gardens (GB)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 150

1P6112 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Mar 24	Cheltenham	3m 6f	Heavy	C1	2/7	17L	2.75
28 Jan 24	Naas	3m 1f	Soft To Heavy	—	1/4	—	1.61
12 Dec 23	Punchestown	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	—	1/6	—	1.73

4 wins from 10 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Montys Star (IRE)

7yo · 11-10 · OR 150

21P312 J Rachael Blackmore T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 24	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Soft	C1	2/6	3¾L	7.50
31 Dec 23	Punchestown	3m	Heavy	—	1/5	—	3.25
02 Dec 23	Fairyhouse	2m 5f 110y	Soft	—	3/13	3¼L	11.0

2 wins from 7 · placed 5

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Sandor Clegane (IRE) t

7yo · 11-10 · OR 145

314224 J Sean OKeeffe T Paul Nolan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 24	Cheltenham	3m 110y	Soft	C1	4/6	10L	17.0
28 Jan 24	Naas	3m 1f	Soft To Heavy	—	2/4	10L	4.50
25 Nov 23	Punchestown	3m	Soft	—	2/7	14L	4.50

3 wins from 13 · placed 10

Course winner: 3 wins from 5 here

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Sharjah (FR) t

11yo · 11-10 · OR 153

143491 J Danny Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Apr 24	Ayr	3m	Soft	C2	1/13	—	8.00
14 Mar 24	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Soft	C1	9/11	55L	26.0
03 Feb 24	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Yielding To Soft	—	4/6	7¾L	34.0

13 wins from 42 · placed 25

Course winner: 2 wins from 7 here

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Spillanes Tower (IRE)

6yo · 11-10 · OR 150

441121 J Mark Walsh T James Joseph Mangan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Mar 24	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Heavy	—	1/7	—	2.75
02 Mar 24	Navan	2m	Heavy	—	2/4	6½L	2.75
14 Jan 24	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft	—	1/6	—	8.00

4 wins from 11 · placed 7

Course winner: 2 wins from 3 here

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Three Card Brag (IRE) p

7yo · 11-10

215622 J Sam Ewing T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Dec 23	Punchestown	3m	Heavy	—	2/5	5½L	1.36
02 Dec 23	Fairyhouse	2m 5f 110y	Soft	—	2/13	¾L	2.75
26 Apr 23	Punchestown	2m 4f	Yielding	—	6/12	16½L	3.25

3 wins from 9 · placed 7

2 runs here without a win

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