🐎Horse Racing

Howden Cross Country Chase

Punchestown (IRE) · 14:30 (UK local)

Saturday, 2 May 2026

3m 90y

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Good to Yielding

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Prize: €20,000 added

Prediction generating

The AI top 3 picks for this race will appear here shortly. Predictions are generated on a rolling schedule as new racecards land.

Full Racecard (22 runners)

#	Draw	Horse	Age	Wgt	Form	OR	Last	Jockey	Trainer	HG	PR
1	—	Fountain House (IRE)	8	12-7	301111	—	4d	Mr R James	Ian McCarthy	pt	—
2	—	Quornofamonday (IRE)	8	12-3	P61PU8	107	8d	Jordan Gainford	J P Dempsey	p	—
4	—	I A Connect (IRE)	11	11-12	331703	113	34d	Caragh Monaghan	Ian Donoghue	—	—
5	—	Lisnamult Lad (IRE)	9	11-12	P52-FP9	135	22d	Conor Stone-Walsh	Ian Donoghue	t	—
6	—	Olympic Man (FR)	9	11-12	7P-P6P5	132	51d	Alex Harvey	J C McConnell	p	—
7	—	The Folkes Tiara (IRE)	10	11-12	P-86770	123	22d	Darragh O'Keeffe	H De Bromhead	t	—
8	—	Vaureal (FR)	7	11-12	017542	114	28d	Keith Donoghue	Ian Donoghue	p	—
10	—	Broken Ice (IRE)	10	11-7	751444	99	60d	Dylan Kidd	J C McConnell	pt	—
11	—	Call The Tune (IRE)	12	11-7	5-P5224	120	20d	Mr J Ahern	G Ahern	—	—
12	—	Chemical Energy (IRE)	10	11-7	5-0110P	138	27d	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	pt	—
13	—	Escaria Ten (FR)	12	11-7	80-PP34	124	41d	James Best	M Keighley	v	—
14	—	Fakir D'Oudairies (FR)	11	11-7	0-23460	137	22d	Sean Flanagan	E Bolger	t	—
15	—	Gentleman De Reve (FR)	10	11-7	46/2260	106	160d	Sean O'Keeffe	P Maher	t	—
16	—	What Path (FR)	9	11-7	431211	129	27d	Mr R Sugrue	Ian O'Connor	t	—
19	—	The Goffer (IRE)	9	11-7	127203	135	2d	Danny Gilligan	G Elliott	pt	—
3	—	Galon De Vauzelle (FR)	10	11-12	21PP40	111	26d	Miss P Elvin	P J Rothwell	p	—
9	—	Vital Island (IRE)	14	11-12	41-PPB7	128	2d	Mr B T Stone	R P O'Keeffe	t	—
17	—	Vanillier (FR)	11	12-3	0U-6313	141	52d	Reserve 1	G P Cromwell	bt	—
18	—	Busselton (FR)	9	12-3	325951	133	2d	Reserve 2	E Bolger	b	—
0	—	Vital Island (IRE)	13	11-12	—	—	—	Mr B T Stone	R P O'Keeffe	—	—
0	—	Stumptown (IRE)	7	12-7	—	—	—	Sean Flanagan	G P Cromwell	—	—
0	—	Subset (IRE)	9	11-7	—	—	—	Mr B T Stone	P Maher	—	—

Wgt = weight (st-lb) · OR = official rating · PR = Sky Sports power rating · HG = headgear (b/v/cp/t/h/p) · Last = days since last run

How These Predictions Work

These predictions are AI-generated using current racecard data and search-grounded analysis. Horse racing is structurally high-variance — even the most-favoured horse wins only ~30–35% of races. Use AI predictions as one input among many, alongside your own form study and trusted tipsters. Bet responsibly.