
Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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Race Type
Distance
Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase
(GBB Race) of £10,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 104yds.12.28
2m. 104yds. Hcap Chase (Class 4) 5-y-o plus 7 Declared
Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase
(GBB Race) of £10,500.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £5,545.00 2nd - £2,552.00 3rd - £1,276.00 4th - £638.00 5th - £318.00
Formscan - A Great Excuse and TOUQUET are both seeking doubles, but preference is for the latter after his triumph over C&D last month. Nick Gifford's charge makes just his sixth start over fences and may have more in the locker. Lingfield scorer A Great Excuse now has a 5lb higher rating to contend with, but is likely to be on the premises. Plantaroma is the pick of the remainder.


Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)-Who Let De Dogsout(Oscar)
ts7(25)
(Tree Top Tyson Partnership)
Rated 110


Tunis (POL)-Porte D'auteuil(Network)
ts1(23)
(Malcolm Jones And Partners)
Rated 109


Notnowcato (GB)-Sarah Ponsonby(Royal Anthem)
ts3(27)
d2
(The Go Ronnie Syndicate)
Rated 106


In the last 3 years Touquet (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| A Great Excuse (IRE) | 1 | |
| 13th Dec 2025 Lingfield(2m , Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Good in places) A Great Excuse (IRE) 1st (4/1 11-8 Rated 97) Jamie Brace 1.31L in front of Touquet (FR) 3rd (15/2 12-0 Rated 98) J M Davies (8 ran) | ||
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Lucky Speed (IRE)-Banjo Finn(Fruits of Love)
ts1(40)
d1
(Mrs Linda Johnson)
Rated 102
In the last 3 years A Great Excuse (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Touquet (FR) | 1 | |
| 13th Dec 2025 Lingfield(2m , Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Good in places) A Great Excuse (IRE) 1st (4/1 11-8 Rated 97) Jamie Brace 1.31L in front of Touquet (FR) 3rd (15/2 12-0 Rated 98) J M Davies (8 ran) | ||
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The Gurkha (IRE)-Spicy Dal(Dalakhani)
bl2(58)
d1
(Sunville Rail Limited)
Rated 97
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
First Time - In a Chase Handicap Tree Top Tyson. Tonguestrap Kahavari, A Great Excuse» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 9/4 Touquet, 11/4 A Great Excuse, 6/1 Plantaroma, 13/2 Kahavari, 8/1 Sanitiser, 10/1 Tree Top Tyson, Synchronist.
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ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.






