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Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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to the left. Find which horse goes on HeavyDamian Toshi McDougall Memorial Handicap Chase
(GBB Race) of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 2f. 39yds. 4.10
3m. 2f. 39yds. Hcap Chase (Class 4) 5-y-o plus 8 Declared
Damian Toshi McDougall Memorial Handicap Chase
(GBB Race) of £10,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £5,281.00 2nd - £2,430.00 3rd - £1,215.00 4th - £608.00 5th - £303.00
Formscan - Point-to-point winner BIG ZOUK opened his account over under Rules with a tidy round of jumping at Ayr. He should have plenty more to offer on only his second start chasing, so Nicky Richards' charge could well defy a 6lb rise. Slaney Opera scored over a similar trip at Sedgefield last month and is another open to further progress off his current mark, while Wal Buck's could land a blow if the first-time visor has the desired effect.
Buck's Boum (FR)-Walsamelle(Walk In The Park)
vs1(42)
d1
(Mr John P McManus)
Rated 110
In the last 3 years Wal Bucks (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Nights In Venice (GB) | 1 | |
| 7th Dec 2024 Wetherby(3m 45yds, Hcap Chase, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Wal Buck's (FR) 2nd (2/1Fav 11-6 Rated 102) D R Fox Nights In Venice (GB) pulled up (20/1 11-3 Rated 99) C O'Farrell (10 ran) | ||
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Sholokhov (IRE)-Miss Opera(Alflora)
ts5(19)
c1
d1
(Mr Joe Wright)
Rated 100
In the last 3 years Slaney Opera (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Nights In Venice (GB) | 1 | |
| 25th Jan 2026 Sedgefield(3m 2f 59yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Slaney Opera (IRE) 1st (7/1 11-8 Rated 98) Jamie Hamilton 14.25L in front of Nights In Venice (GB) 4th (6/1 10-13 Rated 89) B Hughes (11 ran) | ||
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| Halfway House Lad (GB) | 1 | |
| 28th Dec 2025 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Halfway House Lad (GB) 5th (16/1 10-6 Rated 78) Ross Chapman 18.50L in front of Slaney Opera (IRE) 8th (8/1 12-0 Rated 100) Jamie Hamilton (14 ran) | ||
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Mahler (GB)-Sommer Sonnet(Taipan)
cp9(14)
(Miss Victoria Bewley)
Rated 98
In the last 3 years Poetry Man (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Nights In Venice (GB) | 1 | |
| 13th Apr 2024 Newcastle(2m 4f 19yds, Hcap Chase, Heavy) Poetry Man (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-7 Rated 93) Jonathon Bewley 6.00L in front of Nights In Venice (GB) 3rd (4/1 12-0 Rated 100) Henry Brooke (5 ran) | ||
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| Don Brocco (GB) | 1 | |
| 22nd Apr 2024 Hexham(3m 41yds, Hcap Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Don Brocco (GB) 5th (10/1 10-7 Rated 86) William Maggs Poetry Man (IRE) unseated rider (7/1 11-8 Rated 94) Jonathon Bewley (10 ran) | ||
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| Halfway House Lad (GB) | 1 | |
| 28th Dec 2024 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Poetry Man (IRE) 1st (20/1 11-2 Rated 93) Jonathon Bewley 47.50L in front of Halfway House Lad (GB) 9th (16/1 9-11 Rated 70) William Maggs (13 ran) | ||
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Midnight Legend (GB)-Well Disguised(Beneficial)
ts+(19)
(Legends In Disguise)
Rated 88
Won When Rated 98
In the last 3 years Nights In Venice (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Don Brocco (GB) | 3 | |
| 3rd Feb 2025 Carlisle(3m 110yds, Hcap Chase, Soft) Don Brocco (GB) 1st (7/1 10-2 Rated 77) S W Quinlan 11.50L in front of Nights In Venice (GB) 3rd (22/1 11-7 Rated 98) Craig Nichol (15 ran) | ||
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| 5th Feb 2024 Carlisle(3m 110yds, Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Nights In Venice (GB) 4th (10/1 12-0 Rated 100) Henry Brooke .75L in front of Don Brocco (GB) 5th (12/1 11-0 Rated 86) Callum Bewley (12 ran) | ||
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| 26th Mar 2023 Carlisle(3m 1f , Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in Places)) Nights In Venice (GB) 2nd (4/1 11-6 Rated 100) Henry Brooke 25.50L in front of Don Brocco (GB) 7th (12/1 10-13 Rated 98) Edward Austin (8 ran) | ||
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| Slaney Opera (IRE) | 1 | |
| 25th Jan 2026 Sedgefield(3m 2f 59yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Slaney Opera (IRE) 1st (7/1 11-8 Rated 98) Jamie Hamilton 14.25L in front of Nights In Venice (GB) 4th (6/1 10-13 Rated 89) B Hughes (11 ran) | ||
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| Wal Buck's (FR) | 1 | |
| 7th Dec 2024 Wetherby(3m 45yds, Hcap Chase, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Wal Buck's (FR) 2nd (2/1Fav 11-6 Rated 102) D R Fox Nights In Venice (GB) pulled up (20/1 11-3 Rated 99) C O'Farrell (10 ran) | ||
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| Poetry Man (IRE) | 1 | |
| 13th Apr 2024 Newcastle(2m 4f 19yds, Hcap Chase, Heavy) Poetry Man (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-7 Rated 93) Jonathon Bewley 6.00L in front of Nights In Venice (GB) 3rd (4/1 12-0 Rated 100) Henry Brooke (5 ran) | ||
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Milan (GB)-Fair Ina(Taipan)
(43)
(Mr Dennis J Coppola & Mrs Dianne Saye)
Rated 86
In the last 3 years Wearelongterm (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Don Brocco (GB) | 1 | |
| 29th May 2023 Cartmel(2m 6f 31yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Wearelongterm (IRE) 4th (8/1 11-13 Rated 99) Henry Brooke 2.25L in front of Don Brocco (GB) 6th (28/1 11-2 Rated 93) Edward Austin (14 ran) | ||
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| Halfway House Lad (GB) | 2 | |
| 8th Dec 2025 Musselburgh(2m 7f 138yds, Hcap Chase, Soft) Halfway House Lad (GB) 5th (12/1 10-11 Rated 80) Ross Chapman 9.00L in front of Wearelongterm (IRE) 6th (10/1 11-3 Rated 86) Peter Kavanagh (11 ran) | ||
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| 9th Dec 2024 Musselburgh(2m 7f 138yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Halfway House Lad (GB) 5th (11/1 9-13 Rated 70) Peter Kavanagh 1.88L in front of Wearelongterm (IRE) 7th (20/1 11-7 Rated 93) Henry Brooke (10 ran) | ||
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Shirocco (GER)-Brantingham Breeze(Tamure)
ts+bl7(75)
(Mr Gary Jon Rutherford)
Rated 83
In the last 3 years Don Brocco (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Nights In Venice (GB) | 3 | |
| 3rd Feb 2025 Carlisle(3m 110yds, Hcap Chase, Soft) Don Brocco (GB) 1st (7/1 10-2 Rated 77) S W Quinlan 11.50L in front of Nights In Venice (GB) 3rd (22/1 11-7 Rated 98) Craig Nichol (15 ran) | ||
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| 5th Feb 2024 Carlisle(3m 110yds, Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Nights In Venice (GB) 4th (10/1 12-0 Rated 100) Henry Brooke .75L in front of Don Brocco (GB) 5th (12/1 11-0 Rated 86) Callum Bewley (12 ran) | ||
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| 26th Mar 2023 Carlisle(3m 1f , Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in Places)) Nights In Venice (GB) 2nd (4/1 11-6 Rated 100) Henry Brooke 25.50L in front of Don Brocco (GB) 7th (12/1 10-13 Rated 98) Edward Austin (8 ran) | ||
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| Wearelongterm (IRE) | 1 | |
| 29th May 2023 Cartmel(2m 6f 31yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Wearelongterm (IRE) 4th (8/1 11-13 Rated 99) Henry Brooke 2.25L in front of Don Brocco (GB) 6th (28/1 11-2 Rated 93) Edward Austin (14 ran) | ||
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| Poetry Man (IRE) | 1 | |
| 22nd Apr 2024 Hexham(3m 41yds, Hcap Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Don Brocco (GB) 5th (10/1 10-7 Rated 86) William Maggs Poetry Man (IRE) unseated rider (7/1 11-8 Rated 94) Jonathon Bewley (10 ran) | ||
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Recharge (IRE)-Pezula(Diktat)
ts+(47)
(Halfway House Syndicate)
Rated 76
In the last 3 years Halfway House Lad (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Slaney Opera (IRE) | 1 | |
| 28th Dec 2025 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Halfway House Lad (GB) 5th (16/1 10-6 Rated 78) Ross Chapman 18.50L in front of Slaney Opera (IRE) 8th (8/1 12-0 Rated 100) Jamie Hamilton (14 ran) | ||
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| Wearelongterm (IRE) | 2 | |
| 8th Dec 2025 Musselburgh(2m 7f 138yds, Hcap Chase, Soft) Halfway House Lad (GB) 5th (12/1 10-11 Rated 80) Ross Chapman 9.00L in front of Wearelongterm (IRE) 6th (10/1 11-3 Rated 86) Peter Kavanagh (11 ran) | ||
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| 9th Dec 2024 Musselburgh(2m 7f 138yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Halfway House Lad (GB) 5th (11/1 9-13 Rated 70) Peter Kavanagh 1.88L in front of Wearelongterm (IRE) 7th (20/1 11-7 Rated 93) Henry Brooke (10 ran) | ||
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| Poetry Man (IRE) | 1 | |
| 28th Dec 2024 Catterick(3m 1f 54yds, Hcap Chase, Good) Poetry Man (IRE) 1st (20/1 11-2 Rated 93) Jonathon Bewley 47.50L in front of Halfway House Lad (GB) 9th (16/1 9-11 Rated 70) William Maggs (13 ran) | ||
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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 - Visor Wal Buck's» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 2/1 Big Zouk, 10/3 Slaney Opera, 9/2 Wal Buck's, 13/2 Poetry Man, 8/1 Wearelongterm, 12/1 Nights In Venice, 20/1 Don Brocco, Halfway House Lad.
Symbols Explained
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.
