
Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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Race Type
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Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
of £7,700.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 181yds. 4.20
2m. 4f. 181yds. Hcap Hurdle (Class 4) 4-y-o plus 7 Declared
Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
of £7,700.00- Race Info
1st - £4,066.00 2nd - £1,871.00 3rd - £936.00 4th - £468.00 5th - £233.00


Mount Nelson (GB)-Caroline Fontenail(Kaldounevees)
(20)
(Mr Anthony Peter Fowler)
Rated 120
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7.00 |
21st Feb 26 Newcastle(2m 190yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 120 13/2 12-0 Danny McMenamin 3rd of 9 runners, 0.5L and 2L behind The Gray Ghost and The Hatchet
27th Oct 25 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 4f 72yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 119 13/2 11-13 D R Fox 2nd of 11 runners, 6L behind Molto Bene
7th Apr 25 Kelso(2m 2f 25yds Hurdle, Good) 5/2 11-5 Jack Power (7) 3rd of 9 runners, 2.25L and 2.5L behind Cloonainra and Go Go Chicago


Doctor Dino (FR)-Jane(Samum)
(57)
(The Stewart Family,sira Ferguson&G Mas)
Rated 117
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 12 | 4 | 2 | -1.34 |
15th Jan 26 Wincanton(2m 3f 179yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 116 13/2 11-3 Freddie Keighley (7) 3rd of 12 runners, 3.25L and 1.5L behind Lucky Bere and Le Soleil Reve
4th Dec 25 Wincanton(1m 7f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 118 8/1 11-7 Freddie Keighley (7) 6th of 10 runners, 6.06L behind Non Stop
6th Nov 25 Newbury(2m 69yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 119 8/1 11-6 Ben Bromley (3) 4th of 13 runners, 19L behind Bowmore


Court Cave (IRE)-Drumderry(Shernazar)
ts1(32)
(Craig & Laura Buckingham)
Rated 117
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 6 | 1 | 2 | -4.00 |
| P2P | 2 | 1 | 0 |
9th Feb 26 Catterick(2m 3f 66yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 119 11/2 12-0 B Hughes 5th of 8 runners, 16L behind Bathgate
20th Dec 25 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Good to Soft-Soft in places; Chase: Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 120 5/1 11-4 B Hughes 5th of 9 runners, 12L behind Saligo Bay
18th Nov 25 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 120 5/2 12-0 B Hughes 2nd of 6 runners, 7.5L behind Magnolia


Well Chosen (GB)-Smart Annie(Dubai Destination)
ts4(39)
(Bdrsyndicates)
Rated 112
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
| UK | 12 | 2 | 3 | -4.25 |
| P2P | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2nd Feb 26 Southwell(2m 4f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 105 7/2Fav 10-8 Lewis Saunders (5) 1st of 9 runners, by 6.5L and 4L from Thankyourluckystar and Firm But Fair
30th Dec 25 Taunton(2m 7f 198yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 105 9/2 12-0 Sean Bowen 3rd of 9 runners, shd and 7L behind Mask Of Zorro and Square Du Roule
7th Dec 25 Huntingdon(2m 4f 145yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 104 16/1 11-4 Lewis Saunders (3) 3rd of 9 runners, 1.5L and hd behind Walden and The Secret Pearl


Shirocco (GER)-Jane Hall(Saddlers' Hall)
cp2(335)
cd1
(Mr P And Mrs G A Clarke)
Rated 112
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 16 | 5 | 7 | -0.50 |
12th Apr 25 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 4f 72yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 119 5/2 12-0 D J O Keeffe 2nd of 5 runners, 1.5L behind Quick Sharpener
23rd Mar 25 Carlisle(2m 3f 210yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 119 10/3Fav 11-3 S W Quinlan 3rd of 9 runners, 1.75L and 5.5L behind Hello Judge and Ganapathi
19th Mar 25 Haydock(2m 3f 203yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 119 10-9 S W Quinlan 1st of 1 runners, by and from and


Flemensfirth (USA)-Sweet Poli(Poliglote)
ts3(77)
c1
d1
(Mr A Waite)
Rated 111
Won When Rated 117-119
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0.17 |
| P2P | 2 | 0 | 0 |
26th Dec 25 Market Rasen(2m 2f 140yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 114 22/1 11-8 Aaron Anderson (5) 7th of 8 runners, 22.5L behind Smart Decision
29th Nov 25 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 116 16/1 11-0 Aaron Anderson (5) 6th of 7 runners, 22.25L behind Serious Chat
15th Nov 25 Wetherby(2m Hcap Hurdle, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 117 33/1 10-10 Aaron Anderson (5) 6th of 8 runners, 13L behind Saligo Bay


Diamond Boy (FR)-The Brock Inn(Stowaway)
ts2(56)
(Phil Cunningham)
Rated 108
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2.00 |
| P2P | 1 | 1 | 0 |
16th Jan 26 Market Rasen(2m 2f 140yds Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) 7/2 11-0 Toby McCain-Mitchell (5) 2nd of 8 runners, 9L behind Hold The Serve
4th Dec 25 Leicester(2m 4f 110yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) 3/1 11-4 Sam Twiston-Davies 2nd of 8 runners, 16L behind Ubatuba
May 2025 Goffs UK Price: £155,000
10th May 25 Necarne P(3m Point To Point, Good) 4/1 11-11 B O Neill 1st of 8 runners, by 1.5L and 8L from Kings Order and Bargain Hunter
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