
Punchestown 2026
Punchestown 2026
Going
Race Type
Distance
HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle
of £7,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 5.10
2m. 4f. Hcap Hurdle (Class 4) 4-y-o plus 8 Declared
HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle
of £7,500.00- Race Info
1st - £3,961.00 2nd - £1,822.00 3rd - £911.00 4th - £456.00 5th - £227.00


Postponed (IRE)-Warling(Montjeu)
hd+(246)
d3
(Jim Bracken & Keith Hadwin)
Rated 122
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5.62 |
Oct 2025 Goffs UK Price: £21,000
11th Sep 25 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 122 13/2 11-8 J M Quinlan 2nd of 10 runners, 1.25L behind Idy Wood
7th Jul 25 Worcester(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 120 13/2 10-13 J M Quinlan 2nd of 7 runners, 0.5L behind Handlethekettle
21st Jun 25 Newmarket(1m 6f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 67 15/2 8-8 Aidan Keeley 5th of 7 runners, 3.31L behind Curran
In the last 3 years My Chiquita (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Masked Dance (FR) | 1 | |
| 17th May 2024 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Masked Dance (FR) 1st (15/2 11-3 Rated 109) Charlie Deutsch 3.75L in front of My Chiquita (GB) 2nd (5/1Fav 11-9 Rated 115) J M Quinlan (14 ran) | ||
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Masked Marvel (GB)-Breakdance(Sunday Break)
(30)
cd1
(Poplar Cottage Racing Club)
Rated 120
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 24 | 3 | 9 | -5.00 |
15th Apr 26 Haydock(2m 5f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 122 18/1 10-11 Charlie Hammond 6th of 11 runners, 20.25L behind George s Lad
26th Feb 26 Ludlow(2m 7f 174yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 121 9/4Fav 11-13 Charlie Deutsch 2nd of 6 runners, 4L behind Tankardstown Diva
4th Feb 26 Ludlow(2m 5f 55yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 118 7/1 11-12 Charlie Deutsch 2nd of 10 runners, 1L behind Magical Maggie
In the last 3 years Masked Dance (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Magical Maggie (GB) | 2 | |
| 26th Feb 2026 Ludlow(2m 7f 174yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Masked Dance (FR) 2nd (9/4Fav 11-13 Rated 121) Charlie Deutsch 1.00L in front of Magical Maggie (GB) 3rd (11/4 11-9 Rated 117) C Gethings (6 ran) | ||
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| 4th Feb 2026 Ludlow(2m 5f 55yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Magical Maggie (GB) 1st (11/1 11-7 Rated 113) C Gethings 1.00L in front of Masked Dance (FR) 2nd (7/1 11-12 Rated 118) Charlie Deutsch (10 ran) | ||
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| My Chiquita (GB) | 1 | |
| 17th May 2024 Aintree(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Masked Dance (FR) 1st (15/2 11-3 Rated 109) Charlie Deutsch 3.75L in front of My Chiquita (GB) 2nd (5/1Fav 11-9 Rated 115) J M Quinlan (14 ran) | ||
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| Mermaids Cave (IRE) | 2 | |
| 8th May 2025 Huntingdon(2m 3f 137yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 1st (5/2 11-7 Rated 115) Alex Chadwick 4.00L in front of Masked Dance (FR) 2nd (8/1 11-8 Rated 111) Charlie Deutsch (6 ran) | ||
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| 17th Apr 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 13th (11/1 10-4 Rated 115) Ben Bromley Masked Dance (FR) pulled up (33/1 10-7 Rated 113) Charlie Deutsch (16 ran) | ||
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Geordieland (FR)-Bollin Across(Bollin Eric)
(78)
(Mrs Norma Harris)
Rated 117
Won When Rated 117
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 20 | 7 | 5 | 37.25 |
26th Feb 26 Ludlow(2m 7f 174yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 117 11/4 11-9 C Gethings 3rd of 6 runners, 4L and 1L behind Tankardstown Diva and Masked Dance
4th Feb 26 Ludlow(2m 5f 55yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 113 11/1 11-7 C Gethings 1st of 10 runners, by 1L and 9.5L from Masked Dance and Sallyville Lady
3rd Dec 25 Ludlow(1m 7f 169yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 115 3/1 11-8 J J Burke 4th of 6 runners, 12.75L behind Tour Ovalie
In the last 3 years Magical Maggie (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Masked Dance (FR) | 2 | |
| 26th Feb 2026 Ludlow(2m 7f 174yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Masked Dance (FR) 2nd (9/4Fav 11-13 Rated 121) Charlie Deutsch 1.00L in front of Magical Maggie (GB) 3rd (11/4 11-9 Rated 117) C Gethings (6 ran) | ||
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| 4th Feb 2026 Ludlow(2m 5f 55yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Magical Maggie (GB) 1st (11/1 11-7 Rated 113) C Gethings 1.00L in front of Masked Dance (FR) 2nd (7/1 11-12 Rated 118) Charlie Deutsch (10 ran) | ||
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| Mermaids Cave (IRE) | 1 | |
| 14th Jun 2024 Newton Abbot(2m 2f 110yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good-Good to Firm in places) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 5th (9/2 10-9 Rated 107) C P O'Shea 2.00L in front of Magical Maggie (GB) 6th (4/1 11-11 Rated 119) Tabitha Worsley (9 ran) | ||
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Court Cave (IRE)-Kylebeg Dancer(General Monash)
cp9(8)
d4
(Keaveney & Butcher)
Rated 118
Won When Rated 109-115
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 5 | 0 | 0 | -5.00 |
| UK | 25 | 8 | 5 | 15.75 |
7th May 26 Huntingdon(2m 3f 137yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 109 9/4 11-4 J J Burke 1st of 5 runners, by 10L and 1L from Mary and Hope Rising
6th Apr 26 Fakenham(2m 4f 1yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 111 7/2JFav 11-8 Mr Cian Murphy (7) 5th of 7 runners, 6.5L behind Painted Wolf
28th Mar 26 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 113 7/2 11-9 Alex Chadwick (3) pulled up(7 ran) in race won by Looking As You Are
In the last 3 years Mermaids Cave (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Magical Maggie (GB) | 1 | |
| 14th Jun 2024 Newton Abbot(2m 2f 110yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good-Good to Firm in places) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 5th (9/2 10-9 Rated 107) C P O'Shea 2.00L in front of Magical Maggie (GB) 6th (4/1 11-11 Rated 119) Tabitha Worsley (9 ran) | ||
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| Masked Dance (FR) | 2 | |
| 8th May 2025 Huntingdon(2m 3f 137yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 1st (5/2 11-7 Rated 115) Alex Chadwick 4.00L in front of Masked Dance (FR) 2nd (8/1 11-8 Rated 111) Charlie Deutsch (6 ran) | ||
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| 17th Apr 2025 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Mermaids Cave (IRE) 13th (11/1 10-4 Rated 115) Ben Bromley Masked Dance (FR) pulled up (33/1 10-7 Rated 113) Charlie Deutsch (16 ran) | ||
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Ulysses (IRE)-Roulette(Poet's Voice)
(23)
d1
(Deva Racing (DB))
Rated 110
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 6 | 0 | 4 | -6.00 |
| UK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
22nd Apr 26 Perth(2m 4f 35yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 105 4/1 10-10 Mr James King (3) 1st of 7 runners, by 1.25L and 2.25L from Tread Softly Now and Pitwood Road
4th Apr 26 Haydock(1m 7f 144yds Maiden Hurdle, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 102 5/1 11-1 Lewis Stones (3) 2nd of 7 runners, 9.5L behind First Candidate
9th Oct 25 Tramore(2m 4f 73yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding, soft in places (hurdle and bumper). Yielding, good in places (chase)) Rated 105 9/2 10-4 Eoghan Finegan (7) 4th of 9 runners, 47.5L behind Venusienne


Jack Hobbs (GB)-Koolala(Kayf Tara)
(21)
(Joanna Wellesley & Nicola Turner)
Rated 105
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 15 | 2 | 4 | -6.92 |
24th Apr 26 Chepstow(2m 7f 131yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 101 10/3 10-9 Sam Twiston-Davies 1st of 4 runners, by 2L and 2.75L from Star Walking and Kilworth
31st Mar 26 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 3f 123yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 103 3/1 11-12 Sam Twiston-Davies 4th of 7 runners, 23.25L behind Service Minimum
17th Jan 26 Haydock(2m 5f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 105 14/1 11-0 Tom Bellamy 5th of 17 runners, 11.25L behind Judicial Deference


Jukebox Jury (IRE)-Chisholm Trail(Presenting)
(27)
d1
(Craig & Laura Buckingham)
Rated 101
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 5 | 1 | 2 | -2.80 |
| P2P | 2 | 1 | 0 |
18th Apr 26 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 3f 123yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 104 9/1 11-8 Theo Gillard 6th of 9 runners, 35.44L behind Las Canals
31st Mar 26 Newcastle(2m 4f 62yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) 6/5Fav 11-5 Theo Gillard 1st of 8 runners, by 6.5L and 4L from Royal Maggs and Lipstick Traces
13th Mar 26 Doncaster(2m 128yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Soft) 13/8 11-2 B Hughes 2nd of 6 runners, 12L behind Annie Hathaway


Golden Horn (GB)-Zeeba(Barathea)
ts8cp7WS1(27)
(Bcc Racing Partnership)
Rated 100
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 12 | 1 | 3 | -6.50 |
18th Apr 26 Bangor-on-Dee(2m 7f 32yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 103 10/1 11-2 Toby Wynne 9th of 9 runners, 63.88L behind Speed Davis
19th Mar 26 Ludlow(2m 5f 55yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 107 22/1 11-1 Craig Nichol 7th of 8 runners, 31.06L behind Royal Way
26th Dec 25 Wetherby(2m 5f 56yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 110 28/1 11-0 Craig Nichol 7th of 7 runners, 35.5L behind Daylatedollarshort
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2025 Ile De Jersey 7 11-11 Freddie Gordon 7/2 (Nicky Henderson)
2024 Masked Dance 6 11-3 Charlie Deutsch 15/2 (Mrs Melanie Rowley)
2023 Latino Fling 8 11-3 B Hughes 9/1 (Donald McCain)
2022 Merry Berry 6 11-7 Tom Broughton 15/8JFav (F M O'Brien)
2021 Simply Loveleh 8 10-11 Harry Skelton 12/1 (Dan Skelton)
2019 Included 7 11-6 Sam Twiston-Davies 18/1 (A Ralph)
2018 Kupatana 5 11-9 Jeremiah McGrath 9/2 (Nicky Henderson)
2017 Lets Go Dutchess 7 11-3 Conor Smith 9/4Fav (K Bishop)
2016 Popping Along 7 11-3 Matt Griffiths 10/1 (Jeremy Scott)
2015 Dubh Eile 7 10-10 R Johnson 10/3 (Tim Vaughan)
2014 The Road Ahead 7 10-7 Donal Devereux 5/1Fav (Peter Bowen)
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)
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