
Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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of £7,100.00 3-y-o 7f. 1yds. 3.12
7f. 1yds. Flat Hcap (Class 5) 3-y-o 17 Entered
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of £7,100.00- Race Info
1st - £3,716.00 2nd - £1,744.00 3rd - £871.00 4th - £436.00 5th - £217.00


| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4.00 |
13th Oct 25 Yarmouth(6f 3yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Rated 66 18/1 9-1 Tom Marquand 8th of 9 runners, 7.28L behind Romantic Twilight
8th Jul 25 Lingfield(7f Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) 18/1 9-1 Alexander Voikhansky (3) 8th of 8 runners, 19.75L behind Command The Stars
23rd May 25 Goodwood(6f Flat, Good) 7/1 9-7 P J Dobbs 5th of 6 runners, 6.25L behind Goldwork
In the last 3 years Arjack (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Espona Bay (IRE) | 1 | |
| 8th Jul 2025 Lingfield(7f , Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Espona Bay (IRE) 6th (9/4 9-4) Oisin Murphy 6.50L in front of Arjack (GB) 8th (18/1 9-1) Alexander Voikhansky (8 ran) | ||
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Advertise (GB)-Kaprice(Charm Spirit)
(56)
d1
(Mr Andrew L Cohen & Partner)
Rated 68
Won When Rated 64
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 |
30th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 68 3/1Fav 9-3 Georgia Dobie 5th of 9 runners, 4.5L behind Three Non Blondes
12th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 64 15/2 9-9 Georgia Dobie 1st of 8 runners, by 1L and 0.5L from Sailor Batt and Slack Bob
3rd Dec 25 Kempton(6f Flat, Standard / Slow) 15/2 9-5 Georgia Dobie 5th of 10 runners, 2.75L behind Million Gold
In the last 3 years Because We Can (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| My Shagaf (IRE) | 1 | |
| 30th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Because We Can (IRE) 5th (3/1Fav 9-3 Rated 68) Georgia Dobie 4.00L in front of My Shagaf (IRE) 8th (16/1 8-11 Rated 67) Jack Nicholls (9 ran) | ||
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Cotai Glory (GB)-Mollie The Moo(Requinto)
(6)
c1
(Nick Bradley Racing 15 & Partner)
Rated 69
Won When Rated 66
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6.50 |
28th Feb 26 Lingfield(6f 1yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 66 9/1 9-5 Hector Crouch 1st of 9 runners, by hd and 0.5L from Arishka s Dream and Far Too Fizzy
24th Jan 26 Lingfield(5f 6yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 67 7/4Fav 9-7 Pierre-Louis Jamin 5th of 6 runners, 6.03L behind Henrythenate
2nd Jan 26 Chelmsford City(5f Flat Maiden, Standard) Rated 67 7/2 8-10 Pierre-Louis Jamin 1st of 8 runners, by nk and 3.75L from Thecoffeepoddotco and Mad Dash
In the last 3 years Cool Molly (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Escape Plan (GB) | 1 | |
| 28th Feb 2026 Lingfield(6f 1yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Cool Molly (IRE) 1st (9/1 9-5 Rated 66) Hector Crouch 2.76L in front of Escape Plan (GB) 7th (10/3 9-8 Rated 69) Tom Marquand (9 ran) | ||
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| Zoustar Dreams (GB) | 1 | |
| 4th Dec 2025 Chelmsford City(6f , Flat, Standard) Cool Molly (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-0 Rated 66) Billy Loughnane 6.00L in front of Zoustar Dreams (GB) 5th (6/5Fav 9-2 Rated 68) Rossa Ryan (10 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 4 | 0 | 1 | -4.00 |
28th Feb 26 Lingfield(6f 1yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 69 10/3 9-8 Tom Marquand 7th of 9 runners, 2.76L behind Cool Molly
16th Sep 25 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds Flat, Standard) 5/1 9-7 Hollie Doyle 2nd of 8 runners, 3.5L behind Ten Carat Harry
29th Aug 25 Salisbury(6f Flat, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) 22/1 9-2 Finley Marsh 4th of 10 runners, 4.75L behind Pilu
In the last 3 years Escape Plan (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Cool Molly (IRE) | 1 | |
| 28th Feb 2026 Lingfield(6f 1yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Cool Molly (IRE) 1st (9/1 9-5 Rated 66) Hector Crouch 2.76L in front of Escape Plan (GB) 7th (10/3 9-8 Rated 69) Tom Marquand (9 ran) | ||
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| Obsidian Verse (GB) | 1 | |
| 29th Aug 2025 Salisbury(6f , Flat, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Escape Plan (GB) 4th (22/1 9-2) Finley Marsh 12.25L in front of Obsidian Verse (GB) 8th (14/1 9-4) George Wood (10 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 8 | 0 | 3 | -8.00 |
5th Mar 26 Newcastle(6f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 67 12/1 9-6 K T O Neill 4th of 11 runners, 5L behind Tactical Blitz
12th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 65 11/10Fav 9-9 Saffie Osborne 2nd of 9 runners, 0.75L behind Grey Horizon
22nd Oct 25 Kempton(6f Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 64 15/8Fav 9-8 Oisin Murphy 2nd of 12 runners, 1.5L behind American Flight
In the last 3 years Espona Bay (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Mighty Vega (IRE) | 1 | |
| 5th Mar 2026 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Espona Bay (IRE) 4th (12/1 9-6 Rated 67) K T O'Neill 1.50L in front of Mighty Vega (IRE) 5th (18/1 9-8 Rated 69) Kevin Stott (11 ran) | ||
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| Arjack (GB) | 1 | |
| 8th Jul 2025 Lingfield(7f , Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Espona Bay (IRE) 6th (9/4 9-4) Oisin Murphy 6.50L in front of Arjack (GB) 8th (18/1 9-1) Alexander Voikhansky (8 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.00 |
12th Feb 26 Chelmsford City(7f Flat, Standard) 14/1 9-7 Daniel Muscutt 4th of 10 runners, 4.5L behind Stay Salty
22nd Jan 26 Southwell(6f 16yds Flat Maiden, Standard) 7/2Fav 9-0 Callum Shepherd 7th of 12 runners, 8.25L behind Mr Juggles
31st Dec 25 Lingfield(6f 1yds Flat, Standard) 9/2 9-7 Callum Shepherd 4th of 6 runners, 6L behind Cryingintherain


| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2.09 |
26th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 70 10/1 9-9 Rossa Ryan 7th of 9 runners, 5.03L behind Grey Horizon
30th Dec 25 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds Flat, Standard) 10/11Fav 9-2 Rowan Scott 1st of 6 runners, by nk and 0.75L from Show Me Gold and Faffs Gold
4th Jul 25 Beverley(5f Flat, Good-Good to Firm in places) 16/1 8-13 Connor Planas (3) 5th of 8 runners, 2L behind Golden Palace
In the last 3 years Jamie Sommers (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Pretty Danielle (IRE) | 1 | |
| 24th Jun 2025 Newbury(6f , Flat, Good to Firm) Pretty Danielle (IRE) 7th (33/1 9-2) Kieran Shoemark 1.50L in front of Jamie Sommers (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-2) Harry Davies (14 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 8 | 1 | 0 | -5.12 |
5th Mar 26 Newcastle(6f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 69 18/1 9-8 Kevin Stott 5th of 11 runners, 6.5L behind Tactical Blitz
26th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 70 11/2 9-9 George Wood 5th of 8 runners, 4.75L behind Nala s Dream
19th Jan 26 Kempton(6f Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 70 9/2 9-5 George Wood 4th of 7 runners, 1L behind Up The Agenda
In the last 3 years Mighty Vega (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Espona Bay (IRE) | 1 | |
| 5th Mar 2026 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Espona Bay (IRE) 4th (12/1 9-6 Rated 67) K T O'Neill 1.50L in front of Mighty Vega (IRE) 5th (18/1 9-8 Rated 69) Kevin Stott (11 ran) | ||
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| Yachtsman (GB) | 1 | |
| 26th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Yachtsman (GB) 3rd (11/4 9-6 Rated 67) Daniel Muscutt 2.50L in front of Mighty Vega (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-9 Rated 70) George Wood (8 ran) | ||
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Sioux Nation (USA)-Multiply By Eight(Muhaarar)
(36)
(Mr Mohammed Al Suboosi)
Rated 65
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 6 | 0 | 3 | -6.00 |
19th Feb 26 Newcastle(7f 14yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 66 20/1 9-3 Connor Planas (3) 3rd of 7 runners, 3.25L and nk behind Al Najashi and Okiru
30th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 67 16/1 8-11 Jack Nicholls (5) 8th of 9 runners, 8.5L behind Three Non Blondes
19th Dec 25 Southwell(1m 13yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 69 5/1 9-9 Harry Davies 3rd of 9 runners, 1.5L and 2L behind Florida Suite and Emma s Letter
In the last 3 years My Shagaf (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Because We Can (IRE) | 1 | |
| 30th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Because We Can (IRE) 5th (3/1Fav 9-3 Rated 68) Georgia Dobie 4.00L in front of My Shagaf (IRE) 8th (16/1 8-11 Rated 67) Jack Nicholls (9 ran) | ||
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| Okiru (IRE) | 1 | |
| 19th Feb 2026 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Okiru (IRE) 2nd (25/1 9-9 Rated 69) William Cox .25L in front of My Shagaf (IRE) 3rd (20/1 9-3 Rated 66) Connor Planas (7 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.00 |
12th Oct 25 Goodwood(6f Flat, Good) 7/1 9-7 George Wood 5th of 7 runners, 9L behind Sing The Blues
16th Sep 25 Yarmouth(6f 3yds Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) 125/1 9-4 Kaiya Fraser 4th of 8 runners, 5.25L behind Division
29th Aug 25 Salisbury(6f Flat, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) 14/1 9-4 George Wood 8th of 10 runners, 17L behind Pilu
In the last 3 years Obsidian Verse (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Escape Plan (GB) | 1 | |
| 29th Aug 2025 Salisbury(6f , Flat, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Escape Plan (GB) 4th (22/1 9-2) Finley Marsh 12.25L in front of Obsidian Verse (GB) 8th (14/1 9-4) George Wood (10 ran) | ||
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Blue Point (IRE)-Dawn Delight(Dawn Approach)
(36)
(Mr Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer)
Rated 69
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 5 | 0 | 3 | -5.00 |
19th Feb 26 Newcastle(7f 14yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 69 25/1 9-9 William Cox 2nd of 7 runners, 3.25L behind Al Najashi
7th Jan 26 Kempton(7f Flat, Standard / Slow) Rated 69 7/2 8-12 Luke Morris 5th of 8 runners, 4.51L behind Free Your Spirit
22nd Dec 25 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds Flat, Standard) 6/1 9-7 Luke Morris 2nd of 10 runners, 3L behind Free Your Spirit
In the last 3 years Okiru (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| My Shagaf (IRE) | 1 | |
| 19th Feb 2026 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Okiru (IRE) 2nd (25/1 9-9 Rated 69) William Cox .25L in front of My Shagaf (IRE) 3rd (20/1 9-3 Rated 66) Connor Planas (7 ran) | ||
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Harry Angel (IRE)-Nataleena(Nathaniel)
(121)
(Khalifa Dasmal & Bryan Payne)
Rated 68
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 6 | 0 | 2 | -6.00 |
26th Nov 25 Chelmsford City(7f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 70 17/2 9-4 Daniel Muscutt 5th of 8 runners, 7.25L behind Elan D or
19th Sep 25 Ayr(7f 50yds Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 72 13/2 8-10 David Egan 4th of 7 runners, 8.25L behind Aspiral
3rd Sep 25 Lingfield(7f 1yds Flat Maiden, Standard) Rated 74 5/1 9-2 P Cosgrave 3rd of 9 runners, 0.5L and 1.25L behind What s The Plan and Stella Lucente
In the last 3 years Pretty Danielle (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Jamie Sommers (IRE) | 1 | |
| 24th Jun 2025 Newbury(6f , Flat, Good to Firm) Pretty Danielle (IRE) 7th (33/1 9-2) Kieran Shoemark 1.50L in front of Jamie Sommers (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-2) Harry Davies (14 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.00 |
7th Feb 26 Lingfield(7f 1yds Flat Maiden, Standard) 40/1 8-11 Jonny Peate 8th of 9 runners, 6.78L behind King Of Chaos
23rd Oct 25 Chelmsford City(6f Flat, Standard) 100/1 9-5 Paddy Bradley 8th of 9 runners, 10.26L behind Titanck
9th Oct 25 Newcastle(6f Flat Maiden, Standard) 16/1 9-7 O J Orr 4th of 4 runners, 4L behind Shahik


Cotai Glory (GB)-Vintage Polly(Gutaifan)
(6)
(Hasan Mefareh Alajmi)
Rated 67
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3.00 |
25th Feb 26 Lingfield(6f 1yds Flat, Standard) 15/2 8-10 Liam Wright (5) 4th of 6 runners, 1.88L behind Numero Vingt
3rd Jan 26 Southwell(6f 16yds Flat, Standard) 13/2 8-13 Liam Wright (5) 5th of 8 runners, 5.06L behind Jungle Ruler
19th Dec 25 Southwell(4f 214yds Flat, Standard) 15/2 9-7 Darragh Keenan 3rd of 8 runners, 0.75L and 2.75L behind Sound And Vision and Von Trotter


| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
19th Dec 25 Newcastle(7f 14yds Flat, Standard) 8/1 9-7 P Mulrennan 1st of 7 runners, by 1.25L and nk from Kohana Nation and Highland Shah
22nd Nov 25 Newcastle(7f 14yds Flat Maiden, Standard) 5/2 9-7 Jack Mitchell 5th of 10 runners, 7.5L behind Aqua Bear
Oct 2024 Tattersalls (UK) Price: Lot Withdrawn


| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 5 | 0 | 1 | -5.00 |
26th Jan 26 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 67 11/4 9-6 Daniel Muscutt 3rd of 8 runners, 1.75L and 0.5L behind Nala s Dream and Corniche Girl
18th Aug 25 Windsor(5f 21yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 68 5/1 8-10 K T O Neill 5th of 9 runners, 2.31L behind Lil Brother
29th Jul 25 Goodwood(6f Flat Maiden, Good) 33/1 9-2 W Buick 8th of 15 runners, 8.5L behind Stellar Sunrise
In the last 3 years Yachtsman (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Mighty Vega (IRE) | 1 | |
| 26th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Yachtsman (GB) 3rd (11/4 9-6 Rated 67) Daniel Muscutt 2.50L in front of Mighty Vega (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-9 Rated 70) George Wood (8 ran) | ||
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Zoustar (AUS)-A Huge Dream(Refuse To Bend)
(113)
(Ed Dunlop Racing Club Ii)
Rated 66
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 4 | 0 | 2 | -4.00 |
4th Dec 25 Chelmsford City(6f Flat, Standard) Rated 68 6/5Fav 9-2 Rossa Ryan 5th of 10 runners, 8.25L behind Three Non Blondes
26th Nov 25 Newcastle(5f Flat Maiden, Standard) 13/8JFav 9-2 Rob Hornby 3rd of 5 runners, 1L and nk behind North West Gal and Harlequin Bay
3rd Nov 25 Southwell(6f 16yds Flat Maiden, Standard) 14/1 9-2 O J Orr 2nd of 8 runners, 2.5L behind Soul Love
In the last 3 years Zoustar Dreams (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Cool Molly (IRE) | 1 | |
| 4th Dec 2025 Chelmsford City(6f , Flat, Standard) Cool Molly (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-0 Rated 66) Billy Loughnane 6.00L in front of Zoustar Dreams (GB) 5th (6/5Fav 9-2 Rated 68) Rossa Ryan (10 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2025 Private Island 3 9-7 Luke Morris 7/2 (Sir Mark Prescott Bt) (Drawn 9)
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