
Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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(Div 2) of £7,100.00 3-y-o plus 7f. 36yds. 7.30
7f. 36yds. Flat Hcap (Class 5) 3-y-o plus 8 Declared
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(Div 2) of £7,100.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £3,716.00 2nd - £1,744.00 3rd - £871.00 4th - £436.00 5th - £217.00
Formscan - Liberty Bird went close over a mile at Southwell last month and could feature now debuting for her new yard, but STRAIGHT A is taken to edge affairs. Beaten only a neck over C&D back in March, he returns to this venue for the first time since and Mick Appleby's charge looks worth chancing off his current mark. Enpassant and Zu Run are others with a shout if rediscovering their best.


In the last 3 years Straight A (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Fools Rush In (IRE) | 2 | |
| 11th Mar 2025 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Straight A (GB) 3rd (7/1 9-9 Rated 72) A Rawlinson 4.75L in front of Fools Rush In (IRE) 5th (12/1 9-6 Rated 69) James P Sullivan (9 ran) | ||
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| 28th Dec 2024 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Fools Rush In (IRE) 1st (12/1 9-5 Rated 66) James P Sullivan 7.50L in front of Straight A (GB) 10th (9/1 9-9 Rated 70) A Rawlinson (12 ran) | ||
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| Zu Run (GB) | 1 | |
| 24th Mar 2025 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Straight A (GB) 2nd (7/2 9-9 Rated 72) A Rawlinson 4.75L in front of Zu Run (GB) 7th (11/2 9-3 Rated 66) Billy Loughnane (11 ran) | ||
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| Enpassant (IRE) | 1 | |
| 5th Feb 2025 Kempton(7f , Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Enpassant (IRE) 1st (5/2Fav 9-3 Rated 65) Rossa Ryan .25L in front of Straight A (GB) 2nd (3/1 9-9 Rated 71) Frederick Larson (8 ran) | ||
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Starspangledbanner (AUS)-Celestial Bow(Raven's Pass)
(45)
d4
(Bologna Or Bust Racing Syndicate)
Rated 66
In the last 3 years Enpassant (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Straight A (GB) | 1 | |
| 5th Feb 2025 Kempton(7f , Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Enpassant (IRE) 1st (5/2Fav 9-3 Rated 65) Rossa Ryan .25L in front of Straight A (GB) 2nd (3/1 9-9 Rated 71) Frederick Larson (8 ran) | ||
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In the last 3 years Zu Run (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Fools Rush In (IRE) | 3 | |
| 24th Oct 2025 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Zu Run (GB) 11th (16/1 9-10 Rated 68) Edward Greatrex 2.38L in front of Fools Rush In (IRE) 13th (33/1 9-10 Rated 68) Joanna Mason (14 ran) | ||
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| 20th Jan 2025 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Fools Rush In (IRE) 1st (10/3Fav 9-8 Rated 68) James P Sullivan 1.00L in front of Zu Run (GB) 2nd (9/1 9-0 Rated 67) Mason Paetel (8 ran) | ||
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| 29th Jul 2023 Ascot(7f , Flat Hcap, Straight: Good; Round: Good to Soft-Good in places) Fools Rush In (IRE) 5th (50/1 8-2 Rated 90) William Pyle 14.91L in front of Zu Run (GB) 24th (66/1 8-2 Rated 88) J Quinn (25 ran) | ||
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| Straight A (GB) | 1 | |
| 24th Mar 2025 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Straight A (GB) 2nd (7/2 9-9 Rated 72) A Rawlinson 4.75L in front of Zu Run (GB) 7th (11/2 9-3 Rated 66) Billy Loughnane (11 ran) | ||
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Saxon Warrior (JPN)-Cloud Illusions(Smarty Jones)
cp1(25)
(Wetumpka Racing)
Rated 66


Mehmas (IRE)-Faddwa(Arcano)
cp+(21)
cd1
(Mr S Thompson And Mrs R Carr)
Rated 65
Won When Rated 68-66-65-77
In the last 3 years Fools Rush In (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Zu Run (GB) | 3 | |
| 24th Oct 2025 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Zu Run (GB) 11th (16/1 9-10 Rated 68) Edward Greatrex 2.38L in front of Fools Rush In (IRE) 13th (33/1 9-10 Rated 68) Joanna Mason (14 ran) | ||
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| 20th Jan 2025 Wolverhampton(7f 36yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Fools Rush In (IRE) 1st (10/3Fav 9-8 Rated 68) James P Sullivan 1.00L in front of Zu Run (GB) 2nd (9/1 9-0 Rated 67) Mason Paetel (8 ran) | ||
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| 29th Jul 2023 Ascot(7f , Flat Hcap, Straight: Good; Round: Good to Soft-Good in places) Fools Rush In (IRE) 5th (50/1 8-2 Rated 90) William Pyle 14.91L in front of Zu Run (GB) 24th (66/1 8-2 Rated 88) J Quinn (25 ran) | ||
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| Straight A (GB) | 2 | |
| 11th Mar 2025 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Straight A (GB) 3rd (7/1 9-9 Rated 72) A Rawlinson 4.75L in front of Fools Rush In (IRE) 5th (12/1 9-6 Rated 69) James P Sullivan (9 ran) | ||
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| 28th Dec 2024 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Fools Rush In (IRE) 1st (12/1 9-5 Rated 66) James P Sullivan 7.50L in front of Straight A (GB) 10th (9/1 9-9 Rated 70) A Rawlinson (12 ran) | ||
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City Of Light (USA)-Dream(Malibu Moon)
(189)
c1
d1
(Turf Wars Racing Club)
Rated 63
Won When Rated 64


Without Parole (GB)-Skrei(Approve)
(37)
d2
(Rrh Equine And Partner)
Rated 62
Won When Rated 66


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 - Cheekpiece Prodigal Son» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 13/8 Liberty Bird, 4/1 Straight A, 5/1 Enpassant, 7/1 Zu Run, 10/1 Pearly Squirrel, 12/1 Prodigal Son, 14/1 Fools Rush In, 16/1 Landlordtothestars.
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.






