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Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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of £9,000.00 4-y-o plus 3m. 70yds. 3.35
3m. 70yds. Hcap Hurdle (Class 4) 4-y-o plus 9 Declared
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of £9,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £4,753.00 2nd - £2,187.00 3rd - £1,094.00 4th - £547.00 5th - £273.00
Formscan - Shoeshine Boy rolled back the years to complete a C&D double and is respected, but Donald Whillans' charge might be vulnerable to younger legs this time, namely BIGLESISBACK. The Russell/Scudamore inmate has been knocking at the door for some time now and bumped into an in-form rival on her handicap bow. She's open to any amount of improvement at 3m too and this could be her day. Irish raider Kasanova's Dream must be taken seriously, and spare a thought for Better Be Definite.
Court Cave (IRE)-Lucyintheskywith(Flemensfirth)
cp+(12)
c3
(Riverside Racing)
Rated 107
Buck's Boum (FR)-Twistess De Loriol(Martaline)
bl2(19)
(Philip J Reynolds)
Rated 107
Walk In The Park (IRE)-Asturienne(Sleeping Car)
(40)
(The Crick Girls)
Rated 107
Califet (FR)-Rinroe Flyer(Accordion)
(18)
cd1
(Be The Difference Partnership)
Rated 106
Valirann (FR)-Godlylady(Old Vic)
ts+(12)
cd4
(Mousetrap Racing)
Rated 104
Won When Rated 106-104
In the last 3 years Shoeshine Boy (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Wise Move (IRE) | 1 | |
| 11th Feb 2025 Ayr(3m 70yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 5th (14/1 12-0 Rated 108) Craig Nichol 19.75L in front of Wise Move (IRE) 9th (11/2 11-5 Rated 99) Danny McMenamin (13 ran) | ||
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| Better Be Definite (GB) | 1 | |
| 13th Jan 2026 Ayr(3m 70yds, Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 1st (11/2 11-5 Rated 96) Craig Nichol 3.50L in front of Better Be Definite (GB) 4th (11/1 10-10 Rated 87) Jamie Hamilton (10 ran) | ||
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| Adveram (GB) | 1 | |
| 29th Jan 2026 Ayr(3m 70yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 1st (11/1 10-8 Rated 100) Craig Nichol Adveram (GB) pulled up (9/1 10-7 Rated 99) Callum Bewley (13 ran) | ||
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Walk In The Park (IRE)-Lochnell(Winged Love)
vs1(12)
c1
(The Macdonald Family)
Rated 98
In the last 3 years Adveram (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Shoeshine Boy (IRE) | 1 | |
| 29th Jan 2026 Ayr(3m 70yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 1st (11/1 10-8 Rated 100) Craig Nichol Adveram (GB) pulled up (9/1 10-7 Rated 99) Callum Bewley (13 ran) | ||
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| Wise Move (IRE) | 1 | |
| 19th Nov 2024 Carlisle(3m 123yds, Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Soft; Chase: Good to Soft) Adveram (GB) 4th (4/1 11-11 Rated 97) Alan Doyle .75L in front of Wise Move (IRE) 5th (9/1 11-9 Rated 100) Joshua Thompson (9 ran) | ||
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Shirocco (GER)-Offside Rule(King's Theatre)
hd8(11)
d4
(Annett, Tunstall And Graham)
Rated 96
In the last 3 years Wise Move (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Shoeshine Boy (IRE) | 1 | |
| 11th Feb 2025 Ayr(3m 70yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 5th (14/1 12-0 Rated 108) Craig Nichol 19.75L in front of Wise Move (IRE) 9th (11/2 11-5 Rated 99) Danny McMenamin (13 ran) | ||
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| Adveram (GB) | 1 | |
| 19th Nov 2024 Carlisle(3m 123yds, Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Soft; Chase: Good to Soft) Adveram (GB) 4th (4/1 11-11 Rated 97) Alan Doyle .75L in front of Wise Move (IRE) 5th (9/1 11-9 Rated 100) Joshua Thompson (9 ran) | ||
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Clovis Du Berlais (FR)-Definitely Better(Definite Article)
(28)
cd1
(Ken McGarrity & Hannigan,wheeler,wheel)
Rated 87
Won When Rated 89
In the last 3 years Better Be Definite (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Shoeshine Boy (IRE) | 1 | |
| 13th Jan 2026 Ayr(3m 70yds, Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 1st (11/2 11-5 Rated 96) Craig Nichol 3.50L in front of Better Be Definite (GB) 4th (11/1 10-10 Rated 87) Jamie Hamilton (10 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2025 Maura Jeanne 8 10-2 Alan Doyle 15/2 (I A Duncan)
2024 Shoeshine Boy 8 11-5 Craig Nichol 7/1 (D Whillans)
2023 Apple Away 6 12-0 D R Fox 4/1 (Miss L Russell)
2022 Stolen Money 7 11-10 Craig Nichol 7/1 (D Whillans)
2021 Doyen Breed 6 11-12 Ryan Mania 15/8Fav (A M Thomson)
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 - In a Hdl Handicap Coylton King. Visor Adveram» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 11/4 Biglesisback, 3/1 Shoeshine Boy, 7/1 Kasanova's Dream, 8/1 Wise Move, Follow Charlie, 10/1 Be The Difference, Better Be Definite, 12/1 Adveram, 16/1 Coylton King.
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.
