
Punchestown 2026
Punchestown 2026
Going
Race Type
Distance
William Hill Champion Steeplechase
(Grade 1) of €300,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 98yds. 6.05
2m. 98yds. Chase 5-y-o plus 7 Entered
William Hill Champion Steeplechase
(Grade 1) of €300,000.00- Race Info
1st - €180,000.00 2nd - €60,000.00 3rd - €30,000.00 4th - €15,000.00 5th - €9,000.00 6th - €6,000.00


No Risk At All (FR)-High Blood(High Yield)
(22)
d2
(Roaringwater Syndicate)
Rated 152
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 17 | 6 | 9 | -6.23 |
| UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
6th Apr 26 Fairyhouse(2m 3f 180yds Chase, Yielding to Soft) Rated 152 7/1 11-7 B Hayes 2nd of 6 runners, 6L behind Energumene
22nd Feb 26 Naas(2m Chase, Heavy (soft to heavy in places on chase course)) Rated 152 6/4Fav 11-1 P Townend 1st of 5 runners, by 4.75L and 4.5L from Touch Me Not and Captain Guinness
14th Jan 26 Fairyhouse(2m 1f 30yds Hcap Chase, Yielding (yielding to soft places on hurdle track, good to yielding places on chase course)) Rated 152 4/1 11-12 P Townend pulled up(12 ran) in race won by Western Diego
In the last 3 years Blood Destiny (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Energumene (FR) | 1 | |
| 6th Apr 2026 Fairyhouse(2m 3f 180yds, Chase, Yielding to Soft) Energumene (FR) 1st (9/4 11-10 Rated 153) P Townend 6.00L in front of Blood Destiny (FR) 2nd (7/1 11-7 Rated 152) B Hayes (6 ran) | ||
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| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 1 | |
| 22nd Feb 2026 Naas(2m , Chase, Heavy (soft to heavy in places on chase course)) Blood Destiny (FR) 1st (6/4Fav 11-1 Rated 152) P Townend 9.25L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (15/8 11-1 Rated 157) D J O'Keeffe (5 ran) | ||
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| Solness (FR) | 1 | |
| 2nd May 2024 Punchestown(2m 55yds, Hcap Chase, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Solness (FR) 4th (16/1 11-5 Rated 148) O R Brown Blood Destiny (FR) pulled up (15/8Fav 11-12 Rated 150) P Townend (17 ran) | ||
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Arakan (USA)-Presenting d'Azy(Presenting)
(48)
cd1
(Declan Landy)
Rated 152
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 24 | 6 | 8 | 12.25 |
| UK | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 |
11th Mar 26 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good) Rated 152 50/1 11-10 J C Gainford 4th of 10 runners, 16.75L behind Il Etait Temps
22nd Feb 26 Naas(2m Chase, Heavy (soft to heavy in places on chase course)) Rated 157 15/8 11-1 D J O Keeffe 3rd of 5 runners, 4.75L and 4.5L behind Blood Destiny and Touch Me Not
27th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 160 40/1 11-12 D J O Keeffe 6th of 7 runners, 45.25L behind Solness
In the last 3 years Captain Guinness (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Energumene (FR) | 1 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore Energumene (FR) pulled up (6/1 11-10 Rated 166) P Townend (8 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (5/2 11-10 Rated 171) P Townend 16.75L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 4th (50/1 11-10 Rated 152) J C Gainford (10 ran) | ||
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| Marine Nationale (IRE) | 5 | |
| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (2/1 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 44.75L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| 29th Apr 2025 Punchestown(2m 98yds, Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 167) S W Flanagan 7.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 2nd (28/1 11-12 Rated 157) Rachael Blackmore (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (5/1 11-10 Rated 159) S W Flanagan 19.25L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore (8 ran) | ||
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| 2nd Feb 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-12 Rated 153) S W Flanagan 29.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Chase - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Hurdle - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Marine Nationale (IRE) 3rd (9/2 11-12) S W Flanagan 21.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-12 Rated 164) Rachael Blackmore (9 ran) | ||
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| Solness (FR) | 6 | |
| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (8/1 11-12 Rated 161) Sam Ewing 45.25L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| 29th Apr 2025 Punchestown(2m 98yds, Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Captain Guinness (IRE) 2nd (28/1 11-12 Rated 157) Rachael Blackmore 4.25L in front of Solness (FR) 3rd (11/1 11-12 Rated 161) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore .50L in front of Solness (FR) 4th (12/1 11-10 Rated 162) J J Slevin (8 ran) | ||
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| 2nd Feb 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Solness (FR) 1st (6/1 11-12 Rated 158) D E Mullins 31.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Chase - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Hurdle - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (28/1 11-12 Rated 153) J J Slevin 25.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-12 Rated 164) Rachael Blackmore (9 ran) | ||
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| 16th Nov 2024 Navan(2m , Chase, Good to Yielding - Changed to Yielding, Good to Yielding in places after R3) Solness (FR) 2nd (12/1 11-4 Rated 153) D E Mullins Captain Guinness (IRE) pulled up (5/2 12-0 Rated 164) D J O'Keeffe (6 ran) | ||
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| Blood Destiny (FR) | 1 | |
| 22nd Feb 2026 Naas(2m , Chase, Heavy (soft to heavy in places on chase course)) Blood Destiny (FR) 1st (6/4Fav 11-1 Rated 152) P Townend 9.25L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (15/8 11-1 Rated 157) D J O'Keeffe (5 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 2 | |
| 11th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good) Captain Guinness (IRE) 4th (50/1 11-10 Rated 152) J C Gainford 8.75L in front of Majborough (FR) 7th (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 174) M P Walsh (10 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Majborough (FR) 3rd (6/4Fav 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 42.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5.54 |
| UK | 7 | 2 | 4 | -1.30 |
6th Apr 26 Fairyhouse(2m 3f 180yds Chase, Yielding to Soft) Rated 153 9/4 11-10 P Townend 1st of 6 runners, by 6L and 16L from Blood Destiny and Found A Fifty
1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Rated 157 12/1 11-12 P Townend 4th of 6 runners, 44.13L behind Majborough
7th Dec 25 Cork(2m 200yds Chase, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Rated 160 7/2 11-10 P Townend 3rd of 5 runners, 1.5L and 7.5L behind Found A Fifty and Majborough
In the last 3 years Energumene (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 1 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore Energumene (FR) pulled up (6/1 11-10 Rated 166) P Townend (8 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 26th Apr 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (9/2 11-10 Rated 160) D E Mullins 15.00L in front of Energumene (FR) 3rd (11/2 11-10 Rated 162) P Townend (7 ran) | ||
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| Marine Nationale (IRE) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 25.13L in front of Energumene (FR) 4th (12/1 11-12 Rated 157) P Townend (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (5/1 11-10 Rated 159) S W Flanagan Energumene (FR) pulled up (6/1 11-10 Rated 166) P Townend (8 ran) | ||
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| Solness (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Energumene (FR) 4th (12/1 11-12 Rated 157) P Townend 43.00L in front of Solness (FR) 5th (5/1 11-12 Rated 166) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Solness (FR) 4th (12/1 11-10 Rated 162) J J Slevin Energumene (FR) pulled up (6/1 11-10 Rated 166) P Townend (8 ran) | ||
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| Blood Destiny (FR) | 1 | |
| 6th Apr 2026 Fairyhouse(2m 3f 180yds, Chase, Yielding to Soft) Energumene (FR) 1st (9/4 11-10 Rated 153) P Townend 6.00L in front of Blood Destiny (FR) 2nd (7/1 11-7 Rated 152) B Hayes (6 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 44.13L in front of Energumene (FR) 4th (12/1 11-12 Rated 157) P Townend (6 ran) | ||
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| 7th Dec 2025 Cork(2m 200yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Majborough (FR) 2nd (4/6Fav 12-0 Rated 164) M P Walsh 7.50L in front of Energumene (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-10 Rated 160) P Townend (5 ran) | ||
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Jukebox Jury (IRE)-Une Des Sources(Dom Alco)
(48)
cd1
(Hollywood Racing & Barnane Stud)
Rated 173
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 11 | 6 | 4 | 19.40 |
| UK | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6.73 |
11th Mar 26 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good) Rated 171 5/2 11-10 P Townend 1st of 10 runners, by 10L and 1.75L from Libberty Hunter and L eau Du Sud
17th Jan 26 Ascot(2m 172yds Chase, Soft) Rated 172 2/5Fav 11-10 P Townend fell(4 ran) in race won by Jonbon
6th Dec 25 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 169 8/11Fav 11-10 P Townend 1st of 5 runners, by 9L and 9L from Jonbon and L eau Du Sud
In the last 3 years Il Etait Temps (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Energumene (FR) | 1 | |
| 26th Apr 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (9/2 11-10 Rated 160) D E Mullins 15.00L in front of Energumene (FR) 3rd (11/2 11-10 Rated 162) P Townend (7 ran) | ||
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| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (5/2 11-10 Rated 171) P Townend 16.75L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 4th (50/1 11-10 Rated 152) J C Gainford (10 ran) | ||
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| Marine Nationale (IRE) | 1 | |
| 3rd Feb 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Novice Chase, Hurdle - Soft Chase - Yielding to Soft, yielding places (Soft after race 3)) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (6/1 11-12) D E Mullins 10.25L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 5th (4/7Fav 11-12) M J M O'Sullivan (6 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (5/2 11-10 Rated 171) P Townend 25.50L in front of Majborough (FR) 7th (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 174) M P Walsh (10 ran) | ||
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Martinborough (JPN)-Janimone(Lavirco)
(48)
cd1
bf
(John P McManus)
Rated 173
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1.09 |
| UK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 |
11th Mar 26 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good) Rated 174 5/6Fav 11-10 M P Walsh 7th of 10 runners, 25.5L behind Il Etait Temps
1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Rated 164 2/1 11-12 M P Walsh 1st of 6 runners, by 19L and hd from Marine Nationale and Found A Fifty
27th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 164 6/4Fav 11-12 M P Walsh 3rd of 7 runners, 0.5L and 2.75L behind Solness and Marine Nationale
In the last 3 years Majborough (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Energumene (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 44.13L in front of Energumene (FR) 4th (12/1 11-12 Rated 157) P Townend (6 ran) | ||
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| 7th Dec 2025 Cork(2m 200yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Majborough (FR) 2nd (4/6Fav 12-0 Rated 164) M P Walsh 7.50L in front of Energumene (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-10 Rated 160) P Townend (5 ran) | ||
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| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 2 | |
| 11th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good) Captain Guinness (IRE) 4th (50/1 11-10 Rated 152) J C Gainford 8.75L in front of Majborough (FR) 7th (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 174) M P Walsh (10 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Majborough (FR) 3rd (6/4Fav 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 42.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (5/2 11-10 Rated 171) P Townend 25.50L in front of Majborough (FR) 7th (5/6Fav 11-10 Rated 174) M P Walsh (10 ran) | ||
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| Marine Nationale (IRE) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 19.00L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan (6 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (2/1 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 2.75L in front of Majborough (FR) 3rd (6/4Fav 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh (7 ran) | ||
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| Solness (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 87.13L in front of Solness (FR) 5th (5/1 11-12 Rated 166) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (8/1 11-12 Rated 161) Sam Ewing 3.25L in front of Majborough (FR) 3rd (6/4Fav 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh (7 ran) | ||
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French Navy (GB)-Power Of Future(Definite Article)
(86)
cd1
bf
(Barry Connell)
Rated 169
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10.61 |
| UK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.50 |
1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Rated 170 5/4Fav 11-12 S W Flanagan 2nd of 6 runners, 19L behind Majborough
27th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 170 2/1 11-12 S W Flanagan 2nd of 7 runners, 0.5L behind Solness
29th Apr 25 Punchestown(2m 98yds Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Rated 167 2/1 11-12 S W Flanagan 1st of 6 runners, by 7L and 4.25L from Captain Guinness and Solness
In the last 3 years Marine Nationale (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Energumene (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 25.13L in front of Energumene (FR) 4th (12/1 11-12 Rated 157) P Townend (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (5/1 11-10 Rated 159) S W Flanagan Energumene (FR) pulled up (6/1 11-10 Rated 166) P Townend (8 ran) | ||
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| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 5 | |
| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (2/1 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 44.75L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| 29th Apr 2025 Punchestown(2m 98yds, Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 167) S W Flanagan 7.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 2nd (28/1 11-12 Rated 157) Rachael Blackmore (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (5/1 11-10 Rated 159) S W Flanagan 19.25L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore (8 ran) | ||
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| 2nd Feb 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-12 Rated 153) S W Flanagan 29.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Chase - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Hurdle - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Marine Nationale (IRE) 3rd (9/2 11-12) S W Flanagan 21.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-12 Rated 164) Rachael Blackmore (9 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 3rd Feb 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Novice Chase, Hurdle - Soft Chase - Yielding to Soft, yielding places (Soft after race 3)) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (6/1 11-12) D E Mullins 10.25L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 5th (4/7Fav 11-12) M J M O'Sullivan (6 ran) | ||
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| Solness (FR) | 6 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 68.13L in front of Solness (FR) 5th (5/1 11-12 Rated 166) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (8/1 11-12 Rated 161) Sam Ewing .50L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (2/1 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan (7 ran) | ||
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| 29th Apr 2025 Punchestown(2m 98yds, Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 167) S W Flanagan 11.25L in front of Solness (FR) 3rd (11/1 11-12 Rated 161) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (5/1 11-10 Rated 159) S W Flanagan 19.75L in front of Solness (FR) 4th (12/1 11-10 Rated 162) J J Slevin (8 ran) | ||
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| 2nd Feb 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Solness (FR) 1st (6/1 11-12 Rated 158) D E Mullins 2.00L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-12 Rated 153) S W Flanagan (8 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Chase - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Hurdle - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (28/1 11-12 Rated 153) J J Slevin 4.50L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 3rd (9/2 11-12) S W Flanagan (9 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 19.00L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan (6 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (2/1 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 2.75L in front of Majborough (FR) 3rd (6/4Fav 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh (7 ran) | ||
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| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 20 | 8 | 7 | 45.78 |
| UK | 4 | 0 | 1 | -4.00 |
10th Apr 26 Aintree(2m 3f 200yds Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 166 8/1 11-10 J J Slevin 2nd of 7 runners, nk behind Grey Dawning
1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Rated 166 5/1 11-12 J J Slevin 5th of 6 runners, 87.13L behind Majborough
27th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 161 8/1 11-12 Sam Ewing 1st of 7 runners, by 0.5L and 2.75L from Marine Nationale and Majborough
In the last 3 years Solness (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Energumene (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Energumene (FR) 4th (12/1 11-12 Rated 157) P Townend 43.00L in front of Solness (FR) 5th (5/1 11-12 Rated 166) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Solness (FR) 4th (12/1 11-10 Rated 162) J J Slevin Energumene (FR) pulled up (6/1 11-10 Rated 166) P Townend (8 ran) | ||
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| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 6 | |
| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (8/1 11-12 Rated 161) Sam Ewing 45.25L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| 29th Apr 2025 Punchestown(2m 98yds, Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Captain Guinness (IRE) 2nd (28/1 11-12 Rated 157) Rachael Blackmore 4.25L in front of Solness (FR) 3rd (11/1 11-12 Rated 161) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore .50L in front of Solness (FR) 4th (12/1 11-10 Rated 162) J J Slevin (8 ran) | ||
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| 2nd Feb 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Solness (FR) 1st (6/1 11-12 Rated 158) D E Mullins 31.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Chase - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Hurdle - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (28/1 11-12 Rated 153) J J Slevin 25.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-12 Rated 164) Rachael Blackmore (9 ran) | ||
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| 16th Nov 2024 Navan(2m , Chase, Good to Yielding - Changed to Yielding, Good to Yielding in places after R3) Solness (FR) 2nd (12/1 11-4 Rated 153) D E Mullins Captain Guinness (IRE) pulled up (5/2 12-0 Rated 164) D J O'Keeffe (6 ran) | ||
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| Marine Nationale (IRE) | 6 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (5/4Fav 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan 68.13L in front of Solness (FR) 5th (5/1 11-12 Rated 166) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (8/1 11-12 Rated 161) Sam Ewing .50L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (2/1 11-12 Rated 170) S W Flanagan (7 ran) | ||
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| 29th Apr 2025 Punchestown(2m 98yds, Chase, Yielding (Hurdle/Chase); changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after Race 4: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Cross Country)) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 167) S W Flanagan 11.25L in front of Solness (FR) 3rd (11/1 11-12 Rated 161) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Marine Nationale (IRE) 1st (5/1 11-10 Rated 159) S W Flanagan 19.75L in front of Solness (FR) 4th (12/1 11-10 Rated 162) J J Slevin (8 ran) | ||
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| 2nd Feb 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Solness (FR) 1st (6/1 11-12 Rated 158) D E Mullins 2.00L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-12 Rated 153) S W Flanagan (8 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2024 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Chase - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Hurdle - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (28/1 11-12 Rated 153) J J Slevin 4.50L in front of Marine Nationale (IRE) 3rd (9/2 11-12) S W Flanagan (9 ran) | ||
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| Blood Destiny (FR) | 1 | |
| 2nd May 2024 Punchestown(2m 55yds, Hcap Chase, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Solness (FR) 4th (16/1 11-5 Rated 148) O R Brown Blood Destiny (FR) pulled up (15/8Fav 11-12 Rated 150) P Townend (17 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 2 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 87.13L in front of Solness (FR) 5th (5/1 11-12 Rated 166) J J Slevin (6 ran) | ||
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| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Solness (FR) 1st (8/1 11-12 Rated 161) Sam Ewing 3.25L in front of Majborough (FR) 3rd (6/4Fav 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh (7 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2025 Marine Nationale 8 11-12 S W Flanagan 2/1 (Barry Connell)
2024 Banbridge 8 11-12 J J Slevin 6/1 (Joseph Patrick O'Brien)
2023 Energumene 9 11-12 P Townend 2/7Fav (W P Mullins)
2022 Energumene 8 11-12 P Townend 4/7Fav (W P Mullins)
2021 Chacun Pour Soi 9 12-0 P Townend 6/5Fav (W P Mullins)
2020 Abandoned
2019 Un De Sceaux 11 11-12 P Townend 11/4 (W P Mullins)
2018 Un De Sceaux 10 11-12 Mr P W Mullins 9/2 (W P Mullins)
2017 Fox Norton 7 11-12 R M Power 5/2 (C L Tizzard)
2016 God's Own 8 11-12 P J Brennan 9/1 (Tom George)
2015 Felix Yonger 9 11-12 D E Mullins 5/1 (W P Mullins)
2014 Sizing Europe 12 11-12 A E Lynch 7/1 (Henry De Bromhead)
2013 Sprinter Sacre 7 11-12 B J Geraghty 1/9Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2012 Sizing Europe 10 11-12 A E Lynch 8/13Fav (Henry De Bromhead)
2011 Big Zeb 10 11-12 B J Geraghty 9/4 (C A Murphy)
2010 Golden Silver 8 11-12 P Townend 12/1 (W P Mullins)
2009 Master Minded 6 11-12 R Walsh 3/10Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2008 Twist Magic 6 11-12 R Walsh 6/4Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2007 Mansony 8 11-12 D N Russell 13/2 (A L T Moore)
2006 Newmill 8 11-12 Andrew J McNamara 5/4Fav (John Joseph Murphy)
2005 Rathgar Beau 9 11-12 J R Barry 8/1 (E Sheehy)
2004 Moscow Flyer 10 11-12 B J Geraghty 4/11Fav (Mrs John Harrington)
2003 Flagship Uberalles 9 12-0 R Johnson 8/1 (Philip Hobbs)
2002 Strong Run 9 12-0 P Carberry 4/1 (Noel Meade)
2001 Micko's Dream 9 12-0 R Walsh 5/1 (W P Mullins)
2000 Get Real 9 11-6 M A Fitzgerald 3/1 (Nicky Henderson)
1999 Celibate 8 11-9 R Dunwoody 7/1 (C J Mann)
1998 Big Matt 10 10-11 M A Fitzgerald 16/1 (Nicky Henderson)
1997 Klairon Davis 8 12-0 F Woods 11/10Fav (A L T Moore)
1996 Klairon Davis 7 12-0 F Woods 5/2JFav (A L T Moore)
1995 Strong Platinum 7 11-1 C O'Dwyer 3/1Fav (P Burke)
1994 Saraemma 8 10-12 K F O'Brien 16/1 (J H Scott)
1993 Viking Flagship 6 10-7 R Dunwoody 5/4Fav (D Nicholson)
1992 The Musical Priest 10 10-7 J F Titley 8/1 (Michael Purcell)
1991 Good For A Laugh 7 9-11 C F Swan 8/1 (A L T Moore)
1990 Rust Never Sleeps 6 10-6 G M O'Neill 14/1 (Augustine Leahy)
1989 Super Furrow 9 12-0 P Gill 12/1 (Jeremiah John O'Neill)
1988 Flying Ferret 7 9-7 B G Powell 8/1 (A Redmond)
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)
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.






