
Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
Going
Race Type
Distance
Fairyhouse.ie Hurdle
of €15,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.- Formscan
- Race Info
- Conditions
1st - €9,300.00 2nd - €3,100.00 3rd - €1,550.00 4th - €775.00 5th - €465.00 Overcast
Formscan By Eamonn Murphy - Skyace is back at the scene of her greatest hour, which of course came when she secured Grade One honours over track and trip in April. A horse-in-a-lifetime for connections, we haven’t seen Skyace now since she pulled up in the Galway Hurdle in July. Recent reports from trainer, ‘Shark’ Hanlon, have been encouraging, and a big performance is surely in the offing. Skyace beat QUEENS BROOK by a head around this time last year at Down Royal. Another previous Fairyhouse scorer, Queens Brook, from the in-form Gordon Elliott yard, has the benefit of a recent run under her belt. That should leave her well placed to account for stable companion Wide Receiver, Ciel De Neige, and the aforementioned Skyace. Two Shoe Tom will do very well to play any more than a minor part.
A hurdle for five years old and upwards that have not won a hurdle race before 3rd May, 2020
Weights - 11st 2lbs Mares allowed 7lbs
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra Of two hurdle races or a hurdle race value more than #10,000 10lb extra


Authorized (IRE)-In Caso Di Neve(Country Reel)
bl4(11)
(Colette Tobin)
Rated 140
In the last 3 years Ciel De Neige (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Two Shoe Tom (IRE) | 1 | |
| 22nd Oct 2021 Sligo(2m 1f 110yds, Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places changed to Soft after race 4) Ciel De Neige (FR) 1st (4/7Fav 12-0 Rated 140) M P Walsh 11.50L in front of Two Shoe Tom (IRE) 4th (33/1 11-7) C D Maxwell (5 ran) | ||
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| Skyace (IRE) | 1 | |
| 29th Jul 2021 Galway(2m 11yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Ciel De Neige (FR) 9th (15/2 10-10 Rated 141) P Townend Skyace (IRE) pulled up (16/1 10-9 Rated 140) J S McGarvey (20 ran) | ||
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Sholokhov (IRE)-Sagarich(Sagamix)
ts5(268)
(Gigginstown House Stud)
Rated 132


Westerner (GB)-Graigace(Milan)
(96)
cd1
(T J McDonald/miss Rachel O'neill)
Rated 140
In the last 3 years Skyace (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Two Shoe Tom (IRE) | 1 | |
| 6th Sep 2020 Ballinrobe(2m 6f 43yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Two Shoe Tom (IRE) 8th (7/1 10-4 Rated 108) K C Sexton 8.00L in front of Skyace (IRE) 10th (14/1 11-2 Rated 127) Mr S Fenelon (14 ran) | ||
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| Ciel De Neige (FR) | 1 | |
| 29th Jul 2021 Galway(2m 11yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Ciel De Neige (FR) 9th (15/2 10-10 Rated 141) P Townend Skyace (IRE) pulled up (16/1 10-9 Rated 140) J S McGarvey (20 ran) | ||
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| Queens Brook (IRE) | 1 | |
| 30th Oct 2020 Down Royal(2m 100yds, Hurdle, Hurdle & bumper track - Yielding to Soft, Yielding in places; Chase course - Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Skyace (IRE) 1st (66/1 11-2 Rated 123) J S McGarvey .13L in front of Queens Brook (IRE) 2nd (6/5Fav 10-12) J W Kennedy (8 ran) | ||
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Shirocco (GER)-Awesome Miracle(Supreme Leader)
(9)
c1
bf
(Bective Stud)
In the last 3 years Queens Brook (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Skyace (IRE) | 1 | |
| 30th Oct 2020 Down Royal(2m 100yds, Hurdle, Hurdle & bumper track - Yielding to Soft, Yielding in places; Chase course - Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Skyace (IRE) 1st (66/1 11-2 Rated 123) J S McGarvey .13L in front of Queens Brook (IRE) 2nd (6/5Fav 10-12) J W Kennedy (8 ran) | ||
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In the last 3 years Two Shoe Tom (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Ciel De Neige (FR) | 1 | |
| 22nd Oct 2021 Sligo(2m 1f 110yds, Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places changed to Soft after race 4) Ciel De Neige (FR) 1st (4/7Fav 12-0 Rated 140) M P Walsh 11.50L in front of Two Shoe Tom (IRE) 4th (33/1 11-7) C D Maxwell (5 ran) | ||
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| Skyace (IRE) | 1 | |
| 6th Sep 2020 Ballinrobe(2m 6f 43yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Two Shoe Tom (IRE) 8th (7/1 10-4 Rated 108) K C Sexton 8.00L in front of Skyace (IRE) 10th (14/1 11-2 Rated 127) Mr S Fenelon (14 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2019 Abandoned
2018 Tell Me Annie 9 10-10 A E Lynch 5/2 (Declan Queally)
2017 Chateau Conti 5 11-7 R Walsh 2/1 (W P Mullins)
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)
Probable SP 1/1 Ciel De Neige, 5/2 Skyace, 4/1 Queens Brook, 6/1 Wide Receiver, 33/1 Two Shoe Tom.
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.






