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Punchestown 2025
Punchestown 2025
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to the left. Find which horse goes on GoodBetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase
(Grade 1) (GBB Race) of £400,000.00 5-y-o plus 1m. 7f. 199yds. 4.00
1m. 7f. 199yds. Chase (Class 1) 5-y-o plus 10 Declared
BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase
(Grade 1) (GBB Race) of £400,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £225,080.00 2nd - £84,800.00 3rd - £42,440.00 4th - £21,200.00 5th - £10,640.00 6th - £5,320.00 7th - £2,640.00 8th - £1,360.00
Formscan - MAJBOROUGH hasn't always been the most pleasing on the eye over fences, most notably when throwing away the Arkle 12 months ago courtesy of late errors, but the application of cheekpieces turned him inside out with a devastating performance at the Dublin Racing Festival. He thumped Marine Nationale by 19 lengths and a repeat of that display would make it a difficult task for the opposition. L'eau Du Sud arrives here fresh after disappointing in the Tingle Creek behind Il Etait Temps, but Dan Skelton's grey was hugely impressive in the Shloer over C&D in November and that might help him reverse form with Il Etait Temps, who comes into this with a few points to prove. The eight-year-old had been ante-post favourite until falling in the Clarence House when never looking particularly happy and his Cheltenham form also raises some questions. Irish Panther lacks experience over fences, with this only his third start, but he made Romeo Coolio pull out all the stops at Leopardstown and is very interesting.
Policy Maker (IRE)-Presenting d'Azy(Presenting)
ts+(109)
d3
(Miss A F Rugg)
Rated 148
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 15 | 1 | 3 | -13.09 |
| UK | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10.75 |
22nd Nov 25 Ascot(2m 172yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 149 17/2 11-6 Sam Twiston-Davies pulled up of 10 runners, in race won by Calico
24th Oct 25 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 149 7/1 11-3 Sam Twiston-Davies 3rd of 9 runners, 7L and 0.75L behind Calico and Jasko Des Dames
1st May 25 Punchestown(2m 75yds Novice Chase, Yielding; Good to Yielding (Cross Country)) 20/1 11-12 Sam Twiston-Davies 4th of 6 runners, 15L behind Majborough
In the last 3 years Brookie (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| L'eau Du Sud (FR) | 1 | |
| 5th Apr 2025 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good; National: Good to Soft) Brookie (IRE) 2nd (25/1 11-7 Rated 135) Sam Twiston-Davies 2.00L in front of L'eau Du Sud (FR) 3rd (5/4Fav 11-7 Rated 156) Harry Skelton (5 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 1 | |
| 1st May 2025 Punchestown(2m 75yds, Novice Chase, Yielding; Good to Yielding (Cross Country)) Majborough (FR) 1st (4/11Fav 11-12 Rated 162) M P Walsh 15.00L in front of Brookie (IRE) 4th (20/1 11-12) Sam Twiston-Davies (6 ran) | ||
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Arakan (USA)-Presenting d'Azy(Presenting)
cp1(17)
cd1
(Declan Landy)
Rated 152
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 24 | 6 | 8 | 12.25 |
| UK | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1.50 |
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
17th Nov 25 Navan(2m Chase, Soft, Soft to Heavy in places) Rated 162 5/1 11-4 D J O Keeffe pulled up(5 ran) in race won by Found A Fifty
Quotes on Captain Guinness (IRE)
Obviously after El Fabiolo went you knew then that the race had opened right up and we felt we had a right chance then. Can mistakes happen more at the speed they go in this race, I don’t know. He had his thing at Christmas (fibrillating heart) and I just kept thinking the horse deserved to get his Grade One so much, to get this one is amazing. Everyone at home has done a fantastic job and the vets. The tests he went through after Christmas, his heart specialist was happy and the IHRB (Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board) was happy and everyone was. In fairness to Sam who looks after him, he hadn’t known him in such form. We took a view from Leopardstown in February we just wouldn’t train him hard and keep him fresh and happy and that’s what we did. We just wanted him really bullish and he’s been trying to buck Sam off for the last two weeks, so I’m not sure he was as happy with the plan as I was, but it’s worked out for us all now.
After Captain Guinness (IRE) finished 1st at Cheltenham on Wed, 13th Mar 2024 1m 7f Chase Soft
In the last 3 years Captain Guinness (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Quilixios (GB) | 2 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore Quilixios (GB) fell (40/1 11-10 Rated 158) D J O'Keeffe (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 ) Quilixios (GB) 4th (10/1 11-12 Rated 156) Rachael Blackmore 7.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| Libberty Hunter (GB) | 1 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore Libberty Hunter (GB) fell (33/1 11-10 Rated 151) Adam Wedge (8 ran) | ||
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| Found A Fifty (IRE) | 5 | |
| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Found A Fifty (IRE) 4th (9/2 11-12 Rated 164) J W Kennedy 24.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| 17th Nov 2025 Navan(2m , Chase, Soft, Soft to Heavy in places) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (5/2 11-10 Rated 164) J W Kennedy Captain Guinness (IRE) pulled up (5/1 11-4 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (5 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 6.00L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-10 Rated 162) Danny Gilligan (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) Captain Guinness (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-12 Rated 164) Rachael Blackmore Found A Fifty (IRE) pulled up (4/1 11-12 Rated 162) Sam Ewing (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) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (11/8Fav 11-11 Rated 162) J W Kennedy Captain Guinness (IRE) pulled up (5/2 12-0 Rated 164) D J O'Keeffe (6 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 1 | |
| 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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Solskjaer (IRE)-Fillmein(Gone Fishin)
(11)
d4
(Bective Stud)
Rated 164
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10.79 |
| UK | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.62 |
| P2P | 1 | 1 | 0 |
28th Feb 26 Navan(2m 4f 90yds Chase, Heavy) Rated 164 4/9Fav 11-8 J W Kennedy 4th of 4 runners, 18.25L behind James du Berlais
1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Rated 164 10/1 11-12 J W Kennedy 3rd of 6 runners, 19L and hd behind Majborough and Marine Nationale
27th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 164 9/2 11-12 J W Kennedy 4th of 7 runners, 21.25L behind Solness
Quotes on Found A Fifty (IRE)
We had fitness on our side and rain that fell suited us. He stayed going well and it is great to win those pots. Today might have been our day to catch Majborough napping. He is a great horse and that's his level. . To be fair, Majborough made mistakes so handed the race to us and today might have been our Gold Cup. It is a great race to win and this is my first time winning it and he wins a big race every year, so we are lucky to have him. He is in at Leopardstown over Christmas so I'll talk to Noel and Valerie (Moran, owners) and see.
After Found A Fifty (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Sun, 7th Dec 2025 2m Chase Soft to Heavy
In the last 3 years Found A Fifty (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 5 | |
| 27th Dec 2025 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Found A Fifty (IRE) 4th (9/2 11-12 Rated 164) J W Kennedy 24.00L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 160) D J O'Keeffe (7 ran) | ||
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| 17th Nov 2025 Navan(2m , Chase, Soft, Soft to Heavy in places) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (5/2 11-10 Rated 164) J W Kennedy Captain Guinness (IRE) pulled up (5/1 11-4 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (5 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 6.00L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-10 Rated 162) Danny Gilligan (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) Captain Guinness (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-12 Rated 164) Rachael Blackmore Found A Fifty (IRE) pulled up (4/1 11-12 Rated 162) Sam Ewing (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) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (11/8Fav 11-11 Rated 162) J W Kennedy Captain Guinness (IRE) pulled up (5/2 12-0 Rated 164) D J O'Keeffe (6 ran) | ||
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| Quilixios (GB) | 3 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Found A Fifty (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-10 Rated 162) Danny Gilligan Quilixios (GB) fell (40/1 11-10 Rated 158) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (11/8Fav 11-7 Rated 155) J W Kennedy 12.13L in front of Quilixios (GB) 5th (18/1 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 2nd (13/2 11-7 Rated 154) J W Kennedy 30.50L in front of Quilixios (GB) 8th (11/2 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| Libberty Hunter (GB) | 2 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Found A Fifty (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-10 Rated 162) Danny Gilligan Libberty Hunter (GB) fell (33/1 11-10 Rated 151) Adam Wedge (8 ran) | ||
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| 13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (11/8Fav 11-7 Rated 155) J W Kennedy 11.13L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 3rd (33/1 11-7 Rated 144) Harry Cobden (10 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 3 | |
| 12th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 2nd (13/2 11-7 Rated 154) J W Kennedy 4.75L in front of Il Etait Temps (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-7 Rated 155) D E Mullins (10 ran) | ||
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| 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 .25L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 2nd (10/1 11-12) J W Kennedy (6 ran) | ||
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| 25th Apr 2023 Punchestown(2m 100yds, Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Il Etait Temps (FR) 2nd (10/3 11-12 Rated 148) D E Mullins 16.00L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 4th (28/1 11-12 Rated 142) J C Gainford (5 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 3 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 19.13L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 3rd (10/1 11-12 Rated 164) J W Kennedy (6 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 18.00L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 4th (9/2 11-12 Rated 164) J W Kennedy (7 ran) | ||
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| 7th Dec 2025 Cork(2m 200yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (3/1 11-10 Rated 164) J W Kennedy 1.50L in front of Majborough (FR) 2nd (4/6Fav 12-0 Rated 164) M P Walsh (5 ran) | ||
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Jukebox Jury (IRE)-Une Des Sources(Dom Alco)
ts9(53)
d3
(Hollywood Racing & Barnane Stud)
Rated 171
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 11 | 6 | 4 | 19.40 |
| UK | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.23 |
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
6th Nov 25 Clonmel(2m 4f 171yds Chase, Soft) Rated 169 2/9Fav 11-12 P Townend 1st of 4 runners, by 18L and 9L from Senecia and Intense Raffles
Quotes on Il Etait Temps (FR)
Fantastic performance. He is all heart. We missed the third last. Not the jump I wanted at that point. He came back on the bridle and I felt all the way down the straight that I just had Paul's measure. He has been so consistent all year. I think that was his best performance yet. He is there battling for you every time.
After Il Etait Temps (FR) finished 1st at Punchestown on Thu, 2nd May 2024 2m Novice Chase Yielding
In the last 3 years Il Etait Temps (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Quilixios (GB) | 1 | |
| 12th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Il Etait Temps (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-7 Rated 155) D E Mullins 25.75L in front of Quilixios (GB) 8th (11/2 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| Libberty Hunter (GB) | 1 | |
| 6th Dec 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 11-10 Rated 169) P Townend 42.00L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 4th (25/1 11-10 Rated 151) Harry Cobden (5 ran) | ||
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| Found A Fifty (IRE) | 3 | |
| 12th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 2nd (13/2 11-7 Rated 154) J W Kennedy 4.75L in front of Il Etait Temps (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-7 Rated 155) D E Mullins (10 ran) | ||
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| 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 .25L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 2nd (10/1 11-12) J W Kennedy (6 ran) | ||
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| 25th Apr 2023 Punchestown(2m 100yds, Hurdle, Yielding to Soft) Il Etait Temps (FR) 2nd (10/3 11-12 Rated 148) D E Mullins 16.00L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 4th (28/1 11-12 Rated 142) J C Gainford (5 ran) | ||
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| L'eau Du Sud (FR) | 1 | |
| 6th Dec 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 11-10 Rated 169) P Townend 18.00L in front of L'eau Du Sud (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-10 Rated 163) Harry Skelton (5 ran) | ||
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Lucarno (USA)-Tyrana(Acatenango)
hd7(75)
d1
(Jennifer Coyle/brian P Whelan)
Rated 152
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 13 | 2 | 10 | -5.78 |
| UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
| P2P | 1 | 0 | 0 |
26th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Novice Chase, Yielding (good to yielding in places on chase course)) 12/1 11-12 K E Buckley 2nd of 9 runners, 0.5L behind Romeo Coolio
9th Nov 25 Naas(2m Chase, Hurdle - Soft to Heavy. Chase - Soft, soft to heavy in places.) 5/1 11-12 K E Buckley 1st of 16 runners, by 8L and 4.25L from Jacob s Ladder and Pure Steel
23rd Oct 25 Clonmel(2m 205yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle: Yielding. Chase: Good to Yielding) Rated 128 2/9Fav 11-5 Cian Cullinan (7) 1st of 7 runners, by 31L and 4L from In The Trenches and Come Home Sonny
Lord Du Sud (FR)-Eaux Fortes(Walk In The Park)
ts+(95)
cd2
(Masonhogarthfergusonhalesthelatejhales)
Rated 163
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| UK | 15 | 5 | 6 | -4.12 |
6th Dec 25 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 163 7/2 11-10 Harry Skelton 3rd of 5 runners, 9L and 9L behind Il Etait Temps and Jonbon
14th Nov 25 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Soft) Rated 155 10/3 11-7 Harry Skelton 1st of 6 runners, by 15L and 2.25L from Jonbon and Matata
5th Apr 25 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds Chase, Good; National: Good to Soft) Rated 156 5/4Fav 11-7 Harry Skelton 3rd of 5 runners, 3.5L and 2L behind Kalif Du Berlais and Brookie
In the last 3 years Leau Du Sud (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Libberty Hunter (GB) | 2 | |
| 6th Dec 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) L'eau Du Sud (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-10 Rated 163) Harry Skelton 24.00L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 4th (25/1 11-10 Rated 151) Harry Cobden (5 ran) | ||
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| 14th Nov 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Soft) L'eau Du Sud (FR) 1st (10/3 11-7 Rated 155) Harry Skelton Libberty Hunter (GB) unseated rider (15/2 11-4 Rated 151) Harry Cobden (6 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 6th Dec 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 11-10 Rated 169) P Townend 18.00L in front of L'eau Du Sud (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-10 Rated 163) Harry Skelton (5 ran) | ||
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| Brookie (IRE) | 1 | |
| 5th Apr 2025 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good; National: Good to Soft) Brookie (IRE) 2nd (25/1 11-7 Rated 135) Sam Twiston-Davies 2.00L in front of L'eau Du Sud (FR) 3rd (5/4Fav 11-7 Rated 156) Harry Skelton (5 ran) | ||
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| Majborough (FR) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Majborough (FR) 3rd (1/2Fav 11-7 Rated 162) M P Walsh .75L in front of L'eau Du Sud (FR) 4th (5/1 11-7 Rated 156) Harry Skelton (5 ran) | ||
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Yorgunnabelucky (USA)-Classy Crewella(Lahib)
(32)
cd2
(Mr & Mrs William Rucker)
Rated 151
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| UK | 19 | 6 | 7 | 12.50 |
7th Feb 26 Newbury(2m 92yds Chase, Heavy-Soft in places) Rated 151 10/1 11-2 Sean Bowen 3rd of 6 runners, 6.5L and 0.75L behind Lulamba and Saint Segal
6th Dec 25 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 151 25/1 11-10 Harry Cobden 4th of 5 runners, 42L behind Il Etait Temps
14th Nov 25 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Soft) Rated 151 15/2 11-4 Harry Cobden unseated rider of 6 runners, in race won by L eau Du Sud
In the last 3 years Libberty Hunter (GB) 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 Libberty Hunter (GB) fell (33/1 11-10 Rated 151) Adam Wedge (8 ran) | ||
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| Quilixios (GB) | 2 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Libberty Hunter (GB) fell (33/1 11-10 Rated 151) Adam Wedge Quilixios (GB) fell (40/1 11-10 Rated 158) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Libberty Hunter (GB) 3rd (33/1 11-7 Rated 144) Harry Cobden 1.00L in front of Quilixios (GB) 5th (18/1 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| Saint Segal (FR) | 1 | |
| 7th Feb 2026 Newbury(2m 92yds, Chase, Heavy-Soft in places) Saint Segal (FR) 2nd (6/1 11-2 Rated 155) C Gethings .75L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 3rd (10/1 11-2 Rated 151) Sean Bowen (6 ran) | ||
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| Found A Fifty (IRE) | 2 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Found A Fifty (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-10 Rated 162) Danny Gilligan Libberty Hunter (GB) fell (33/1 11-10 Rated 151) Adam Wedge (8 ran) | ||
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| 13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (11/8Fav 11-7 Rated 155) J W Kennedy 11.13L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 3rd (33/1 11-7 Rated 144) Harry Cobden (10 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 6th Dec 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Il Etait Temps (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 11-10 Rated 169) P Townend 42.00L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 4th (25/1 11-10 Rated 151) Harry Cobden (5 ran) | ||
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| L'eau Du Sud (FR) | 2 | |
| 6th Dec 2025 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft-Heavy in places; Chase: Good to Soft-Soft in places) L'eau Du Sud (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-10 Rated 163) Harry Skelton 24.00L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 4th (25/1 11-10 Rated 151) Harry Cobden (5 ran) | ||
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| 14th Nov 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Soft) L'eau Du Sud (FR) 1st (10/3 11-7 Rated 155) Harry Skelton Libberty Hunter (GB) unseated rider (15/2 11-4 Rated 151) Harry Cobden (6 ran) | ||
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Martinborough (JPN)-Janimone(Lavirco)
cp2(38)
c1
d2
(Mr John P McManus)
Rated 174
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1.09 |
| UK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 |
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
7th Dec 25 Cork(2m 200yds Chase, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Rated 164 4/6Fav 12-0 M P Walsh 2nd of 5 runners, 1.5L behind Found A Fifty
Quotes on Majborough (FR)
Mark Walsh was very adamant that he wanted them (cheekpieces) on and that he wanted to ride him his own way. We’d been telling him how to ride him one way and then someone else the next day. Mark said ‘I wanted to do it my way’. We failed so all credit to Mark Walsh. He was terrific. You could see Mark was enjoying it and the horse was enjoying it with him. It was just poetry in motion down the back. I was afraid that he might not have enough left in the tank over the second last, but Mark said to me there that he had plenty in the tank. When horses looked like they might swallow him up going down to the last Mark just gave him a squeeze and he picked up. He threw a terrific jump in at the last and galloped away up the straight. I was wondering over the first three fences if they were going to kill one another and leave it to Marine Nationale but every jump he put in he was getting a half-length or a length off the ones behind him and it all paid off in the end. We’ve had a few funny days, but Mark got the tune out of him today and it was fantastic.
After Majborough (FR) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sun, 1st Feb 2026 2m 1f Chase Heavy
In the last 3 years Majborough (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 1 | |
| 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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| Found A Fifty (IRE) | 3 | |
| 1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m 1f , Chase, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Majborough (FR) 1st (2/1 11-12 Rated 164) M P Walsh 19.13L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 3rd (10/1 11-12 Rated 164) J W Kennedy (6 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 18.00L in front of Found A Fifty (IRE) 4th (9/2 11-12 Rated 164) J W Kennedy (7 ran) | ||
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| 7th Dec 2025 Cork(2m 200yds, Chase, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (3/1 11-10 Rated 164) J W Kennedy 1.50L in front of Majborough (FR) 2nd (4/6Fav 12-0 Rated 164) M P Walsh (5 ran) | ||
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| Brookie (IRE) | 1 | |
| 1st May 2025 Punchestown(2m 75yds, Novice Chase, Yielding; Good to Yielding (Cross Country)) Majborough (FR) 1st (4/11Fav 11-12 Rated 162) M P Walsh 15.00L in front of Brookie (IRE) 4th (20/1 11-12) Sam Twiston-Davies (6 ran) | ||
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| L'eau Du Sud (FR) | 1 | |
| 11th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Majborough (FR) 3rd (1/2Fav 11-7 Rated 162) M P Walsh .75L in front of L'eau Du Sud (FR) 4th (5/1 11-7 Rated 156) Harry Skelton (5 ran) | ||
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| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| IRE | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4.73 |
| UK | 5 | 1 | 1 | -2.00 |
12th Mar 25 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 158 40/1 11-10 D J O Keeffe fell of 8 runners, in race won by Marine Nationale
2nd Feb 25 Leopardstown(2m 1f Chase, Soft (Hurdle); Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (Chase) changed to Yielding (Chase) after Race 2 ) Rated 156 10/1 11-12 Rachael Blackmore 4th of 8 runners, 24L behind Solness
7th Dec 24 Sandown(1m 7f 99yds Chase, Hurdle: Heavy; Chase: Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 155 15/2 11-10 J J Burke 2nd of 6 runners, 8L behind Jonbon
Quotes on Quilixios (GB)
He was really good, jumped brilliant, travelled well and we couldn’t have really asked for any more. He jumped a bit right in Limerick and we were concerned about that but no sign of it here. He has loads of gears and is a Triumph Hurdle winner. He’s a class horse. We got the trip wrong the last day. He wouldn’t blow you away with speed at home but those good two milers have such a high cruising speed. Sizing Europe was the same and so was Special Tiara. He’s in the Irish Arkle but we’ll speak with everyone at Cheveley and see where we go. I’d say he’ll have to go to the Arkle (at Cheltenham) now.
After Quilixios (GB) finished 1st at Naas on Fri, 12th Jan 2024 2m Novice Chase Yielding to Soft
In the last 3 years Quilixios (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Captain Guinness (IRE) | 2 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Captain Guinness (IRE) 3rd (25/1 11-10 Rated 160) Rachael Blackmore Quilixios (GB) fell (40/1 11-10 Rated 158) D J O'Keeffe (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 ) Quilixios (GB) 4th (10/1 11-12 Rated 156) Rachael Blackmore 7.50L in front of Captain Guinness (IRE) 6th (40/1 11-12 Rated 162) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| Libberty Hunter (GB) | 2 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Libberty Hunter (GB) fell (33/1 11-10 Rated 151) Adam Wedge Quilixios (GB) fell (40/1 11-10 Rated 158) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Libberty Hunter (GB) 3rd (33/1 11-7 Rated 144) Harry Cobden 1.00L in front of Quilixios (GB) 5th (18/1 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| Found A Fifty (IRE) | 3 | |
| 12th Mar 2025 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Good to Soft) Found A Fifty (IRE) 5th (11/1 11-10 Rated 162) Danny Gilligan Quilixios (GB) fell (40/1 11-10 Rated 158) D J O'Keeffe (8 ran) | ||
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| 13th Apr 2024 Aintree(1m 7f 176yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 1st (11/8Fav 11-7 Rated 155) J W Kennedy 12.13L in front of Quilixios (GB) 5th (18/1 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| 12th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Found A Fifty (IRE) 2nd (13/2 11-7 Rated 154) J W Kennedy 30.50L in front of Quilixios (GB) 8th (11/2 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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| Il Etait Temps (FR) | 1 | |
| 12th Mar 2024 Cheltenham(1m 7f 199yds, Chase, Heavy (Soft in places)) Il Etait Temps (FR) 3rd (7/2 11-7 Rated 155) D E Mullins 25.75L in front of Quilixios (GB) 8th (11/2 11-7 Rated 147) Rachael Blackmore (10 ran) | ||
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Saint des Saints (FR)-Bal Celtique(Ballingarry)
ts+(32)
d3
(Culverhill Racing Club V)
Rated 155
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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| UK | 28 | 8 | 11 | -1.01 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7th Feb 26 Newbury(2m 92yds Chase, Heavy-Soft in places) Rated 155 6/1 11-2 C Gethings 2nd of 6 runners, 6.5L behind Lulamba
27th Dec 25 Kempton(2m Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 155 9/2 11-12 C Gethings 2nd of 7 runners, 10L behind Thistle Ask
7th Dec 25 Kelso(2m 1f 14yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 148 10/3 11-6 C Gethings 1st of 9 runners, by 5.5L and 4L from Traprain Law and Matata
In the last 3 years Saint Segal (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Libberty Hunter (GB) | 1 | |
| 7th Feb 2026 Newbury(2m 92yds, Chase, Heavy-Soft in places) Saint Segal (FR) 2nd (6/1 11-2 Rated 155) C Gethings .75L in front of Libberty Hunter (GB) 3rd (10/1 11-2 Rated 151) Sean Bowen (6 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2025 Marine Nationale 8 11-10 S W Flanagan 5/1 (B Connell)
2024 Captain Guinness 9 11-10 Rachael Blackmore 17/2 (Henry De Bromhead)
2023 Energumene 9 11-10 P Townend 6/5Fav (W P Mullins)
2022 Energumene 8 11-10 P Townend 5/2 (W P Mullins)
2021 Put The Kettle On 7 11-3 Aidan Coleman 17/2 (Henry De Bromhead)
2020 Politologue 9 11-10 Harry Skelton 6/1 (Paul Nicholls)
2019 Altior 9 11-10 N de Boinville 4/11Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2018 Altior 8 11-10 N de Boinville 1/1Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2017 Special Tiara 10 11-10 N D Fehily 11/1 (Henry De Bromhead)
2016 Sprinter Sacre 10 11-10 N de Boinville 5/1 (Nicky Henderson)
2015 Dodging Bullets 7 11-10 Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2 (Paul Nicholls)
2014 Sire De Grugy 8 11-10 J E Moore 11/4Fav (G L Moore)
2013 Sprinter Sacre 7 11-10 B J Geraghty 1/4Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2012 Finian's Rainbow 9 11-10 B J Geraghty 4/1 (Nicky Henderson)
2011 Sizing Europe 9 11-10 A E Lynch 10/1 (Henry De Bromhead)
2010 Big Zeb 9 11-10 B J Geraghty 10/1 (C A Murphy)
2009 Master Minded 6 11-10 R Walsh 4/11Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2008 Master Minded 5 11-10 R Walsh 3-1 (Paul Nicholls)
2007 Voy Por Ustedes 6 11-10 R Thornton 5/1 (Alan King)
2006 Newmill 8 11-10 A J McNamara 16/1 (John Joseph Murphy)
2005 Moscow Flyer 11 11-10 B J Geraghty 6/4Fav (Mrs John Harrington)
2004 Azertyuiop 7 11-10 R Walsh 15/8 (Paul Nicholls)
2003 Moscow Flyer 9 12-0 B J Geraghty 7/4Fav (Mrs John Harrington)
2002 Flagship Uberalles 8 12-0 R Johnson 7/4Fav (Philip Hobbs)
2001 Abandoned
2000 Edredon Bleu 8 12-0 A P McCoy 7/2 (Miss H C Knight)
1999 Call Equiname 9 12-0 M A Fitzgerald 7/2 (Paul Nicholls)
1998 One Man 10 12-0 Brian Harding 7/2 (G Richards)
1997 Martha's Son 10 12-0 R Farrant 9/1 (T Forster)
1996 Klairon Davis 7 12-0 F Woods 9/1 (A L T Moore)
1995 Viking Flagship 8 12-0 C Swan 5/2Fav (D Nicholson)
1994 Viking Flagship 7 12-0 A Maguire 4/1 (D Nicholson)
1993 Deep Sensation 8 12-0 D Murphy 11/1 (J T Gifford)
1992 Remittance Man 8 12-0 J Osborne 1/1Fav (Nicky Henderson)
1991 Katabatic 8 12-0 SMcNeill 9/1 (Andrew Turnell)
1990 Barnbrook Again 9 12-0 H Davies 11/10Fav (David Elsworth)
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 Captain Guinness» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 4/5 Majborough, 4/1 L'eau Du Sud, 5/1 Il Etait Temps, 8/1 Quilixios, 12/1 Irish Panther, 33/1 Found A Fifty, 50/1 Captain Guinness, Saint Segal, 66/1 Libberty Hunter, 100/1 Brookie.
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.
