
Punchestown 2026
Punchestown 2026
Going
Race Type
Distance
St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase
(GBB Race) of £15,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 1f. 170yds. 7.30
3m. 1f. 170yds. Hcap Chase (Class 3) 5-y-o plus 5 Entered
St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase
(GBB Race) of £15,000.00- Race Info
1st - £7,922.00 2nd - £3,645.00 3rd - £1,822.00 4th - £912.00 5th - £454.00


Midnight Legend (GB)-Venetian Lass(First Trump)
(67)
d2
(The Venetian Lad Partnership)
Rated 137
Won When Rated 139-135-127-122-116
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 35 | 7 | 10 | 8.12 |
7th Mar 26 Sandown(3m 42yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 137 50/1 12-2 M Goldstein 3rd of 8 runners, 1.75L and 1.5L behind Calimystic and Tune In A Box
7th Dec 24 Sandown(3m 4f 146yds Hcap Chase, Hurdle: Heavy; Chase: Soft-Heavy in places) Rated 142 9/1 11-13 M Goldstein pulled up(10 ran) in race won by Mr Vango
10th Nov 24 Sandown(3m 37yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 139 15/8Fav 12-0 M Goldstein 1st of 4 runners, by 1.75L and 28L from Copperhead and Good Boy Bobby


| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 15 | 1 | 5 | -11.25 |
10th Apr 26 Aintree(2m 5f 19yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 130 28/1 10-2 N de Boinville 11th of 27 runners, 21.25L behind Will The Wise
12th Mar 26 Cheltenham(3m 2f 70yds Hcap Chase, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 132 50/1 10-10 Mr Henry Main (5) 9th of 23 runners, 13.38L behind Ask Brewster
1st Jan 26 Cheltenham(3m 1f 56yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 132 12/1 10-13 N de Boinville fell of 8 runners, in race won by Herakles Westwood
In the last 3 years Excello (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Viroflay (FR) | 1 | |
| 10th Apr 2026 Aintree(2m 5f 19yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Excello (FR) 11th (28/1 10-2 Rated 130) N de Boinville 29.50L in front of Viroflay (FR) 17th (10/1 10-4 Rated 141) Miss O Nicholls (27 ran) | ||
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| Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) | 1 | |
| 8th Mar 2025 Sandown(3m 37yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) 1st (9/4Fav 11-2 Rated 127) Harry Skelton .88L in front of Excello (FR) 4th (4/1 11-7 Rated 132) N de Boinville (6 ran) | ||
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Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)-My Miss Lucy(Alflora)
(26)
bf
(Babbitt Racing)
Rated 128
Won When Rated 127-120
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 15 | 2 | 7 | -8.50 |
17th Apr 26 Ayr(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 130 9/4Fav 10-10 Harry Skelton 6th of 9 runners, 20.78L behind Twinjets
21st Feb 26 Kempton(3m Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 131 7/1 10-8 Harry Skelton 6th of 13 runners, 7.75L behind Lookaway
13th Dec 25 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft) Rated 131 11/2 10-5 Harry Skelton 5th of 10 runners, 9.5L behind Glengouly
In the last 3 years Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Excello (FR) | 1 | |
| 8th Mar 2025 Sandown(3m 37yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Hoe Joly Smoke (GB) 1st (9/4Fav 11-2 Rated 127) Harry Skelton .88L in front of Excello (FR) 4th (4/1 11-7 Rated 132) N de Boinville (6 ran) | ||
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Doyen (IRE)-Tropical Ocean(Anshan)
(9)
(Mr Richard & Mrs Carol Cheshire)
Rated 122
Won When Rated 121-125
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 35 | 5 | 9 | -16.52 |
4th May 26 Fakenham(3m 38yds Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 122 9/2 10-2 Sam Twiston-Davies 6th of 7 runners, 70.75L behind Time To Bite
4th Apr 26 Haydock(2m 3f 203yds Hcap Chase, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 125 18/1 10-10 Sam Twiston-Davies 7th of 17 runners, 19.25L behind Outlaw Peter
7th Feb 26 Warwick(2m 4f Hcap Chase, Heavy-Soft in places) Rated 127 11/1 10-10 Ben Godfrey 5th of 7 runners, 81.5L behind Guard Your Dreams


Air Chief Marshal (IRE)-Red Vixen(Agnes World)
(33)
(Mr Paul Nicholls & Mr John Bolton)
Rated 140
Won When Rated 136
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
| UK | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1.17 |
10th Apr 26 Aintree(2m 5f 19yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 141 10/1 10-4 Miss O Nicholls (5) 17th of 27 runners, 50.75L behind Will The Wise
21st Feb 26 Kempton(2m 4f 110yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 140 7/2 11-4 Miss Olive Nicholls (5) 2nd of 9 runners, 2.5L behind Califet En Vol
27th Dec 25 Kempton(3m Hcap Chase, Good) Rated 136 5/1 11-10 Miss Olive Nicholls (5) 1st of 7 runners, by 1.25L and 3.5L from Bective Abbey and Kap Vert
In the last 3 years Viroflay (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Excello (FR) | 1 | |
| 10th Apr 2026 Aintree(2m 5f 19yds, Hcap Chase, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Excello (FR) 11th (28/1 10-2 Rated 130) N de Boinville 29.50L in front of Viroflay (FR) 17th (10/1 10-4 Rated 141) Miss O Nicholls (27 ran) | ||
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Symbols Explained
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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.






