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Formscan By Mark Nunan - DINOBLUE has established herself as the leading mare over fences in the last couple of seasons and won the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham for the second year in a row in March. She has performed well at this festival in recent years too, and is very much the one to beat if maintaining her form on this fifth start of the campaign. Second in the Arkle last year, Only By Night proved herself over this trip when less than two lengths behind the selection at Cheltenham, while Kala Conti was about to launch a challenge to the geldings when coming down three out in a Grade One novice at Aintree. %0A%0A%0A

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1-p4
Spindleberry (IRE) 8,b m 11-7

Policy Maker (IRE)-Sapphire Rouge(Alderbrook)

(49) d3 (Fearghal & Bronagh Eastwood)
Rated 151

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Spindleberry (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Dinoblue (FR)1
13th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Dinoblue (FR) 1st (11/8Fav 11-5 Rated 159) M P Walsh 14.75L in front of Spindleberry (IRE) 4th (13/2 11-7 Rated 153) P Townend (8 ran)
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Only By Night (IRE)3
13th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Only By Night (IRE) 2nd (11/1 11-5 Rated 148) K M Donoghue 13.00L in front of Spindleberry (IRE) 4th (13/2 11-7 Rated 153) P Townend (8 ran)
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2nd May 2024 Punchestown(2m 94yds, Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Only By Night (IRE) 3rd (6/1 11-4 Rated 125) S W Flanagan 2.75L in front of Spindleberry (IRE) 5th (7/4Fav 11-4) P Townend (16 ran)
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31st Mar 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 4f , Hurdle, Heavy) Spindleberry (IRE) 2nd (25/1 11-5) M J M O'Sullivan 27.00L in front of Only By Night (IRE) 7th (25/1 11-5) K M Donoghue (17 ran)
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2
-111
Dinoblue (FR) 9,ch f 11-3

Doctor Dino (FR)-Blue Aster(Astarabad)

ts9(49) cd1 (John P McManus)
Rated 159

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dinoblue (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Broomfield Bijou (IRE)1
2nd May 2025 Punchestown(2m 4f 55yds, Chase, Yielding) Dinoblue (FR) 1st (4/7Fav 11-7 Rated 160) M P Walsh Broomfield Bijou (IRE) pulled up (28/1 10-12 Rated 128) Sam Ewing (4 ran)
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Only By Night (IRE)1
13th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Dinoblue (FR) 1st (11/8Fav 11-5 Rated 159) M P Walsh 1.75L in front of Only By Night (IRE) 2nd (11/1 11-5 Rated 148) K M Donoghue (8 ran)
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Spindleberry (IRE)1
13th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Dinoblue (FR) 1st (11/8Fav 11-5 Rated 159) M P Walsh 14.75L in front of Spindleberry (IRE) 4th (13/2 11-7 Rated 153) P Townend (8 ran)
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3
1-2f
Kala Conti (FR) 6,b f 11-3

Karaktar (IRE)-Rolibie De Vindecy(Roli Abi)

(20) (Robcour)
Rated 146

4
15-2
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Only By Night (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Dinoblue (FR)1
13th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Dinoblue (FR) 1st (11/8Fav 11-5 Rated 159) M P Walsh 1.75L in front of Only By Night (IRE) 2nd (11/1 11-5 Rated 148) K M Donoghue (8 ran)
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Spindleberry (IRE)3
13th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 4f 127yds, Chase, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Only By Night (IRE) 2nd (11/1 11-5 Rated 148) K M Donoghue 13.00L in front of Spindleberry (IRE) 4th (13/2 11-7 Rated 153) P Townend (8 ran)
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2nd May 2024 Punchestown(2m 94yds, Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Only By Night (IRE) 3rd (6/1 11-4 Rated 125) S W Flanagan 2.75L in front of Spindleberry (IRE) 5th (7/4Fav 11-4) P Townend (16 ran)
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31st Mar 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 4f , Hurdle, Heavy) Spindleberry (IRE) 2nd (25/1 11-5) M J M O'Sullivan 27.00L in front of Only By Night (IRE) 7th (25/1 11-5) K M Donoghue (17 ran)
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5
-202
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Broomfield Bijou (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Dinoblue (FR)1
2nd May 2025 Punchestown(2m 4f 55yds, Chase, Yielding) Dinoblue (FR) 1st (4/7Fav 11-7 Rated 160) M P Walsh Broomfield Bijou (IRE) pulled up (28/1 10-12 Rated 128) Sam Ewing (4 ran)
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Probable SP 4/6 Dinoblue, 9/4 Only By Night, 8/1 Spindleberry, 10/1 Kala Conti, 66/1 Broomfield Bijou, 150/1 Sophia Rose.

Previous Years
2025 Dinoblue 8 11-7 M P Walsh 4/7Fav (W P Mullins)
2024 Brides Hill 7 11-1 S W Flanagan 15/8 (Gavin Patrick Cromwell)
2023 Impervious 7 11-3 B Hayes 8/11Fav (C A Murphy)
2022 Scarlet And Dove 8 11-5 B J Cooper 3/1 (Joseph Patrick O'Brien)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band 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.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Gavin Patrick Cromwell/K M Donoghue
3
21
14

W P Mullins/P Townend
2
9
22

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Gavin Patrick Cromwell
18
158
11

Gordon Elliott
14
79
17

W P Mullins
12
102
11

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
K M Donoghue
3
30
10

P Townend
2
9
22

C Stone-Walsh
1
13
7

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Punchestown

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
W P Mullins
610
2635
23

Gordon Elliott
236
1778
13

Gavin Patrick Cromwell
63
536
12

James William Hannon
0
4
0

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Punchestown

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
P Townend
193
729
26

M P Walsh
111
953
12

K M Donoghue
31
366
8

Donagh Meyler
21
291
7

C Stone-Walsh
2
71
3

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Punchestown

Horse
Wins
Runs
Spindleberry (IRE)
0
1
Dinoblue (FR)
2
4
Only By Night (IRE)
0
2
Broomfield Bijou (IRE)
1
6
Sophia Rose (IRE)
0
1