Punchestown

Punchestown Party @ Festival 2025 Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m7f
Going: Heavy
Prize: €5,900
Runners: 20
Winning time: 6m 35.60s (slow by 1m 14.60s)
Age: 5yo+
Class:
1
J:Jody McGarvey T:Noel C Kelly
Age:8 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:87 SP:5/1F
Midfield - headway 8th - in touch with leaders before 3 out - outpaced when hard ridden after 2 out - ran on towards near side when switched right and challenging before last - led and kept on well run-in(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
2
J:Danny Gilligan T:Cian Collins
Age:7 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:87 SP:18/1
Prominent - led narrowly after 1st - nudged along and clear after 2 out - ridden and reduced lead before last - headed and no extra run-in(op 22/1)
3 3
J:Sean Flanagan T:Liam Casey
Age:9 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:83 SP:16/1
Midfield early - prominent 6th - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - headway towards near side before last - went third final strides(tchd 14/1)
4 ½
J:Philip Donovan(5) T:James Andrew Fahey
Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:95 SP:6/1
Prominent - jumped right before last - no extra run-in - lost fourth towards finish(op 10/1)
5 2
J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe
Age:7 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:87 SP:20/1
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - switched right and kept on after last - not reach leaders(op 25/1)
6 5 10½
J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:100 SP:7/1
In touch with leaders early - towards rear when bit short of room after 4th - headway after 4 out - prominent when jumped slightly right 2 out - no extra before last(op 6/1)
7 12¼
J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Michael Winters
Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:100 SP:10/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead early - prominent after 1st - pressed leader 2 out - weakened before last(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
8 11 23¼
J:Harry Sexton(7) T:E Sheehy
Age:7 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:77 SP:25/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway into midfield before 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 33/1)
9 1 24¼
J:Danny Mullins T:D E Fitzgerald
Age:9 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:91 SP:6/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders 9th - lost position when outpaced before 3 out - switched left and kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
10 8 32¼
J:Mr J P Sutton(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin
Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:92 SP:25/1
In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out(op 14/1)
11 ½ 32¾
J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Adrian Murray
Age:7 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:75 SP:25/1
Prominent - briefly disputed lead 1st - raced in third when mistake 2 out - soon weakened quickly(tchd 20/1)
12 9 41¾
J:Richard Deegan T:Paul Nolan
Age:6 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:92 SP:14/1
Midfield - brief headway on inner after 4 out - switched left after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
13 4 45¾
J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle
Age:13 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:92 SP:20/1
Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - never dangerous(op 22/1)
14 49
J:Tiernan Power Roche(7) T:P J Rothwell
Age:5 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:84 SP:12/1
Midfield - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
15 shd 49
J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Colin Bowe
Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:100 SP:40/1
Never better than midfield - towards rear when not fluent 4 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 25/1)
16 51¾
J:John Shinnick(5) T:Terence O'Brien
Age:10 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:96 SP:9/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent early - in touch with leaders when bad mistake and lost ground 2nd - prominent on near side of group after 4 out - weakened gradually after 3 out(op 15/2)
17 34 85¾
J:Sean O'Keeffe T:D Deacon
Age:6 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:75 SP:40/1
Soon midfield - lost position after 4 out - weakened 3 out(tchd 50/1)
18 13 98¾
J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Mrs Jayne Hearne
Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:89 SP:50/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - soon midfield - mistake and lost ground 1st - brief headway when pushed along before 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 66/1)
19 18 116¾
J:G B Noonan(5) T:Norman Lee
Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs
OR:90 SP:18/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 9th - weakened 3 out(op 25/1)
PU
J:Simon Torrens T:Denis W Cullen
Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:88 SP:100/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders early - towards rear after 6th - weakened 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 66/1)
NR
jockey silk Comeonarchie
J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:F G Hand
Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs
OR:95 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Master Of The Sums
J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Eugene M O'Sullivan
Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:96 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6
Tote place: €1.50 €4.40 €4.60
Exacta: €190.80
Tricast: €1416.99
CSF: €92.03