Punchestown (IRE)
16:02
David Trundley Artist At Punchestown Novice Handicap Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €43.50 Place: €6.90 €2.70 €5.30 Exacta: €473.10 Tricast: €8208.59 Trifecta: €1663.90
Non-Runners: From The Ashes (stone bruise)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - headway into midfield 6th - pressed leaders 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - not clear run home turn - led last - ridden run-in - hung left towards finish(op 28/1)
4 G Elite P J Rothwell 159 lbs 33/1 Won
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2nd
Midfield - jumped right 2nd - headway 5th - went second after 7th - disputed lead before last - soon headed - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 12/1)
6 G Poor Ray Hackett 141 lbs 9/1 3.5
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3rd
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - disputed lead before last - soon lost position - no extra towards finish(op 22/1)
6 G Poor Peter Fahey 134 lbs 28/1 .75
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4th
In touch with leaders - weakened before last(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
6 G Poor W P Mullins 159 lbs 16/1 8.5
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5th
Towards rear - some headway 3 out - outpaced from 2 out(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
5 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 145 lbs 15/8F 7
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6th
Led - headed and weakened quickly before last(op 9/2)
5 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 162 lbs 11/2 0.05
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7th
Prominent - lost position 5th - dropped to rear 3 out - rallied 2 out - weakened before last(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
5 G Poor Paul Nolan 140 lbs 11/2 .75
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8th
Stumbled before 3 out - in rear throughout(tchd 14/1)
5 G AVG E McNamara 154 lbs 12/1 1
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9th
Prominent - weakened 2 out(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 5/1 17
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99th
Took keen hold - raced in second - lost position after 7th - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before last(op 12/1)
6 G Poor W P Mullins 162 lbs 14/1 -
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