Punchestown (IRE)
13:40
Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.30 Place: €1.02 €1.40 €2.30 Exacta: €2.20 Trifecta: €9.90
Non-Runners: Dictionary Corner (withdrawn), Market Ready (Stiff), Salvador Peps (withdrawn)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Made all - faced challenges before 2 out - ridden before last - comfortably(op 2/9)
4 G Good Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 30/100F Won
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2nd
Prominent - not fluent 2 out - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 7/2)
4 G Poor P J Rothwell 158 lbs 100/30 3.75
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3rd
In touch with leaders - headway and went second before last - not fluent and lost two places last - kept on and went third towards finish(op 7/1)
7 G AVG A J Martin 166 lbs 8/1 0.3
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4th
In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - went second and pressed winner 2 out - no extra run-in(op 16/1)
4 G Poor Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 12/1 .5
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5th
Prominent - pressed winner 2 out - weakened before last(op 28/1)
4 G Poor C Byrnes 158 lbs 20/1 15
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6th
In rear - headway before 2 out - weakened before last
4 G Poor P J Rothwell 155 lbs 40/1 8
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7th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - weakened before 3 out(op 150/1)
4 F Poor R Donohoe 151 lbs 250/1 2.5
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8th
Midfield - weakened before last
5 G Poor Eoin Doyle 158 lbs 66/1 7
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9th
Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1)
3 F AVG Daniel John Howard 159 lbs 125/1 2.5
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10th
In rear - some headway after 2 out - weakened before last
5 M Poor William J McLernon 151 lbs 250/1 1.25
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11th
Midfield - weakened before last(op 66/1)
6 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 153 lbs 80/1 0.2
12th
Towards rear - weakened before 2 out(op 80/1)
4 F Poor Gavin Cromwell 151 lbs 100/1 3.5
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13th
Midfield - headway before 2 out - weakened quickly before last(op 125/1)
3 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 158 lbs 150/1 7
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14th
Always behind(op 200/1)
6 M Poor D Deacon 144 lbs 100/1 1.5
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15th
In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out
5 M AVG William Durkan 152 lbs 50/1 4
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16th
Towards rear - not fluent 4th - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding ran very green)
5 G Poor W J Austin 153 lbs 250/1 13
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