Punchestown (IRE)
16:50
Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €20 Place: €3.40 €1.70 €5.70 Exacta: €85.70 Tricast: €6330.98 Trifecta: €4186.30
Non-Runners: Lovely Hurling (temperature)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - pushed along and headway after 3 out - ridden to lead approaching last - ran on well(tchd 16/1)
6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 18/1 Won
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2nd
Held up in rear - hampered after 4 out - keeping on when hampered before 2 out - disputing second last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(tchd 12/1)
6 G AVG Andrew Slattery 164 lbs 11/1 3.75
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3rd
Midfield - smooth headway on outer and prominent before 4 out - went second 2 out - weakened from last(op 40/1)
6 G AVG Ray Hackett 164 lbs 33/1 4.5
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4th
Midfield - smooth headway and challenging 3 out - soon led - headed approaching last - weakened run-in
6 M Good Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 12/1 .75
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5th
Prominent - mistake 4 out - lost position and dropped to rear 3 out - kept on from last(op 8/1)
6 G Good Connor King 164 lbs 9/1 9
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6th
Prominent - soon went second - challenging after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 5/1)
4 G Good W P Mullins 164 lbs 7/1 .5
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7th
Midfield - good headway and challenging 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - no extra when not fluent last(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
5 G Good W P Mullins 164 lbs 15/2 5.5
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99th
Prominent - dropped to midfield 9th - not fluent and dropped to rear 10th - pulled up 11th(op 33/1)
7 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 40/1 -
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99th
Led - faced challenges after 3 out - soon headed - weakening when hit 2 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second last and lost his action; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op Evens tchd 4/5)
5 G Elite W P Mullins 164 lbs 4/5F -
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