Punchestown (IRE) Races

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Punchestown (IRE)

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FRS Fencing Handicap Hurdle

Punchestown (IRE) Date: Fri, 01 May 2026 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf

Win: €20.10 Place: €4.10 €1.90 €4.60 Exacta: €161.70 Tricast: €1635.09 Trifecta: €1492.30

Non-Runners: Barrys Spirit (nasal discharge), Half A Chance (reserve), Paul's Dream (reserve), Walhaan (reserve)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m1½f 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m5f	1st	#23Avalo (IRE) In touch with leaders - headway to lead approaching last - faced challenge and ran on well run-in - just held on(op 18/1)	6 G	AVG	Sam Ewing	Peter Fahey	158 lbs	14/1	Won	-
2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m3½f 2m	2nd	#10Pioneer Pete (GB) Midfield - headway omitted 2 out - went second approaching last - challenging and ran on well run-in - just failed(op 7/1)	5 G	AVG	Jonjo O'Neill Jr	Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163 lbs	11/2	0.1	-
2m 2m3f 2m5f 2m2½f 2m1f	3rd	#17Theflyingbee (IRE) Towards rear - midfield omitted 3 out - in touch with leaders home turn - outpaced approaching last - kept on and went third towards finish(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)	8 M	Poor	Mr J R Martin (7)lbs	F G Hand	155 lbs	20/1	8	2m½f
2m4f 2m1f 1m7½f 2m½f 2m	4th	#4Arslan (FR) In touch with leaders - prominent omitted 2 out - outpaced approaching last - lost third towards finish(op 6/1)	5 G	AVG	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	166 lbs	9/1	1.5	-
2m½f	5th	#1Spirou Midfield - headway home turn - soon in touch with leaders - outpaced approaching last(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)	6 G	Elite	Paul O'Brien	Harry Derham	168 lbs	6/1	0.2	-
2m1f 2m 2m 2m 2m4½f	6th	#12Chichester Park Towards rear - midfield omitted 3 out - headway on inner home turn - outpaced approaching last(op 11/1)	5 G	AVG	Daniel King	A J Martin	162 lbs	14/1	1.25	-
2m2½f 2m½f 2m 2m6f 2m2f	7th	#5High Court Cave (IRE) In touch with leaders - prominent omitted 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/1)	5 G	AVG	Mr O McGill (5)lbs	Noel C Kelly	161 lbs	6/1	2.5	-
2m 2m2f 2m2½f 1m4f 2m	8th	#2Whimsy (GB) Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along briefly early - detached 1st - in rear 4th - headway when still plenty to do omitted 2 out - stayed on(tchd 13/2)	5 M	Poor	James Smith (5)lbs	Anthony McCann	163 lbs	4/1F	1	-
1m1f 1m 2m 2m1½f 2m	9th	#24Our Lucky Lady (IRE) Towards rear - slightly hampered 1st - midfield 4th - headway after 5th - prominent after 6th - led omitted 3 out - headed and weakened approaching last(tchd 33/1)	4 F	Poor	Cian Cullinan (7)lbs	P G Fahey	151 lbs	28/1	1.75	-
1m2f 2m 2m 2m 2m	10th	#25In My Teens (IRE) Towards rear - headway omitted 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 9/1)	3 F	AVG	Simon Torrens	Gavin Cromwell	153 lbs	8/1	1.5	-
2m 2m 1m7½f 2m	11th	#3Saveforarainyday Midfield - in touch with leaders omitted 3 out - weakened home straight(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)	4 F	AVG	Mark Walsh	Gavin Cromwell	167 lbs	20/1	7	-
1m4½f 2m1f 1m4f 1m4f 1m2½f	12th	#6Spy (GB) Towards rear - midfield omitted 3 out - bit short of room omitted 2 out - some headway approaching last - no extra run-in(op 22/1)	6 G	AVG	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	166 lbs	25/1	8.5	-
2m6½f 2m 2m 2m4f 1m4f	13th	#14Nelson Muntz (IRE) Prominent - weakened omitted 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)	6 G	Poor	Cian Quirke	David Harry Kelly	162 lbs	25/1	4	-
1m4f 2m 2m4½f 2m4f 2m3f	14th	#9Teed Up (IRE) Midfield - towards rear omitted 3 out - no impression home straight(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)	8 G	AVG	Ricky Doyle	Emmet Mullins	165 lbs	66/1	3	-
2m4f 2m 2m½f 2m1½f 2m	15th	#16Sonny May (IRE) In rear early - midfield omitted 3 out - weakened home straight(op 80/1)	8 G	AVG	Sean O'Keeffe	Denis Hickey	162 lbs	100/1	12	2m½f
2m 1m4f 1m2½f 2m 1m2f	16th	#18Day Trader (FR) Midfield - towards rear omitted 3 out - soon weakened(op 40/1)	3 G	Poor	Danny Gilligan	A J Martin	161 lbs	50/1	4.75	-
2m4f 2m1f 2m 2m4f 2m	17th	#15Our Uncle Jack (IRE) Midfield - weakened omitted 3 out(tchd 33/1)	9 G	AVG	Jonathan Burke	Martin Paul Fitzgerald	162 lbs	40/1	1.25	-
2m½f 1m1½f 2m1f 1m5f 1m3½f	18th	#20Bridgehead (IRE) Led - headed and prominent before 2nd - weakened omitted 2 out(op 18/1)	3 G	Poor	Donagh Meyler	Noel Meade	160 lbs	33/1	2.5	-
1m4f 1m4f 1m1½f 1m2½f 2m	19th	#7Positive Energy (IRE) Always behind(op 80/1)	3 G	AVG	Mr P J Cawley (7)lbs	Brian Francis Cawley	158 lbs	100/1	19	-
2m 2m3f 2m4f 2m 2m2f	99th	#21Woodstream Lad (IRE) Prominent - not fluent 4th - led when not fluent 5th - briefly headed after 6th(tchd 66/1)	8 G	AVG	Miss P Elvin (7)lbs	P J Rothwell	153 lbs	100/1	-	2m3½f
2m 2m1f 2m 2m 2m	99th	#8Tatateo (IRE) Midfield - towards rear 5th - weakened omitted 2 out - pulled up approaching last	4 G	AVG	Josh Williamson (5)lbs	Denis Gerard Hogan	160 lbs	50/1	-	-
2m1f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m 2m	99th	#19Withabitofluk (GB) Prominent - led before 2nd - headed 5th - briefly led after 6th (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 33/1)	6 G	AVG	Darragh O'Keeffe	Henry De Bromhead	161 lbs	40/1	-	-
2m 2m 2m4f 2m2½f 2m3½f	99th	#13Dee's Lady (GB) Prominent - weakened omitted 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)	4 F	AVG	Keith Donoghue	J P Dempsey	162 lbs	14/1	-	-
2m 2m3f 2m 2m	99th	#22Lincoln Du Seuil (FR) Towards rear - mistake and unseated 1st(op 40/1)	3 G	Poor	Jack Kennedy	W P Mullins	159 lbs	33/1	-	-