Punchestown (IRE)
16:17
John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle
Punchestown (IRE) Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4 Place: €1.30 €2 €2.40 Exacta: €20.50 Trifecta: €133.40
Non-Runners: Little Big John (Ran on Saturday)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead 2 out - went clear approaching last - easily(op 7/2)
4 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 161 lbs 3/1 Won
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2nd
Held up in rear - steady headway from 8th - mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - left in remote second last - no match for winner(op 9/2)
4 G Poor Eamonn O'Connell 166 lbs 7/1 16
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3rd
Midfield - headway 3 out - outpaced when bit short of room approaching last - kept on run-in - went third inside final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
4 G - Andrew Kinirons 159 lbs 11/1 0.3
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4th
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 2 out - left in remote third last - weakened final 110yds(op 9/2)
5 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 3/1 1.75
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5th
Held up in rear - headway into midfield when mistake 7th - not fluent 9th - outpaced 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 100/1 tchd 50/1)
5 M - Colin Bowe 159 lbs 66/1 8.5
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6th
Prominent - short of room and lost position after 2 out - soon weakened(op 2/1)
5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 11/4F 3.75
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7th
Prominent - lost ground and weakened quickly 2 out - tailed off(op 150/1)
4 G Poor C A McBratney 166 lbs 250/1 29
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99th
Prominent - led 9th - headed and not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - stumbled and fell heavily last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
4 G Poor David Harry Kelly 166 lbs 40/1 -
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99th
Led - headed 9th - weakened quickly 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
5 G AVG Liz Doyle 163 lbs 11/2 -
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99th
Held up in rear - cajoled along 6th - outpaced 7th - lost touch 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 80/1)
7 G Poor Adrian Sexton 159 lbs 125/1 -
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99th
In touch with leaders - lost position 8th - dropped to rear 9th - lost touch 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 14/1)
5 G - E D Delany 166 lbs 28/1 -
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