Punchestown (IRE) Races
Punchestown (IRE)
11:55
Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase
Punchestown (IRE)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.60
Place: €1.90 €1.70 €3.30
Exacta: €36.90
Tricast: €141.32
Trifecta: €247.40
Non-Runners: Ardaghs Choice (unsuitable ground), Duffys Hodey (allergies), Milanaway (unsuitable ground), Seventy Eight Team (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | A Great Buzz (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Robert Tyner | 162 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - towards rear 6th - steady headway from 9th - went second approaching last - kept on well to lead final strides | ||
| 2nd | 1 | James The Brave (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Michael Kenneally
(7)lbs
|
Padraig Butler | 159 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - went second 3rd - not fluent 5th - led 9th - went clear after 3 out - reduced lead approaching last - kept on but headed final strides(op 9/2) | |
| 3rd | 11 | Plain Or Battered (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Shane O'Callaghan
(5)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 151 lbs | 11/1 | 7.5 | In touch with leaders - went second before 5 out - pecked on landing 2 out - lost second and no extra approaching last(op 20/1) | |
| 4th | 7 | Small Town Hero (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Patrick Donoghue | 162 lbs | 3/1F | 1.25 | Prominent - raced in third when bad mistake 5 out - lost third and no extra before last(op 2/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Western Model (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Eoin Staples
(7)lbs
|
Paul Nolan | 157 lbs | 11/2 | 13 | Towards rear - in touch with leaders after 3rd - no impression from 3 out(op 9/2) | |
| 6th | 9 | Hay Baby (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Peter Fahey | 157 lbs | 11/1 | 12 | In rear - jumped left on occasions - some headway before 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 18 | Imbolc (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Harry Sexton
(7)lbs
|
E Sheehy | 134 lbs | 22/1 | - | In rear - fell 3rd(op 50/1) | |
| 99th | 16 | Eddies Pride (IRE) | 11 M | Poor |
Calum Hogan
(7)lbs
|
Norman Lee | 136 lbs | 50/1 | - | In rear - not fluent 2nd - weakened 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 12 | Fox Le Bel (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Aidan Kelly
(3)lbs
|
Liz Doyle | 149 lbs | 25/1 | - | Soon led - headed 9th - lost position 13th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1) | |
| 99th | 6 | Mahler Appeal (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Carl Millar
(5)lbs
|
Garrett James Power | 157 lbs | 33/1 | - | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear and not fluent 11th - detached 13th - pulled up before 4 out(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Ask Mike (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Paddy Cody
(7)lbs
|
Michael Butler | 155 lbs | 18/1 | - | Midfield - towards rear with one circuit to go - struggling 5 out - pulled up before last(op 28/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Lovely Reaction (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Thomas Mullins | 166 lbs | 18/1 | - | In rear - headway 5 out - hit 4 out - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 16/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Spanish Maid (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Benjamin P Kennedy
(7)lbs
|
Francis J Flood | 142 lbs | 125/1 | - | In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 100/1) | |
| 99th | 17 | Captain Kate (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Patrick M O'Brien
(5)lbs
|
E Sheehy | 136 lbs | 28/1 | - | In touch with leaders when bad mistake 1st - soon in rear - detached 4th - pulled up before 12th(op 33/1) |