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Punchestown Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale Maiden Hurdle
2m3f15y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 19 runners
Winning time 4m 44.60s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Ricky Doyle
Martin Brassil
Settled handy in the pack - improved into 3rd after 3 out - moved smoothly to nose ahead approaching the straight - went clear at the last despite a slight blunder - allowed to coast home - won comfortably
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled just behind the pace - minor error two out from home turn - up to 3rd then 5th before easing back to 4th after 3 out - rallied into 2nd approaching the last - held no threat to winner up the run-in for 2nd
Mark Walsh
Emmet Mullins
Settled in the pack early - dropped to 10th before improving from 5th - made progress approaching three out - up to 5th turning for home - into 4th by the last - stayed on for 3rd without threatening the front two
Paul Townend
W P Mullins
Set the pace early - overtaken before the 3rd then regained front before the 4th - lost command turning into the straight - slipped to 3rd at the last and hit that fence - held safe for 4th without finding more
Kieren Buckley
Thomas Gibney
Settled handy early - held mid-pack around 5th - unable to close on leaders before the last then stayed on through the finish
Daniel King
Thomas Gibney
Settled in the pack early - dropped to 11th after the 5th - improved position after two out - up to 8th turning for home - hit the second last then stayed on same speed to finish sixth beaten 13 lengths
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Early on tracked the pace before stumbling at the first - settled midfield through the contest - unable to make headway approaching two out - lost a place and hit the last - finished with nothing more left in seventh
Keith Donoghue
Brendan W Duke
Settled just behind the front - hit the front before the 3rd then lost that spot before the 4th - fought on in third turning into the straight - dropped away in fourth approaching the last
Gavin Brouder (5)
Charles O'Brien
Handy early - slipped into the pack then down to 7th by halfway - dropped away after 2 out to finish 9th
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled with the pack early - 6th soon after 5th before slipping backwards approaching 2 out - dropped away steadily to finish well held
Hugh Morgan
Eoin Doyle
Settled with the pack early - up to 9th having been 5th but made no headway approaching 2 out - dropped away late to finish 11th
Liam Quinlan (3)
Ray Hackett
Held up at back - down in 14th after the 5th and unable to close before 2 out - held no chance late
Cian Quirke (5)
Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor
Held up early - stumbled at the second and lost place - drifted well off the pace - nudged into contention approaching two out but effort faded quickly - finished well beaten
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up at the back - down in 16th after the 5th - lost touch before 2 out and finished well beaten
Danny Mullins
Damian Murphy
Handy in the early running - still involved before slipping to 13th past the 5th - lost ground approaching three out - well beaten at the finish
Ryan Treacy
Liam Casey
Held up towards the back - slipped further behind after the 5th and lost touch before 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Harry Sexton (7)
P A Fahy
Held up towards the back - blundered at the 4th - down in 12th after the 5th - lost place before 3 out and pulled up before the last
Anna McGuinness (7)
Thomas Gibney
Held up at the back - lost touch before 3 out - pulled up before the last
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Prominent early - came unseated at the opening obstacle
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.