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Punchestown Party At Festival 2025 Handicap Hurdle (0-100)
2m7f, Hurdle, 5yo+, Rated 0-100, 20 runners
Winning time 6m 35.60s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Jody McGarvey
Noel C Kelly
Held up at the back early - improved into midfield by halfway - up to 5th and asked for effort after 2 out - moved into 2nd and angled right before last - went to front on the run-in and stayed on strongly to win
Danny Gilligan
Cian Collins
Went straight to the front - driven out after two out and drifted left near the final fence - overtaken on the run to the line unable to threaten the winner - stayed on same speed for second
Sean Flanagan
Liam Casey
Sat just behind the front - 3rd at halfway - dropped back after 3 out and slipped to 7th turning in - regained ground to 4th by the last - stayed on to edge into 3rd near the finish
Philip Donovan (5)
James Andrew Fahey
Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway then pushed along to move into 3rd after the second-last - unable to challenge and held on steadily to finish 4th
Kieran Callaghan (5)
James M Barcoe
Held up at the back - progress from 3 out to move into 11th entering the straight - up to 7th before the last and stuck on for 5th
Paddy Hanlon (7)
Miss Tara Lee Cogan
Held up towards the back - improved into contention approaching 3 out - fourth and driven on entering the straight - lost placings from there and unable to quicken to finish sixth
Mr Andrew Burke-Ott (7)
Michael Winters
Set the pace early - sat close up in 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd and asked for effort turning in - slipped back to 5th before the last and found nothing more to the line
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Held up towards the back - made progress after 3 out - 9th and pushed along entering straight then unable to close and stayed on same speed
Danny Mullins
D E Fitzgerald
Settled midfield - 8th at halfway before slipping backward under pressure 3 out - stayed on at same speed to finish 9th
Mr J P Sutton (7)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 3 out and held no finishing kick
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Adrian Murray
Sat close to the front pair - disputed second at halfway - faded to 6th by two out after a small error and had nothing left to find late
Richard Deegan
Paul Nolan
Settled in the pack - driven approaching 3 out - unable to find more from there - well held at the finish
Mr D Doyle (7)
Timothy Doyle
Held up towards the back - no real impression made on the leaders - stayed on steadily through the closing stages - well held in 13th
Tiernan Power Roche (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up early - into midfield by halfway - driven for effort but faded after 3 out - well held in 14th
Aidan Kelly (5)
Colin Bowe
Held up towards the back - stayed there without threatening - one paced from 3 out - finished well beaten in 15th
John Shinnick (5)
Terence O'Brien
Settled midfield - stumbled at the second - 7th at halfway - driven approaching two out then found little in the straight before fading late
Sean O'Keeffe
D Deacon
Held up towards the back - made little impression on the pace - dropped away after 3 out - finished a distant last
Liam Quinlan (3)
Mrs Jayne Hearne
Settled in the pack - briefly third but without pace - dropped away 3 out under pressure - had nothing left and finished well beaten
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by 5 out - unable to find more from 3 out and well beaten at the finish
Simon Torrens
Denis W Cullen
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back by halfway - found little turning for home after three out - stone last and eased down before the final fence - pulled up
Non-runners: Comeonarchie (temperature), Master Of The Sums (coughing)
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.