Result 16:43 · Punchestown (IRE)

Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Handicap2m 4fHeavy4yo+ · 14 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 35.40s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Johnny Cakes (FR)	Tiernan Power Roche	P J Rothwell	—	4.33	4.70
2	One And Only (IRE)	Phillip Enright	Oliver McKiernan	4¼L	5.50	7.70
3	King In Love (FR)	Sean OKeeffe	Sean Aherne	6½L	13.0	22.0
4	Butchers Bill	Sam Ewing	Gordon Elliott	17½L	6.00	6.40
5	Smackwater Jack (IRE)	Ricky Doyle	Mrs Denise Foster	18¼L	29.0	55.0
6	True Destiny (GB)	Jody McGarvey	Noel C Kelly	22L	23.0	44.0
7	Ilbdare (IRE)	Philip Donovan	Mark Michael McNiff	30½L	19.0	30.6
8	Mighty Soldier (IRE)	Kevin Sexton	James Andrew Fahey	31¼L	3.00	3.15
9	Tom Kelly (IRE)	James Smith	Kevin Michael Smith	130¼L	41.0	122.4
10	Calypso Bluebird (IRE)	G B Noonan	Eoin Christopher McCarthy	169¼L	51.0	150.0
11	Our Uncle Jack (IRE)	Mr D M Fitzgerald	Martin Paul Fitzgerald	178¼L	23.0	47.0
12	Another Question (IRE)	Daniel King	Miss J M Lee	277¼L	51.0	280.0
PU	Kir Royal Blou (FR)	Donagh Meyler	W J Burke	—	81.0	415.8
PU	Esticky End (IRE)	Dylan Robinson	Tom McGuinness	—	21.0	39.8

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Butchers Bill p

5yo · 12-0 · OR 100

9764 J Sam Ewing T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Jan 25	Fairyhouse	2m 4f 110y	Soft	—	4/13	10¼L	5.00
13 Jan 25	Punchestown	2m 6f	Soft	—	6/8	41¼L	19.0
28 Dec 24	Leopardstown	2m 4f	Yielding	—	7/12	30½L	26.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 0

1 run here without a win

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Our Uncle Jack (IRE) h,t

9yo · 11-7 · OR 100

446741 J Mr D M Fitzgerald T Martin Paul Fitzgerald —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 23	Tramore	2m	Heavy	—	1/9	—	9.50
02 Oct 23	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	—	4/12	32½L	126.0
19 May 23	Downpatrick	2m 1f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	7/13	30¾L	29.0

1 win from 7 · placed 1

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One And Only (IRE) t,p

7yo · 11-11 · OR 97

724F12 J Phillip Enright T Oliver McKiernan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Dec 24	Cork	2m 4f	Yielding	—	2/19	½L	3.75
08 Dec 24	Cork	2m 4f	Soft	—	1/22	—	9.00
05 Nov 24	Fairyhouse	2m 4f 110y	Good	—	F	—	13.0

1 win from 17 · placed 3

Won 1 of 8 at around this trip

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Ilbdare (IRE)

5yo · 11-1 · OR 92

600358 J Philip Donovan T Mark Michael McNiff —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Sep 24	Listowel	2m 2f	Soft	—	8/16	19¼L	11.0
09 Sep 24	Galway	2m 6f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	5/20	21L	13.0
07 Jul 24	Sligo	2m 4f	Good	—	3/14	3¾L	23.0

0 wins from 6 · placed 1

1 run at around this trip without a win

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True Destiny (GB) p

10yo · 11-6 · OR 92

798822 J Jody McGarvey T Noel C Kelly —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 24	Sligo	2m 4f 110y	Yielding	—	2/16	¾L	5.50
19 Oct 24	Limerick	2m 5f	Good	—	2/18	2¾L	21.0
07 Oct 24	Fairyhouse	3m	Good	—	8/11	67¾L	10.0

8 wins from 56 · placed 20

Won 2 of 7 at around this trip

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Tom Kelly (IRE) b

8yo · 11-0 · OR 91

47PP9P J James Smith T Kevin Michael Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 24	Down Royal	2m 4f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	PU	—	34.0
14 Dec 24	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Yielding	—	9/12	78L	26.0
07 Jul 24	Sligo	3m 1f 110y	Good	—	PU	—	26.0

0 wins from 11 · placed 1

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King In Love (FR) h

5yo · 11-4 · OR 90

878880 J Sean OKeeffe T Sean Aherne —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Sep 24	Downpatrick	2m 2f	Good	—	11/13	50½L	13.0
30 Aug 24	Wexford	2m 1f	Yielding	—	8/13	26½L	51.0
31 May 24	Tramore	2m	Yielding	—	8/14	64½L	23.0

0 wins from 6 · placed 0

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Smackwater Jack (IRE)

11yo · 11-4 · OR 90

R6P867 J Ricky Doyle T Mrs Denise Foster —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Apr 24	Wexford	3m	Yielding	—	7/8	13L	15.0
16 Mar 24	Thurles	2m 7f	Heavy	—	6/11	15¼L	51.0
02 Mar 24	Navan	2m 4f	Heavy	—	8/9	24½L	29.0

1 win from 19 · placed 6

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Mighty Soldier (IRE) t

6yo · 11-3 · OR 89

07973 J Kevin Sexton T James Andrew Fahey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	—	3/17	10½L	13.0
31 Dec 24	Punchestown	2m 110y	Soft	—	7/18	14L	23.0
24 Nov 24	Punchestown	2m 5f 110y	Soft	—	9/12	68¼L	251.0

0 wins from 5 · placed 1

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Esticky End (IRE)

7yo · 11-0 · OR 86

60215R J Dylan Robinson T Tom McGuinness —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Feb 25	Dundalk	1m 4f	Standard	—	RR	—	8.00
20 Jan 25	Wolverhampton	1m 4f	Standard	C6	5/11	2½L	4.50
20 Dec 24	Dundalk	1m 4f	Standard	—	1/14	—	17.0

5 wins from 35 · placed 7

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Kir Royal Blou (FR)

5yo · 10-13 · OR 85

000 J Donagh Meyler T W J Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Jun 24	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Good	—	22/22	58¼L	251.0
11 May 24	Cork	2m 1f 110y	Good	—	15/17	69¼L	201.0
21 Mar 24	Cork	2m 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	15/20	40L	151.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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7yo · 10-9 · OR 81

09005P J Daniel King T Miss J M Lee —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Jan 25	Tramore	2m 5f 110y	Heavy	—	PU	—	34.0
19 Nov 24	Limerick	3m 110y	Yielding	—	5/11	26¼L	67.0
19 Oct 24	Limerick	2m 5f	Good	—	11/18	29¼L	151.0

0 wins from 7 · placed 0

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Johnny Cakes (FR) p

6yo · 10-1 · OR 78

P74406 J Tiernan Power Roche T P J Rothwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Jan 25	Clonmel	2m 4f	Soft	—	6/11	14L	3.25
03 Dec 24	Clonmel	2m 3f 110y	Yielding	—	10/15	16L	5.50
26 Aug 24	Ballinrobe	2m 6f 110y	Soft	—	4/15	19L	7.00

0 wins from 14 · placed 0

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Calypso Bluebird (IRE)

6yo · 9-10 · OR 73

000 J G B Noonan T Eoin Christopher McCarthy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 24	Limerick	2m	Yielding To Soft	—	15/17	55¼L	201.0
13 Dec 24	Cork	2m	Yielding	—	14/18	62L	81.0
21 Apr 24	Tramore	2m 110y	Yielding	—	14/15	28¾L	101.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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