11 Dec 2025 13:50 Punchestown
Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €9,000); Distance: 2m 12y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Espresso Milan (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
427- / 5 |
Jump (223) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Stewart Andrew |
8/11 | |
| in touch, not fluent in 3rd at 4th, stayed on in 2nd before last, led narrowly closing stages, kept on best | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1½ L |
Blue Velvet (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
U/173- / 5 |
Jump (277) | Danny Mullins | W P Mullins Gigginstown House… |
10/3 | |
| led, headed after 1st, led after 2nd, not fluent 3 out, under pressure and headed closing stages, not match winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 3 L |
Newbrook Diamond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
R1-2 / 5 |
Jump (32) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott KTDA Racing & Nick… |
7/4 | |
| tracked leader, led after 1st, edged left and a little keen after 2nd, soon headed, 2nd after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, dropped to 3rd before last where not fluent, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 8½ L |
Fly Away Home (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
/ 5 |
Philip Byrnes | C Byrnes C Byrnes |
50/1 | ||
| mid-division, 4th after 4 out, no impression on principals before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 19 L |
Themorethemerrier (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
/ 5 |
Jump (32) | Mark Walsh | M Brassil John P McManus |
50/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 5th after 4 out, no impression after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 4¼ L |
Boston Breeze (GB) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
/ 5 |
Brian Hayes | L P Cusack John T Murray |
100/1 | ||
| towards rear, 7th after 4 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 1¼ L |
The Cobblers Wife (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
/ 7 |
Jump (28) | Michael J Doyle | G M Doyle Michael Andrew… |
150/1 | |
| rear, progress in 6th after 4 out, weakened in 7th approaching straight | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 62 L |
Takemebacktodakota (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
/ 5 |
Conor Lamon | A Sexton T Donohue |
150/1 | ||
| rear, slightly detached after 4 out, detached 2 out where slight mistake, weakened, never a factor, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Strange Currency (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4-U5 / 5 |
Jump (18) | Ben Harvey | G O'Loughlin Gearoid O'Loughlin |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||