11 Dec 2025 11:50 Punchestown
Winner: €22,000 (Penalty: €13,200); Distance: 2m 65y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Matchbook Betting Exchange Rated Novice Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Pure Steel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
1/41-3 / 5 |
Jump (32) | Mark Walsh | J J Mangan John P McManus |
5/2 | |
| soon rear of mid-division, 5th before 6th, headway in 4th after 7th, improved to 3rd 3 out, stayed on to lead narrowly before last, asserted closing stages, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3¼ L |
Coral River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
333-703 / 6 |
Jump (28) | Sean Flanagan | R O'Sullivan Rory F Larkin |
10/1 | |
| close up, closed in 2nd before 6th where led, headed before last, kept on run-in, no chance with winner closing stages | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 4¾ L |
Its Bilbo (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
4/1522-4 / 4 |
Jump (24) | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Matt Fitzgerald |
5/4 | |
| tracked leader, 3rd before 6th, 2nd at 6th, slight mistake 8th and dropped to 3rd, took closer order in 2nd before 3 out, no impression in 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 9 L |
Chance Another One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
0-12191 / 6 |
Jump (17) | Donagh Meyler | E Mullins Slattery Bloodstock… |
13/2 | |
| towards rear, 6th before 6th, 5th after 7th, under pressure in 6th after 3 out, no impression in moderate 5th before last, kept on in moderate 4th closing stages | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 4¼ L |
Anotherway (FR) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
00670-5 / 6 |
Flat (573), Jump (24) |
J J Slevin | T Gibney Simon Munir & Isaac… |
14/1 | |
| led, slight mistake 2nd, mistake 5th, headed 6th where dropped to 3rd, improved to 2nd after 8th, 3rd before 3 out where dropped to 4th, not fluent 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Harvard Guy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
01112/6 / 7 |
Jump (24) | Simon Torrens | E & P Harty John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| soon mid-division, 4th before 6th, dropped to 6th after 7th, 7th before 4 out, no extra after 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 6½ L |
Choccabloc (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
12152/2- / 7 |
Jump (364) | Brian Hayes | A McNamara S F McElroy |
22/1 | |
| rear, not fluent 1st, 7th before 6th, 6th before 4 out, effort in 5th 3 out where mistake, weakened in 6th after 2 out | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
St Faz (FR) (colt, bay, 11 9) |
125657 / 5 |
Flat (187), Jump (25) |
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Aidan J Ryan |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Giant Haystacks (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) |
PP-0835 / 6 |
Jump (21) | Ricky Doyle | R O'Sullivan Keep It Simple… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||