31 Dec 2025 12:35 Punchestown
Winner: €12,501 (Penalty: €7,500); Distance: 2m 7f 197y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft (Soft in places).
Celebrating 175 Years At Punchestown Tote Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Argento Boy (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 12) |
P1075-F / 7 |
Jump (20) | Danny Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs Audrey Turley |
5/1 | |
| in touch, dropped to rear of mid-division after 5th, mistake 6th, 6th after 9th, progress 4 out, left in lead after 4 out, not fluent last, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| 5½ L |
Pray Tell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
319U0-5 / 9 |
Jump (55) | John Shinnick | D Kenneally Desmond Kenneally |
28/1 | |
| in rear, jumped left 3rd, 10th after 9th, progress 4 out, left 3rd after 4 out, improved to 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 11 L |
Da Capo Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
3779/FP / 8 |
Jump (20) | Phillip Enright | Padraig Butler Red Strand Syndicate |
66/1 | |
| prominent, led after 1st, headed 2nd, on terms before 4th, headed after 5th, 2nd after 9th, 3rd after 11th, left 2nd after 4 out, dropped to 3rd before 2 out, one paced run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 11 L |
Built By Ballymore (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
10P/749- / 7 |
Jump (297) | Ricky Doyle | M Brassil Sean & Bernardine… |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, 4th after 9th, lost place after 12th, 5th before 4 out, jumped left in 4th 2 out, no extra after 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 3¾ L |
My Trump Card (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
0U78-78 / 7 |
Jump (25) | Danny Gilligan | G Elliott Bective Stud |
33/1 | |
| towards rear, 9th after 9th, hampered after 4 out, progress in 6th 2 out, one paced after 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| ½ L |
Hello Jack (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 12) |
333-8P / 5 |
Jump (52) | Jordan Gainford | G Elliott Always Optimists… |
100/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 7th after 9th, left 4th after 4 out, no impression in 5th 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| 3½ L |
Prophet's Corner (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
170-F25 / 8 |
Jump (20) | Mr D Allen | Sean Allen Sean Joseph Allen |
22/1 | |
| towards rear, headway after 5th, 8th after 9th, headway after 12th, niggled along in 4th before 4 out where lost place, badly hampered after 4 out, 6th 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 8½ L |
Goraibhmaithagat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1229-58 / 5 |
Jump (32) | Mark Walsh | Colm Murphy John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| soon led, headed after 1st, rear of mid-division after 2nd, 5th after 9th, lost place after 12th, badly hampered after 4 out, no extra | ||||||||||
7 |
| - |
Jigoro (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
02-2375 / 6 |
Flat (1019), Jump (20) |
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Bective Stud |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
FE |
2 |
| - |
Ballygunner Castle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
14230-2 / 6 |
Jump (20) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins John J Brennan… |
15/8 | |
| prominent, led 2nd, joined before 4th, led after 5th, slight mistake 11th, fell 4 out | ||||||||||
BD |
11 |
| - |
Slade Steel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
213/22-2 / 7 |
Jump (25) | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Robcour |
6/5 | |
| tracked leader, 3rd after 9th, improved to 2nd after 11th, brought down after 4 out | ||||||||||