31 Dec 2025 14:35 Punchestown
Winner: €18,000 (Penalty: €10,800); Distance: 2m 3f 37y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Tote's Cheers To 2026 Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Linden Arden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
3-F9P10 / 8 |
Jump (52) | Brian Hayes | D H Kelly John P Bowe |
14/1 | |
| rear, 11th before 7th, headway after 2 out, stayed on to 2nd last where no impression on leader, left in lead run-in, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
13 |
| 1½ L |
San Hilario (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
583-624 / 5 |
Flat (416), Jump (17) |
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Lyreen Syndicate |
3/1 | |
| in touch, 4th after 6th, took closer order before 3 out where not fluent, 3rd 2 out, no impression on leader in 4th last where left 3rd, kept on in 2nd closing stages, held | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 2 L |
A Dream To Share (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
16/54-4B / 7 |
Flat (80), Jump (32) |
Mark Walsh | J & T Kiely John P McManus |
8/1 | |
| in touch early, dropped to mid-division 1st, progress before 2nd, 6th after 6th, effort in 4th after 2 out, no impression on leader in 3rd last where left 2nd, dropped to 3rd closing stages, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 3½ L |
Rockymountainbleu (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
445-847 / 7 |
Jump (39) | Tiernan Power Roche | P J Rothwell William Yorke |
7/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th after 6th, headway in 5th before last where left 4th, kept on without threatening run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 3¼ L |
Theflyingbee (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 3) |
82-1902 / 9 |
Flat (164), Jump (17) |
Patrick M O'Brien | F G Hand Mrs F Hand |
6/1 | |
| prominent, 5th after 6th, lost place after 2 out, no impression in 8th before last, kept on closing stages | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| ½ L |
Klass Langy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1541-9 / 5 |
Flat (561), Jump (45) |
Hugh Horgan | J P O'Brien Mohammed Hamad… |
18/1 | |
| soon in touch, dropped to 9th before 7th, progress after 2 out, no impression in 7th before last, one paced closing stages | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 4½ L |
Boher Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2U170R/ / 6 |
Flat (458), Jump (639) |
Peter Smithers | J P Fahey Patrick K McCarthy |
13/2 | |
| rear, good headway before 5th, improved to lead before 6th, asserted after 6th, reduced lead before 4 out where not fluent, headed and weakened before last | ||||||||||
8th |
10 |
| 9 L |
Cafe Con Leche (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 0) |
P00410 / 9 |
Flat (65), Jump (39) |
Mr A D Bustin | C Byrnes Anthony David Bustin… |
33/1 | |
| rear, 10th before 7th, no impression before last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
9th |
6 |
| 2¼ L |
Thornleigh Frank (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
7111/9-6 / 8 |
Jump (32) | Conor Stone-Walsh | C Collins T G McPolin |
22/1 | |
| soon led, wandered slightly before 2nd where not fluent, increased lead before 4th, reduced advantage 5th, headed before 6th, lost place before 2 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
5 |
| 1 L |
No Looking Back (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 5) |
P4000-P / 7 |
Jump (32) | Phillip Enright | O McKiernan Keep The Faith… |
16/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 8th before 7th, not fluent 4 out, dropped to rear before 2 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
FE |
2 |
| - |
Sommesky (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
1/4176-5 / 6 |
Jump (52) | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead Graiglore Limited |
7/2 | |
| tracked leader, took closer order in 5th at 2nd, 3rd before 6th, closed in 2nd 2 out, led and asserted before last where fell | ||||||||||
11 |
| - |
Catch The Beast (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
55/0PF-6 / 7 |
Jump (52) | Philip Byrnes | E Cawley Edward Cawley |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Toto Too (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
0/BP340- / 8 |
Flat (76), Jump (441) |
Danny Mullins | J M Barrett Basil Holian |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, 12th before 7th, slightly detached and reminder after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||