Conditions
Open
Open Lightweight Race
For Certified Hunters aged 4 years old and upwards, the property of subscribers to any Hunt in Ireland. No Penalties. Mares allowed 5lbs. 4-y-o Maidens excluded.
(Prize Money €1850: 1st €1295, 2nd €370, 3rd €185)
Weights: 4yo 11st 11lbs, 5yo 12st 2lbs
About 3 Miles
No
DE
DE
Form
Horse
Pedigree / Hunt
Pedigree / Hunt
Weight
Handler
Owner
Owner
1 DE
BALKITO (FR)
(10yo B G) (13)
| 11 May 2025 | Loughrea | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | Ms L Costello | -8/1 | 1st | nk | FIVE STAR GETAWAY (IRE) |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Fairyhouse-R | s | J O Reilly Hunt Chs | P J O'Neill | 50-66/1 | 4th | 85L | BIG INTEREST (IRE) |
| 08 Mar 2025 | Gowran Park-R | s | Tetratema Hunt Chs | P J O'Neill | 100-50/1 | 9th | 48L | MY BEST VALENTINE (IRE) |
| 08 Feb 2025 | Naas-R | s | Hunt Chs | P J O'Neill | 150-250/1 | 5th | 40L | RYEHILL (IRE) |
| 02 Feb 2025 | Bellharbour | gy | Open | K O'Neill | 10-16/1 | 5th | 16½L | LIFETIME AMBITION (IRE) |
12st 2lbs
John F. O'Neill
Janeanne O'Neill
2
BATTLE OF BENBURB (IRE)
(8yo B G) (6)
| 18 May 2025 | Tattersalls | g | Open Nov Rdrs | P Verling | 10-8/1 | PU | FIVE STAR GETAWAY (IRE) | |
| 11 May 2025 | Loughrea | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | P Verling | -10/1 | 3rd | 15½L | BALKITO (FR) |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Ballysteen | y | Open | P Verling | -14/1 | 3rd | 42L | MAGIC SADLER (GB) |
| 13 Apr 2025 | Dromahane | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | P Verling | 8-12/1 | 5th | 60L | BUGS MORAN (IRE) |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Ballycrystal | gy | Open (Graded Excl) | P Verling | -10/1 | PU | I MASKED DU POTIER (FR) |
12st 2lbs
Patrick M. Verling
Patrick M. Verling
3
BENNY THE DUKE (IRE)
(8yo B G) (23)
| 01 May 2025 | Punchestown | gy | XC Chs | Mr F P Murphy | -125/1 | 7th | 32L | Busselton |
| 05 Apr 2025 | Taylorstown | ggf | Open | Ms L P McDonald | 5-7/1 | UR | VAUCELET (FR) | |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Ballycrystal | gy | Open (Graded Excl) | F P Murphy | 5-4/1 | PU | I MASKED DU POTIER (FR) | |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Lingstown | y | Open Banks | F P Murphy | 8-5/1 | 9th | 30L | VITAL ISLAND (IRE) |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Punchestown | h | Open Nov Rdrs | F P Murphy | -4/1 | 3rd | 26L | PLAN OF ATTACK (IRE) |
12st 2lbs
Mark Anthony Stafford
All For The Grog Syndicate
4 DE
CHAMPAGNE COURT (IRE)
(12yo B G) (27)
| 27 Apr 2025 | Dromahane | y | Open (Graded Excl) | A P Kennedy | 4-5/1 | 2nd | 6L | BARTLEMY BOY (GB) |
| 05 Apr 2025 | Taylorstown | ggf | Open | A P Kennedy | 5-4/1 | 2nd | hd | VAUCELET (FR) |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Ballyragget | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | A P Kennedy | 7-8/1 | 4th | 13L | CIEL DE NEIGE (FR) |
| 02 Mar 2025 | Bandon | s | Open Nov Rdrs | A P Kennedy | 4-6/1 | PU | DUNDANIEL (IRE) | |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Dungarvan-2 | ys | Open Nov Rdrs | A P Kennedy | 4-6/1 | 3rd | 26L | WEST OF CARRIG (IRE) |
12st 2lbs
A.J. Kennedy
Mrs A.J. Kennedy
5
DYLAN OAK (IRE)
(10yo CH G) (13)
| 11 May 2025 | Loughrea | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | L E Williams | -4/1 | PU | BALKITO (FR) | |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Oldcastle | y | Open | B Finn | -8/1 | 2nd | ¾L | MACGILONEY (IRE) |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Ballyragget | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | M N Sharpe | 6-7/1 | UR | CIEL DE NEIGE (FR) | |
| 01 Jun 2024 | Tramore | y | HcapHdl | Ricky Doyle | -9/1 | PU | Slieve Bearnagh | |
| 17 May 2024 | Kilbeggan | gy | HcapHdl | Ricky Doyle | -8/1 | 5th | 5L | Run For Harry |
12st 2lbs
Frank Oakes
Frank Oakes
6
EARTHS FURIES (IRE)
(9yo B G) (76)
| 09 Mar 2025 | Castlelands | s | Open | B Crowley | 8-12/1 | 5th | 20½L | KING ALEX (FR) |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Kildorrery | s | Open | B Crowley | 7-10/1 | 7th | 26½L | BETWEEN WATERS (IRE) |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Dromahane | ys | Open (Graded Excl) | Ms D J Kirwan | 5-7/1 | 10th | 93L | ANGELS DAWN (IRE) |
| 10 Nov 2024 | Dromahane | gy | Open (Graded Excl) | A O'Sullivan | 4-5/1 | 3rd | 44L | PROPHET'S CORNER (IRE) |
| 06 Oct 2024 | Castletown | y | Open Nov Rdrs | T P Aherne | 4-5/1 | PU | AU FLEURON (FR) |
12st 2lbs
Eugene M. O'Sullivan
Eugene M. O'Sullivan
7 DE
EL PASO WOOD (FR)
(11yo B G) (13)
| 11 May 2025 | Loughrea | gy | Open Nov Rdrs | Ms J E Grant | -10/1 | PU | BALKITO (FR) | |
| 03 May 2025 | Toomebridge | g | Open Nov Rdrs | Ms J E Grant | 5/2-7/1 | 6th | 92L | CITY CHIEF (IRE) |
| 06 Apr 2025 | Castletown | g | Open Nov Rdrs | D Higgins | -8/1 | 4th | 36L | BESTALINE (FR) |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Lingstown | y | Open Banks | B O'Neill | -6/1 | 10th | 80L | VITAL ISLAND (IRE) |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Turtulla | y | Ladies Open - (NG) | Ms S A Carter | 8-12/1 | PU | PAT COYNE (IRE) |
12st 2lbs
Colin Bowe
Milestone Bloodstock Ltd.
8 DE
HEROES OF RENOWN (IRE)
(11yo B G) (33)
| 21 Apr 2025 | Cork-R | y | Hunt Chs | Ms A S O'Connor | 50-80/1 | PU | LISLEIGH LAD (IRE) | |
| 06 Apr 2025 | Dromahane | gy | Open | Ms A S O'Connor | 8-12/1 | 2nd | 3L | FOUNTAIN HOUSE (IRE) |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Lisronagh | y | Ladies Open | Ms A S O'Connor | 4-6/1 | 5th | 19½L | LA FELINE (FR) |
| 09 Feb 2025 | Tallow | y | Open | Ms A S O'Connor | 10-16/1 | 7th | 49L | WEST OF CARRIG (IRE) |
| 11 Jan 2025 | Ballindenisk | sh | Open Nov Rdrs | Ms A S O'Connor | 7-10/1 | PU | ER DANCER (FR) |
12st 2lbs
Olivia Hegarty
Timothy Gerard McAuliffe
9 DE
KNOCKIEL SYNGE (IRE)
(11yo B G) (25)
| 29 Apr 2025 | Punchestown-R | y | Ladies Cup | Ms G Benson | 9/2-7/1 | 3rd | 2¾L | TRANSPRINT (GB) |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Lingstown | y | Open Banks | Ms G Benson | 5/2-7/2 | 3rd | 13L | VITAL ISLAND (IRE) |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Knockanard | h | Open Banks | Ms G Benson | -2/1F | 4th | 9½L | CLOUDY TUESDAY (IRE) |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Punchestown | h | XC Chs | R A Doyle | -33/1 | 8th | 57L | Vanillier |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Lingstown | s | Open Banks | Ms G Benson | 4-6/1 | 2nd | 2½L | FOUNTAIN HOUSE (IRE) |
12st 2lbs
Peter J. Flood
Teresa Flood
10 DE
MACGILONEY (IRE)
(12yo B G) (22)
| 02 May 2025 | Punchestown-R | y | Champ Hunt Chs | J P Sampson | 50-66/1 | UR | ITS ON THE LINE (IRE) | |
| 13 Apr 2025 | Tattersalls | g | Open | J P Sampson | -5/2 | PU | WINGED LEADER (IRE) | |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Oldcastle | y | Open | J P Sampson | -4/1 | 1st | ¾L | DYLAN OAK (IRE) |
| 03 Nov 2024 | Cork | g | HcapChs | Daniel King | -14/1 | PU | Sphagnum | |
| 05 Oct 2024 | Gowran Park | g | HcapHdl | Daniel King | -12/1 | 4th | 15L | Rocky's Diamond |
12st 2lbs
Denis Gerard Hogan
Michael Moloney
PREVIEW
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CHAMPAGNE COURT chased home a subsequent Hunter Chase winner when second at Dromahane, and after two runners-up efforts of late, he would certainly not be winning out of turn. Balkito sprung something of a surprise when winning at Loughrea a fortnight ago, and if he can build on that, he would be the obvious danger, whilst Cross Country specialist Knockiel Synge was placed at the Punchestown Festival last month, but was a beaten favourite at this course last year.
