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Get today's free pick on Telegram →| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt | OR | RPR | TS | SP |
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| 2025-05-02 | 89d | Punchestown | 16f | Soft | 1 | 1/6 | 0 | Paul Townend p | 166 | 168 | 167 | 151 | 9/4 |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Boodles Champion Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2025-02-02 | 35d | Leopardstown | 16f | Soft | – | 1/5 | – | Paul Townend | 166 | 168 | 162 | 118 | 5/4 |
| Irish Champion Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2024-12-29 | 36d | Leopardstown | 16f | Good | – | 3/6 | 1.25 | Paul Townend | 166 | 169 | 141 | 106 | 4/9F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Neville Hotels Hurdle Took keen hold early - chased clear leaders - still plenty to do when some headway before 2 out - chased clear leader approaching last - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding never travelled) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-11-23 | 204d | Punchestown | 16.5f | Soft | – | 2/7 | 0.75 | Paul Townend | 166 | 169 | 166 | 131 | 4/9F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Unibet Morgiana Hurdle Raced in second and clear with one other - led narrowly going best approaching last - not fluent last - ridden when headed run-in - no extra towards finish(op 2/5) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-05-03 | 52d | Punchestown | 16f | Soft | – | 1/4 | 0 | Paul Townend | 166 | 169 | 170 | 144 | 2/7F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Boodles Champion Hurdle Jumped right on occasions - raced in second - challenging going best after 2 out - led when pushed along before last - ridden when edged right and went clear after last - pushed out - comfortably(op 1/4) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-03-12 | 37d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Heavy | 1 | 1/8 | 0 | Paul Townend | 164 | 169 | 160 | 134 | 2/5F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (GBB Race) Prominent on inner - not fluent 3 out - switched right and pressed leaders going easily home turn - led approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(tchd 4/11) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-02-04 | 37d | Leopardstown | 16f | Soft | – | 1/4 | 0 | Paul Townend | 166 | 167 | 170 | 119 | 2/5F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle Travelled strongly - raced in second - led going easily home turn - went clear omitted last - easily(op 1/3) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-12-29 | 34d | Leopardstown | 16f | Heavy | – | 1/4 | 0 | Paul Townend | 166 | 166 | 170 | 151 | 4/7F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Matheson Hurdle Travelled strongly - chased clear leader - not fluent 4th - pressed leader 3 out - led going easily after 2 out - faced challenge but going best before last - went clear when pushed out run-in - comfortably(op 8/13 tchd 8/15) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-11-25 | 211d | Punchestown | 16.5f | Soft | – | 1/4 | 0 | Paul Townend | 166 | 166 | 167 | 116 | 1/6F |
| Grade 1 Hurdle Turf Unibet Morgiana Hurdle Raced in second - bit short of room but led and going best home turn - went clear last - ran on well - comfortably (jockey said gelding suffered interference turning in)(op 2/11 tchd 1/5) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-04-28 | 45d | Punchestown | 16f | Soft | – | 1/6 | – | Paul Townend | 166 | 166 | 162 | 120 | 2/5 |
| Paddy Power Champion Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2023-03-14 | 37d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Soft | 1 | 2/7 | – | Paul Townend | 164 | 167 | 166 | 141 | 7/2 |
| Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-02-05 | 38d | Leopardstown | 16f | Soft | – | 1/5 | – | Paul Townend | 166 | 167 | 168 | 117 | 6/5 |
| Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2022-12-29 | 39d | Leopardstown | 16f | Soft | – | 1/5 | – | Paul Townend | 166 | 164 | 168 | 122 | 4/6 |
| Matheson Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2022-11-20 | 205d | Punchestown | 16.5f | Soft | – | 1/4 | – | Paul Townend | 166 | 159 | 165 | 123 | 4/9 |
| Unibet Morgiana Hurdle (In Memory Of Michael Rafferty @AnaglogsDaughtr) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-04-29 | 42d | Punchestown | 19.5f | Good | – | 1/5 | – | Paul Townend | 164 | 151 | 156 | 108 | 11/10 |
| Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2022-03-18 | 45d | Cheltenham | 17f | Soft | 1 | 1/26 | – | Paul Townend | 155 | 141 | 149 | 141 | 11/4 |
| McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-02-01 | 37d | Limerick | 16f | Soft | – | 1/14 | – | Richard Deegan | 163 | – | 133 | 88 | 1/7 |
| Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2021-12-26 | DEB | Leopardstown | 16f | Soft | – | 99/21 | – | Paul Townend | 163 | – | 126 | – | 8/13 |
| Leopardstown Maiden Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| Time since last run | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshened (1-2m) | 13 | 11 | 84.6% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Long break (6m+) | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staying (13f+) | 18 | 14 | 77.8% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 11 | 78.6% |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 7 | 6 | 85.7% |
| Leopardstown | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
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Free daily pick on Telegram — no card → See today's full tips →Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-12-26–2025-05-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.