12:13 Punchestown

Sunday 23 November 2025

All11:4312:1312:4313:1713:5214:2715:0015:35

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 5f 198y  |   Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:16  |   Winning time: 5m 48.1s
1st
Horse silk
3
14/1
T: P E CollinsJ: Eoghan Finegan (7)
Prominent, 5th 4 out, headway after 2 out, improved to 2nd entering straight, strongly challenged leader last, disputed lead run-in, led narrowly closing stages, kept on best op 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
25/1
T: W DurkanJ: Philip Byrnes
Prominent, improved to 2nd before 4 out, closed 3 out, on terms 2 out, soon led, strongly pressed last, disputed lead run-in, headed closing stages, not match winner tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1
3rd
Horse silk
11
8
4/1
T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan
Led, not fluent 4th, joined 2 out, soon headed, dropped to 3rd entering straight, no impression on leaders before last, one paced in moderate 3rd run-in op 9/2 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
½
1
6/1
T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford
Soon prominent, 4th 4 out, dropped to 5th and under pressure entering straight, one paced in moderate 4th closing stages op 13/2 tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
7 ½
13
66/1
T: D E FitzgeraldJ: Sean Flanagan
In touch, 7th 4 out, effort in 6th entering straight, no extra run-in op 50/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¾
7
8/13f
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Tracked leader, 3rd before 4 out, dropped to 4th and under pressure entering straight, weakened before last op 8/15 tchd 8/11
7th
Horse silk
6
2
50/1
T: M F MorrisJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Mid-division, 9th after 4 out, under pressure in 7th entering straight, weakened before last
8th
Horse silk
4
9
511-12
50/1
T: A J MartinJ: Kevin Sexton
Rear of mid-division, 8th 4 out, no impression after 2 out, weakened entering straight op 40/1
9th
Horse silk
9
10
50/1
T: P J RothwellJ: Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Rear, 11th after 4 out, no impression, no extra after 2 out
10th
Horse silk
19
6
28/1
T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin
Towards rear, 10th after 4 out, weakened 2 out
11th
Horse silk
16
12
150/1
T: N C KellyJ: Alex Harvey
Rear of mid-division, dropped to 12th after 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 125/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

SU
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes
In touch, 6th 4 out, stumbled and slipped up in 5th before 3 out op 14/1 tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
11
200/1
T: E BuckleyJ: Tom Buckley
In rear, not fluent 2nd, never a factor, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 150/1 tchd 125/1 and tchd 300/1
PU
Horse silk
14
200/1
T: J & T KielyJ: Mark Walsh
Towards rear, no impression, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 100/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€17.90Pl:€3.30, €4.40, €1.50EX:€617.90Trifecta:€0.00SF:€286.84

Forecasts

Green Splendour (8/13), He Can't Dance (4/1), Bally Free (6/1), Did I Ask You That (12/1), Champagne Kid (14/1), Court Compliance (25/1), Excessivebehaviour (28/1), Banter At The Bar (50/1), Lyreen Og (50/1), Obey The Order (50/1), The Night Agent (66/1), Soldier Saint (150/1), Rathmolyon Roller (200/1), Get Your Coat (200/1)

Verdict

GREEN SPLENDOUR marked himself down as as a smart prospect when winning a Grade 2 bumper at Aintree in the spring and he'll take some stopping on hurdles, Gordon Elliott's expensive point recruit Bally Free may offer most resistance.

  1. GREEN SPLENDOUR
  2. BALLY FREE (IRE)
  3. LYREEN OG

Previous Winners

2024
The Big Westerner
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
4/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00

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