16:15 Punchestown

Friday 1 May 2026

All15:4016:1516:5017:2518:0018:4019:1019:40

Uniquely Champion Hunters Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 38.20s

1^st

Wonderwall

1012-0

9/2

T: S CurlingJ: Mr R James (7)

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, progress to dispute 4 out, pushed along on outer after next, ridden and headed briefly after 2 out, rallied to lead last, dropped to 2nd over 100 yards out, led again close home op 4/1

2^nd

Its On The Line

912-0

5/2f

T: E MullinsJ: Mr D O'Connor

Led and disputed, pushed along after 5 out, ridden to lead narrowly after 2 out, headed last, rallied to regain lead over 100 yards out, no extra and dropped to 2nd close home op 2/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Panda Boy

1012-0

4/1

T: M BrassilJ: Mr J L Gleeson

Tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, pushed along entering straight, jumped right and not fluent 2 out, ridden to go 3rd over 100 yards out, kept on one pace run-in op 5/1

4^th

Lifetime Ambition

1112-0

18/1

T: P M J DoyleJ: Mr J L Scallan (7)

Towards rear, hampered 6 out, pushed along on inner after 3 out, progress to track leaders after next, went 5th after last, soon ridden and kept on to go 4th run-in op 14/1

5^th

4 ½

Ambitious Fellow

1012-0

125/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Mr G Devitt (7)

Mid division, 5th halfway, mistake 4 out, pushed along on inner after next, ridden approaching 2 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace op 100/1 tchd 150/1

6^th

3 ¼

Dora D'or

711-7

33/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Mr L P Shanahan (7)

Rear of mid division, progress to go 6th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, went 3rd 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened before last op 22/1

7^th

Wrappedupinmay

812-0

20/1

T: S CurlingJ: Mr D Doyle (7)

Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon no impression op 18/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

Cause For Comment

612-0

17/2

T: S G CareyJ: Mr P W Mullins

Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, no impression from next op 10/1

9^th

2 ¼

Lets Go Champ

1112-0

5/1

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Miss S A Carter (7)

Led and disputed, headed 3 out, pushed along entering straight, soon no extra and weakened from 2 out op 6/1

10^th

Asian Master

912-0

15/2

T: A CostelloJ: Mr T Costello (7)

Towards rear, progress into mid division halfway, hampered 6 out, soon no extra and weakened from next tchd 7/1

11^th

Five Star Getaway

1212-0

16/1

T: J P BerryJ: Mr J J Berry (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, soon no extra and weakened from next op 40/1

12^th

Temptationinmilan

1012-0

250/1

T: Eamon CourtneyJ: Ms A T O'Reilly (7)

Mid division, 9th halfway, no impression from 4 out, tailed off op 200/1

Also Ran

Big Interest

712-0

66/1

T: D M ChristieJ: Mr D G Lavery

Tracked leaders, disputed from 4th, unseated rider 6 out op 40/1

Now Where Or When

1112-0

125/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)

Rear of mid division, no impression from 10th, pulled up before 6 out tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1

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Non-Runners

Hunters Yarn²⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: P M J Doyle J: Mr J W Hendrick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.90, €1.40, €1.60EX:€20.60Trifecta:€78.40Tricast:€52.42SF:€17.66

Forecasts

Its On The Line (5/2), Panda Boy (4/1), Wonderwall (9/2), Lets Go Champ (5/1), Asian Master (15/2), Cause For Comment (17/2), Hunters Yarn (10/1), Five Star Getaway (16/1), Lifetime Ambition (18/1), Wrappedupinmay (20/1), Dora D'or (33/1), Big Interest (66/1), Ambitious Fellow (125/1), Now Where Or When (125/1), Temptationinmilan (250/1)

The vote goes to LETS GO CHAMP, who was a winner of a major handicap at this meeting in 2024 and he has made a very positive start in hunters, seeing off Hunters Yarn at Gowran in March before giving it a good shot when runner-up in the Foxhunters' at Aintree. Panda Boy and Its On The Line, fifth and ninth respectively at Aintree, rate the main dangers. The last-named is bidding for a fourth win in a row in this race but Panda Boy is feared most. Wonderwall also enters calculations.

LETS GO CHAMP (IRE)
PANDA BOY (IRE)
ITS ON THE LINE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Its On The Line

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 8

J: Mr D O'Connor | T: E Mullins

10/11

Prize Money

1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,500.005th: €900.006th: €600.00