February 24 / 17.18 Punchestown

17.18

Heavy

See You In April At Festival 2025 Flat Race

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 0f 157y
  • 6 runners
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See You In April At Festival 2025 Flat Race

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
60,000euros Goffs Arkle purchase by Mags O'Toole; sixth foal; half-brother to winners Tyre Kicker and La Remontada (French 2m2f/2m3f hurdle); dam French maiden hurdler; Harry Swan rides in Robcour colours.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 150y

15:07 Navan

Santo Sospir

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Scored on debut in a six-runner heavy ground Punchestown bumper last season; well beaten on hurdling debut at Wexford; stayed well a 2m3f Punchestown maiden on soft to heavy; had enough pace to win over 2m1f at Clonmel but should have enough stamina for this; big drop in class now after running in a 2m6f Grade 1 at the DRF.

11/8

6th

7

2nd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 53y

13:15 Leopardstown

Santo Sospir

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

Scored on debut in a six-runner heavy ground Punchestown bumper in February; well beaten on hurdling debut at Wexford, but appeared to benefit from a step up in trip when winning a 2m3f Punchestown maiden on soft to heavy; had no trouble landing the odds when dropped to 2m1f at Clonmel but appeals as a likely staying type.

4/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; brother to 2m7f hurdle winner Wudya, half-brother to bumper/hurdle winner You Oughta Know; dam unplaced in two bumpers, sister to bumper/hurdle winner Pont Aval, half-sister to smart hurdle/chase winner Pont Alexandre; in good hands.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

9

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

16:50 Punchestown

The Wager

12st 0lb

J: Miss J Townend

T: W P Mullins

Went close over C&D last season on his only start for Pat Doyle; battled well for a narrow success at Fairyhouse in January; emerged from the Champion Bumper with more credit than several shorter-priced stablemates; stayed on from an unpromising position to finish seventh, only a neck behind Quiryn, who was best of the Mullins squad.

6/1

7th

15

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

17:20 Cheltenham

The Wager

11st 7lb

J: Miss J Townend

T: W P Mullins

Debut defeat was for a different yard; his narrow success at Fairyhouse (yielding) wasn't pretty and the RPR nothing to boast about; probably lacks the star potential of some in here and Patrick Mullins (aboard last time) presumably agrees.

25/1

1st

8

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:00 Fairyhouse

The Wager

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Brother to Gordon Elliott-trained hurdle winner Wudya, half-brother to this stable's bumper/hurdle/chase winner You Oughta Know; interesting addition to the Mullins team after a single run last season for top producer Pat Doyle; lost out by only a neck to the Elliott-trained Santo Sospir, now the winner of three of his four hurdle starts after last Thursday's 9l Clonmel win.

11/10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; dam once-raced half-sister to several French winners, out of a prolific French hurdle/chase winner; failed to sell as a store last year but has found a home in a top yard.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

9

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

15:50 Uttoxeter

Top Coeur

11st 3lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

Fair form when reaching the frame in a bumper and two maiden hurdles (all 2m) in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell last year but below that form in two runs for current yard; needs to show more.

9/1

5th

6

1st Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Southwell

Top Coeur

11st 5lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Christian Williams

Fair form when reaching the frame in a bumper and two maiden hurdles (all 2m) in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell last year but weakened quickly from two out when a remote last of six in 2m4f Hereford handicap for new yard a fortnight ago; quickly drops back in trip.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
85,000euros Gordon Elliott purchase at last year's Derby Sale; fourth foal; half-brother to hurdle winner Halligator; unraced dam out of French 2m1f hurdle winner; makes debut in Gigginstown colours with Josh Williamson claiming 7lb, Harry Swan on stable's other runner
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:42 Navan

Lord Tobin

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

One of two for trainer; promising start to his career when fourth to Santo Sospir in a Punchestown bumper in February last year (2m, heavy); hasn't built on that since; tongue tie on now, but Kennedy prefers Haveanothertry.

13/1

6th

4

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

15:23 Punchestown

Lord Tobin

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Promising start to his career when fourth to Santo Sospir in a bumper at this track last year; hasn't built on that since, including in two hurdles; has to resume progress now upped in trip.

17/2

15th

16

20th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:20 Fairyhouse

Lord Tobin

11st 6lb

J: Mr J M Halford

T: Gordon Elliott

E85,000 3yo; soundly beaten fourth of six behind a stablemate at Punchestown; the owner's two others runners, Boedic and Eliodam, cost more.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eighth foal; dam is an unraced sister to Flat/high-class 2m hurdle winner Shadow Leader, winner of the 1997 Supreme Novices' and Scottish Champion Hurdle; Derek O'Connor booked.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

14th

1

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:20 Clonmel

Hillstar Blues

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Off the mark with narrow Thurles handicap win off 92 in November (2m, yielding to soft); has struggled since off revised mark, and needs to bounce back.

12/1

16th

3

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 20y

15:00 Cork

Hillstar Blues

11st 13lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Off the mark when a narrow Thurles handicap winner off 92 in November (2m, yielding to soft); failed to cope with the 7lb rise at Fairyhouse next time; led two out over 2m4f at Gowran on latest before weakening; player down in trip.

20/1

7th

6

7th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:43 Gowran Park

Hillstar Blues

11st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Off the mark when a narrow Thurles handicap winner off 92 in November (2m, yielding to soft); failed to cope with the 7lb rise at Fairyhouse next time; steps up in trip now.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-brother to useful four-time hurdle winner Our Champ; dam fell in point, half-sister to winners.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

12

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Wexford

Cholo

10st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Michael Butler

Is 0-5 over hurdles but respectable runs in 2m1f Tramore contests the last twice since switching to handicaps; place chance; declared reserve for 5.50 at Clonmel on Thursday.

11/2

6th

15

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

17:42 Tramore

Cholo

10st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Michael Butler

Not beaten far over C&D on handicap debut last August; needs to improve on that form on his first run since.

14/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €12.70
Straight Forecast €13.22
Trifecta €34.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Santo Sospir

The Irish Sun:

Top Coeur

POSTDATA:

Santo Sospir