December 10 / 14.20 Punchestown

14.20

Yielding

Members Club 2025 Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7182.61
  • 2m 0f 122y
  • 8 runners
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Members Club 2025 Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.20
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 612-

Last run: 238 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner at three on his second start; second to a solid yardstick at Auteuil in April; potentially useful recruit for champion trainer; Paul Townend rides with Danny Mullins on Got Glory.
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3

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Kitzbuhel

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Set the early standard in the staying novice division, winning Grade 1 Kauto Star at Kempton (3m, good) at Christmas after a 2m3f beginners' win at this venue; blotted his record in Sandown Grade 1, jumped right before unseating at the sixth; redeemed himself with a stylish front-running victory in the Brown Advisory; now looks strongest of the Mullins quartet.

11/10

1st

5

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Kitzbuhel

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

Set the early standard in this division, beating Kaid d'Authie on chase debut then winning Grade 1 Kauto Star at Kempton (3m, good) on Boxing Day; jumped right before unseating in Sandown Grade 1 last time and the worries today are going left-handed plus the sense that others have improved past him.

16/1

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13/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 253-23 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 146

Form & Verdict
Typically runs well in defeat, including when finishing fifth in last season's Champion Hurdle, second in the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton and a close third of five in the Grade 2 Ascot Hurdle last month; 1-17 record is concerning, and will need a more positive ride than on his seasonal debut at Sligo.
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13th

7

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Colonel Mustard

11st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Two races this autumn (one a 2m4f Grade 2 from The Yellow Clay) were his first wins for ages and he wasn't disgraced on latest outing; third in the 2022 County and fifth in this race last year in his only two handicaps at this meeting, but he's higher in the weights today and is now an 11yo, so can't be the percentage call.

33/1

4th

3

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Navan

Colonel Mustard

11st 8lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Win record has not reflected his ability for much of his career; only one success before this season's victories in a conditions race at Sligo and 2m4f Grade 2 at this venue; needs to bounce back now having been tailed off in the Long Walk at Ascot.

9/2

1st

1

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 112y

14:35 Sligo

Colonel Mustard

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Just one win over hurdles but has been placed plenty of times including in graded races; was fifth in the Coral Cup before a fourth in a Fairyhouse Grade 2; was runner-up in this race last year after a similar absence so has to be respected as the top-rated in the field.

2/1

25/1

  • Place: £5.80

Form: 1 C

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Second in a point-to-point; long-priced course maiden winner over 2m4f last month; this represents a big jump in class.
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9th

21

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

15:40 Punchestown

Rockymountainbleu

10st 0lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Course winner in decent form and has finished in the first four in four of five starts this season; beaten 3.25l behind Sainte Lucie at Cork on latest; cheekpieces worn that day left off and he's 4lb wrong here; minor place claims.

14/1

2nd

18

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:00 Cork

Rockymountainbleu

10st 7lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Maiden hurdle winner has been mostly consistent in defeat in handicaps; has been slowly dropping in the weights and cheekpieces may help eke out more.

18/1

3rd

14

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 10y

15:30 Naas

Rockymountainbleu

10st 13lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Punchestown maiden hurdle winner in 2024 has been consistent in his runs since without looking like winning; down 1lb since 7l fourth at Punchestown on New Year's Eve (2m3f, yielding); Billy Lee Swagger looks like the stable first string.

18/1

Form: 1- D

Last run: 395 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Looked potentially smart when a 15l debut winner of a Gowran maiden 13 months ago; value of the form is questionable but the style was impressive.
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15

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

15:45 Punchestown

Beckett Rock

10st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual hurdles winner is 0-4 chasing, good second in 2m4f Gowran handicap and most recently did well after being hampered in finishing fifth of 24 in BetMGM Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham; remains unexposed as a chaser (7lb lower than hurdles) and upped in trip here.

14/1

5th

20

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Beckett Rock

10st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Sixth in this last year off 1lb higher in his third handicap; chasing on last four starts, with the latest (second in a handicap) easily his best effort in that sphere, so he's of renewed interest even if he does not look the first string on jockey bookings for his highly respected stable.

25/1

16th

3

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Beckett Rock

11st 8lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual winner who has only raced six times and he stayed on well to finish sixth (just behind Beat The Bat) in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham; smacks of a horse with more to offer, especially as a stayer.

16/1

Form: 341-P0

Last run: 131 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Ballinrobe maiden winner; has struggled on his last two starts; 114-rated gelding looks out of his depth
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13th

6

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 4f 124y

15:25 Punchestown

On The Steel

11st 6lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Ballinrobe maiden winner in April but has struggled since; others more likely.

33/1

Form: 34247/ D

Last run: 593 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Ran well in good company the season before last; needs further than this to show best form and is entitled to need the run after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
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4th

6

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

18:05 Punchestown

Meet And Greet

11st 10lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Has been chasing since pulled up in this race last year; 66-1 chance then; an unenviable task again; first-time cheekpieces.

66/1

2nd

3

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

16:07 Down Royal

Meet And Greet

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

No wins since December 2024 and three chase efforts to date have not been super encouraging; beaten 23l in a Thurles handicap last time (2m5f, yielding); nonetheless, he's the second highest rated of the field here and possibilities if putting his best foot forward.

9/4

Form: 32/1-

Last run: 569 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Flat winner over 1m2f on heavy for Andre Fabre; smart hurdles form in France at four, winning a 2m2f Auteuil conditions event on very soft ground in April 2023; makes Irish debut after a long absence; hooded.
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15th

3

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 10y

15:30 Naas

Best Years Yet

11st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Martin Brassil

French Flat and hurdles winner; showed little in 2024 runs for this yard; returned from 421-day absence at Fairyhouse last month when tailed off; can only be watched.

80/1

5th

1

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 50y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Best Years Yet

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Martin Brassil

Won on the Flat and over hurdles in France but has been off the track since a heavy defeat on his handicap debut at Leopardstown in December 2024; watch unless the market speaks.

33/1

18th

1

27th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Leopardstown

Best Years Yet

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

towards rear, not fluent 4 out

25/1

Form: P/12- D

Last run: 222 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Flat winner in France at three; off for a year before opening her Irish account in a Naas maiden hurdle in April; runner-up in a mares' event here at the festival; capable of holding her own in this grade.
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3rd

10

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:40 Punchestown

Got Glory

11st 5lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

held up in rear, headway after 2 out

3/1

3rd

10

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:40 Punchestown

Got Glory

11st 5lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

held up in rear, headway after 2 out, went third when not fluent last, weakened run-in

3/1

6

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 202y

13:30 Clonmel

Got Glory

11st 5lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Maiden hurdle winner was second in Listed mares' novice at Punchestown (16.5f, yielding) in May; the third has since won a Grade 2; burst blood vessel when pulled up at Punchestown on return; fell at Leopardstown latest; talented but risky proposition.

3/1

Non-runners

But What, Jigoro

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Payout
Exacta €9.10
Straight Forecast €8.43
Trifecta €167.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Colonel Mustard

The Irish Sun:

Kitzbuhel

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Colonel Mustard

TOPSPEED:

Colonel Mustard

POSTDATA:

Colonel Mustard