Full Result 11.50 Punchestown (IRE) | 11 December 2025

Matchbook Betting Exchange Rated Novice Chase

(4yo+) (2m65yds) 2m½f Heavy 11 fences

1st €12,980 2nd €4,180 3rd €1,980 4th €880 5th €440 6th €220

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Pure Steel (IRE) 5/2 Mark Walsh James Joseph Mangan	Mark Walsh James Joseph Mangan	5	115	–	89	136	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Beaus Polly (IRE) (Presenting)
Jumped well, midfield, smooth headway and went third 3 out, led going best last, nudged along and went clear run-in, easily (op 13/8)

2 3¼	5. Coral River (IRE) 10/1 Sean Flanagan Ross O'Sullivan	Sean Flanagan Ross O'Sullivan	6	115	–	85	129	–
b g Ol' Man River (IRE) - Coral Cascades (IRE) (Heron Island)
Prominent, disputed lead after 5th, led narrowly 6th, headed last, kept on, no match for winner (tchd 15/2)

3 4¾ [8]	9. Its Bilbo (FR) 5/4F Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	4	1013	–	73	118	–
b g It's Gino (GER) - Tolkiyen (FR) (Legolas)
Prominent, not fluent 5 out, pressed leader after 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 6/4 tchd 13/8)

4 9 [17]	1. Chance Another One (IRE) 13/2 Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins	Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins	6	1112	130	74	122	–
b g Laverock (IRE) - Presenting Lazarus (IRE) (Presenting)
Towards rear, headway approaching last, ran on and went fourth towards finish, never near to challenge (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

5 4¼ [21¼]	3. Anotherway (FR) 14/1 J J Slevin Thomas Gibney	J J Slevin Thomas Gibney	6	115 t	–	61	111	–
b g Anodin (IRE) - Zagzig (Selkirk)
Led, joined 2nd, slow jump and briefly headed 5th, raced in second 6th, weakened after 3 out (op 25/1)

6 1¼ [22½]	7. Harvard Guy 9/1 Simon Torrens Eddie & Patrick Harty	Simon Torrens Eddie & Patrick Harty	7	115	–	60	110	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Chico Time (IRE) (Presenting)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders early, dropped to midfield halfway, outpaced and towards rear after 4 out (op 16/1 tchd 8/1)

7 6½ [29]	4. Choccabloc 22/1 Brian Hayes Andrew McNamara	Brian Hayes Andrew McNamara	7	115 t¹	–	51	103	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Chocca Wocca (Kayf Tara)
In rear throughout (op 25/1)

7 ran Off time: 11:50:28 Winning time: 4m 22.40s (slow by 16.40s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Giant Haystacks (allergy), St Faz (stone bruise)
1st owner: John P McManus (Pure Steel) 1st breeder: Margaret Vaughan
2nd owner: Rory F Larkin (Coral River)
3rd owner: Matt Fitzgerald (Its Bilbo)
Tote win: €3.50 PL: €1.70 €4.40 Ex: €21.20 CSF: €26.69 Trifecta: €76.50

11:50 Punchestown (IRE) 11 Dec 2025

Matchbook Betting Exchange Rated Novice Chase