Full Result 4.50 Punchestown (IRE) | 28 April 2026

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)

(5yo+) (3m213yds) 3m1f Yielding 18 fences

1st €73,625 2nd €23,625 3rd €11,125 4th €4,875 5th €2,375 6th €1,125

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Western Fold (IRE) 18/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	7	1110	155	131	157	–
b g Westerner - Fieldtown (IRE) (Anshan)
Towards rear, pushed along and headway after 3 out, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on well (tchd 16/1)

2 3¾	1. Fleur In The Park (IRE) 11/1 Cian Quirke Andrew Slattery	Cian Quirke Andrew Slattery	7	1110	153	128	151	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Fleur D'Ainay (FR) (Poliglote)
Held up in rear, hampered after 4 out, keeping on when hampered before 2 out, disputing second last, kept on run-in, no match for winner (tchd 12/1)

3 4½ [8¼]	5. Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) 33/1 Liam Quinlan Ray Hackett	Liam Quinlan Ray Hackett	7	1110 t	136	124	147	–
b g Mount Nelson - Out Of Africa (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Midfield, smooth headway on outer and prominent before 4 out, went second 2 out, weakened from last (op 40/1)

4 ¾ [9]	10. July Flower (FR) 12/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	7	113	142	116	139	–
b m Pastorius (GER) - Aurelle D'Arthel (FR) (Astarabad)
Midfield, smooth headway and challenging 3 out, soon led, headed approaching last, weakened run-in

5 9 [18]	6. Oscars Brother (IRE) 9/1 Daniel King Connor King	Daniel King Connor King	8	1110	151	116	137	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Hillview Princess (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Prominent, mistake 4 out, lost position and dropped to rear 3 out, kept on from last (op 8/1)

6 ½ [18½]	7. Predators Gold (FR) 7/1 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	7	1110	146	115	136	–
b g Masked Marvel - Shabby Gold (FR) (Irish Wells)
Prominent, soon went second, challenging after 3 out, weakened from 2 out (op 5/1)

7 5½ [24]	2. Kappa Jy Pyke (FR) 15/2 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	6	1110	152	111	131	–
b g Masked Marvel - Callie Tueuse (FR) (Irish Wells)
Midfield, good headway and challenging 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, no extra when not fluent last (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

PU	8. Spanish Harlem (FR) 40/1 Harry Cobden W P Mullins	Harry Cobden W P Mullins	8	1110 tp	153	–	–	–
ch g Spanish Moon (USA) - Souverainete (FR) (Doctor Dino)
Prominent, dropped to midfield 9th, not fluent and dropped to rear 10th, pulled up 11th (op 33/1)

PU	3. Kitzbuhel (FR) 4/5F Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	1110	156	–	–	–
gr g Cokoriko (FR) - Valgardena (FR) (Dom Alco)
Led, faced challenges after 3 out, soon headed, weakening when hit 2 out, pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding made a mistake at 2nd last and lost his action; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities) (op Evens tchd 4/5)

9 ran Off time: 4:50:22 Winning time: 6m 31.80s (slow by 4.30s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Lovely Hurling (temperature)
1st owner: Weld-Spec (Glasgow) Ltd & Dee L'Estrange (Western Fold) 1st breeder: Martin J Dibbs
2nd owner: Mrs Margaret O'Rourke (Fleur In The Park)
3rd owner: Ray Hackett (Nowwhatdoyouthink)
Tote win: €20 PL: €3.40 €1.70 €5.70 Ex: €85.70 CSF: €191.99 Tricast: €6,330.98 Trifecta: €4,186.30

4:50 Punchestown (IRE) 28 Apr 2026

Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1)