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Punchestown 2024
Punchestown 2024
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Rockwell College Race
of €17,500.00 3-y-o plus 7f. 110yds. 3.00
7f. 110yds. Flat 3-y-o plus 7 Declared
Rockwell College Race
of €17,500.00- Formscan
- Race Info
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1st - €10,500.00 2nd - €3,500.00 3rd - €1,750.00 4th - €875.00 5th - €525.00 6th - €350.00 Overcast
FormscanBy Alan Magee - Ross O’Sullivan holds a strong hand here and perhaps WARRIOR BRAVE can regain the winning thread. The six-year-old gelding won three times last year and was also placed in this corresponding race, and comes here off the back of a solid second to Power Under Me over 7f at Naas. Stablemate Follow Me won twice at the Curragh earlier this season and could bounce back after a disappointing run at Royal Ascot, while Self Belief won the Group 3 Meld Stakes over 1m1f on soft ground at Leopardstown last year and now drops back in trip having failed to reach that level of form since. Star Galaxy won a Punchestown handicap off a mark of 81 last autumn and has been generally consistent since in Listed company.
For three years old and upwards which since 1st August, 2023 and at declaration have not finished first, second or third in a Listed or Group race
Weights - 3-y-o 9st 5lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs
Penalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st August, 2023 Winner of a race 4lb extra Of two races or one value #12,500 or more 6lb extra
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26.00 |
UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
Other | 2 | 0 | 1 |
20th Jun 24 Royal Ascot(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 100 28/1 9-7 S Foley 28th of 29 runners, 27.07L behind Mickley
25th May 24 Curragh(7f Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 93 4/1Fav 9-11 W J Lee 1st of 13 runners, by 0.75L and 1L from Transcending Glory and Gunzburg
21st Apr 24 Curragh(6f Flat Maiden, Soft to Heavy) Rated 93 22/1 9-8 S Foley 1st of 14 runners, by 0.5L and 1.5L from Eclipse Emerald and Kortez Bay
Quotes on Follow Me (FR)
He's a fair horse, everything went wrong that could go wrong and he still weaved his way through. Three down I was like 'oh no', it was like watching a horror movie. Billy was so cool on him, he got his spots and got out. It's onwards and upwards with him, it's exciting to have him. They are two lovely horses (Dance Night Andday who won yesterday) that have won this weekend. They both worked on Tuesday morning and you'd think coming here that both of them would run well, but you'd hardly think on Guineas weekend both of them would win. Tom Malone bought him in France and it was a great buy for Amanda (Torrens). Unfortunately, she couldn't be here today, she had to go to the north for another engagement. She was roaring the phone down and she's delighted. We'll see what the handicapper does, he's 93 today and, if there was another handicap on Derby weekend that we could eke out of him, that's a possibility. He's very versatile ground-wise and it's just lovely to have a good horse. He's a big horse with loads of scope. When he came off the lorry to us, and given his two-year-old form, he came off like a big scopey horse and not a horse that was all about two. He's simple enough at home, likes his routine. I feel sorry for Shane Foley as he's ridden all his work and won his maiden on him. He was mad to ride him but had to ride for Jessie (Harrington) and then that horse (Matter Of Fact) was taken out. He is Shane's ride.
After Follow Me (FR) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 25th May 2024 7f Flat Hcap Good
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
May 2024 Tattersalls (UK) Price: Lot Withdrawn
Oct 2023 Tattersalls (UK) Price: Lot Withdrawn
16th Jun 22 Royal Ascot(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 98 80/1 9-5 Rossa Ryan 28th of 30 runners, 17.55L behind Thesis
21st May 22 Curragh(1m Flat, Round: Good to Yielding Straight: Good To Yielding, yielding places) Rated 98 100/1 9-2 L F Roche 8th of 9 runners, 11.56L behind Native Trail
2nd May 22 Curragh(1m Flat, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Straight Crse); Yielding (Round)) 8/1 9-5 L F Roche 4th of 7 runners, 6.06L behind Buckaroo
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Make Believe (GB)-Fact Or Folklore(Lope De Vega)
(45)
(Ballylinch Stud)
Rated 103
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 12 | 3 | 1 | 17.50 |
18th Jul 24 Leopardstown(1m 1f Flat, Good) Rated 104 17/2 9-9 W J Lee 4th of 7 runners, 11.25L behind Diego Velazquez
29th Jun 24 Curragh(1m 2f Flat, Good, good to yielding in places (Yielding to Soft at R3)) Rated 104 18/1 9-12 W J Lee 5th of 8 runners, 8.5L behind Jan Brueghel
6th Jun 24 Leopardstown(1m 1f Flat, Good; changed to Good, Good to Firm in places, after Race 5) Rated 104 8/1 9-12 W J Lee 4th of 8 runners, 3.06L behind Tarawa
Quotes on Self Belief (IRE)
I'm delighted with that, Billy gave him a lovely patient ride. The last day he said he just didn't come down off the hill in the Curragh, the ground was too quick there and the first day it was probably too soft for him. It's soft but it's loose today,. He really battled today, he could have thrown in the towel half way up the straight but he didn't. He had the fighting qualities of the mare who was a good tough mare. I trained the mare for them, who got listed placed. He's a half-brother to a good filly Joseph O'Brien had, Statement, who won a Group 3 down in Tipperary at the end of last year. He's a right tough little fella. I thought he'd do this earlier in the year and I was so disgusted with his two runs, one was in too soft ground and one was a bit quick in the Curragh. He loved that loose ground. He's been working great and I'm delighted for John O'Connor (Ballylinch managing director) as they send me a few horses. We can go places now with him as he's shown he can battle, we just have to get the ground right.
After Self Belief (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 20th Jul 2023 1m 1f Flat Soft
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Twilight Son (GB)-Gladiatrix(Compton Place)
bl+(39)
d1
(Ms Eleanora Kennedy)
Rated 99
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 18 | 3 | 5 | -0.25 |
UK | 10 | 3 | 2 | -0.42 |
24th Jul 24 Naas(7f Flat, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 96 4/1 9-10 S Foley 2nd of 5 runners, 0.5L behind Power Under Me
22nd Jun 24 Royal Ascot(6f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 95 50/1 9-0 Dylan Browne McMonagle 15th of 25 runners, 6.05L behind Unequal Love
7th Jun 24 Fairyhouse(6f Flat, Good) Rated 95 5/2 10-3 S Foley 3rd of 7 runners, 0.5L and 0.5L behind Tango Flare and Dandyville
Quotes on Warrior Brave (GB)
A horse that has proved so frustrating in the past has now turned to be a star! It's great for Eleanora,. He won last week in Listowel, on Saturday, and this race popped up in the calendar quick. I had seen it beforehand and if we had missed Listowel we were going to come here anyway. He's a horse that likes doing what he does out in front and the blinkers worked well. Obviously the handicapper gave him 10lb the last day but the ground suited and the track with a bend is similar to Listowel, even though we're going the other way. He proved so frustrating in the last year-and-a-half but he fell down to a mark that he's capable of winning off and that probably gave him the chance. Like them all he'll probably climb back up and hit his level again but we're after having two wins with him which is the most important thing.
After Warrior Brave (GB) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Fri, 9th Jun 2023 6f Flat Hcap Good
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1.50 |
UK | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
Other | 2 | 0 | 0 |
14th Aug 24 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 88 25/1 9-9 M P Sheehy 6th of 8 runners, 4.81L behind Wingspan
26th Jul 24 Cork(1m Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 88 6/4 9-3 H J Horgan (5) 1st of 5 runners, by 0.75L and 3.25L from My Little Lady and Cill Mocheallog
17th Jul 24 Killarney(1m 40yds Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 89 40/1 9-9 M P Sheehy 8th of 9 runners, 7.53L behind Greenfinch
In the last 3 years Karsavina (GB) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Star Galaxy (IRE) | 1 | |
17th Jul 2024 Killarney(1m 40yds, Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Star Galaxy (IRE) 5th (25/1 9-9 Rated 92) D P McDonogh 2.50L in front of Karsavina (GB) 8th (40/1 9-9 Rated 89) M P Sheehy (9 ran) | ||
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Territories (IRE)-Sunset Dream(Acclamation)
ts3(395)
d1
(Magic Mares Syndicate)
Rated 88
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 8 | 1 | 0 | -1.50 |
Nov 2023 Goffs Ireland Price: €28,000
3rd Aug 23 Galway(7f Flat, N.H.: Good to yielding, good in places. Flat: Yielding) Rated 93 18/1 9-1 J A Heffernan 5th of 10 runners, 4.25L behind Miramis
21st May 23 Naas(5f 205yds Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 94 80/1 9-2 N G McCullagh 13th of 15 runners, 8.64L behind The Antarctic
7th May 23 Leopardstown(1m Flat, Soft to Heavy) Rated 95 25/1 9-2 N G McCullagh 8th of 11 runners, 16.03L behind Zarinsk
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Sea The Stars (IRE)-Santa Anabaa(Exceed And Excel)
(9)
(Shapoor Mistry)
Rated 94
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 8 | 1 | 1 | -2.50 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23rd Aug 24 Killarney(1m 30yds Flat, Yielding to Soft, Yielding in places) Rated 94 22/1 9-4 M P Sheehy 7th of 9 runners, 3.26L behind One Look
17th Jul 24 Killarney(1m 40yds Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 92 25/1 9-9 D P McDonogh 5th of 9 runners, 5.03L behind Greenfinch
Jul 2024 Tattersalls (UK) Price: Lot Withdrawn
8th Jun 24 Navan(1m Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 88 12/1 9-9 Dylan Browne McMonagle 4th of 8 runners, 3L behind Everlasting
In the last 3 years Star Galaxy (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Karsavina (GB) | 1 | |
17th Jul 2024 Killarney(1m 40yds, Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Star Galaxy (IRE) 5th (25/1 9-9 Rated 92) D P McDonogh 2.50L in front of Karsavina (GB) 8th (40/1 9-9 Rated 89) M P Sheehy (9 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2023 Caracal 4 9-2 C Stone-Walsh 13/2 (Joseph Patrick O'Brien) (Drawn 1)
2022 Emporio 4 9-10 G M Ryan 2/1 (Donnacha Aidan O'Brien) (Drawn 3)
2021 Geometrical 4 9-10 K J Manning 5/1 (J S Bolger) (Drawn 5)
2020 Abandoned
2019 Lancaster House 3 9-5 D O'Brien 2/7Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 5)
2018 Tennessee Wildcat 8 9-8 C T Keane 7/1 (G M Lyons) (Drawn 5)
2017 Riven Light 5 9-8 P J Smullen 1/5Fav (W P Mullins) (Drawn 1)
2016 Eddystone Rock 4 9-12 N G McCullagh 11/4 (J P Murtagh) (Drawn 7)
2015 Tandem 6 9-8 P J Smullen 2/1 (D K Weld) (Drawn 4)
2014 Ebasani 3 9-5 D P McDonogh 6/4Fav (John M Oxx) (Drawn 2)
2013 The United States 3 9-2 J P O'Brien 1/1Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 1)
2012 Parkers Mill 4 9-8 W M Lordan 9/4 (T Stack) (Drawn 4)
2011 Bay Knight 5 9-6 S Foley 9/2 (K J Condon) (Drawn 4)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
Probable SP 15/8 Self Belief, 9/4 Warrior Brave, 6/1 Star Galaxy, Follow Me, 10/1 Nightcliff, Karsavina, 25/1 Malex.
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.