Tote's Cheers To 2026 Handicap Hurdle.
Punchestown · Wednesday, 31 Dec · 18:35
· 2m 3f 37y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:35
Off time
12
Runners
Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
A DREAM TO SHARE (IRE
🥈 Second
THEFLYINGBEE (IRE
🥉 Third
SOMMESKY (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 13 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
19
18/1
11 · —
23
22/1
12 · —
34
33/1
13 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | — |
Klass Langy (G)
First run since leaving Mlle D. Mele when ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (15.9f, soft, 10/3) on UK NH debut 45 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap debut in this sphere.
|
541-964 | Hugh Horgan | J P O'Brien | 5 | 75.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Sommesky (G)
7/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, heavy) 52 days ago. Likely to improve.
|
1/4176-5 | Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 6 | 73 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
Toto Too (G)
Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (14f, soft) 76 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful in this sphere at his best, but others are more persuasive nonetheless.
|
0/BP340- | Danny Mullins | J M Barrett | 8 | 73 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
A Dream To Share (G)
Useful winner at 15f on the Flat. 7/1, brought down in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 32 days ago. Open to progress in this sphere.
|
654/4B3 | Mark Walsh | J & T Kiely | 7 | 72.1 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 10th | 5 | — |
No Looking Back (G)
[PT]
Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft, 25/1) 32 days ago, pulled up before last. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.
|
00-P043 | Phillip Enright | O McKiernan | 7 | 72.1 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 9th | 6 | — |
Thornleigh Frank (G)
28/1, first run since leaving Mark Fahey when respectable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 32 days ago. Worth a second look.
|
111969/ | Conor Stone-Walsh | C Collins | 8 | 72.1 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 1st | 7 | — |
Linden Arden (G)
Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in October. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Naas (20f, heavy) 52 days ago, finding little.
|
101257/ | Brian Hayes | D H Kelly | 7 | 71.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
Theflyingbee (M)
[T]
Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. Very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 10/1) 17 days ago. Shortlist material.
|
25/5533- | Patrick M O'Brien | F G Hand | 8 | 71.2 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 9 | — |
Boher Road (G)
Below form eighteenth of 30 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (16.8f, good to soft). Off 15 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles.
|
U170R/7 | Peter Smithers | J P Fahey | 6 | 70.8 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 8th | 10 | — |
Cafe Con Leche (G)
[P]
Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at this course (19.4f, soft) 39 days ago.
|
04108P | Mr A D Bustin | C Byrnes | 9 | 69.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Catch The Beast (G)
C&D winner. 80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, heavy) 52 days ago. Entitled to come on for that and not without each-way claims here.
|
PF-6P25 | Philip Byrnes | E Cawley | 7 | 69.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 12 | — |
Rockymountainbleu (G)
Course winner. 7/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.4f, soft) 39 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
|
847432 | Tiernan Power Roche | P J Rothwell | 7 | 69.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 2nd | 13 | — |
San Hilario (G)
FAV
[P]
Good fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Navan (20f, heavy) 17 days ago. High on the shortlist.
|
242222 | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 4 | 68.5 kg |
4
3/1
|
Betting forecast: San Hilario (3/1), Sommesky (7/2), Theflyingbee (6/1), Boher Road (13/2), Rockymountainbleu (7/1), A Dream To Share (8/1), Catch The Beast (12/1), Linden Arden (14/1), No Looking Back (16/1), Klass Langy (18/1), Thornleigh Frank (22/1), Cafe Con Leche (33/1), Toto Too (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 10800.0 EUR |
| P2 | 3600.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1800.0 EUR |
| P4 | 900.0 EUR |
| P5 | 540.0 EUR |
| P6 | 361.0 EUR |