Sky Bet Club Beginners Chase – Punchestown

Punchestown

12:20

Sky Bet Club Beginners Chase

Date 2026-01-11

Distance 2m6f123y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,375

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 10.8°C

Wind 23mph S

Rain 65%

Winning Time 6m 18.60s (slow by 30.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Banter At The Bar (GB) Gavin Brouder · M F Morris	12/1	Won
2nd	John The Diva (FR) Sean O'Keeffe · M A Cahill	16/5	5
3rd	Mighty Jeremy (IRE) Simon Torrens · Patrick T Foley	9/1	30
4th	Silver King (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	25/1	2.25
5th	Katie Daniels (IRE) Kevin Healy · Cian Collins	8/1	2
6th	Themanintheboots (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	8/1	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Additional Time (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	15/2
P.U.	Bajan Excell (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Ms Claire O'Connell	250/1
P.U.	Brucejack (IRE) Danny Mullins · P A Fahy	5/2F
Fell	Enge Hazard (SWE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Andrew McNamara	8/1
P.U.	Mistyburn (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	250/1
P.U.	Rajsalad (FR) Charlie O'Dwyer · Conor O'Dwyer	200/1

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Brucejack Bay J:Danny Mullins T:P A Fahy	J:Danny Mullins T:P A Fahy	166	—	2F-446	112	121	110	22d	—	—	-1	22.8	3/1 25%
Winning hurdler, no shortage of chasing experience, overall profile is concerning
6	John The Diva Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:M A Cahill	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:M A Cahill	166	—	513-25	112	118	114	28d	—	—	+1	21.7	10/3 23%
Two wins over hurdles, fair form in beginners' chase, disappointing in his first handicap
11	Themanintheboots Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	b	64921P	-	112	-	28d	—	—	-3	12.4	11/2 15%
Had first-time blinkers when winning over hurdles in November, pulled up on latest
1	Additional Time Bay J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	166	p	1/7521	-	-	-	79d	—	—	-2	10.6	15/2 12%
Runaway winner of a maiden hurdle at Sligo in October, point winner in 2024, fair chance
12	Katie Daniels Bay J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Cian Collins	J:Kevin Healy(7) T:Cian Collins	159	—	0-431P	-	-	-	16d	—	—	-6	2.1	11/1 8%
Good chance based on her maiden hurdle win in November, question mark after Limerick run
7	Mighty Jeremy Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	166	ht	50/5-4	106	116	102	27d	—	—	+8	16.4	10/1 9%
Veteran, three wins over hurdles, huge price when running creditably at Naas last month
5	Enge Hazard Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Andrew McNamara	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Andrew McNamara	166	t	75-436	-	-	-	28d	—	—	-6	2.1	10/1 9%
Three-time Scandinavian Flat winner, has shown some ability over hurdles, chase debut
3	Banter At The Bar Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:M F Morris	J:Gavin Brouder T:M F Morris	166	p	1/7-76	-	-	-	29d	—	—	+1	6.6	16/1 6%
Point winner two seasons ago, ordinary hurdles form, may do better over fences
10	Silver King Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	ht	69P-F0	103	106	39	11d	—	—	+11	14.2	25/1 4%
Fair hurdler at a modest level, 0-11 over fences, no encouragement from handicap form
8	Mistyburn Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	166	—	09080P	-	-	-	8d	—	—	-1	0.2	250/1 0%
Point winner, badly out of form over hurdles, pulled up at Cork on recent chase debut
9	Rajsalad Grey J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	166	—	/FP-0P	-	102	-	10d	—	—	-1	0.3	200/1 0%
Fair hurdler much earlier in his career, no sign of his former ability since his comeback
2	Bajan Excell Chestnut J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	166	—	/PUPP0	110	88	33	16d	—	—	+14	15.2	300/1 0%
Winning hurdler in 2020, dire form in points after layoff, tailed off on chase debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Brucejack	9/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	3/1
John The Diva	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3
Themanintheboots	11/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Additional Time	15/2	7/1	15/2	13/2	11/2
Katie Daniels	11/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Mighty Jeremy	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	10/1
Enge Hazard	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Banter At The Bar	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Silver King	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mistyburn	250/1	200/1	200/1	200/1	200/1
Rajsalad	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Bajan Excell	300/1	250/1	250/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Brucejack

22.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

John The Diva

21.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Mighty Jeremy

16.4

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Bajan Excell

15.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Silver King

14.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Themanintheboots

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Additional Time

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Banter At The Bar

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Katie Daniels

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Enge Hazard

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Rajsalad

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Mistyburn

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brucejack	112	121	110
John The Diva	112	118	114
Bajan Excell	110	88	33
Mighty Jeremy	106	116	102
Silver King	103	106	39
Themanintheboots	—	112	—
Additional Time	—	—	—
Katie Daniels	—	—	—
Enge Hazard	—	—	—
Banter At The Bar	—	—	—
Mistyburn	—	—	—
Rajsalad	—	102	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mistyburn	8d ago	Quick return
Rajsalad	10d ago	Quick return
Silver King	11d ago	Quick return
Katie Daniels	16d ago	Fit
Bajan Excell	16d ago	Fit
Brucejack	22d ago	Fit
Mighty Jeremy	27d ago	Fit
John The Diva	28d ago	Fit
Themanintheboots	28d ago	Fit
Enge Hazard	28d ago	Fit
Banter At The Bar	29d ago	Fit
Additional Time	79d ago	Fresh