William Hill Challenge Series 3-Y-O Hurdle
Course: Punchestown
Date: 13th Oct 2026
Distance: 2m (2m46y)
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class:
Prize: €8,400
Runners: 9
Going Detail: GOOD
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Danny Power D
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mark Walsh
Trainer: John Queally
Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Owner: M A Ryan
Breeding
Sire: Blue Bresil (FR)
Dam: Minnie Dahill (IRE)
Damsire: Finsceal Fior ()
Comment
Danny Power won last time out and returns after 23 days, a fresh but not rusty gap, with experience of both today's trip and the going. Carrying 158 lb is a fair test, but he is the one to beat, and our rating of 101 ranks him top of nine.
Race History for Danny Power
Sea Of Dubka
3yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Darragh O'Keeffe
Trainer: Henry de Bromhead
Knockeen, Co Waterford
Owner: Anthony Head Stephen E Mccarthy Mrs Paul Shanahan
Breeding
Sire: Sea The Moon (GER)
Dam: Dubka (GB)
Damsire: Dubawi (IRE)
Comment
Won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, so Sea Of Dubka arrives with a positive profile, and our rating of 95 ranks her third of nine. The main risk is the 54-day break, plus 151 lb on her back.
Race History for Sea Of Dubka
Kenough
3yo ch Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: J J Slevin
Trainer: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
Owner: H O S Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Kendargent (FR)
Dam: Stracy (FR)
Damsire: Motivator (GB)
Comment
Kenough is effectively unexposed, with no recorded form to go on, so he is open to improvement. He returns after 17 days off and carries 152 lb, and it is hard to read much more into the profile.
Race History for Kenough
Contador BF
3yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Jack Kennedy
Trainer: Gordon Elliott
Longwood, Co Meath
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud
Breeding
Sire: Kingman (GB)
Dam: Ventoux (GB)
Damsire: Galileo (IRE)
Comment
Contador is effectively unexposed, with no recorded form to go on and 114 days since his last run, so he's one to take on trust. Carrying 152 lb, he's open to improvement but yet to show what he can do.
Race History for Contador
Bell Ex Too
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Paddy Cody(7)
Trainer: R P Cody
Dunnamaggin, Co Kilkenny
Owner: Gillian Cody
Breeding
Sire: Elzaam (AUS)
Dam: Nudge The Judge (IRE)
Damsire: Excelebration (IRE)
Comment
Bell Ex Too won last time out, 32 days ago, and has run on today's going before, so he arrives fresh and in form under 158 lb. Our rating of 99 ranks him second of nine, though the big weight is the main risk.
Race History for Bell Ex Too
Dunmore
3yo g Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Danny Mullins
Trainer: Anthony Mullins
Gowran, Co Kilkenny
Owner: Dunmore Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Palace Pier (GB)
Dam: Alpine Snow (IRE)
Damsire: Verglas (IRE)
Comment
Fit enough after 23 days off, Dunmore has run over today's trip and on this going before, and he is a leading danger at 152 lb with our rating of 75 placing him fourth of nine. The risk is a seventh last time out, which leaves him yet to show he can bounce back.
Race History for Dunmore
Palace Tyne
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Peter Smithers(5)
Trainer: Padraig Roche
Coolaghknock Glebe, Co Kildare
Owner: Padraig Roche
Breeding
Sire: Palace Pier (GB)
Dam: Crystal Starlet (GB)
Damsire: Frankel (GB)
Comment
Palace Tyne is effectively unexposed, with no recorded form to go on, so any improvement is a bonus. He returns after just 16 days off and carries 152 lb, which leaves plenty to prove.
Previous Trainers
- Jack W Davison (until 2025-08-28)
Previous Owners
- Bronsan Racing (until 2025-08-28)
Race History for Palace Tyne
Julie's Moon
3yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: John Shinnick
Trainer: Ms Margaret Mullins
Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Owner: Three Hares Racing Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Sea Moon (GB)
Dam: Dani Theatre (IRE)
Damsire: King's Theatre (IRE)
Comment
Julie's Moon was only sixth last time out and is yet to win in her recent form, which makes her hard to fancy, though she is quick back after 13 days and has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 145 lb, she sits fifth of nine on our figures.
Race History for Julie's Moon
Mahzuz
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Aidan Kelly
Trainer: Padraig Roche
Coolaghknock Glebe, Co Kildare
Owner: Padraig Roche
Breeding
Sire: King Of Change (GB)
Dam: Ask Not (GB)
Damsire: Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Comment
Mahzuz is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so he's open to improvement, and he returns after 197 days off while carrying 152 lb. A big absence to weigh up, but there's plenty of scope for progress.
Race History for Mahzuz
