William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle
Course: Punchestown
Date: 13th Oct 2026
Distance: 2m (2m46y)
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class:
Prize: €7,200
Runners: 12
Going Detail: GOOD
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Houndsworth D
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Donagh Meyler
Trainer: Mark Michael McNiff
Strandhill, Co. Sligo
Owner: Ciaran J Grogan
Breeding
Sire: Kameko (USA)
Dam: Melodic Motion (IRE)
Damsire: Nathaniel (IRE)
Comment
Runner-up last time out and a fourth two starts back, Houndsworth has been improving, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 50-day break and a 156 lb burden, though, leave him yet to win in his last five starts.
Previous Trainers
- Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole (until 2025-04-09)
Previous Owners
- The Houndsworth Partnership (until 2025-04-09)
Race History for Houndsworth
Silly Mongoose D
5yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Alex Harvey
Trainer: Patrick T Foley
Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
Owner: He Aint Heavy Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Decorated Knight (GB)
Dam: Remal Dubai (USA)
Damsire: Hard Spun (USA)
Comment
Third last time out and fresh from a run 12 days ago, Silly Mongoose has run over today's trip and going, but he's a seventh and an unplaced effort in the two runs before that, and 156 lb is a hefty burden. Our rating of 104 ranks him sixth of 12.
Race History for Silly Mongoose
Pavilion End
6yo ch Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Mark Walsh
Trainer: Charles O'Brien
Straffan, Co Kildare
Owner: Michael L Keating
Breeding
Sire: Jack Hobbs (GB)
Dam: Munstead Star (GB)
Damsire: Sir Percy (GB)
Comment
Pavilion End has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating has him second of 12 and a leading danger off 160 lb after a 25-day break. The risk is a winless run of finishes, fifth, seventh and fifth before an unplaced latest effort.
Previous Owners
- Painestown Syndicate (until 2024-08-06)
Race History for Pavilion End
Chantilly Wings
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Carl Millar(5)
Trainer: Cian Collins
Navan, Co Meath
Owner: John M Lynch
Breeding
Sire: Wings Of Eagles (FR)
Dam: Conors Yeats (IRE)
Damsire: Yeats (IRE)
Comment
Chantilly Wings arrives consistent, with a third last time out, a second four starts back and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, fresh enough after 25 days. The main risk is 158 lb, a big burden for a horse yet to win in his last five.
Previous Trainers
- Ciaran Murphy (until 2026-07-10)
- Cian Collins (until 2025-09-05)
- Ciaran Murphy (until 2025-01-05)
Race History for Chantilly Wings
Zuzukel
6yo b Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: Daniel King
Trainer: A. J. Martin
Summerhill, Co. Meath
Owner: S M Ross
Breeding
Sire: Frankel (GB)
Dam: Lady Zuzu (USA)
Damsire: Dynaformer ()
Comment
Zuzukel arrives with a runner-up effort three starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 106 puts him third of 12 and above his official 104. The risk is a 178-day absence, with a ninth last time out and a fall before that.
Previous Trainers
- C Laffon-Parias (until 2023-06-19)
Previous Owners
- Wertheimer Frere (until 2023-06-19)
Race History for Zuzukel
Build A Bridge
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Danny Mullins
Trainer: Rory Anthony Devine
Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow
Owner: So Be It Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Blue Bresil (FR)
Dam: Clara Bel La (IRE)
Damsire: Accordion ()
Comment
Winless in his last five and unplaced last time, Build A Bridge is hard to fancy after 225 days off, with fifths two and three starts back offering little. He has run over today's trip and going, but 146 lb is a big ask.
Previous Trainers
- Adrian Sexton (until 2026-03-02)
Race History for Build A Bridge
Beyond Forgiveness
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Cian Quirke
Trainer: David Harry Kelly
Rathvin, Co Tipperary
Owner: W F Treacy
Breeding
Sire: Libertarian (GB)
Dam: Beyond Belief (IRE)
Damsire: Sadler's Wells ()
Comment
Beyond Forgiveness is winless in his last four, finishing sixth last time out, a fourth two starts back, then a sixth and a pulled up, which makes him hard to fancy. He carries 159 lb, though he has run on today's going and is fresh enough after 23 days.
Race History for Beyond Forgiveness
Cometothinkofit
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Peter Smithers(5)
Trainer: Padraig Roche
Coolaghknock Glebe, Co Kildare
Owner: All Rogues Have Friends Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam: Vision Du Puy (FR)
Damsire: Vision D'Etat (FR)
Comment
Cometothinkofit is yet to win in his last four starts, finishing eighth last time out and sixth two starts back, and returns after 129 days off, so he's unexposed and open to improvement, though he carries 147 lb off an official mark of 92.
Race History for Cometothinkofit
Somersby Roost
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: James Duggan(7)
Trainer: Oliver McKiernan
Rathcoole, Co Dublin
Owner: Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
Breeding
Sire: Wings Of Eagles (FR)
Dam: Trabrega Bay (IRE)
Damsire: Oscar (IRE)
Comment
Somersby Roost won four starts back but has been unplaced last time out and pulled up in the two runs before that, and she returns after 53 days off. She has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 104 matches her official mark, yet 160 lb is a hefty burden.
Race History for Somersby Roost
Arctic Piper
7yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Michael Kenneally(5)
Trainer: R Donohoe
Gowran, Co Kilkenny
Owner: R Donohoe
Breeding
Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam: Arctic Lady (GER)
Damsire: Soldier Hollow (GB)
Comment
Arctic Piper has been well beaten lately, a ninth last time out and another ninth three starts back, with a fell and a pulled up also in her last five, so she is hard to fancy at 140 lb. She is back quickly after 11 days and has run over this trip and going before, but ranking tenth of 12 on our figures says plenty.
Previous Trainers
- Patrick T Foley (until 2026-01-08)
- Barry J Fitzgerald (until 2024-05-28)
Previous Owners
- D Joyce (until 2026-10-02)
- Miss S Foley (until 2026-01-08)
- M Foley (until 2024-05-28)
Race History for Arctic Piper
Sonny May C D
9yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mr J J Berry(7)
Trainer: Denis Hickey
Foulksmills, Co Wexford
Owner: Denis Hickey
Breeding
Sire: Hillstar (GB)
Dam: Wouldnt Doubt Ya (IRE)
Damsire: Oscar (IRE)
Comment
Without a win in his last four and returning after 152 days, Sonny May has had little to shout about lately, but he has run over today's trip and going before and carries 166 lb off an official mark of 110. Our rating of 117 puts him top of the 12, so he is the one to beat.
Race History for Sonny May
Kingston Silver
5yo g Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Philip Donovan
Trainer: W J Lanigan
Coolrain, Co. Laois
Owner: Mrs Sarah Ann Ohanlon
Breeding
Sire: Kingston Hill (GB)
Dam: In A Rush (IRE)
Damsire: Hernando (FR)
Comment
Lightly raced and yet to win, Kingston Silver has shown little so far, unplaced last time out and a ninth two starts back, but he's fresh from a 20-day break and may have more to offer from an official mark of 82 carrying 140 lb.
Race History for Kingston Silver
