William Hill Challenge Series Hurdle
Course: Punchestown
Date: 13th Oct 2026
Distance: 2m7½f (2m7f95y)
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class:
Prize: €10,800
Runners: 5
Going Detail: GOOD
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Buddy One D
9yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Danny Gilligan
Trainer: Paul John Gilligan
Athenry, Co Galway
Owner: E Lynch T C Quinn John J Mcgrath
Breeding
Sire: Sans Frontieres (IRE)
Dam: May's Magic (IRE)
Damsire: Bob's Return (IRE)
Comment
Buddy One comes here on the back of a third last time out and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 143 puts him second of five. The risk is that he is yet to win in his last five starts and carries 154 lb after 36 days off.
Race History for Buddy One
Samui
7yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Jack Kennedy
Trainer: Gordon Elliott
Longwood, Co Meath
Owner: Allan Snow
Breeding
Sire: Siyouni (FR)
Dam: Appearance (GB)
Damsire: Galileo (IRE)
Comment
Third last time out and a second three starts back, Samui is sharp off a 10-day break and has run over today's trip and going before, so he's a leading danger. The risk is that he's yet to win in his last five starts and carries 154 lb.
Race History for Samui
Senecia
9yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Phillip Enright
Trainer: Vincent Laurence Halley
Kill, Co Waterford
Owner: Laurence V Halley
Breeding
Sire: Ask (GB)
Dam: Fennis Moll (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting (GB)
Comment
Senecia is our top-rated runner, and the one to beat on the numbers: he won four starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and is back quickly after 10 days. The reservation is a pulled up last time out, but he still looks the pick on our rating of 153 from 154 lb.
Race History for Senecia
Sandor Clegane C
9yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Ross Berry(7)
Trainer: Paul Nolan
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Owner: Browne Coffey Families
Breeding
Sire: Fame And Glory (GB)
Dam: Betty Roe (IRE)
Damsire: Vinnie Roe (IRE)
Comment
Sandor Clegane arrives with solid recent form, third last time out and a winner two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 157-day absence, with 154 lb to carry too.
Previous Owners
- Mrs K Browne Mrs Anne Coffey (until 2026-04-12)
Race History for Sandor Clegane
Intense Approach D
7yo ch Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Conor Smithers(7)
Trainer: John McConnell
Stamullen, Co Meath
Owner: Ms Caroline Ahearn
Breeding
Sire: Jack Hobbs (GB)
Dam: Intense Tango (GB)
Damsire: Mastercraftsman (IRE)
Comment
Pulled up last time out and winless in his last five, Intense Approach has fallen away since a fifth five starts back, and 58 days off with a yard going 1/32 recently makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 126 matches his official figure, but that only leaves him ranked fifth of five.
Race History for Intense Approach
