Punchestown Race Cards 9 December will present an eight-race programme on 9th December, Tuesday, beginning late in the morning and continuing through the mid-afternoon. The meeting will feature novice chases, maiden hurdles, a Listed mares’ contest, and two divisions of a staying handicap hurdle, offering a balanced card for followers of the winter jumps season.
The opening Matchbook Exchange Rated Novice Steeplechase at 11:50 will bring together Chance Another One, St Faz, Anotherway, Choccabloc, Coral River, and Giant Haystacks over 2m65yds for a €22,000 contest. All six runners will enter with the aim of establishing early-season progression in novice company.
The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Steeplechase at 12:20 will follow over 2m7f12yds, where Argento Boy, Autoportrait, Ballygunner Castle, Butch Cassidy, Da Capo Glory, and Fishery Lane will line up for €15,500. The longer trip will suit several of these potential staying chasers as they begin their campaigns.
At 12:50, The Matchbook Backs Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle will be run over 2m3f for €12,000. American Jukebox, Any Chance, Attanagh, Crowe Street, Eyetrap, and Fillyoureye will look to make an impression in a field that appears open on paper.
The €24,000 Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Mares Novice Hurdle at 13:20 will be the feature contest of the afternoon. Amen Kate, Carry On Heidi, Chosen Comrade, Divaboriva, Echoing Silence, and Neon Diamond will compete over 2m3f, with several of these mares expected to continue rising through the ranks.
The programme will continue at 13:50 with the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle over 2m12yds, worth €15,000. Espresso Milan, Newbrook Diamond, Strange Currency, Themorethemerrier, Blue Velvet, and Boston Breeze will contest a race that typically highlights future improvers.
At 14:20, the Solo Arte – An Irish Art Gallery At Punchestown Hurdle will take place over 2m12yds for €13,500. Charlus, Icare D’aubrelle, Immutable, Jabbar, Jigoro, and Plontier will aim to enhance their winter form in a competitive mid-card hurdle.
The meeting will conclude with two divisions of the Matchbook Best Odds On Festive Racing Handicap Hurdle over 2m7f207yds, each worth €10,000.
Division 1 at 14:50 will include Take Chance, Cosmo Renfro, Difficult Decision, Sarah’s Express, Teds Corner, and Milanaway.
Division 2 at 15:23 will bring together Arctic Piper, Warmer Days Ahead, John Storey, Rajsalad, Eagle Terrace, and Pebble Bleu.
With competitive fields throughout the afternoon, the Punchestown Race Cards 9 December meeting will offer a strong midweek jumps programme across novice, maiden, and handicap divisions.
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