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Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup

Punchestown · 28 April 2026
  • TypeChase
  • Distance3m90y
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9

Fountain House (IRE) (9/4F) won the Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown on 28 April 2026, beating Knockiel Synge (IRE) by 39 lengths under Mr R James for trainer Ian John McCarthy. 9 ran on Yielding going over 3m90y; the winning time was 6m 47.80s.

Winner Fountain House (IRE)
SP: 9/4F J: Mr R James T: Ian John McCarthy O: Nicola Mccarthy
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 1 Fountain House (IRE) tp 8g Midfield Lucky Speed (IRE) – Cabra Cruizor (IRE) (Swift Gulliver) Nicola Mccarthy Settled in midfield - 5th at halfway - moved into 3rd three out - up into 2nd approaching the straight - took command two out and quickly opened up - strolled home unchallenged Mr R James(7) Ian John McCarthy 11-10 —146B45A 6:47.80 11,780 9/4F 3.57
2nd 3 Knockiel Synge (IRE) p 12g Morozov (USA) – Knockiel Spirit (IRE) (Overbury) Teresa Flood Shared front spot early - stumbled and lost lead 20th - dropped to sixth after being seriously impeded 4 out - improved to modest fourth after 2 out then rallied late to snatch second near the line 39 Miss Georgie Benson(7) Peter John Flood 11-5 —107C20C 6:57.55 3,780 18/1 30.64
3rd 8 Turnupdevolume (IRE) 8g Held up Valirann (FR) – Wrong In Okanagan (IRE) (Luso) R P Okeeffe Held up early - moved into 4th three out - shaken up to third after the following fence - couldn't find more and stayed on at one gait from two out to finish third 1½ Mr B T Stone(7) R P O'Keeffe 11-0 —102C19C 6:57.93 1,780 9/2 6.39
4th 2 Grange Soldier (IRE) b 8g Held up Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) – Celtic Cailin (IRE) (Beneficial) Otoole Family Partnership Held up early - moved into 4th by halfway - up to 2nd with 5 to jump - eased back to 3rd after 3 out - held same position in the straight and stayed on steadily to finish 4th 20 Mr P A King(3) William P Murphy 11-9 105111C6C 7:02.93 780 33/1 44.13
5th 7 Samdegoda (GB) 7g Held up Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) – Flemengo (IRE) (Flemensfirth) Natalie Gilligan Held up towards the back - error at 10th - struggling for headway when hampered 4 out - well held at the finish 8 Mr O T Gilligan(7) Paul John Gilligan 11-0 —102C1C 7:04.93 380 80/1 152.02
6th 4 Willitgoahead (IRE) p 8g Held up Getaway (GER) – Vin Fizz (IRE) (Vinnie Roe) Bective Stud Settled just behind the front group - third at halfway - jumped awkwardly at the 19th - moved into command five out - asked for effort entering the straight - gave nothing more and passed two out - eased back to third before the last and faded on the run-in 11 Mr J L Scallan(7) Gordon Elliott 11-5 134107C-5C 7:07.68 180 5/2 3.85
PU 5 Empire Soldier (IRE) tp 6g Held up Walk In The Park (IRE) – Fintara (IRE) (Kayf Tara) Denis Paul Murphy Sat close behind the front group early - 6th at halfway then unable to make ground from 5 out - stopped racing before 2 out — Mr S Cotter(7) Denis Paul Murphy 11-0 ——— — — 33/1 43.45
F 6 Keep On Dreaming (IRE) h 6g Westerner (GB) – Nadiya De La Vega (FR) (Lost World) John P Mcmanus Shared control early - stumbled six out then lost the advantage soon after - fading with little response before coming down four out — Mr L M Kelleher(7) E Bolger 11-0 102—— — — 3/1 4.50
PU 9 Found A Star (IRE) p 5m Midfield Blue Bresil (FR) – Lost Two Stars (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar) Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate Settled around midfield - still in touch in 7th at the halfway stage - unable to close from 6 out and pulled up shortly after — Mr R Sugrue(7) J P Dempsey 10-5 ——— — — 50/1 93.96

Winning time 6m 47.80s 6m 47.80s (fast by 1.20s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 9 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (6 of 9 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €3.25
Tote Place €1.10 €4 €1.60
Exacta €39.40
CSF €36.32
Tricast €172.97
Trifecta €269

Quick answers

Who won the Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown in 2026?
Fountain House (IRE) won the Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown on 28 April 2026, ridden by Mr R James and trained by Ian John McCarthy.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown?
1st Fountain House (IRE) (9/4F), 2nd Knockiel Synge (IRE) (18/1), 3rd Turnupdevolume (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown?
Fountain House (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4F, with a Betfair SP of 3.57.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown?
9 horses ran in the 2026 Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup at Punchestown?
The winning time was 6m 47.80s.

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