Punxsutawney Phil Horse Racing Form | Musselburgh 16:25 21st March 2025

Punxsutawney Phil' Form | 21st March 2025

21st March 2025 Ladbrokes Go North Brindisi Breeze Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)

Age
8
Weight
12-0
Trainer
M Walford
(Last 14 Days: 1-12, 8.33%)
Owner
Ursa Major Racing Ltd & Partner
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Dan Gilbert
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2017-02-05
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
2
Classifications
Handicap, Hurdle
Ground
Good To Soft
Distance
2m 7f 180y
Runners
15
Prize Money
£30,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Punxsutawney Phil Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-02-20 14:45 Huntingdon / 4 / 3m 1f 10y / Hurdle Turf / 7.5K
Handicap, Hunt, Hurdle
11-12
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 4 /6 - btn 27 Jubilant 11-1 6m 50.309s

tracked leader who went clear after 7th, closer next, lost 2nd after 4 out, mistake and weakened next

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
5 6.01
2.83
107
1 2025-02-13 15:25 Newcastle / 4 / 2m 4f 62y / Hurdle Turf / 8.7K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-11
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 1 /10 - win 16 Aquitaine Boy 11-3 5m 20.5s

made all, clear before 2 out, easily

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
11 12.15
3.65
107
2 2025-01-24 14:38 Doncaster / 4 / 3m 0f 84y / Hurdle Turf / 10K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-11
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 10 /17 - btn 18.3 Blue Hop 11-9 6m 11.827s

chased leaders, lost place after bypassed 2 out, soon weakened

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
26 50.99
7.22
109
3 2024-12-26 14:35 Sedgefield / 4 / 2m 3f 188y / Hurdle Turf / 7.7K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 6 /6 - btn 19.55 Salsada 12-1 4m 54.195s

led, went two lengths clear before 2nd, briefly joined 4th, headed 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out (routine tested, vet had nothing to report)

M Walford
Tom Midgley
13 17.47
6.8
109
4 2024-12-09 12:45 Musselburgh / 5 / 2m 7f 180y / Hurdle Turf / 7K
Handicap, Hurdle
12-0
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 1 /10 - win 1.25 You Some Girl 11-6 6m 6.03s

made all, forged away home turn, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last and soon challenged, ran gamely and found extra run-in

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
17 21.85
5
104
5 2024-11-26 14:30 Sedgefield / 4 / 2m 3f 188y / Hurdle Turf / 7.7K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-12
Cheekpieces
Good 2 /9 - btn 6.5 Salsada 11-8 4m 54.123s

close up, led approaching omitted usual 3 out, ridden when headed 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, kept on

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
19 20.22
4.41
104
6 2024-11-14 14:40 Market Rasen / 4 / 2m 4f 139y / Hurdle Turf / 9K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-3
Cheekpieces
Good 4 /6 - btn 7 Bread And Butter 10-9 5m 32.407s

chased leaders, ridden and lost position after 3 out, soon rallied and kept on, not fluent last and held

M Walford
Tom Midgley
29 41.32
13.46
106
7 2024-10-15 16:25 Newcastle / 6 / 1m 4f 99y / Flat AW / 5.7K
Handicap
9-10 Standard 11 /12 - btn 35.2 Something 9-8 2m 46.9s

held up in touch, driven well over 2f out, never involved

M Walford
Billy Loughnane
41 80
11.5
60
8 2023-12-12 20:00 Southwell / 6 / 1m 6f 21y / Flat AW / 6K
Handicap
9-8 Standard 7 /12 - btn 13 Savvy Brilliance 9-8 3m 6.48s

held up in rear, last and ridden over 3f out, some late headway but never any chance

M Walford
William Pyle
67 112.05
21
65
9 2023-11-16 15:40 Sedgefield / 4 / 2m 3f 188y / Hurdle Turf / 8K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-11
Cheekpieces
Soft 7 /8 - btn 24.25 Special Rate 12-1 5m 17.52s

raced wide towards rear, pushed along 3 out, hit next, never on terms

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
13 17.16
3.25
112
10 2023-11-04 14:15 Ayr / 3 / 2m 4f 110y / Chase Turf / 15K
Chase, Handicap
10-13
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 6 /10 - btn 12.2 Whodini 11-0 5m 10.678s

rear of midfield, mistake 7th, dropped to rear 5 out, made no impression from 3 out

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
19 22.2
5.8
114
11 2023-10-04 16:05 Bangor-on-Dee / 4 / 2m 7f 7y / Hurdle Turf / 20K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-10
Cheekpieces
Soft P /9 - btn Classic Concorde 10-11 -

chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after next

M Walford
Jamie Hamilton
13 17.88
4.6
116
12 2023-09-06 17:45 Hexham / 4 / 2m 4f 28y / Hurdle Turf / 13.15K
Handicap, Hurdle
12-0
Cheekpieces
Good 6 /11 - btn 9.25 Dallas Des Pictons 11-7 5m 12.272s

held up towards rear, ridden and kept on from 2 out, never on terms

B Ellison
H Cobden
6.5 8.26
2.88
118
13 2023-08-26 18:30 Redcar / 5 / 1m 5f 218y / Flat Turf / 8K
Handicap
9-1
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 8 /11 - btn 8.05 Tendentious 9-3 3m 5.86s

steadied start and switched left, always towards rear

B Ellison
Ryan Sexton
9.5 12
3.3
67
14 2023-07-15 16:55 York / 4 / 2m 0f 56y / Flat Turf / 20K
Handicap
8-12
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 6 /9 - btn 12.2 Robert Johnson 9-0 3m 38.57s

mid-division, ridden 3f out, hung left over 1f out, not pace to challenge

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
13 14
3.79
69
15 2023-06-11 16:45 Beverley / 4 / 2m 0f 32y / Flat Turf / 26.9K
Handicap
8-11
Cheekpieces
Good To Firm 5 /8 - btn 9.25 Blow Your Horn 8-13 3m 35s

in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never in contention

B Ellison
D Swift
17 27
6.07
70
16 2023-06-03 14:15 Doncaster / 5 / 1m 6f 115y / Flat Turf / 8.4K
Handicap
9-9
Cheekpieces
Good 3 /8 - btn 0.8 Blow Your Horn 9-9 3m 13.71s

in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
13 20.35
4.2
70
17 2023-05-12 16:20 Chester / 4 / 1m 4f 63y / Flat Turf / 20K
Apprentice, Handicap
9-7
Cheekpieces
Soft 11 /11 - btn 23.1 Greystoke 9-11 2m 55.975s

soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out

B Ellison
J M Sheridan
29 50
7.96
73
18 2023-04-12 15:15 Catterick / 5 / 1m 5f 192y / Flat Turf / 8K
Handicap
9-11 Soft 5 /6 - btn 33 Mister Camacho 9-4 3m 33.65s

in rear, pushed along 4f out, outpaced 4f out, gradually round quickly from 3f out, finished detached

B Ellison
Harry Russell
10 11
4.6
77
19 2023-01-17 18:30 Southwell / 4 / 1m 4f 14y / Flat AW / 9.8K
Handicap
9-4 Standard 9 /9 - btn 39.6 Nolton Cross 9-2 2m 43.59s

soon led, headed 4f out, weakened over 3f out

B Ellison
Harry Russell
51 70
12.68
80
20 2023-01-04 13:20 Newcastle / 5 / 1m 0f 5y / Flat AW / 8K
Novice, Stakes
9-11 Standard To Slow 7 /7 - btn 13.9 Notimeforanother 9-4 1m 52.755s

led centre group until groups merged 2f out, soon weakened

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
7.5 8.18
3.2
21 2022-12-12 19:00 Wolverhampton / 5 / 1m 4f 51y / Flat AW / 8K
Maiden, Stakes
9-11 Standard 1 /6 - win 1.5 Percy Jones 9-7 2m 40.23s

chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, battled on gamely

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
6.5 7.65
1.8
22 2022-11-12 14:55 Cheltenham / 2 / 2m 7f 208y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-2
Cheekpieces
Good 4 /12 - btn 2.75 Annual Invictus 11-5 5m 59.358s

chased leaders, went 2nd briefly bypassing omitted last, weakened extended run-in

B Ellison
Sam Twiston-Davies
15 21.11
5.16
114
23 2022-10-27 16:15 Worcester / 4 / 2m 7f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 12.7K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-1
Cheekpieces
Soft 3 /7 - btn 6 Sidi Ismael 12-2 6m 17.79s

chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on, no impression

B Ellison
Ben Bromley
4 4.3
1.59
114
24 2022-10-15 14:14 Stratford / 4 / 2m 4f 205y / Chase Turf / 9.9K
Chase, Handicap
11-4
Cheekpieces
Good 2 /7 - btn 4.75 Fairway Freddy 11-7 5m 9.892s

in rear, bumped 1st, headway before not fluent 3 out, not much room 2 out, looking held when mistake and left 2nd last, no impression on winner flat

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
3 3.42
1.39
112
25 2022-09-12 13:30 Worcester / 3 / 2m 7f 0y / Chase Turf / 16.6K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
10-13
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 2 /4 - btn 1.5 Aviewtosea 11-4 6m 9.473s

held up in last, mistake 7th, jumped left next, closed 12th, challenged 3 out, held flat, kept on

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
2.88 3.16
1.66
109
26 2022-08-22 17:20 Stratford / 4 / 2m 4f 205y / Chase Turf / 9.4K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-6
Cheekpieces
Good 1 /4 - win 1.25 Cremant 11-0 5m 7.75s

prominent, some headway after 3rd, ridden to lead 12th, pushed along home turn, good jump last, kept on strongly

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
3 3.33
1.68
107
27 2022-08-15 17:40 Bangor-on-Dee / 5 / 2m 1f 77y / Chase Turf / 8K
Champion, Chase, Handicap, Novice
12-2
Cheekpieces
Good U /9 - btn White Turf 10-2 -

prominent, slowed into 1st and unseated rider

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
4 4.35
1.77
107
28 2022-07-28 13:57 Stratford / 4 / 2m 3f 98y / Chase Turf / 9.9K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-2 Good 2 /6 - btn 15 Pencreek 11-11 4m 46.18s

held up towards rear, 4th when pushed after 3 out, ridden before last where went 2nd, stayed on behind easy winner

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
3 3.07
1.8
107
29 2022-06-30 15:10 Perth / 4 / 2m 0f 47y / Hurdle Turf / 9K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-5 Good 4 /6 - btn 4.75 Kayfast Warrior 10-11 3m 59.292s

chased leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 2 out until last, kept on same pace flat, lost 3rd towards finish

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
2.88 3
1.75
109
30 2022-02-02 15:50 Leicester / 4 / 2m 4f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 8K
Handicap, Hurdle
12-0 Soft 5 /11 - btn 56 Turning Gold 11-5 5m 37.1s

mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway when not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
4.2 4.13
1.66
112
31 2021-12-10 13:15 Cheltenham / 3 / 2m 0f 179y / Hurdle Turf / 16.4K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-1 Good To Soft 5 /12 - btn 21.25 Lively Citizen 9-7 4m 7.564s

held up towards rear, some headway on inside when dived at the last, never on terms

B Ellison
S Bowen
6 6.44
2.34
113
32 2021-11-13 15:25 Cheltenham / 3 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 25.4K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-2 Good 4 /11 - btn 6.35 Gowel Road 11-10 5m 16.438s

mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, plugged on in 4th run-in

B Ellison
S Bowen
11 14.35
3.98
113
33 2021-10-06 13:38 Sedgefield / 4 / 2m 0f 178y / Hurdle Turf / 7.5K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-13 Good To Soft 1 /11 - win 2.5 Spiritofthenorth 10-13 4m 3.01s

mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and led before last, ran on well, edged left run-in

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
1.62 1.65
1.12
113
34 2021-09-23 15:05 Perth / 4 / 2m 0f 47y / Hurdle Turf / 7.7K
Hurdle, Novice
10-10 Good To Soft 2 /9 - btn 4 Clondaw Hollow 11-5 4m 2.627s

chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent last, jumped right last, no impression on winner flat

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
2.75 3.15
1.21
35 2021-09-04 13:25 Stratford / 3 / 2m 0f 70y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Hurdle, National, Novice
10-10 Good To Firm 3 /7 - btn 7 Percy's Word 11-4 3m 48.867s

held up towards rear, keen early, not fluent 3 out, headway from 2 out, went 3rd before last, no impression on front pair, kept on

B Ellison
Henry Brooke
15 26
6.2
36 2021-04-05 15:05 Wolverhampton / 5 / 1m 4f 51y / Flat AW / 5.3K
Novice, Stakes
9-2 Standard 6 /12 - btn 18.55 Lostwithiel 9-9 2m 41.38s

Held up, some minor late headway

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
13 18.34
4.6
37 2021-03-06 17:15 Doncaster / 5 / 2m 0f 128y / NH Flat / 3.5K 11-1 Good 4 /9 - btn 4.75 Moriko De Vassy 10-8 3m 57.25s

held up in rear, headway over 4f out, edged left 2f out, one pace over 1f out

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
5.5 7
2
38 2021-02-02 12:25 Newcastle / 5 / 2m 0f 56y / NH Flat / 3.5K 10-8 Standard To Slow 1 /14 - win 1 Jomont 10-5 3m 41.92s

held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on(hand time)

B Ellison
Ben Robinson
5.5 6.37
2.58