Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle Results at Punchestown — 29 April 2026

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

The Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle looks like an intriguing encounter on Wednesday, with Jasmin De Vaux looking like a horse with solid credentials. Willie Mullins trains a six-year-old who has landed two successes already this term. However, he could have competition in the form of Honest Policy.

The latter has been able to register three consecutive successes, with Gordon Elliott training a five-year-old who is bidding to continue that string of victories. Cardcounter has been able to rack up two wins and this is another Elliott-trained encounter, with Jarrive De Mee having also been in the winning habit.

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1st	Le Frimeur	J J Slevin	Harry Derham	14/1
2nd	Zanoosh	Brian Hayes	C A Murphy	9/2
3rd	I Started A Joke	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	16/1
4th	Fruit De Mer	Darragh O'Keeffe	Henry De Bromhead	7/2
5th	Love Me Tender	Mark Walsh	W P Mullins	14/1
6th	The Passing Wife	Keith Donoghue	Gavin Cromwell	7/2
7th	Kazansky	Danny Gilligan	Gordon Elliott	25/1
8th	Frankie John	Daniel King	Denis Gerard Hogan	25/1
9th	Doctor Steinberg	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	9/2

1st

Le Frimeur14/1

J: J J SlevinT: Harry Derham

2nd

Zanoosh9/2

J: Brian HayesT: C A Murphy

3rd

I Started A Joke16/1

J: Philip ByrnesT: C Byrnes

4th

Fruit De Mer7/2

J: Darragh O'KeeffeT: Henry De Bromhead

5th

Love Me Tender14/1

J: Mark WalshT: W P Mullins

6th

The Passing Wife7/2

J: Keith DonoghueT: Gavin Cromwell

7th

Kazansky25/1

J: Danny GilliganT: Gordon Elliott

8th

Frankie John25/1

J: Daniel KingT: Denis Gerard Hogan

9th

Doctor Steinberg9/2

J: Paul TownendT: W P Mullins

2025 Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle Betting Tips

There are eight horses lining up in the Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle at Punchestown, with five runners realistically standing a chance of success. That includes Jasmin De Vaux who is likely to go off as favourite, with the horse having won at the Cheltenham Festival when scoring in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle.

This came after a fourth-placed finish out of twelve runners at Leopardstown, with the horse being well off the pace at Naas. There was previously a success at Navan, with Honesty Policy having landed a hat-trick of wins. There was a success at Aintree in the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle over two miles and four furlongs.

This came after a win at Leopardstown and Navan, with Cardcounter having landed consecutive successes for Gordon Elliott. The horse has tumbled in price recently and looks like a decent each-way shout. There was a fine performance at Navan towards the end of March, with that coming after a success at Punchestown in February.

Jarrive De Mee has scored three times already this season and will be bidding to continue a 100% record for trainer Willie Mullins. There was a success at Haydock in the middle of March, with the horse previously obliging at Catterick in January. Before this came a success at Thurles and the runner might be able to continue the winning service.