Punctuation (2017) Horse
About
Punctuation is an 8yo gelding trained by N J Henderson. He is by Dansili out of Key Point and has secured eight victories to date. On 14 Apr 2023 at Aintree, he claimed his biggest win, earning $49,185.00 in the Cl2 Hcph. The horse has been a reliable money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 126% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Raced At
Newbury
• Cheltenham
• Kempton
• Doncaster
• Goodwood
• Aintree
• Sandown
• Uttoxeter
• Huntingdon
• Haydock
• Royal Ascot
• NewmarketRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 28-Nov-25 4880m GOOD R7 CL3 HcpH (of $39,348), SP: 19.00 1st Keable ( C Pritchard 156 , Cd 151 ) 2nd Blue Carpet ( H Skelton 151 ) 1.75L 3rd J J Moon ( H Cobden 160 ) 1.85L 9th Punctuation ( N D Boinville 163 ) 97.35L See full results | N D Boinville 73.9kg 97.3kgL | 9 (11) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-25 4070m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpH (of $73,777), Winning Time: 04:59.420, SP: 41.00 1st Wodhooh ( D Gilligan 162 ) 2nd Act Of Authority ( L Saunders 155 ) 4.25L 3rd Raglan Road ( G Brouder 152 ) 4.50L 15th Punctuation ( F Mitchell 152 ) 28.50L See full results | F Mitchell 68.9kg 28.50L | 15 (24) |
| Kempton 23-Feb-25 4220m SOFT R1 CL3 HcpH $2,430 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:24.600, SP: 9.00 Towards rear on inside, closer in mid-division 6th, pushed along chasing leaders turning in, ridden between last two, driven and went modest 3rd run-in 1st Saint Anapolino ( M G Nolan 155 ) 2nd Stoner's Choice ( F O'brien 162 ) 3.50L 3rd Punctuation ( J Bowen 163 ) 6.00L See full results | J Bowen 73.9kg 6.00L | 3 (12) |
| Doncaster 25-Jan-25 3900m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpH $1,824 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:44.700, SP: 5.50 Held up in rear, headway bypassing omitted 3 out, driven before omitted last, hung left and no impression run-in 1st Classic King ( R Dingle 154 ) 2nd To Chase A Dream ( B S Hughes 157 ) 6.00L 3rd Bold Reaction ( R Patrick 142 ) 0.30L 4th Punctuation ( J Bowen 161 ) 7.55L See full results | J Bowen 73kg 7.55L | 4 (7) |
| GOODwood 04-May-24 3220m HEAVY R3 CL4 Hcp $10,808 (of $20,314) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:38.830, SP: 4.00 Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out where pressed leader, soon led and clear, kept on entering final furlong, diminishing advantage close home, always holding on near finish 1st Punctuation ( H Doyle 138 ) 2nd Havaila ( T P Queally 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Maxident ( S D Sousa 132 ) 0.30L See full results | H Doyle 62.6kg | 1 (7) |
| Newbury 03-Mar-24 3280m HEAVY R4 HcpH $617 (of $10,744), Winning Time: 04:02.650, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders on inside, awkward at 3rd, pushed along after 2 out, weakened soon after 1st Spring Note ( J Bowen 155 ) 2nd Brentford Hope ( P O'brien 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Shared ( H Cobden 157 ) 6.00L 5th Punctuation ( J Hogan 168 , Cd 0 ) 10.75L See full results | J Hogan 76.2kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 5 (6) |
| Doncaster 27-Jan-24 3900m GOOD R3 CL2 HcpH $909 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:36.100, SP: 5.50 Held up well off the pace in rear, headway and hung left from before 2 out where mistake, well held 3rd when mistake last, weakened and lost two places run-in 1st Geromino ( C Maggs 155 ) 2nd Rich Spirit ( R Chapman 147 ) 1.75L 3rd Luttrell Lad ( C Iles 157 ) 6.50L 5th Punctuation ( P J Brennan 164 ) 12.75L See full results | P J Brennan 74.4kg 12.75L | 5 (13) |
| Cheltenham 20-Nov-23 3300m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH $340 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:05.330, SP: 19.00 Held up and behind, mistake 4th, some headway out wide 3 out, hung left and weakened home turn 1st Iberico Lord ( N D Boinville 154 ) 2nd Lookaway ( J Quinlan 160 ) 2.50L 3rd Luccia ( J Bowen 164 ) 4.50L 8th Punctuation ( P J Brennan 165 ) 20.25L See full results | P J Brennan 74.8kg 20.25L | 8 (15) |
| York 14-Oct-23 3270m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp $10,800 (of $19,674) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:44.540, SP: 3.25 Held up in rear, switched right and headway on outside from over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left, led well inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Punctuation ( H Doyle 127 ) 2nd Arrange ( D Nolan 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Animato ( J Watson 125 ) 4.50L See full results | H Doyle 57.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Aintree 14-Apr-23 3310m SOFT R7 CL2 HcpH $25,720 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:13.490, SP: 41.00 Held up in rear, headway on outside before 3 out, jumped left and led last, clear and ridden flat, stayed on 1st Punctuation ( L Harrison 159 ) 2nd Blueking D'oroux ( A Cheleda 156 ) 3.75L 3rd Washington ( L Murtagh 154 ) 6.00L | L Harrison 72.1kg | 1 (22) |
| Sandown 12-Mar-23 3220m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:11.000, SP: 23.00 Mid-division, headway on inside turning in, pushed along chasing leaders when lost action before hit 2 out, weakened and pulled up before the last 1st Iceo ( H Cobden 157 ) 2nd Knickerbockerglory ( B Andrews 154 ) 3.75L 3rd Playful Saint ( H Skelton 160 ) 1.25L UPL Punctuation ( P J Brennan 154 ) 0.00L See full results | P J Brennan 69.9kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Cheltenham 28-Jan-23 3380m SOFT R9 CL2 HcpH $1,794 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:09.910, SP: 4.33 Mid-division, headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden before last, held and hung left flat, lost 3rd towards finish 1st Hacker Des Places ( A Cheleda 151 ) 2nd Might I ( L Murtagh 156 ) 0.30L 3rd Pikar ( H Skelton 143 ) 3.25L 4th Punctuation ( P J Brennan 143 ) 4.75L See full results | P J Brennan 64.9kg 4.75L | 4 (15) |
| Cheltenham 09-Dec-22 3380m GOOD R6 CL3 HcpH $11,110 (of $20,767), Winning Time: 04:06.710, SP: 5.50 Midfield, headway travelling well before last (usual 2 out), driven along to lead after, ran on strongly, driven out 1st Punctuation ( P J Brennan 152 ) 2nd Too Friendly ( H Skelton 154 ) 3.75L 3rd Oakley ( T J O'brien 162 ) 5.00L See full results | P J Brennan 68.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Uttoxeter 20-Nov-22 4010m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpH $4,684 (of $9,160), Winning Time: 05:07.600, SP: 2.50 Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 1st, headway from 3 out, challenged 2 out, led last, edged left flat, stayed on 1st Punctuation ( P J Brennan 165 ) 2nd Kings Keeper ( R Patrick 168 ) 0.30L 3rd Krypton Gold ( C Hammond 165 ) 9.00L See full results | P J Brennan 74.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Newbury 06-Mar-22 3280m SOFT R3 CL4 NvHcpH $3,431 (of $6,898), Winning Time: 04:05.500, SP: 2.38 Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, soon close up, about 1 length down last, hung left flat, led inside final 100 yards, stayed on well 1st Punctuation ( P J Brennan 154 ) 2nd Irish Hill ( H Cobden 145 ) 1.25L 3rd Pearly Island ( B Frost 161 ) 6.00L See full results | P J Brennan 69.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Warwick 15-Jan-22 3220m SOFT R1 CL4 NvHcpH $4,575 (of $8,964), Winning Time: 03:59.600, SP: 2.88 Held up towards rear, wide and headway 3 out, chased leader 2 out, led next, soon clear, eased close home, comfortable 1st Punctuation ( P J Brennan 151 ) 2nd Sainte Doctor ( R P Mclernon 162 ) 4.50L 3rd Greatest Star ( H Skelton 161 ) 2.25L See full results | P J Brennan 68.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Huntingdon 31-May-21 3170m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpH (of $5,710), Winning Time: 03:51.140, SP: 6.00 Always towards rear 1st Dylan's Sea Song ( J M Davies 156 ) 2nd Power Home ( J J Burke 162 ) 6.00L 3rd Serjeant Painter ( D Bass 144 ) 0.00L 9th Punctuation ( A Coleman 158 ) 11.25L | A Coleman 71.7kg 11.25L | 9 (13) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 15-May-21 3350m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH (of $5,705), Winning Time: 04:20.500, SP: 3.50 Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway before 5th, shaken up after 4 out, not fluent next, soon weakened 1st Chuvelo ( B S Hughes 158 ) 2nd Astroman ( J Quinlan 152 ) 7.00L 3rd Edinburgh Castle ( J O Jr 158 ) 1.25L 5th Punctuation ( A Coleman 152 ) 24.50L | A Coleman 68.9kg 24.50L | 5 (9) |
| Doncaster 25-Feb-21 3340m SOFT R1 CL4NvH (of $5,800), Winning Time: 04:02.450, SP: 13/2 Chased leaders, carried right 1st, led 4th until 4 out, chased leader, pushed along before next and dropped to 3rd, weakened soon after 1st Osprey Call ( A Edwards 156 ) 2nd Across The Line ( H Skelton 170 ) 3.75L 3rd Kensington Art ( B S Hughes 156 ) 12.00L 6th Punctuation ( P O'brien 147 , Cd 0 ) | P O'brien 66.7kg, Cd 0 | 6 (11) |
| Ascot 23-Jan-21 3160m SOFT R1 CL3H (of $10,900), Winning Time: 03:55.310, SP: 12/1 Raced keenly, chased leader, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, mistake 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened before 2 out 1st Tritonic ( A Heskin 152 ) 2nd Casa Loupi ( J E Moore 152 ) 1.00L 3rd Vulcan ( R Johnson 152 ) 18.00L 4th Punctuation ( B S Hughes 152 , Cd 0 ) 34.00L | B S Hughes 68.9kg, Cd 0 34.00L | 4 (10) |
| York 09-Oct-20 2790m SOFT R4 CL2Hcp (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:06.570, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 12f out until driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Prince Alex ( H Bentley 116 ) 2nd Zeeband ( J Mitchell 120 ) 0.50L 3rd King's Charisma ( S A Gray 119 ) 9th Punctuation ( D Probert 120 , Cd 0 ) 14.50L | D Probert 54.4kg, Cd 0 14.50L | 9 (11) |
| York 22-Aug-20 2790m SOFT R2 CL2Hcp (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:02.770, SP: 40/1 Tracked leaders, led over 8f out, 3 lengths clear 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded inside final furlong 1st Coltrane ( O Murphy 120 ) 2nd Arthurian Fable ( J Crowley 127 ) 4.00L 3rd Kipps ( R L Moore 122 ) 2.25L 6th Punctuation ( P J Mcdonald 121 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L | P J Mcdonald 54.9kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 6 (14) |
| Sandown 07-Aug-20 2820m GOOD R7 CL3Hcp (of $10,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:09.730, SP: 7/2 Stumbled leaving stalls, close up, went 3rd 10f out, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Revolver ( L Morris 130 ) 2nd Dancing Harry ( W Buick 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Punctuation ( O Murphy 133 ) 3.00L | O Murphy 60.3kg 3.00L | 3 (5) |
| Haydock 05-Jul-20 2820m SOFT R5 CL2Hcp $5,592 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:09.550, SP: 12/1 In touch, tracked leaders 10f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace 1st Favorite Moon ( C Fallon 116 ) 2nd Subjectivist ( R Kingscote 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Punctuation ( J Doyle 125 ) 9.00L | J Doyle 56.7kg 9.00L | 3 (8) |
| Royal Ascot 19-Jun-20 2850m SOFT R6 CL1 (of $110,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:05.670, SP: 20/1 Set fast gallop, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Santiago ( R L Moore 126 ) 2nd Berkshire Rocco ( O Murphy 126 ) 2.75L 3rd Al Dabaran ( W Buick 126 ) 8.50L 6th Punctuation ( S D Sousa 126 , Cd 0 ) 17.50L | S D Sousa 57.2kg, Cd 0 17.50L | 6 (8) |
| Newmarket 06-Jun-20 2010m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $25,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:00.850, SP: 7/1 Held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders 1st Mishriff ( D Egan 126 ) 2nd Volkan Star ( W Buick 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Waldkonig ( L Dettori 126 ) 0.30L 6th Punctuation ( O Murphy 126 , Cd 0 ) 22.50L | O Murphy 57.2kg, Cd 0 22.50L | 6 (9) |
| Kempton 27-Feb-20 2410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Md $3,881 (of $6,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:33.820, SP: 4/5 Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 6f out, led over 5f out, drew clear well over 1f out, impressive 1st Punctuation ( S D Sousa 116 ) 2nd Pledge Of Peace ( K T O'neill 116 ) 11.00L 3rd Cigoli ( L Morris 116 ) 0.30L | S D Sousa 52.6kg | 1 (14) |
| Kempton 23-Jan-20 2410m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5Nv $1,155 (of $6,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:42.890, SP: 20/1 Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on, went 2nd well inside final furlong, pressed winner, just held 1st To Nathaniel ( R Havlin 131 ) 2nd Punctuation ( R Hornby 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Royal Castle ( A Kirby 131 ) 1.25L | R Hornby 59.4kg 0.20L | 2 (7) |