Punxsutawney Phil (2017) Horse
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Punxsutawney Phil is a nine-year-old bay gelding, sired by Shirocco and out of Chilly Filly. He is trained by M Walford and owned by Ursa Major Racing Ltd & Partner. From 44 starts he has recorded six wins, placed second six times and third four times, earning $67,097 in prize money. His most recent start was at Kelso on 24 October 2026, finishing 7th of 9. His latest victory came at Newcastle on 14 February 2025.
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Hexham • Kelso • Chepstow • Pontefract • Beverley • Musselburgh • Huntingdon • Doncaster • Sedgefield • Market Rasen • Southwell • Ayr • Redcar • Chester • Catterick • Wolverhampton • Cheltenham • Worcester • Perth • LeicesterRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham 06-Nov-26 4049m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) R5 carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Hurdle, SP: 29.00 | Jamie Hamilton short head | 5 (9) |
| Kelso 24-Oct-26 4564m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Prominent, not fluent 4 out, pushed along after 2 out, faded approaching last | Rebecca Hitchen 75.8kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (9) |
| Chepstow 10-Oct-26 4747m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Prominent, ridden and weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up | Tom Midgley 73kg | UPL (17) |
| Pontefract 17-Sep-26 3445m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $463 (of $14,888) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:51.550, SP: 23.00 1st Digger One ( J Gordon 141 ) 2nd No More Bolero ( C Fallon 141 ) 1.50L 3rd An Bradan Feasa ( J Dickson 142 , Cd 137 ) 2.25L 5th Punxsutawney Phil ( O Haines 123 , Cd 116 ) 9.50L See full results | O Haines 55.8kg, Cd 52.6kg 9.50L | 5 (7) |
| Beverley 30-Aug-26 3248m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $2,006 (of $8,561) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:54.500, SP: 13.00 1st Marbuzet ( J Dickson 139 ) 2nd Time Turner ( C Horgan 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Punxsutawney Phil ( R Elliott 127 , Cd 124 ) 19.15L See full results | R Elliott 57.6kg, Cd 56.2kg 19.15L | 3 (8) |
| Musselburgh 22-Mar-25 4790m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpH $14,687 (of $31,946), Winning Time: 05:54.900, SP: 23.00 1st Fierce Warrior ( J Bowen 159 ) 2nd Punxsutawney Phil ( J Hamilton 168 ) 1.50L 3rd Anamanda ( B Lynn 142 ) 1.75L See full results | J Hamilton 76.2kg 1.50L | 2 (15) |
| Huntingdon 21-Feb-25 5040m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpHNHF $904 (of $8,100), Winning Time: 10:45.400, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader who went clear after 7th, closer next, lost 2nd after 4 out, mistake and weakened next 1st Jubilant ( A Chadwick 160 ) 2nd Gustoso ( S Twiston-davies 159 ) 7.00L 3rd Tigerbythetail ( E Holder 174 ) 3.00L 4th Punxsutawney Phil ( J Hamilton 166 ) 27.00L See full results | J Hamilton 75.3kg 27.00L | 4 (6) |
| Newcastle 14-Feb-25 4080m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH $9,062 (of $9,062), Winning Time: 08:40.500, SP: 11.00 Made all, clear before 2 out, easily 1st Punxsutawney Phil ( J Hamilton 165 ) 2nd Aquitaine Boy ( B S Hughes 157 ) 16.00L 3rd Aire Spray ( T Midgley 159 ) 1.75L See full results | J Hamilton 74.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Doncaster 24-Jan-25 4905m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Chased leaders, lost place after bypassed 2 out, soon weakened | Jamie Hamilton 74.8kg Neck | 10 (17) |
| Sedgefield 26-Dec-24 3994m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 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) | Tom Midgley 71.2kg 5 1/2l | 6 (6) |
| Musselburgh 09-Dec-24 4791m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Made all, forged away home turn, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last and soon challenged, ran gamely and found extra run-in | Jamie Hamilton 76.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Sedgefield 26-Nov-24 3994m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Close up, led approaching omitted usual 3 out, ridden when headed 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, kept on | Jamie Hamilton 68.9kg 6 1/2l | 2 (9) |
| Market Rasen 14-Nov-24 4150m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Chased leaders, ridden and lost position after 3 out, soon rallied and kept on, not fluent last and held | Tom Midgley 72.6kg 4 1/4l | 4 (6) |
| Newcastle 15-Oct-24 2505m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 40/1 Held up in touch, driven well over 2f out, never involved | Billy Loughnane 61.7kg 10l | 11 (12) |
| Southwell 12-Dec-23 2836m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 66/1 Held up in rear, last and ridden over 3f out, some late headway but never any chance | William Pyle 63kg 3 1/4l | 7 (12) |
| Sedgefield 16-Nov-23 3994m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Raced wide towards rear, pushed along 3 out, hit next, never on terms | Jamie Hamilton 74.8kg 3 1/2l | 7 (8) |
| Ayr 04-Nov-23 4124m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Chase, SP: 18/1 Rear of midfield, mistake 7th, dropped to rear 5 out, made no impression from 3 out | Jamie Hamilton 69.4kg 5 1/2l | 6 (10) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 04-Oct-23 4633m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after next | Jamie Hamilton 74.4kg | UPL (9) |
| Hexham 06-Sep-23 4049m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Held up towards rear, ridden and kept on from 2 out, never on terms | Harry Cobden 76.2kg 1 3/4 length | 6 (11) |
| Redcar 26-Aug-23 2815m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Steadied start and switched left, always towards rear | Ryan Sexton 59kg Neck | 8 (11) |
| York 15-Jul-23 3270m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, ridden 3f out, hung left over 1f out, not pace to challenge | Ben Robinson 56.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (9) |
| Beverley 11-Jun-23 3248m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 16/1 In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never in contention | D Swift 55.8kg 2 1/4l | 5 (8) |
| Doncaster 03-Jun-23 2922m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 In rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish | Ben Robinson 61.2kg 1/2 length | 3 (8) |
| Chester 12-May-23 2472m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 28/1 Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out | J M Sheridan 60.3kg 3/4 length | 11 (11) |
| Catterick 12-Apr-23 2791m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 In rear, pushed along 4f out, outpaced 4f out, gradually round quickly from 3f out, finished detached | Harry Russell 63.5kg 13l | 5 (6) |
| Southwell 17-Jan-23 2427m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 50/1 Soon led, headed 4f out, weakened over 3f out | Harry Russell 60.3kg 17l | 9 (9) |
| Newcastle 04-Jan-23 1614m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Led centre group until groups merged 2f out, soon weakened | Ben Robinson 62.1kg 7l | 7 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 12-Dec-22 2461m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/2 Chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, battled on gamely | Ben Robinson 62.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Cheltenham 12-Nov-22 4817m GOOD CL2 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd briefly bypassing omitted last, weakened extended run-in | Sam Twiston-Davies 64.4kg 1 length | 4 (12) |
| Worcester 27-Oct-22 4627m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on, no impression | Ben Bromley 73.5kg 2 3/4l | 3 (7) |
| Stratford 15-Oct-22 4211m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 2/1 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 | Henry Brooke 71.7kg 4 3/4l | 2 (7) |
| Worcester 12-Sep-22 4627m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Chase, SP: 15/8 Held up in last, mistake 7th, jumped left next, closed 12th, challenged 3 out, held flat, kept on | Henry Brooke 69.4kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (4) |
| Stratford 22-Aug-22 4211m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 2/1 Prominent, some headway after 3rd, ridden to lead 12th, pushed along home turn, good jump last, kept on strongly | Henry Brooke 72.6kg | 1 (4) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 15-Aug-22 3490m GOOD CL5 Chase, SP: 3/1 Prominent, slowed into 1st and unseated rider | Henry Brooke 77.1kg | UPL (9) |
| Stratford 28-Jul-22 3912m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 2/1 Held up towards rear, 4th when pushed after 3 out, ridden before last where went 2nd, stayed on behind easy winner | Henry Brooke 70.8kg 15l | 2 (6) |
| Perth 30-Jun-22 3262m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 15/8 Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd 2 out until last, kept on same pace flat, lost 3rd towards finish | Henry Brooke 72.1kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (6) |
| Leicester 02-Feb-22 4124m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 16/5 Mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway when not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out | Henry Brooke 76.2kg 4 1/2l | 5 (11) |
| Cheltenham 10-Dec-21 3382m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Held up towards rear, some headway on inside when dived at the last, never on terms | S Bowen 64kg 12l | 5 (12) |
| Cheltenham 13-Nov-21 4225m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3 out, plugged on in 4th run-in | S Bowen 64.4kg Short Head | 4 (11) |
| Sedgefield 06-Oct-21 3381m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 8/13 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 | Henry Brooke 69.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Perth 23-Sep-21 3262m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/4 Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, not fluent last, jumped right last, no impression on winner flat | Henry Brooke 68kg 4l | 2 (9) |
| Stratford 04-Sep-21 3283m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 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 | Henry Brooke 68kg 6 1/2l | 3 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 05-Apr-21 2461m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Held up, some minor late headway | Ben Robinson 58.1kg Nose | 6 (12) |
| Doncaster 06-Mar-21 3336m GOOD CL5 NH Flat, SP: 9/2 Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, edged left 2f out, one pace over 1f out | Ben Robinson 70.3kg 3/4 length | 4 (9) |
| Newcastle 02-Feb-21 3270m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 NH Flat, SP: 9/2 Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on(hand time) | Ben Robinson 67.1kg | 1 (14) |