13.15
SoftNathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £73140.5
- 2m 6f 53y
- 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
13/8 (Won)
- Win: £2.38
- Place: £1.30
Form: 1
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 2 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Sole defeat over hurdles came at this meeting last year (third to The New Lion in the Turners) and lost his undefeated record over fences when just over 12l third to Kaid d'Authie in Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival (extended 2m5f, soft); previous wins were impressive and he's a big player on form but that defeat and the addition of a tongue-tie are concerns. |
6/1 |
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3rd 1 |
1st Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 107y |
11st 10lb |
Won his sole point start; scored in three of his four hurdle starts last season, including twice in Grade 1 company, notably at this meeting last year; has made a perfect start to chasing, winning a beginners' easily at Navan before a comfortable Grade 1 success at Limerick over Christmas (Jimmy Du Seuil well beaten), both over similar trips to today; handles testing ground fine and is the one to beat. |
1/2 |
20/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 31-123
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 8 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 8lb |
One of two for trainer; yet to win over fences after five starts, but some positive efforts behind quality opposition, including when 0.75l behind Funiculi Funicula at Cork last time (2m1f, yielding) under this rider; place chance. |
16/1 |
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2nd 7 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 45y |
11st 12lb |
Has won a point, two bumpers and a maiden hurdle plus placed in two Grade 1 novice hurdles last year; solid in defeat in his first three chase runs but below that form in a classy Cheltenham handicap last time; looks the better of the Elliott pair and a big player even down in trip. |
11/10 |
14/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: -12132
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Top-rated at 132; 1-7 over hurdles; highly tried after Galway maiden win last October; failed to win but ran well in defeat in listed, grade 2 and grade 1 company at 2m4f-2m7f; below par on chase debut at Ballinrobe on latest but she's the one to beat on return to this sphere. |
8/11 |
|
3 |
12th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 6y |
11st 7lb |
Has won a point-to-point, two bumpers and a maiden hurdle on varying ground; highly tried since that maiden win, placed several times in Graded company at up to 2m6f; outpaced by sole rival in 2m2f Cork conditions event on returning from a break last month which should have set her up nicely for this chase debut (yard had an impressive chase debut winner at Galway on Monday). |
8/11 |
6/1
Form: 118-14 BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 |
30th Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 192y |
11st 10lb |
towards rear |
5/4 |
|
1st 6 |
30th Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 192y |
11st 10lb |
towards rear |
5/4 |
|
1st 9 |
14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Won last year's Champion Bumper but hasn't looked a natural over hurdles, even when winning his 2m maiden that's worked out really well; comfortably beaten in 2m4f/2m6f Grade 1s the last twice, though he was boxing on in the latest (in first-time cheekpieces which are now discarded) and this longer trip could put a spring in his step should his jumping pass the test; dangerous to dismiss with Paul Townend back aboard; his standout form is on soft ground. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 144-21
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 16 |
14th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Outran his odds when a closing fourth in last year's Champion Bumper; the form of his first two efforts in maiden hurdles were underwhelming and he offered little in a 2m6f Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival when behind Wingmen and Jasmin De Vaux. |
20/1 |
|
5th 7 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 53y |
11st 10lb |
prominent, lost position and dropped to midfield before 2 out, kept on approaching last |
6/1 |
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5th 7 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 53y |
11st 10lb |
prominent, lost position and dropped to midfield before 2 out, kept on approaching last |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: 0-1114
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 0f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Posted her third Listed win in convincing fashion at Kelso (3m, good to soft) four weeks ago; went close in soft-ground Grade 3 the time before; solid credentials back in a handicap. |
11/4 |
|
1st 3 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 100y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Two Listed novice hurdle wins last season (2m5f/3m, good/good to soft), one of them at Doncaster, and close second in Grade 3 at Punchestown (2m4f, soft) last month; this Irish challenger is firmly in calculations. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 1 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 6f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Smart mare won the Listed novice hurdle on this card last year; rebounded from a terrible chase debut at Tramore in August to win her fifth hurdle race at Ballinrobe; is a big player. |
7/2 |
20/1
Form: 1-41
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
9th Mar 2025 Soft 2m 0f 7y |
11st 1lb |
Bumper and 2m3f maiden hurdle winner at Limerick; out of depth in 2m6f Grade 1 at Dublin Racing Festival and now drops markedly back in distance. |
13/2 |
|
7th 6 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 53y |
11st 10lb |
towards rear, brief headway after 2 out, never dangerous |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 6-22
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 17 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 13lb |
Useful hurdler won his chasing debut at Fairyhouse (2m, soft) in January, staying on well; soundly beaten over 2m1f here next time (heavy); gave 5lb to Raglan Road when 7l behind that rival at Down Royal last time (2m5f, good to yielding); more needed. |
22/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
12st 0lb |
Useful hurdler won on his chasing debut at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft) in January, staying on well; soundly beaten upped to 2m4f in stronger race at Punchestown latest, weakening late on; could rebound in these calmer waters. |
100/30 |
|
1st 3 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 55y |
11st 12lb |
Has put up several solid efforts in defeat over hurdles, with the best at Leopardstown during Christmas 2024 when beaten a head over 2m4f; failed to see out 3m at Fairyhouse on latest; drop in trip may help on chase bow. |
6/1 |
14/1
Form: 301131
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 11lb |
Won maiden hurdle at this course in September 2024, went on to score at Grade 3 level; encouraging start to chasing career when second to Argento Boy at Punchestown in December; below that last time out when sixth here; down in trip and tried in cheekpieces on handicap chase debut off 3lb lower mark than over hurdles. |
14/1 |
|
6th 7 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 70y |
11st 12lb |
Won a Grade 3 novice hurdle (3m) at Cork in December 2024; made a bright start over fences when second to Argento Boy at Punchestown; fell five out in the race won by Solder In Milan at the same venue; kept ticking over with a hurdles run. |
11/2 |
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11th 4 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Won a Grade 3 novice hurdle (3m) here in December 2024; good chase run two starts back before falling last time; might find this trip too sharp. |
18/1 |
33/1
Form: 17-41 C
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
11st 4lb |
Much improved to win 3m Navan beginners' in January on testing ground; stiff tasks since, too keen and didn't get home in Brown Advisory and never counted when pulled up in Irish National; cheekpieces added now and has a bit to prove off this mark. |
20/1 |
|
7th 3 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Big improvement on third chase start when beating Slade Steel at Navan (3m, soft to heavy) in January; runner-up had his measure that day before stamina came into it, so it's hard to imagine he is up to this higher level. |
66/1 |
|
1st 3 |
17th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
1-5 over hurdles and rated 129; a distant fourth behind stablemate Jimmy Du Seuil in a strong beginners' event at Fairyhouse on chase debut; made a couple of mistakes and was tailed off in the Fairyhouse event in which stablemate Kaid D'Authie beat Wingmen. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 214-13 BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
25th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
11st 2lb |
Eyecatching bumper form before finishing close up in a Grade 2 hurdle for previous yard; hasn't kicked on from an encouraging start for Gordon Elliott, his form tapering off last season after a first (2m) and second (2m6f) over hurdles; ran okay on chase debut at Sligo but no more than that and his jumping was a bit scruffy at times. |
14/1 |
|
6 |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 120y |
11st 12lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner (beating Addragoole) last year was also fourth in a Grade 2 novice; pulled-up in a Leopardstown Grade 1 novice last February and was poor behind Barry Lyndon next time; needs his best on return/chasing debut. |
5/1 |
|
11th 6 |
22nd Feb 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Heavy-ground bumper winner last term; won over hurdles on stable debut at Galway (form has been franked) before a close-up third in Thurles novice hurdle; out of his depth in Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival but could be thrown in off 130 on handicap bow. |
13/2 |
4/1
Form: 2/7-12 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden hurdle winner was runner-up in a Grade 1 novice last year before losing his form in that sphere; got off the mark on third chase start when an easy winner at Kilbeggan last time over 2m6f; penalised 6lb for that but should still be difficult to beat even dropping in trip. |
6/4 |
|
1st 8 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 70y |
11st 12lb |
Rated 142 over hurdles; seventh in the 2024 Supreme Novices' Hurdle; 8l second behind The Yellow Clay in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Naas in January 2025 (2m4f, soft); pulled up in two following hurdle starts at Grade 1 level; form of his two chase starts bears little relation to his best hurdles form. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 5 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
One of three for trainer; rated 142 over hurdles; seventh in the 2024 Supreme Novices' Hurdle; 8l second behind The Yellow Clay in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at this venue in January 2025 (2m4f, soft); pulled up in two following hurdle starts at Grade 1 level; beaten 30l on chase/seasonal debut at Punchestown last month; needs to come back to his best and Townend ignores. |
10/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €15.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €12.98 |
| Tricast | €95.49 |
| Trifecta | €129.10 |
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