March 01 / 13.00 Navan

13.00

Heavy

Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 12 runners
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Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ended an eight-race Flat career for Willie McCreery with a decisive win over 1m2f at this venue last October, building on a Galway third; has the physique to make the transition to hurdling; sire Make Believe has had plenty of jumps winners.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 54y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Positive Energy

11st 12lb

J: Mr P J Cawley

T: Brian Francis Cawley

Dual-purpose; 1-17 over hurdles and rated 117; heavy defeat on debut for this yard in Punchestown handicap hurdle 24 days ago; unproven at this trip; best watched in first chase.

16/1

19th

7

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

19:10 Punchestown

Positive Energy

11st 11lb

J: Mr P J Cawley

T: Brian Francis Cawley

Flat winner got off the mark immediately over hurdles when winning a Navan maiden hurdle last year (2m, heavy); well beaten in a Naas novice contest next time before some consistent Flat efforts; unseen since tailed off at Naas back over hurdles on final start for Michael O'Callaghan in November; needs to bring his best.

33/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eleventh foal; half-brother to five winners including Peter Marsh winner The Dutchman, The Pirate's Queen (bumper/hurdles) and Katie Too (bumper/hurdles); dam bumper/hurdle/chase winner Shivermetimber.
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3rd

12

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

17:20 Clonmel

Springhill Warrior

11st 4lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Runner-up in all three starts in 2m maiden hurdles at Navan, Punchestown and Fairyhouse, the latter two earlier this year; those runs were all on testing ground but should be difficult to beat if as effective on this terrain; tongue-tie and cheekpieces added; trip should be fine.

1/3

2nd

10

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Fairyhouse

Springhill Warrior

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Runner up on debut in 2m Navan maiden last March (heavy) and filled the same position on seasonal reappearance at Punchestown last month, up with pace throughout but no match from last for odds-on 8.5l winner; big player.

11/10

7/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
79-rated Flat maiden with Johnny Murtagh; in rear in a race won by well-fancied stablemate Wendrock on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December, found to have bled at both nostrils; definite chance if no recurrence apparent stable selected now;
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12th

6

(11)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

16:50 Navan

Raydamann

9st 13lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Gordon Elliott

Hurdle winner is a maiden on the Flat but has posted some fine runs; however, has been poor in both codes last two starts so needs a return to form.

20/1

7

22nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 7f 110y

15:00 Naas

Raydamann

10st 13lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Clonmel maiden hurdle winner in April last year (2m1f, good to yielding); ran solid races in handicap hurdles over the summer without winning; made no impact on the Flat at Leopardstown when last seen in October (1m2f, heavy); probably prefers better ground than this.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Interesting newcomer in the McManus colours; dam Jacksonslady won eight races for this stable and was third behind the same owner's pair Carlingford Lough and Quantativeeasing in the 2013 Galway Plate.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 17y

14:48 Punchestown

Jacko Star

11st 2lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: J P Dempsey

Solid runs in defeat in three maidens but was poor in a Leopardstown handicap last time; is capable of better and handles heavy ground so not ruled out with a hood added.

12/1

4th

8

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 135y

13:40 Roscommon

Jacko Star

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: J P Dempsey

Bit keen at Navan in March (2m, heavy) so did well to finish a 13l fourth and looks to have a future, as breeding would imply.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-sister to the Tom Cooper-trained Shuttle Diplomacy who won a Naas bumper first time out last season and followed up with a Listed bumper success at Gowran; dam showed little on the Flat in France.
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6

9th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 4f 73y

15:50 Tramore

Rhythm Of Life

11st 4lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

Fourth of 11 in a Limerick maiden hurdle in April but struggled twice since; up in trip on handicap debut; not obviously well treated.

6/1

12

27th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 57y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Rhythm Of Life

10st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for yard; the best of three maiden hurdle runs was when fourth at Limerick when making mistakes; she was behind Janes Harbour and Atlantic City then; poor at Clonmel since; cheekpieces need to eke out improvement.

6/1

12

27th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 57y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Rhythm Of Life

10st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for yard; the best of three maiden hurdle runs was when fourth at Limerick when making mistakes; she was behind Janes Harbour and Atlantic City then; poor at Clonmel since; cheekpieces need to eke out improvement.

6/1

OUR TIP

11/2

Form: 03

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair maiden on the Flat for William Haggas, rated 76, brother to same trainer's Group 1 juvenile winner Rivet; mid-field at Punchestown on hurdling debut; third behind an ex-Joseph O'Brien horse at Catterick was sufficiently encouraging to suggest he could get into the money.
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12th

6

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

18:15 Cork

Bursinel

11st 9lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

Hit the frame in a maiden hurdle at Catterick in January and sixth in a much deeper race at Navan subsequently; didn't beat a rival on the Flat last month but that may have just been a pipe opener for his return to this sphere; not ruled out on handicap debut with cheekpieces fitted.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Spoiled Rotten; dam fell in A point, half-sister to high-class hurdle/chase winner Gilgamboa, out of unraced sister to the top-class Native Upmanship.
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16th

4

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Needs Must

11st 9lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Improved form to win a 2m4f Fairyhouse maiden hurdle, beating Pat's Legacy; poised to challenge when falling two out at Punchestown; one for the shortlist.

5/1

1

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 17y

14:48 Punchestown

Needs Must

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Improved form to win a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle over 2m4f last time, though that race lacked depth; bumped up 10lb so will have to progress again now in handicaps but is possible he could do so.

2/1

1st

2

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:43 Fairyhouse

Needs Must

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Ran twice last season; showed a degree of promise in a 2m3f Naas maiden won by a stablemate; opening mark of 108 may be flattering but only Pat's Legacy looks more appealing in this.

15/8

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Three seconds on the Flat in Britain, though beaten by a big margin on two of those occasions; lost form after 12l Salisbury defeat last August; others preferred
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3rd

2

(6)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

17:50 Ballinrobe

Glendower

9st 9lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Eoin Doyle

Dual-purpose; off since last May; placed in four British Flat maidens for former yard at 9.5f-1m2f on good to firm ground; likely best watched after absence.

28/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:15 Tramore

Glendower

11st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Eoin Doyle

Dual-purpose maiden; big odds and well beaten in three maiden hurdles; weak in the betting when never a factor on handicap hurdle debut at Kilbeggan; tongue-tie reached for now.

33/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:15 Tramore

Glendower

11st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Eoin Doyle

Dual-purpose maiden; big odds and well beaten in three maiden hurdles; weak in the betting when never a factor on handicap hurdle debut at Kilbeggan; tongue-tie reached for now.

33/1

Form: P4P7

Last run: 77 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Poor Flat form; shaped better on first run for this stable when 9l fourth at Listowel festival; 100-1, pulled up in Grade 2 at Cheltenham in November; soundly beaten in seventh when dropped in class again at Fairyhouse.
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3

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

18:19 Wexford

My Mate Tony

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Peter McCreery

Mildly encouraging form as a juvenile hurdler but handicap debut run at Roscommon in September was poor; probably best watched on return.

20/1

2

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 135y

14:15 Roscommon

My Mate Tony

11st 12lb

J: Gearoid Brouder

T: Peter McCreery

11-race maiden who has yet to make the frame under either code; hasn't progressed from a respectable second run over hurdles (beaten 9l) but handicaps are now a more feasible option; the market may guide.

20/1

7th

10

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

16:05 Limerick

My Mate Tony

11st 4lb

J: Gearoid Brouder

T: Peter McCreery

towards rear, some headway on inner before 2 out, soon no impression

28/1

33/1

Form: 00

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Twice placed on the Flat; last of 14 on her hurdles debut at Punchestown; not much better at Naas; makes no appeal.
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5

(2)

28th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 104y

Class 6

15:47 Yarmouth

Saxon Land

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: James Owen

16-race maiden under rules; still early days for current trainer and first-time visor now applied on her first stab at a classified; interesting if there is a market move.

10/1

7

(4)

16th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

14:30 Catterick

Saxon Land

9st 11lb

J: Miss Evie Lee

T: James Owen

Ex-Irish; 15-race maiden; soundly beaten on all four starts, including one over hurdles, for present yard (favourite on first occasion); plenty to prove.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam 1m5f Flat/2m hurdle winner, half-sister to hurdle winner The Tiddly Tadpole; probably best watched.
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11th

16

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 50y

15:20 Limerick

Mudslide Molly

10st 7lb

J: Tom Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Not much to take from maidens and soundly beaten on handicap debut over C&D in February when tried in a tongue-tie; cheekpieces now added.

33/1

6th

13

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

15:55 Limerick

Mudslide Molly

10st 7lb

J: Tom Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Hard to discern any potential from her form in maidens; starts in handicaps from a low base; addition of tongue-tie could help.

20/1

Form: 90

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Down the field at big prices in maidens at Fairyhouse and Punchestown; can be ruled out.
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12th

14

30th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 185y

14:20 Downpatrick

Are We Dancing

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Liam Lennon

Precious little to take from three maiden runs and can only be watched on handicap debut from 5lb out of handicap; cheekpieces tried.

25/1

11th

18

17th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

13:52 Down Royal

Are We Dancing

10st 8lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Liam Lennon

Huge odds and well-beaten in all three starts over hurdles on soft and heavy ground; better ground may help but he is hard to fancy on all known form.

100/1

12th

1

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:00 Navan

Are We Dancing

11st 7lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: Liam Lennon

led, not fluent and headed 2nd, weakened before 3 out

50/1

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Payout
Exacta €10.90
Straight Forecast €14.24
Trifecta €78.10

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Jacko Star

POSTDATA:

Glendower

SPOTLIGHT:

Positive Energy