16.10
Yielding To SoftIrish Stallion Farms EBF Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £48760.33
- 2m 4f 0y
- 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £14.90
- Place: £3.40
Form: -1P110 C
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Daughter of multiple Cheltenham Festival winner Quevega, sister to the top-class Facile Vega; three-time bumper winner; 3-5 over hurdles this season, most significant success when beating Dream On Baby over 2m2f here in January; plenty to prove after mid-field finish behind Air Of Entitlement at Cheltenham. |
13/2 |
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1st 2 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Daughter of multiple Cheltenham Festival winner Quevega, sister to the top-class Facile Vega; three-time bumper winner; 3-5 over hurdles this season, most significant success when beating Dream On Baby over 2m2f here in January; plenty to prove after mid-field finish behind Air Of Entitlement at Cheltenham. |
13/2 |
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11th 2 |
13th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 179y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
It's in her blood to win at Cheltenham, as a daughter of multiple Festival winner Quevega and a sister to Facile Vega who won the Champion Bumper and finished second in a Supreme; she's not yet in their league and not by a long chalk, but she is 6-9 under rules after bagging a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse in January (2m2f, soft; has won on good); that was more workmanlike than super-stylish but she's very much in the reckoning with Paul Townend up top. |
15/2 |
50/1
- Place: £3.60
Form: 17122 BF
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 0f 84y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Probably needed run when only fourth to Dream On Baby on return and she returned to her best when a rallying third in Listed race at Sandown (2m4f, good) three weeks ago; should be well suited by this step up to 3m+ and she won't be inconvenienced by rain-softened ground; still unexposed. |
9/2 |
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2nd 13 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Made a winning start over hurdles in 2m Ayr maiden in January; posted a useful effort when just denied in a Grade 2 at Sandown following month; beaten at long odds-on at Ayr last time; this is highly ambitious against that background. |
50/1 |
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2nd 13 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Made a winning start over hurdles in 2m Ayr maiden in January; posted a useful effort when just denied in a Grade 2 at Sandown following month; beaten at long odds-on at Ayr last time; this is highly ambitious against that background. |
50/1 |
20/1
- Place: £5.90
Form: 3-3P17
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 2lb |
One of eight for trainer; Grade 1-placed over hurdles and off the mark over fences at the third attempt when successful at Thurles in March (2m2f, soft), making all for 12l win; creditable fourth in a 2m1f Fairyhouse handicap last time; step up in trip should suit. |
15/1 |
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4th 6 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 140y |
11st 7lb |
Placed in Grade 1 mares novice' on this card last year and off the mark over fences on latest of three attempts, making all for unextended win over 2m2f at Thurles last month (soft), jumping much better; still learning and could improve to play a role here; Townend's choice. |
9/2 |
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1st 5 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 2f 22y |
11st 7lb |
Second runner for yard; maiden hurdle winner has run creditably in graded contests, including third in Fairyhouse Grade 1 mares' novice last April (2m4f, soft to heavy); very disappointing in two chase starts this season, tailed off last when sent off odds-on at Naas on latest but Townend stays loyal. |
13/8 |
20/1
Form: P-121F D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 198y |
10st 12lb |
Point winner; useful over hurdles last season, when her two wins included a Navan Listed hurdle; shaped well on chasing debut at Limerick, second behind better fancied stablemate and subsequent Cheltenham winner July Flower; no improvement in two Fairyhouse outings; not in the same league as stablemate The Big Westerner who beat Jade De Grugy at Limerick |
5/1 |
|
9 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 7lb |
Third runner for yard; point winner has won twice over hurdles including a Navan mares' Listed race in February; a respectable fourth in a Grade 1 novice at Fairyhouse when last seen; capable of a big run on chasing debut. |
3/1 |
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4th 12 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Point winner; chased home the smart Bioluminescence on hurdles debut at Punchestown last winter; wide-margin Clonmel maiden winner in November having been left clear two out; creditable second to the smart stablemate Hey Sunshine at Punchestown in December; faller at Limerick last month; stable has two stronger candidates. |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 1-10 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 19 |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 108y |
10st 12lb |
Bumper winner; highly tried to no avail after a maiden hurdle win at Punchestown in January; didn't jump fluently when last seen in a Listowel mares' hurdle in May; steps up in trip and makes handicap debut; respected given who trains her but others appeal more. |
15/2 |
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4th 3 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 100y |
10st 13lb |
Punchestown bumper winner on debut and winning return in a maiden hurdle back there in January this year; lost ground at the start in the Dawn Run at Cheltenham but was only a distant fifth in the Grade 1 Honeysuckle mares' novice hurdle at Fairyhouse last month; travelled well for a long way in that race and drop in trip here may help but gives weight to a rival with a higher rating (Royal Eagle). |
2/1 |
|
3 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 100y |
10st 13lb |
Punchestown bumper winner on debut and winning return in a maiden hurdle back there in January this year; lost ground at the start in the Dawn Run at Cheltenham but was only a distant fifth in the Grade 1 Honeysuckle mares' novice hurdle at Fairyhouse last month; travelled well for a long way in that race and drop in trip here may help but gives weight to a rival with a higher rating (Royal Eagle). |
2/1 |
8/1
Form: 12-214 C
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 |
7th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
130-rated hurdler; fair efforts on first two chase runs, though was beaten by longer-priced stablemate Port Joulain at Fairyhouse in January; beaten falling at the last in a Leopardstown event that has been well advertised by the 8l runner-up Come Walk With Me in landing handicaps at Fairyhouse and Punchestown. |
9/4 |
|
6 |
3rd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Smart hurdler is rated 130 in that sphere and has won in heavy ground; solid efforts on both chase runs, though was beaten by a longer-priced stablemate last time; comes out a clear best at these weights, though, and has a good opportunity to go one better. |
4/6 |
|
2nd 8 |
14th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 30y |
11st 5lb |
One of three for trainer; useful hurdler was fourth in the Grade 2 Mares' Novice at Cheltenham but was below that in final two runs last season; made a positive course debut over fences last month (2m, soft) when taking the runner-up spot and jumping well in the main; should be able to get off the mark over fences here. |
8/11 |
4/1
Form: 17-11 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
Won the mares' novice hurdle at last season's Cheltenham Festival (2m1f, good to soft) and returned to form to win the Martin Pipe Handicap there (2m4f, soft) last month; she has something to find now back up in grade, even with the 7lb mares' allowance, but she powered up the hill last time and has an Irish National winner in her pedigree, so the step up in trip might prompt further improvement; not discounted. |
11/1 |
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1st 3 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Stays 2m4f; got up close home in the Grade 2 novice hurdle for mares at this meeting 12 months ago (2m1f, good to soft); no further progress in three starts since, disappointing in Listed handicap latest, but may raise her game returned to the Cheltenham Festival; not ruled out. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 2m 4f 110y |
11st 13lb |
Point/bumper winner; easy winner of a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Down Royal last Christmas; no problem with the shorter distance (2m1f) when beating the favourite Sixandahalf in the Grade 2 mares' novice at Cheltenham; failed to reproduce that form in 2m4f Grade 1 mares' event here in April; no easy task here giving weight to the geldings; stable's form a positive. |
5/2 |
16/1
Form: 111461 D
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 130
| 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 |
16/1
Form: 23111 D
Last run: 131 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 12 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 118y |
10st 6lb |
prominent |
11/1 |
|
1st 12 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 118y |
10st 6lb |
prominent |
11/1 |
|
9th 4 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Placed on both bumpers; took well to hurdling in the first half of this season; backed up debut Kilbeggan maiden win by landing 2m2f Downpatrick novice handicap in October; stayed this trip effectively when beating stablemate Tareze at Punchestown; might prefer better ground. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 3-
Last run: 680 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 13 |
18th Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Third in a French 3yo bumper on sole start in that sphere in 2023; thrown in at the deep end in a Grade 1 on debut for this yard in April but pulled-up; can do better with a tongue-tie on return. |
6/4 |
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7 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Form of her sole AQPS start (in June 2023) has been well-advertised by the winner who beat Karoline Banbou twice and now boasts a 5-7 record over jumps; however, she is thrown in at the deep end now after a long absence. |
25/1 |
|
7 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Form of her sole AQPS start (in June 2023) has been well-advertised by the winner who beat Karoline Banbou twice and now boasts a 5-7 record over jumps; however, she is thrown in at the deep end now after a long absence. |
25/1 |
50/1
Form: 3-
Last run: 584 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 5y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Former Willie Mullins inmate who got off the mark on her stable debut in a Huntingdon maiden (2m4f, heavy) in February; makes handicap debut on contrasting ground and a fascinating contender here. |
15/8 |
|
1st 5 |
19th Feb 2026 2m 4f 145y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Placed in a French bumper; struggled badly in three runs for Willie Mullins (the first was a Grade 1) as her third at Tramore was very remote; hood tried last time is now removed; positives can be taken that she remains in top ownership and Harry Cobden takes over. |
4/5 |
|
5 |
9th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 73y |
10st 13lb |
One of two for trainer but neglected by Townend; beaten just over a length on debut in a French bumper; pulled up in Fairyhouse Grade 1 on sole Irish start when 150-1 (Venusienne 33-1 in same race, also pulled up); tongue-tie on now, she may give her stablemate the most to do. |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: 332F1
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 100y |
10st 13lb |
Point-to-point winner; landed Navan maiden hurdle by 8.5l in March 2025; failed to complete three starts since, in a Grade 1 mares' novice at Fairyhouse (pulled up) and in beginners' chases at Down Royal (pulled up) and back at Fairyhouse (unseated); questions to answer on return to hurdling. |
6/1 |
|
12 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 55y |
11st 5lb |
Point-to-point winner; won Navan maiden hurdle last March (2m, heavy); outclassed when pulled up in course Grade 1 in April; jumping issues evident on return/chase bow when pulled up at Down Royal last month; can't be ruled out given yard's form. |
12/1 |
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11 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Point winner and subsequent 320,000euros purchase; made amends for previous failures with maiden win at Navan; not a likely contender at this level. |
33/1 |
7/4
Form: 112 BF
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Bought for £120,000 after a debut point win; impressed in winning her first two hurdle races; landed a 2m5f maiden at Punchestown before displaying plenty of stamina in winning a 2m7f Grade 2 at Limerick; arguably sets the standard with her second behind Jasmin De Vaux in the Albert Bartlett, rallied well having been hampered after two out; suited by soft ground. |
7/4 |
50/1
Form: 2-0
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
9th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 73y |
10st 13lb |
Took second in French Listed hurdles debut on very soft ground; set tall tasks on her last two runs when 28l behind in the mares' novice hurdle at Cheltenham (2m1f, good to soft) and pulled up when weakened quickly in Fairyhouse Grade 1 novice hurdle in April (2m4f, soft to heavy); should be capable of taking this and is the choice of Townend in a first-time hood. |
Evs |
|
15 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Had subsequent winning stablemate Karamoja just behind when runner-up at Auteuil in September 2023; 33-1 when down the field behind Air Of Entitlement; no apparent chance on that evidence. |
50/1 |
|
15 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Had subsequent winning stablemate Karamoja just behind when runner-up at Auteuil in September 2023; 33-1 when down the field behind Air Of Entitlement; no apparent chance on that evidence. |
50/1 |
Non-runners
Dream On Baby, Sixandahalf
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €458.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €482.17 |
| Tricast | €15208.56 |
| Trifecta | €2513.60 |
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
The Big WesternerTOPSPEED:
Air Of EntitlementRP RATINGS (IRE):
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The Big WesternerPOSTDATA:
Air Of Entitlement