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GoodGrimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £4876.03
- 2m 1f 40y
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.10
- Place: £1.40
Form: 5-
Last run: 392 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12th 3 (11) |
8th May 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 4f 183y |
10st 0lb |
Won consecutive 1m4f handicaps in 2024 at Roscommon and Galway (off 70); came back from an absence when winning over hurdles at Bellewstown last summer and ran well in novice events both starts afterwards; returns from a further 9 months' absence but goes well fresh. |
7/1 |
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1 |
22nd Aug 2025 Good 2m 2f 200y |
11st 12lb |
Won consecutive 1m4f handicaps on the Flat last year; came back from an absence when winning over hurdles at Bellewstown and a fine effort in a Listed novice at Galway since, both approx' 2m; should appreciate this longer trip and be involved. |
4/1 |
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2 |
29th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 6lb |
Decent Flat handicapper, scoring over 1m4f at Roscommon and here last season; returned from 298-day absence to land 2m1f Bellewstown maiden hurdle early this month in good style; should handle this step up in grade. |
9/2 |
8/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: 0-
Last run: 302 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 80y |
10st 13lb |
Lightly-raced 6yo; two third-place finishes in points before disappointing on rules debut in a Kilbeggan bumper; made seasonal return in a Bellewstown maiden hurdle with a decent second (2m1f, good); stepped up to 2m6f at Downpatrick last time, where she comfortably obliged at short odds (good); this is tougher. |
11/2 |
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1st 3 |
15th Jul 2025 Good 2m 5f 185y |
10st 13lb |
Seemed to not stay 3m in point-to-points and weakened on Rules' debut in a 2m4f Kilbeggan bumper; better effort over 2m1f at Bellewstown latest on return from a layoff; top yard and should stay this far on breeding but has to prove it. |
7/4 |
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2nd 15 |
5th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 40y |
10st 11lb |
Placed on both starts in points for champion handler Colin Bowe the season before last, beaten odds-on favourite on the second occasion; bumper run at Kilbeggan last autumn was too bad to be true; could be a different proposition now. |
8/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 7-52
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
5th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 5lb |
Two Flat wins and placed seven times in that sphere; ran creditably against the former Ebor and Irish St Leger winner Sonnyboyliston in a Killarney maiden hurdle. |
3/1 |
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2nd 12 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 5lb |
Dual Flat winner who has shown ability in two runs over hurdles; will need further progress to be a factor here but that's possible on just her third run over timber. |
10/1 |
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2nd 12 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 5lb |
Dual Flat winner who has shown ability in two runs over hurdles; will need further progress to be a factor here but that's possible on just her third run over timber. |
10/1 |
11/4
Form: 214-3 BF
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 12 |
14th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 3f 63y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
Novice hurdler who has failed to sustain his progress in two handicap attempts; physical tweak (wind surgery since last run) needs to make a difference. |
16/1 |
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4 |
24th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 200y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Had useful form in Ireland in a bumper and maiden hurdles; beaten at evens on British debut (2m7f) but under a positive ride back over 2m at Uttoxeter he made a lot of the running for a hard-fought win; faces a much stiffer examination here. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 6
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 50y |
12st 0lb |
French Flat winner; 0-7 over hurdles but showed a bit of promise when fourth at Galway last September (16.5f, good); 4lb lower here and may have needed latest; yard in form. |
20/1 |
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9th 6 |
10th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 5lb |
Three-time French Flat winner but ordinary form over hurdles for this yard; well beaten on AW last time; new headgear tried now. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 60
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 12 |
24th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 2f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Three-time flat winner showed a little bit more over timber at Tramore (16.5f, good) last time but was still beaten 7.5l into eighth; down 2lb but needs to improve again to be competitive here. |
22/1 |
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8th 9 |
17th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 140y |
11st 1lb |
Three-time Flat winner (twice in France, once in Britain) at up to 1m4f; has shown little over hurdles, but can be forgiven his recent run at Cork, failed to recover after being badly hampered four out; may do better. |
12/1 |
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8th 11 |
4th Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 20y |
11st 0lb |
Three-time Flat winner (twice in France, once in Britain) at up to 1m4f; has shown little over hurdles; first handicap now. |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 265-43
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 2 (10) |
5th May 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
10st 7lb |
Winning hurdler hasn't looked like adding to his tally in three starts on the Flat; look elsewhere. |
100/1 |
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13th 3 (16) |
11th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 3f 90y |
9st 9lb |
Winning hurdler has been soundly beaten at big prices in two Flat starts at Dundalk; others preferred. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: 70-P
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
31st May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 50y |
11st 3lb |
0-7 over hurdles and rated 94; has shown ability in maiden hurdles but the closest she's got to the winner was when beaten 6.75l into third of 9 at Sligo (2m4f, good) last time; should be sharper for that first run back after a break but steps into the unknown here trip wise; others appeal more. |
8/1 |
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3rd 3 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Rated 94 after six runs over hurdles, the best of which was a 10l second over 16.5f (good) here last July; off since below par run at Tramore last August; place chance if fit after break. |
11/2 |
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8 |
17th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 140y |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up in a 2m2f Sligo maiden last month (good), the best of five attempts over timber; possibly didn't stay 2m5f at same track on latest; back in trip here with place claims. |
10/1 |
200/1
Form: 00
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
11th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 169y |
10st 0lb |
Poor maiden form; never in contention on handicap debut at Sligo four days ago; safe to rule out. |
66/1 |
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13th 17 |
7th Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 193y |
10st 0lb
|
First reserve; tailed off at huge odds in four runs so far. |
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14th 11 |
24th Jul 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 150y |
11st 4lb |
Triple-figure odds for all three starts in maidens at 16.5f-17.5f and tailed off in all of them; put a line through. |
100/1 |
33/1
Form: 6-578
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Decent runs in defeat over autumn/winter, finishing fourth here (3m1f, good to yielding) and third at Punchestown (3m, heavy); less than fluent jumping at Musselburgh when fifth in February (3m, good to soft); stayed on for a distant third at Clonmel last time (3m, heavy); not out of it and this better ground may help. |
12/1 |
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3rd 3 |
26th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Unplaced at Musselburgh last time; place chance on his previous third to today's rival Milanaway over this trip at Punchestown; blinkered for the first time. |
10/1 |
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5th 3 |
1st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Irish maiden who has shown positive signs since wearing cheekpieces, making the frame over 3m at Down Royal and Punchestown; may take another step forward in the retained headgear; interesting. |
4/1 |
50/1
Form: /908-0
Last run: 61 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 11 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 88y |
11st 1lb |
Modest stayer on the Flat; beaten 9l when sixth of 15 at Bellewstown last summer on only handicap start over hurdles. |
16/1 |
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12th 7 (6) |
11th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Last run was over hurdles, has an outside chance based on a fourth placing in a 23-runner 1m6f Navan contest last autumn; others have stronger claims. |
16/1 |
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4th 18 (19) |
22nd Oct 2025 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Dual-purpose maiden hasn't been getting any nearer in maiden hurdles of late; probably best watched back on the Flat. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 4-P
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
23rd Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 205y |
12st 4lb |
Struggled on handicap/stable debut early this month; does not look well handicapped, but talented young point-to-point rider claims a useful 7lb. |
25/1 |
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14 |
5th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 40y |
10st 11lb |
Weak AW form on Flat; outran 100-1 odds when fourth at Kilbeggan in April on first hurdles start; failed to reproduce that form at Downpatrick on second attempt |
33/1 |
|
13 |
15th Jun 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 185y |
11st 5lb |
Showed very little on the Flat but ran well for a long way on hurdles debut at Kilbeggan in April, outrunning odds of 100-1; needs to settle better this time and may encounter slower ground if the rain arrives. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 61y |
11st 0lb |
Beaten in excess of 20l in three maiden outings, 7lb claimer-ridden each time; young mare, perhaps has potential for improvement. |
8/1 |
Form: 870
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
20th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 107y |
11st 2lb |
Big price in all three maiden hurdle outings; not a bad effort when 20l fifth at Ballinrobe on handicap debut; improvement needed in a first-time hood. |
8/1 |
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5 |
11th Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 218y |
11st 3lb |
Big price in all three maiden hurdle outings, no obvious reason to support him here in his first handicap. |
20/1 |
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 15 |
27th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 110y |
10st 11lb |
Placed in one of three starts in point-to-points; soundly beaten in three maiden hurdle starts; stable's good current form is a positive; market support could be significant against that background. |
14/1 |
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11th 7 |
24th Jul 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 150y |
11st 4lb |
Placed in one of three starts in point-to-points; hasn't looked a winner in waiting in two starts over hurdles; opposable. |
20/1 |
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5th 4 |
14th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 4lb |
Placed in a maiden point-to-point for Mick Goff; tailed off on Bellewstown hurdles debut nine days ago. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €65.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €39.99 |
| Trifecta | €332.70 |
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