October 16 / 14.47 Thurles

14.47

Good

Leugh Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 1m 7f 172y
  • 18 runners
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Leugh Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 73-069

Last run: 85 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
A winner of two of her three French bumper starts but has been underwhelming in her Irish career to date; well beaten in opening two handicap hurdles and switch to fences didn't help at Wexford last time.
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11th

7

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

19:20 Killarney

Katakana

11st 5lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual bumper winner in France; won a Thurles handicap hurdle last October, but was poor at Cheltenham next time; market can guide on return with yard in form.

15/2

1st

2

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 172y

14:47 Thurles

Katakana

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

A winner of two of her three French bumper starts but has been underwhelming in her Irish career to date; well beaten in opening two handicap hurdles and switch to fences didn't help at Wexford last time.

18/1

9th

6

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:38 Wexford

Katakana

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual bumper winner in France; not a bad attempt on sole effort over fences at Downpatrick in September when third (2m2f, good); modest improvement over poor seasonal return when sixth at this track earlier this month (2m1f, good); enters handicap chase company for the first time.

5/1

Form: 340-00

Last run: 68 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Maiden from 27 starts (0-15 over hurdles) but some of her best efforts have come at this track; beaten under 2l in this race in 2023; sent off favourite for a handicap hurdle here in November off 12lb higher but could only manage fourth; well beaten in three starts since, with her mark in freefall; may do better returned to here on stable debut.
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18

30th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Thurles

Destivelle

10st 2lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Ciaran Murphy

Now 0-16 over hurdles; however, not a lost cause on the evidence of recent C&D third placing; split Midnight Eagle and Getaway Henry then, with The Border Boy back in sixth; new headgear combination now.

13/2

18

30th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Thurles

Destivelle

10st 2lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Ciaran Murphy

Now 0-16 over hurdles; however, not a lost cause on the evidence of recent C&D third placing; split Midnight Eagle and Getaway Henry then, with The Border Boy back in sixth; new headgear combination now.

13/2

Form: 7-4605

Last run: 4 days

W: 10st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Surprise winner at Wexford in July off 80 (2m1f, good); went close back there on his subsequent start; less promising in five runs since, 14.5l behind at Cork latest; needs more.
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16th

16

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 60y

18:15 Cork

Getaway Henry

11st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Daniel Joseph O’Leary

Back on his favoured good ground, he won well at Clonmel (2m) and a 5lb rise isn't the end of the world, having been competitive off this mark before.

8/1

1st

12

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 113y

18:10 Clonmel

Getaway Henry

10st 9lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Daniel Joseph O’Leary

Shock winner at Wexford in 2024; best effort last season when runner-up at Thurles (2m, good to yielding) in October; pulled up over 2m4f at Limerick (soft) back from a break; others preferred.

22/1

9

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

18:20 Limerick

Getaway Henry

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Daniel Joseph O’Leary

Shock winner at Wexford in 2024; best effort last season when runner-up at Thurles in October; best form has been over shorter than this.

12/1

Form: F77603

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Ran well off a similar mark last year with some runner-up finishes before getting her first win at Sligo (2m2f, yielding); generally poor since but looked like she was coming back to the boil when headed late on at Galway; finished second in same race last year before winning and is 2lb below last winning mark; interesting.
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2nd

5

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 160y

19:42 Kilbeggan

Bowgate Street

11st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: M Flannery

1-28 over hurdles; soundly beaten in races at Ballinrobe and Downpatrick since a breakthrough win at Sligo; others preferred.

14/1

12th

5

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

16:30 Downpatrick

Bowgate Street

11st 4lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: M Flannery

Breakthrough win at Sligo (2m2f, good) on penultimate; raised 7lb and soundly beaten off revised mark at Ballinrobe; eased 1lb; may be on tough mark for now.

10/1

8th

17

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Bowgate Street

10st 7lb

T: M Flannery

First reserve; belated first win at Sligo on latest (2m2f, good) 14 days ago; raised 7lb, this is a tougher race and not sure the drop back in trip is ideal.

Form: 610993

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Won at Cork in August off 2lb lower (2m1f, good); didn't show much in three subsequent outings but his third at Fairyhouse (2m, yielding) five days ago was more like it; can go well.
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15

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:52 Killarney

The Border Boy

10st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Sean Aherne

Just 1-21 over hurdles; posted a decent effort on his second chase start at Tramore in May when running on well to take fourth of ten (2m6f, good); others preferred.

8/1

4th

11

30th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:30 Tramore

The Border Boy

10st 5lb

J: Danny Power

T: Sean Aherne

Only 1-21 over hurdles, the win coming on good ground at Wexford last summer (similar mark); did finish well held on chase debut in November and also in his subsequent run back hurdling.

20/1

14th

19

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:50 Punchestown

The Border Boy

10st 2lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Sean Aherne

Won 2m1f Cork handicap hurdle last summer on good ground; produced a couple of decent placed efforts after that, including third behind today's rival Hickey's Hill at Thurles; lacks a recent run but ground should suit; on a mark that gives him a fair chance.

6/1

Form: 000-7

Last run: 158 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
AW winner over 7f for Richard Hannon in 2023; triple-figure odds and well beaten in all four maiden hurdle starts; well beaten over 6f at Laytown latest; cheekpieces are now added to the previously applied tongue-tie.
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8th

15

29th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Thurles

Glory Sky

10st 6lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

AW winner in Britain at three; yet to reach the first six over hurdles; still early days but needs to improve considerably.

14/1

Form: 40-705 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won by a neck at Limerick last year at 40-1 (2m, good); generally poor since then except for at Listowel last time when he weakened into a 12.5l fifth; 1lb below winning mark now.
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5th

8

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

18:19 Wexford

Redcliff Glen

11st 2lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: C Byrnes

Limerick handicap hurdle winner in October 2024 off 94; little of note in his form since then however, recent Punchestown run a bit more encouraging; more needed.

10/1

6th

6

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:50 Punchestown

Redcliff Glen

11st 3lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Limerick handicap hurdle winner by a neck in October 2024 off 94; little of note in his form since then, now down to 89.

10/1

Form: 067422 BF

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Has raced almost exclusively at Downpatrick, with all five of his handicap starts happening there; back-to-back second placings in his last two starts, sent off favourite last time (2m1f, yielding) when 2.5l behind a well handicapped winner; 2lb higher now but in the mix.
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8th

9

14th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:07 Downpatrick

Centaq

10st 10lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

0-15 over hurdles but runner up on three occasions, including twice over C&D; sent off at short enough odds here the last twice but failed to deliver; place claims if produces best.

15/2

6th

11

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

16:30 Downpatrick

Centaq

10st 11lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

0-14 over hurdles but runner-up on three occasions; didn't quite see out 2m3f when a 5.5l fourth of 10 here on latest; second over C&D on successive starts in the autumn; big player.

15/2

4th

11

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Centaq

10st 0lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Maiden has run well enough in defeat lately at Kilbeggan and Sligo (first-time cheekpieces) but has to find more dropped 1lb.

14/1

Form: 80-090

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Two-time Flat winner has been well beaten in all five hurdle starts; beat few rivals at Tramore last time; down 3lb more.
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18th

21

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 60y

18:15 Cork

Maralinga

10st 6lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Timothy Doyle

Dual Flat winner but 0-9 over hurdles and handicap form is deteriorating.

50/1

19th

17

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:50 Punchestown

Maralinga

10st 8lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

Two wins on the Flat; modest hurdles form, well beaten in three Thurles outings last October/November; hard to fancy.

16/1

Form: 75-70U D

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
One of two for trainer; won twice for Paul Hennessy last winter and went close to making it a hat-trick at Gowran in January; has failed to maintain his progress for new yard; well beaten in starts this year and unseated at the fifth last time.
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8th

15

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 113y

18:10 Clonmel

Falcon Park

10st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Dual hurdles winner with his latest win being a C&D victory in January last year off 87 (soft) for Paul Hennessy; best effort for current yard was when runner-up behind a well handicapped rival here on heavy in February; hasn't matched that effort since.

33/1

13

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 157y

16:43 Limerick

Falcon Park

10st 8lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Best effort for this yard when second behind a well handicapped winner over hurdles at Clonmel in February; reverts to chasing now (won over fences for Emmet Mullins in the summer of 2024); others preferred.

40/1

9th

14

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

16:30 Limerick

Falcon Park

10st 8lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Had been struggling to find his best form since joining this yard before an encouraging second behind a well handicapped winner at Clonmel in February; failed to build on that in two subsequent starts.

20/1

Form: 2214-5 D

Last run: 154 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Infrequent winner but consistent in the main and deserved his Wexford chase victory in March (2m3f); couldn't take advantage of a 16lb lower hurdles mark at Clonmel when comfortably held; could get involved but likely to find a few too good.
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3rd

12

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Bite That

10st 8lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Patrick J Flynn

Last won over hurdles here (2m, good) in 2022; rated 23lb higher over fences but hard to fancy on the evidence of his last three runs over hurdles at Clonmel.

28/1

9th

11

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:20 Clonmel

Bite That

10st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Patrick J Flynn

Hurdles win came at Tramore back in 2022, more recently won over fences at Wexford last summer; soft ground not ideal of late so improvement on the cards back on a sound surface.

12/1

12th

6

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 188y

17:12 Clonmel

Bite That

10st 13lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Patrick J Flynn

Infrequent winner but consistent in the main and deserved his Wexford chase victory a year ago; has failed to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in three outings since then; tailed off here four weeks ago in the race won by Courtbrack Boy.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-913F BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Underwhelming in opening three handicap starts, but was well backed at Downpatrick in August and landed the odds (2m2f, good); ran well off revised mark back there over the same distance when third; stepped up in trip at Clonmel last time and was sent off favourite again but didn't get past the second; should be thereabouts with a clear round.
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6th

7

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:42 Killarney

Wing Back

11st 2lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

1-11 over hurdles having won a Downpatrick handicap off 86 in August (2m2f, good); made a bad mistake when tailed off on chasing bow at Wexford last time (2m4f, good); others preferred.

100/1

9th

11

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

18:52 Wexford

Wing Back

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Downpatrick handicap hurdle winner last summer is rated 95 in that discipline; absent since October and this looks a stiff task on chasing debut.

25/1

13th

3

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 172y

14:47 Thurles

Wing Back

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: S Curling

Underwhelming in opening three handicap starts, but was well backed at Downpatrick in August and landed the odds (2m2f, good); ran well off revised mark back there over the same distance when third; stepped up in trip at Clonmel last time and was sent off favourite again but didn't get past the second; should be thereabouts with a clear round.

4/1

25/1

Form: -80606

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Winless in five Flat starts and 12 over timber; hasn't looked as though the breakthrough is close, 21l behind at Killarney last time.
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9th

12

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:20 Wexford

Benzine

11st 0lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: J Morrison

Maiden in all spheres after 21 starts; however, has been running well enough lately; second on chase debut at Limerick and two decent hurdle runs since; chance.

8/1

4th

14

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 113y

17:40 Clonmel

Benzine

10st 8lb

J: Danny Power

T: J Morrison

Ordinary form over hurdles; returned from a break with an excellent first run over fences at Limerick, finished second despite making a few slight errors; didn't maintain that improvement at Kilbeggan back over hurdles.

13/2

6th

11

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Kilbeggan

Benzine

10st 10lb

J: Niall Moore

T: J Morrison

Ordinary form over hurdles; returned from a break with an excellent first run over fences at Limerick, finished second despite making a few slight errors; strong chance if that improvement is maintained on his return to hurdling.

4/1

Form: 0864

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
No show in three maiden hurdles but better effort on handicap debut at Listowel last time when dropped to this trip; this mark looks workable based on that evidence.
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2nd

3

19th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 7f 110y

17:30 Tramore

Courtbrack Boy

11st 8lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Off the mark at the seventh attempt over hurdles at Clonmel in February; raised 7lb and came up short back there on latest, though the 2m3f trip may have stretched him; could go well dropped back in distance for his first handicap chase.

11/4

4th

4

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 188y

17:12 Clonmel

Courtbrack Boy

11st 8lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

No show in maidens; solid fourth on handicap debut at Listowel last September (2m, good to yielding); detached at Thurles next start; runner-up of 14 here in January, 23l behind an impressive winner; went one place better four weeks ago with a 7l success; 7lb rise is not particularly harsh.

11/4

Form: P215-P D

Last run: 73 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in a Gowran handicap hurdle in October last year (2m, good); has been disappointing in four runs since, evenly spread between Flat and hurdles; reported to have burst a blood vessel at Cork in August when pulled up; remains 4lb above last winning mark.
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16th

10

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 172y

14:47 Thurles

Hollow Spark

11st 0lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: James M Barcoe

Off the mark in a Gowran handicap hurdle in October last year (2m, good); has been disappointing in four runs since, evenly spread between Flat and hurdles; reported to have burst a blood vessel at Cork in August when pulled up; remains 4lb above last winning mark.

22/1

13

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 20y

14:30 Cork

Hollow Spark

10st 13lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: James M Barcoe

Handicap hurdle winner at a modest level at Gowran last October; only 4lb higher now and no fitness doubts having had two runs in Flat maidens this summer.

8/1

5

(4)

8th Jul 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

17:50 Tramore

Hollow Spark

9st 4lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: James M Barcoe

Handicap hurdle winner at a modest level last October; no show on rare Flat outing in good-class Leopardstown amateur maiden last month; of limited appeal.

20/1

Form: 6-00

Last run: 41 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
One of two for trainer; huge prices and tailed off for three maiden hurdle starts; can do better in handicaps but others preferred.
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17th

15

16th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 172y

14:47 Thurles

Having A Cut

10st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

One of two for trainer; huge prices and tailed off for three maiden hurdle starts; can do better in handicaps but others preferred.

25/1

7

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

17:07 Kilbeggan

Having A Cut

11st 2lb

J: Adam Leahy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Big odds for both starts, showing slight improvement to finish 11th of 18 at Cork last time (3m, good); not recommended.

66/1

15

11th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:15 Cork

Having A Cut

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Tailed-off in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle on debut and can't be fancied on that.

66/1

Form: -P0868 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Got first win at Limerick (2m, good) in April off 88; best run since was a 12.5l sixth at Listowel (2m2f, yielding); tailed off at Clonmel last time.
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Form: PPP9-P

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Five-time winner on the Flat has been badly out of form since January; hard to recommend.
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2nd

14

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 55y

17:20 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Flat winner is now 0-14 over hurdles, well held over C&D on penultimate, badly hampered at Tramore since.

25/1

16

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:30 Tramore

Esticky End

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Flat winner is 0-13 over hurdles; didn't run terribly at Down Royal in December off this mark; should be sharper for latest run at Wexford when made late gains from the back; could outrun likely odds.

16/1

7th

14

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Five-time Flat winner (last win in 2024) but yet to trouble the judge in 12 starts over hurdles; some decent runs in defeat when last seen over the winter, finished fifth of 13 at Thurles (2m, good to yielding) and fifth of 20 at Down Royal (2m1f, yielding), flying home after being hampered by a faller; can't be ruled out.

6/1

Non-runners

Derry Lad, Eastmore, Arthurs Victory

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Payout
Straight Forecast €305.48
Tricast €1634.01

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bowgate Street

The Irish Sun:

Courtbrack Boy

POSTDATA:

Wing Back

TOPSPEED:

Eastmore

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Bowgate Street