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YieldingChristmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap
- Prize money: £9752.07
- 1m 2f 0y
- 18 runners
Runners: 18 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
8/1
Form: 455726 BF
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 3 (16) |
15th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 10lb |
Made most to get off the mark at Leopardstown (1m, good) before beating only one home at Gowran, under those same conditions; appears held by Zaraahmondo and Sonoran (first reserve) on Navan running. |
12/1 |
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7th 3 (3) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 20y |
9st 13lb |
Made most to get off the mark at Leopardstown (1m, good) but beat only one home at Gowran, under those same conditions; could still run well having bounced back from a quiet run in the past. |
14/1 |
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8th 2 (8) |
25th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Made the breakthrough at the tenth time of asking at Leopardstown (1m, good) when taking advantage of being at the front of affairs to win by 0.75l, with a couple of these behind; up 7lb and has his chance. |
9/2 |
4/1
Form: 754-11 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Irish challenger; just 1-8 over hurdles but returned from seven-month break with creditable second of 17 at Galway festival (2m, good) last month and has a big role to play under Sean Bowen. |
5/2 |
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2nd 7 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 160y |
11st 4lb |
Three-time Flat winner is 1-7 over timber, that win in a Punchestown maiden (2m1f, soft) last season; absent since poor run at Limerick over Christmas so watching brief advised, unless market speaks. |
14/1 |
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2 (15) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Hurdles winner is 3-7 on turf on the Flat; deadheated at the Galway festival (8.5f, yielding) before two lesser runs over hurdles; returned to the Flat at the Curragh three weeks ago to bag another win (1m2f, yielding); up 9lb now but should be in the mix again. |
4/1 |
22/1
Form: 900405 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 10 (7) |
31st Jul 2026 Yielding 1m 6f 14y |
9st 10lb |
Three-time winner at 1m2f on soft or heavy, latest over two years ago; fair form this season and proved he can stay when second at 33-1 over 2m1f at Limerick last month; below that level at Tramore last time. |
14/1 |
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9th 7 (6) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Three-time winner at 1m2f on soft or heavy, latest over two years ago; fair form this season and proved he can stay when second at 33-1 over 2m1f at Limerick last month. |
11/2 |
25/1
Form: 30006R
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
19th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Very capable on the Flat and he won his last start in this sphere when landing a Downpatrick maiden hurdle (2m3f, good) in April 2024; patchy form in nine starts on the Flat since and he refused to race on both outings when last seen in October; stable debut. |
14/1 |
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4 (2) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Tardy starts have been a common theme this season but he took even more drastic action at the Curragh last time when refusing to race; generally poor efforts this year but he finished a close third behind subsequent Ascot Stakes winner Ascending at Cork in May (1m4f, good); risky proposition. |
25/1 |
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5 (14) |
4th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Tardy starts have been a recurring theme for this C&D winner (heavy); very slowly away again on latest at Down Royal (1m5f, yielding); can't afford to miss the break badly at this trip; capable but risky; cheekpieces left off. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 673055
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 11lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 (14) |
4th Oct 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Last win came in a C&D premier handicap in November 2024 (off 78); has dropped a long way in ratings since, 1m4f too far last time; not one to rule out back in trip with top apprentice booked. |
8/1 |
22/1
Form: 3430-
Last run: 350 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Scored on second handicap hurdle start over 2m3f at Clonmel in March (soft) off 99 when dropped in grade; moderate on the Flat at Roscommon 12 days ago; this is a tougher task than his win but can't be dismissed. |
7/1 |
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6th 5 (12) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
9st 7lb |
Had some good efforts on the Flat for Emmet Mullins, showing early promise in 3yo maidens and just behind Pavilion End when fourth in 1m4f AW handicap in October; won 2m3f handicap hurdle at Clonmel in March. |
12/1 |
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1st 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 2f 188y |
11st 13lb |
Flat maiden; mild promise in three maiden hurdles; moderate seventh on handicap debut at Fairyhouse. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 037347 C
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (9) |
4th Oct 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Eight-time Flat winner (all turf wins on soft or worse) although none since C&D win last November off 74; entitled to come on for recent Listowel comeback run. |
12/1 |
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11th 5 (11) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Eight-time Flat winner (all turf wins on soft or worse); latest run was over hurdles, two lesser displays at the Curragh after Irish Lincoln sixth. |
16/1 |
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10th 13 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 153y |
11st 4lb |
Eight-time Flat winner (all turf wins on soft or worse); small signs of promise five hurdle runs; took third in a Musselburgh maiden hurdle in November (2m, good to soft) but last of 16 on handicap debut at Naas (2m, soft to heavy) when last seen in this sphere; recent Flat runs have been middling. |
13/1 |
11/2
Form: 3451
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 10lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (18) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Winner on her fourth maiden attempt at Navan last month (1m, good); the fact she kept on well that day and her pedigree both give credence that she will handle this extra 2f on handicap debut. |
11/2 |
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4 (5) |
6th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 30y |
9st 3lb |
Has shown a fair standard of form in three starts; has not much more than one length to find with Therewillbeglory on Naas running; should be in the mix. |
100/30 |
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5th 11 (15) |
4th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Reportedly upset in stalls before her keeping-on fourth at Gowran and she's closely matched with runner-up Guarded; must have a chance. |
13/2 |
28/1
Form: 056-06
Last run: 45 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 9 (2) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 0lb |
Dual-purpose; bolted up in Sligo maiden hurdle last month (2m2f, good); previously soundly beaten over this C&D (gd-yld), extending his Flat record to 0-11; 3lb lower now but others appeal more. |
3/1 |
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1st 4 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 2m 2f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Decent form near the end of the season before last, winning a maiden hurdle at Clonmel and placed in a handicap at the Punchestown festival; fair form in handicaps last summer; subsequent form raises doubts. |
11/2 |
33/1
Form: 90-070 C
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
17/2
Form: 3536
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 2 (2) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 5f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Half-sister to the talented Thunder Kiss; third in two of her four starts in maidens; ran poorly over 1m2f on heavy ground at Leopardstown on her only handicap start; premature to write off. |
8/1 |
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13 (4) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Smart pedigree and third in two of her maidens; below her best when gradually weakened into sixth at the Curragh last time; makes handicap debut now and of interest if supported in the market. |
17/2 |
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6th 18 (18) |
27th Sep 2025 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Smart pedigree and third in two of her maidens, given every chance under a positive ride in the latest and splitting Simurgh and Indian River; shouldn't mind returning to 1m2f over which she made her debut. |
11/4 |
11/1
Form: 291574 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (11) |
18th Oct 2026 Good 1m 3f 150y |
9st 10lb |
Won easily at Down Royal (1m5f, good) and nicely on top last week at Roscommon (1m4f, yielding to soft) when defying a 9lb rise; now has the same hike to deal with in what is a stronger race; however, he is riding on the crest of a wave. |
14/1 |
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1st 15 (9) |
28th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 194y |
9st 6lb |
First reserve; knows how to win and ran well over 1m4f at Galway before a midfield finish back at 1m; chance if getting a run. |
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8th 12 (1) |
15th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 5lb |
5-27 on turf; now just 1lb higher than when winning at Leopardstown last October (1m2f, heavy); best run of the season when fourth of 16 over 1m4f at Galway last month; trip-versatile, but probably best at around 1m2f. |
10/1 |
28/1
Form: 454240
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 14 |
14th Oct 2026 Good 2m 0f 95y |
11st 11lb |
Two Flat wins at a modest level; yet to show much over hurdles, will need a handicap mark. |
33/1 |
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8th 5 |
2nd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 80y |
11st 7lb |
Modest enough on the Flat but did win off 54 at Limerick over the summer (good); never sighted back hurdling on latest at Listowel; eligible for a mark after this. |
50/1 |
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9th 14 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Hampered early and then ran out on hurdle debut in June (20-1); 1m4f winner on good ground the following month, albeit at a modest level; tailed off since. |
50/1 |
33/1
Form: 780660 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 4 (6) |
11th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Nothing like her best form in ten races since a 1m2f Ballinrobe win last June; unappealing in a sprint handicap at this stage of her career, although she won a maiden at around 6f at two. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: 060517 D BF
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 11 (13) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 55y |
9st 10lb |
Has lost his way since winning over 1m4f at Tramore in July and tailed off behind Lauderdale King last month. |
25/1 |
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16th 2 (18) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Won at Tramore last month off 10lb lower; not in the same form since and was well held in a Roscommon claimer 12 days ago; may be in handicapper's grip for now. |
12/1 |
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5th 9 (1) |
18th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 94y |
9st 0lb |
Three-time Flat winner, went up 11lb for a convincing success in a 1m4f handicap at Tramore last month; subsequent runs in a Flat handicap at Galway and a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan raise significant doubts; well enough treated by the race conditions if recapturing form. |
6/1 |
18/1
Form: 763044
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (7) |
23rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Dual-purpose maiden has been poor on last two starts (bled at Fairyhouse first time); opposed with a visor added. |
25/1 |
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8th 2 (1) |
20th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 135y |
9st 10lb |
Close third at Limerick in June 2025 beginning to look like a flash in the pan; poor form over hurdles and on the Flat this year; tailed off at Fairyhouse latest (1m6f, good). |
16/1 |
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18th 17 (17) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 40y |
9st 1lb |
Some promising runs in defeat last season; okay run over hurdles at Bellewstown in April but his tailed off finish at Sligo last month is concerning. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: 111936 C
Last run: 39 days
W: 8st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (9) |
1st Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 4f 77y |
9st 6lb |
Hat-trick of wins last summer (1m/1m1f), struck over 10.5f on heavy in May; trip a query, not at his best in two previous attempts at it. |
10/1 |
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6th 16 (14) |
19th Sep 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 100y |
8st 9lb |
His four wins include a score over 1m here last year; hasn't been at his best on last number of starts, but is dropping down the handicap so not dismissed back on easier ground. |
20/1 |
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9th 6 (8) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 1m 2f 10y |
9st 11lb |
Gained a fourth career win with a 22-1 success at Cork in May in testing conditions; not so good since on faster ground. |
12/1 |
Form: 730881 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 8lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 (15) |
16th Jan 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Just one win from 22 starts, but ran well here last month over 10.5f on just her third AW start when chasing home a rank outsider; below that level when outpaced over 1m last week; step up in trip can help. |
9/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | €48.08 |
| Tricast | €381.21 |
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