October 25 / 15.03 Galway

15.03

Yielding

Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6095.04
  • 2m 0f 90y
  • 15 runners
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Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly sunny

OUR TIP

Form: 1/8-

Last run: 178 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a Wincanton bumper for Nicky Henderson in January 2024; long layoff and tailed off on hurdles' debut at Punchestown in April; off since and has joined Enda Bolger; watch unless money arrives.
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8th

8

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 153y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Centreofattention

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: E Bolger

Debut bumper winner for Nicky Henderson in 2024 (good to soft); fair sixth on stable debut at Galway in October and ran better than finishing position suggested in a rated novice chase at Punchestown; tailed off in a Navan maiden hurdle last time at 80-1 (2m, soft to heavy); check market for handicap debut.

15/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 176 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
In good hands but never figured on debut in a Punchestown novice hurdle in May (25-1); off since and best watched on return unless the market speaks.
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4th

7

26th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 0y

15:40 Punchestown

Deanery Charlie

11st 3lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Left maiden form behind when a staying on fourth of 20 at Fairyhouse on handicap debut (2m4f, soft) last month, albeit was still beaten 20l; yard hitting form and should be in the mix off the same mark.

13/2

5

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 2f 150y

12:35 Limerick

Deanery Charlie

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

In good hands; never figured on debut in a Punchestown novice hurdle in May; much the same in a maiden at Galway last month; feasible that he can leave two nondescript performances behind him.

10/1

Form: 5

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest form in point-to-points; hampered early on hurdles' debut at Gowran (2m4f, yielding) and beaten 23l into fifth of 12; more needed dropped in trip.
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8

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

16:30 Limerick

Diamond Island

11st 1lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Well exposed in points; weak form in maiden hurdles; reached the money on handicap debut over 2m5f at this track but was beaten 27l in third; pulled up at Clonmel last time; new headgear combination; others preferred.

25/1

10

26th Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

15:44 Clonmel

Diamond Island

11st 4lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Well exposed in points; weak form in maiden hurdles; reached the money on handicap debut over 2m5f at Limerick but was beaten 27l in third.

14/1

Form: 22-

Last run: 245 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner up in soft ground bumpers at Navan and Fairyhouse early this year; beaten 7.5l in the latter race by Willie Mullins' Kaiser Ball (33-1 for the Supreme); could go well on hurdling debut if fit for his return.
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1st

2

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

16:15 Punchestown

Eachtotheirown

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Both wins have come when ridden from the front, a Galway maiden hurdle and a Thurles handicap off 124; has come up well short in both previous runs in graded company; now tried in a hood; others preferred.

12/1

10th

2

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Eachtotheirown

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Evidently well suited by being able to dominate as he's 2-2 under front-running tactics (0-3 otherwise); trounced his rivals in Thurles handicap (2m, yielding) most recently, proving well ahead of a mark of 124; should have more to offer in the right circumstances and grade but this scenario fails on both counts; faces a stiff task on the figures and competition for the lead.

50/1

1st

3

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

1m 7f 168y

13:40 Thurles

Eachtotheirown

11st 10lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Solid runs in defeat in both bumper starts before returning from a 245-day break to make an immediate breakthrough over hurdles at Galway with the minimum of fuss, and form of that race looks reasonable (2m, yielding); too keen in the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse last time when a 20l fifth; big player on handicap debut.

4/1

Form: 6340-

Last run: 392 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose; four-time Flat winner rated 109 after four starts over timber; off since 17.5l defeat on the Flat here (1m4f) a year ago; may need this run.
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6th

14

(9)

31st May 2026

Good

2m 0f 40y

16:50 Listowel

Edge Of Darkness

8st 7lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Daniel John Howard

Four-time winner over 1m4f back in the day in Britain; nothing like that sort of form for current yard, mark rapidly descending of late but 5lb outside the handicap here; declared reserve in 7.25 at Down Royal on Friday.

25/1

10th

12

(9)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 17y

20:20 Roscommon

Edge Of Darkness

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Daniel John Howard

Four-time winner over this trip back in the day in Britain; Irish form is moderate in both codes, second in claimer here in 2024; a tad better when beaten 6l (led) at Navan latest and Keane rides.

16/1

Form: 8-8228

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Runner up in three of seven starts over hurdles including over C&D (gd-yld) last month and rated 110; below par last twice in a handicap hurdle at Navan and on the Flat at Listowel; place chance if at best back in maiden company.
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6

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

Firebrand

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: John J Nallen

Runner up in three of seven starts over hurdles including over C&D (gd-yld) last month and rated 110; below par last twice in a handicap hurdle at Navan and on the Flat at Listowel; place chance if at best back in maiden company.

9/2

7

(10)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

16:50 Listowel

Firebrand

9st 0lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: John J Nallen

Dual-purpose sort has been running mostly over hurdles this year and beaten 10l at Navan three days ago; soundly beaten last two Flat outings and others make more appeal.

22/1

100/1

Form: 700PP-

Last run: 337 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Rated 80 after ten starts over timber; pulled up the last twice in a handicap chase and a handicap hurdle; hard to fancy.
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7

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

Grivei

11st 12lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: I Madden

Rated 80 after ten starts over timber; pulled up the last twice in a handicap chase and a handicap hurdle; hard to fancy.

100/1

16

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 110y

12:47 Tipperary

Grivei

11st 1lb

J: Robbie Geoghegan

T: I Madden

Runner-up in a bumper for Willie Mullins in January 2022 but has gone backwards since; pulled up in a Galway handicap chase last month.

33/1

16

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 110y

12:47 Tipperary

Grivei

11st 1lb

J: Robbie Geoghegan

T: I Madden

Runner-up in a bumper for Willie Mullins in January 2022 but has gone backwards since; pulled up in a Galway handicap chase last month.

33/1

Form: 448-5

Last run: 137 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Took a step forward when a 4.75l fifth of 16 in a Sligo maiden hurdle (17.5f, good) when last seen in June; handles easy ground and could challenge for a place if fit for reappearance.
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7

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

14:28 Down Royal

Jumble Light

11st 9lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Kept on nicely on second handicap start at Punchestown (2m, sft-hvy) for a 4l fourth of 9; should improve for this longer trip and has run well on better ground; chance.

7/1

8

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

Jumble Light

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Took a step forward when a 4.75l fifth of 16 in a Sligo maiden hurdle (17.5f, good) when last seen in June; handles easy ground and could challenge for a place if fit for reappearance.

14/1

Form: 2-

Last run: 231 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beat Ace Brannigan by a head in a Ballindenisk point-to-point in December 2024 and that horse hosed up in a maiden hurdle for this yard earlier this month; decent run behind a Mullins' hotpot in a Gowran bumper in March; interesting.
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2nd

3

16th Apr 2026

Soft

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Limerick

Kings Bucks

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Point winner; only second run over hurdles when third behind No Drama This End (runner-up also a class act) in Cheltenham Grade 2 in November (2m5f, soft); defeated at odds-on in very testing conditions in course maiden; pulled up in the Albert Bartlet; rated 130 and one to beat.

11/10

10

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Kings Bucks

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

3m point winner kept to shorter trips thus far under rules; only his second run over hurdles when a running-on third behind No Drama This End (runner-up is also a class act) in a 2m5f Grade 2 here in November (soft) and perhaps it's best to forgive his odds-on defeat on desperately tiring ground in a maiden at Limerick last time; remains a maiden but so too was Minella Indo who won this race for the same yard in 2019; makes the shortlist.

14/1

Form: R090

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Refused to race here on debut; heavy defeats at long odds three starts since; seems safe to rule out.
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10

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

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11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Refused to race here on debut; heavy defeats at long odds three starts since; seems safe to rule out.

100/1

12th

8

15th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 95y

13:55 Punchestown

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11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Refused to race at Galway and tailed off in two subsequent starts; rule him out.

100/1

8

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 0y

13:23 Listowel

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11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Refused to race Galway; tailed off at Killarney, can be left out of calculations.

100/1

Form: 19/35- D BF

Last run: 187 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual-bumper winner (including listed) and superb effort to finish a 3l third behind Bambino Fever in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham in March; last run too bad to be true and he remains a horse with considerable potential now switched to hurdles.
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7th

15

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Shuttle Diplomacy

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Thomas Cooper

Won Limerick Listed bumper two years ago and a cracking effort when third in the Champion Bumper (good to soft; Sortudo and No Drama This End behind) at last season's Cheltenham Festival; disappointed on first two starts over hurdles but he rediscovered his groove in a newly fitted tongue-tie when second to King Rasko Grey at Limerick (2m, soft to heavy) in December before beating 15 others to win at Naas (about 2m2f, heavy) last time; this forecast better ground should be fine and he's not one to dismiss lightly.

20/1

1st

11

25th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 150y

13:55 Naas

Shuttle Diplomacy

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: Thomas Cooper

Dual bumper winner and third in last year's Cheltenham bumper; two disappointing hurdle runs before a much better effort at when chasing home a Willie Mullins-trained horse at Limerick last time; the third horse had won a bumper for Mullins, and fourth-placed I Started A Joke was odds-on when winning at Punchestown subsequently.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner up in a point-to-point at Oldtown in February and the winner has since landed a Listowel bumper by 16l; lacks a run so the market should reveal expectations on hurdles' bow.
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22

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Fairyhouse

Treasure Memory

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Second to subsequent bumper winner Apache Tribe in a point-to-point last season; promising third in a 2m Galway maiden hurdle in October (yielding) before solid third of six in a Punchestown bumper; showed enough when third over 2m4f here in December to suggest he can win a maiden.

8/1

12

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

Treasure Memory

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: A J Martin

Runner up in a point-to-point at Oldtown in February and the winner has since landed a Listowel bumper by 16l; lacks a run so the market should reveal expectations on hurdles' bow.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Idaho gelding; first foal; dam unplaced, half-sister to winners Bold Sniper (smart 1m2f-1m4f), Daphne (1m5f Listed) and Highland Glen (useful 1m2f-1m4f); tongue tied for debut and best watched.
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17

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Twilight Story

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Galway on recent debut; can be ruled out; first reserve.

13th

17

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Twilight Story

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Galway on recent debut; can be ruled out; first reserve.

13th

17

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Twilight Story

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Galway on recent debut; can be ruled out; first reserve.

Form: 7

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in second point-to-point; 10-1 and weakened late on hurdling debut at Listowel (2m4f, yielding) last month; should strip fitter for that and could do better dropped in trip.
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9

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 2f 150y

12:35 Limerick

West Of Bally

11st 12lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Second in a point-to-point in May; 10-1, faded from two furlongs down in a 2m4f bumper at Listowel; showed just about enough when fifth on his hurdles debut at Galway to suggest he could feature here for a leading local stable; fourth Kings Bucks has since run well at Cheltenham.

5/4

14

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

West Of Bally

11st 12lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Placed in second point-to-point; 10-1 and weakened late on hurdling debut at Listowel (2m4f, yielding) last month; should strip fitter for that and could do better dropped in trip.

25/1

7th

11

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:33 Listowel

West Of Bally

12st 0lb

J: Mr R W Barron

T: E McNamara

Second in a point-to-point at Loughrea in May; pedigree indicates the 2m4f trip will be well within his range; trainer not typically associated with bumper winners, but his runners at this venue deserve respect.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Home-bred Getaway mare; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful 2m3f/2m5f chase winner Keep Wondering, out of bumper/2m3f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner from further family of Dawn Run; market can guide on debut.
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15

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 90y

15:03 Galway

Get Your Coat

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Home-bred Getaway mare; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful 2m3f/2m5f chase winner Keep Wondering, out of bumper/2m3f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner from further family of Dawn Run; market can guide on debut.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta €78.50
Straight Forecast €61.14
Trifecta €624.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shuttle Diplomacy

The Irish Sun:

Centreofattention

POSTDATA:

Firebrand