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SoftEaster Festival April 4th – 6th Rated Novice Hurdle
- Prize money: £7439.13
- 2m 4f 0y
- 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.60
- Place: £1.80
Form: 6-3310
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 2 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
11st 12lb |
Gained a breakthrough win in a 2m Gowran novice handicap in November; dropped away tamely from the last at Leopardstown; bounced back from that lapse to win readily at Fairyhouse; further progress feasible. |
8/1 |
|
1st 5 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Definite signs of ability in maidens on varying ground before breakthrough in 2m Gowran novice handicap in November; dropped away tamely from the last at Leopardstown last time; was much shorter in the betting than fourth-placed Nelson Muntz; could bounce back to form now. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 92y |
11st 12lb |
Well-related gelding; half-brother to five winners, including high-class pair John's Court and The Game Changer; satisfactory introduction when sixth in a 19-runner maiden over 2m4f at Cork in March; sixth in a 24-runner maiden over the same trip at Fairyhouse; should be sharper for his run at Navan and may uphold form with Garnetot. |
4/1 |
7/2
- Place: £2.90
Form: 085U12
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 99y |
11st 1lb |
Promoted course maiden winner in October after meeting interference; has run well in novice races here and at Fairyhouse; gets 13lb from the top weight and benefits from Liam McKenna's 5lb allowance. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Promoted Thurles maiden winner in October after meeting interference; appears to have a definite edge over Nelson Muntz (third) on running at the same venue eight week ago; both those races were over an extended 2m6f. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: -13434
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
29th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Has some useful form over hurdles and on the Flat, though has been tailed off in both disciplines since returning from a break of 72 days; if back on song, he would have a part to play in this company on chase debut. |
10/1 |
|
13th 14 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 8lb |
1-7 over hurdles after scoring at Kilbeggan in September (2m, good to yielding) and running some decent races in defeat subsequently, including when just 2l behind winner on handicap hurdle debut at Leopardstown (2m, yielding); yet to win from 10 Flat starts and his tailed-off finish at the Curragh last time doesn't enthuse. |
16/1 |
|
11th 8 (15) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Dual-purpose hurdles winner is 0-8 on turf on the level; well beaten in both previous handicap starts on the Flat and not easy to make a case for him. |
20/1 |
5/2
Form: 1-6443
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 11 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Bumper winner showed improved form to run away with a 2m Navan maiden hurdle last time on heavy; raised 7lb and this is tougher but is going the right way. |
12/1 |
|
1st 4 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
One of six for yard; bumper winner on good ground; fourth in a couple of maiden hurdles including one over C&D; solid effort off 116 in novice handicap at Leopardstown (20.5f, gd-yld) on penultimate but struggled in a Fairyhouse novice latest (2m4f, soft); seems best on better ground than this. |
3/1 |
|
4th 1 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Bumper winner; twice fourth in big-field maiden hurdles at Navan, one of them at this trip; handicap rating seems a fair reflection of his ability judged on 4l third at Leopardstown. |
5/2 |
5/2
Form: 832-13 C BF
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 12lb |
Justified short odds to win a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in November (2m, sft-hvy); placed in both handicap hurdle starts since, over this C&D (sft-hvy) and back at Fairyhouse (2m4f, yld-sft); new blinkers could eke out more; player. |
17/2 |
|
2nd 6 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Favourite when touched off in this race last year (off 105) and reappeared to land 2m maiden here in November on similarly testing ground; beaten favourite both starts since, latest when dropping out tamely before last in C&D rated novice in January; tongue-tie now added to cheekpieces worn the last twice. |
7/1 |
|
5th 4 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Went close in a handicap hurdle over C&D on his final stat last season; justified odds-on favouritism in a 2m maiden here in November on return; beaten 10l when favourite over a trip a little shorter than this in a handicap at Punchestown later that month. |
5/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €31.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €27.71 |
| Trifecta | €123.40 |
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Heron's ButlerThe Irish Sun:
Coyote SpiritPOSTDATA:
Nelson MuntzRP RATINGS (IRE):
Heron's ButlerTOPSPEED:
Heron's Butler