14.10
HeavyBetVictor Still Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £6413.04
- 2m 0f 0y
- 17 runners
Runners: 17 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Abandoned
Form: 5
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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2 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Recent Navan fifth was a step in the right direction; had plenty of horses behind but was beaten in excess of 40l; further improvement needed. |
40/1 |
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5th 3 |
21st Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Remote fourth on hurdling debut over C&D; jumped badly in 2m6f event here last time. |
33/1 |
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1 |
28th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Just minor promise in a 2m1f (yielding) Down Royal bumper on debut; failed to beat a rival home in an Ayr bumper next time; beaten 34l over 2m here last time; unlikely to trouble the principals. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Colt
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16th 2 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 34y |
11st 12lb |
Showed good stamina on soft ground when winning a 23-runner handicap over 1m6f at Navan last October; not a bad run when fifth under a penalty at Galway five days later; rated a modest 60 on the Flat; faces a tough introduction to hurdling. |
25/1 |
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5th 1 (6) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
10st 3lb |
Ran well on seasonal return on soft ground at Killarney in July; well below that level on next two starts; got up close home to win over 1m6f at Navan last week; bold bid likely under 7lb penalty but may struggle to confirm form with third-placed God The Highness. |
9/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 7
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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10th 4 |
26th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Order Of St George gelding; dam a maiden hurdler; was still in contention when falling in a point-to-point at Peppards Castle on debut on heavy but pulled up on better ground next time; watching brief advised. |
40/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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Abandoned
Form: 1/6-0
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
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22 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 5lb |
French heavy-ground bumper winner; well beaten in three maiden hurdles and tailed off at Fairyhouse on handicap debut last time (2m, yielding to soft); an interesting jockey booking. |
18/1 |
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17th 9 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
French bumper winner; beaten between 12l and 23l in his maiden hurdles; he's not obviously well in for this first handicap but it's early days and the potential is there to improve; tongue-tie added. |
14/1 |
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3rd 8 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Heavy-ground 1m4f AQPS winner in 2024; ran only once as a juvenile hurdler, finishing sixth in an above-average maiden at Limerick, but faded tamely on returning from year's absence at Naas in December, having led to two out; entitled to come on for that. |
9/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 07
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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No Results Found |
Abandoned
Form: 5-
Last run: 388 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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4th 7 |
6th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 55y |
11st 12lb |
Good staying pedigree and was an expensive store; promise in sole bumper and bumped into a good one when second on hurdling debut at Ayr (2m4f, soft); weakened tamely in 2m6f contest on heavy last time. |
8/1 |
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5th 5 |
28th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Bought for 135,000euros unraced in June 2023; fifth of nine in a decent Fairyhouse bumper in January 2025 (2m, yielding to soft); returned from 405-day absence over hurdles at Ayr last time when a 13l second to runaway winner; entitled to improve over that. |
9/2 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
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4th 1 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won at the eighth and final attempt on the Flat for David Simcock in a 1m6f Southwell AW handicap in October 2024; limited impact in three races over hurdles; better ground may bring about improvement, but not suited by the race conditions. |
14/1 |
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9th 15 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Won at the eighth and final attempt on the Flat in 2024 for David Simcock in a 1m6f Southwell AW handicap last October; has made no impact in two races over hurdles in testing conditions. |
50/1 |
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7th 10 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 50y |
11st 12lb |
Won at the eighth and final attempt on the Flat in 2024 for David Simcock in lowly 1m6f Southwell AW handicap in October; bought for 22,000gns at Newmarket nine days later; tailed off after lengthy absence on first start for Paul Nolan last month. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 35-P72 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
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7th 15 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
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 |
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1st 11 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 2f 150y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
Abandoned
Form: 6
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
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Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
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10th 7 (13) |
11th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 111y |
9st 7lb |
Yet to place in six Flat starts, including latest two after running in maiden hurdles during the winter; with third trainer now and hard to fancy. |
25/1 |
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7th 9 (2) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
10st 4lb |
Best run came in a Gowran claimer in 2024 when a 1.5l fourth (1m, soft); heavy defeats over hurdles this season preceded a similar story in a Curragh handicap last time (1m, heavy); best watched on stable debut. |
25/1 |
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15th 20 (28) |
15th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 0f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Best run came in a 1m claimer at Gowran (soft) for Mick Mulvany; heavy defeats in three starts over hurdles for this yard after long layoff; best watched in first handicap. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
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W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
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No Results Found |
Abandoned
Form: 546F0
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
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11th 2 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 116y |
11st 7lb |
Had a couple of nice runs in good-ground bumpers last summer; out the back in three maidens on winter ground and tailed off on last month's handicap debut at Cork; major improvement needed but possible on better ground. |
12/1 |
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14th 6 |
6th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Had a couple of nice runs in good-ground bumpers last summer; out the back in three maidens on winter ground, but she might be a different proposition in a handicap on better terrain. |
12/1 |
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13th 7 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Some promise in bumpers last summer (good) and still in touch when faller three out on hurdles debut at Cork last month; ran no sort of race however in testing conditions at Punchestown eight days later; plenty to prove. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
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W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
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Abandoned
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W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
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Abandoned
Form: 3
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Colt
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1st 11 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Flat winner for Aidan O'Brien; hinted there was a bigger performance in him when placed in first three maiden hurdles, one over this C&D (yielding) and twice at Naas on softer ground; duly delivered the goods on handicap debut, winning the Fred Winter at Cheltenham (2m, gd-sft) by 2.25l off 130; steps into Grade 1 company for the first time and very much respected. |
5/1 |
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1st 9 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Six Flat runs for Aidan O'Brien, best form at 1m6f/2m; jumping was ropey in his first two defeats over hurdles but that part of his game improved when a rallying second in a rated hurdle at Naas (soft to heavy) that has delivered four of the last seven winners of this race; probably peaking at the right time when this has all the hallmarks of a long-term plan; seems versatile ground-wise; lots to like. |
13/2 |
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2nd 6 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 158y |
11st 0lb |
Flat winner for Ballydoyle over 1m6f on heavy (rated 92); promising hurdles debut when never-nearer third (3.25l behind Minella Boss) at Punchestown on New Year's Eve and probably similar level of form in C&D maiden last month, still novicey in jumping; gives the impression improvement likely given better jumping. |
9/1 |
Verdict
Dual bumper winner and third in the Cheltenham Grade 1 last season, SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY was disappointing in his opening two hurdle runs before taking the runner-up spot in a first-time tongue-tie at Limerick, and a repeat of that effort may be good enough. Saratoga was a handicap winner for Aidan O’Brien and may improve from last month’s hurdling debut. The Dotski and Straight John are others who catch the eye. [Denis Harney]