13.25
HeavyNaas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £19239.13
- 1m 7f 190y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sleet
13/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £1.80
Form: -U12U2 C
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 12lb |
Enjoyed a standout season, highlighted by landing Grade 3 honours at Naas in January (2m, heavy); has been found out upped to Grade 1 level twice this term, 19l behind Lossiemouth in the Morgiana Hurdle (16.5f, soft to heavy) and no chance when unseated at the last in the Hatton's Grace (2m4f, yielding to soft); below his best in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 last time; hard to see him being involved. |
50/1 |
|
8th 2 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 6lb |
Better than ever this season and has contested two Grade 1s; appreciated the drop in class when making all in a Grade 3 at Naas (2m, heavy) and this 7yo is a good bet to give his running (stays this far); very sound jumper. |
15/2 |
|
1st 4 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 190y |
11st 3lb |
Better than ever this season, winning over 2m3f at Punchestown and has run well in defeat since chasing home clear-cut winners at same venue in both Grade 1 Morgiana Hurdle and when over 8l off front-running Fabiolo on New Year's Eve (2m3f); seems sure to run another solid race (running in colours of Limestone Lad). |
13/2 |
5/2
- Place: £1.20
Form: 41033- D
Last run: 271 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 146
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
Arguably a shade unlucky when a beaten favourite in the County Hurdle but rider reported that he stopped quickly when soundly beaten at Fairyhouse last time; Townend jumps ship; needs to rediscover best. |
12/1 |
|
12th 1 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Smart novice hurdler last season (placed in Grade 1s) and, although defeated at short odds, produced a career-best RPR when second in 2m Naas Grade 3 (heavy) on return from nine months off; beaten favourite in County Hurdle latest but steady pace and not clear run didn't suit so sixth of 23 was a solid run in the circumstances; Townend's pick. |
13/2 |
|
6th 4 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 179y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Smart novice hurdler last season (placed in Grade 1s) and, although defeated at short odds, produced a career-best RPR when 1l second in 2m Naas Grade 3 (heavy) on return from nine months off; entitled to build on that effort and is of major interest in his first handicap, with Paul Townend seemingly preferring him to Murcia and Absurde. |
4/1 |
7/2
Form: 21233- C
Last run: 350 days
W: 11st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 72y |
11st 2lb |
2-10 over hurdles and rated 143; Grade 1 novice winner at Fairyhouse in December 2023 but that was his last win in this sphere; vast majority of best form is on soft and heavy ground, so could probably do with some rain; would be getting 9lb from Daddy Long Legs in a handicap; place claims. |
15/8 |
11/4
Form: 310- D
Last run: 320 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Point winner was a smart maiden hurdle winner in 2024 but hasn't really built on that; the best of three runs last season was when second in a Gowran Grade 3 in February; was then outclassed in the Champion Hurdle; yard does well with chasers so can run a big race. |
9/4 |
|
9th 6 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Lightly raced 8yo; dropped away from the top of the hill in the Supreme on this card 12 months ago, having raced freely and done too much up front; achieved best RPRs when scoring impressively at Leopardstown (strong maiden form) in December 2024 and good second in Grade 3 at Gowran Park (again over 2m; heavy) last time; faces a stiffer assignment and competition for the lead. |
66/1 |
|
4th 7 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 190y |
11st 3lb |
Looked a fine prospect when winning good-class Leopardstown maiden last season but far too keen and ran no sort of race in Grade 1 Supreme Novices' in March; had a setback after and having his first run back, but remains a smart prospect if settling better. |
11/4 |
13/2
Form: 1/128- D
Last run: 319 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 118y |
10st 13lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner; beaten 3l when runner up behind Salvator Mundi in Grade 2 novice at this track (2m1f, soft) in January 2025; no show in two heavy ground Grade 3s on first two runs this term; fine effort in Martin Pipe off 137 on latest and effectively 6lb lower here with rider's claim; chance but forecast rain a concern. |
13/2 |
|
4th 8 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 8lb |
Lightly raced 6yo who had form figures of 112 prior to a stiffer task (well held) in the Turners at this meeting last year; faces a more suitable assignment returned to Cheltenham and may improve sharply on his couple of fifth-place finishes at Grade 3 level (2m) this term; interesting. |
9/2 |
|
5th 6 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 190y |
11st 3lb |
French bumper winner had a light novice hurdle campaign last season, winning Cork maiden on debut before decent second (having been hampered) in Grade 2 Punchestown novice but never sighted in 2m5f Turners at Cheltenham; returns with a bit to prove but remains relatively unexposed. |
13/2 |
20/1
Form: 145/8 CD
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 190y |
11st 3lb |
Two Flat wins in 2020 in France for Andre Fabre; joined Willie Mullins and contested Grade 1 novice hurdles in 2022 after a maiden win here; second in the 2m4f Ascot Stakes later that year, returning from lengthy absence when never sighted on yard debut in Punchestown conditions hurdle last month; |
20/1 |
|
13th 5 (15) |
20th Jun 2023 Good 2m 3f 210y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
sweating |
2/1 |
100/1
Form: 50/4-7 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 166y |
11st 7lb |
Bumper winner early in her career and has been overfaced several times since in both bumpers and over hurdles; this is more realistic but she was beaten 15l in a handicap last time; tried in a combination of headgear. |
16/1 |
|
9th 15 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 8lb |
Won a Thurles bumper in November 2023; lightly raced and set some stiff tasks since in winners' bumpers and more recently, after missing all of 2025, in Grade 3 races over hurdles; this is much more realistic. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €9.50 |
| Straight Forecast | €8.43 |
| Tricast | €34.14 |
| Trifecta | €39.40 |