14.40

1st

11

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:55 Punchestown

Saratoga

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

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

1st

9

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Saratoga

11st 6lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

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

2nd

6

7th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 158y

13:05 Naas

Saratoga

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

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

6th

7

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Winston Junior

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Faye Bramley

Useful maiden on the Flat at up 1m5f and he has a record of 2212 since switched to hurdling for his current yard; seems to be learning to settle better and he didn't get a smooth run when an eye-catching second in the juvenile handicap at Cheltenham (2m, good to soft) last month; that was another good step forward and he could continue to progress in this sphere; interesting contender.

9/2

2nd

7

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Winston Junior

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Faye Bramley

Has more scope than your typical ex-Flat 4yo and he was a useful maiden in that scene at up to 1m5f; came up short in his first two hurdle races but was unlucky not to be closer to leading Triumph contender Minella Study here in December (good to soft) and then, despite racing freely, won as he liked when a strong favourite at Ascot (soft); made all that day and those tactics can spell danger in a race of this nature, but he should have more to give; Jack Kennedy is a notable booking with the Elliott stable represented.

11/2

1st

10

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 157y

Class 3

12:25 Ascot

Winston Junior

11st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Faye Bramley

Useful maiden on the Flat in Ireland; has shaped nicely on both starts over hurdles, short of room before the last flight when second to a promising sort at Cheltenham (2m1f, good to soft; raced freely) five weeks ago; could do with settling better but has the best form as things stand.

11/8

1st

10

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:40 Punchestown

Quinta Do Lago

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Mrs John Harrington

Made good start in the autumn, winning the first academy hurdle (Cork) and following up in 2m1f maiden here (heavy); better form on quicker ground when third in 2m Fairyhouse 4yo contest and when fifth of 22 in Fred Winter at Cheltenham last month in first-time cheekpieces; tries a new trip here and a contender if staying.

13/2

5th

17

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Quinta Do Lago

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Mrs John Harrington

This dual winner (on good/soft to heavy) has had his limitations laid bare the last twice, though they were classy juveniles he bumped into last time at Fairyhouse and that was probably his best performance (he didn't look out of his comfort zone deep into the race); legendary Irish trainer Jessica Harrington rarely brings one over without a degree of optimism; cheekpieces added.

18/1

9th

5

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Dignam

11st 7lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

When all his best form on the Flat and over hurdles is on good ground, it's best to put a line through his run on heavy in a French Grade 1 last time (November); he beat little of note when making hay in minor jumps meetings last summer but barely broke sweat in any of those races and his jumping was pinpoint accurate; one to be interested in for a trainer (also runs Glen To Glen) who knows what's required for this; gelded since his last run.

18/1

1

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

14:20 Cartmel

Dignam

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Flat form stands out in this company and he's looked a natural over hurdles in winning at Newton Abbot and Uttoxeter (good ground both times); penalised accordingly but should be hard to beat.

4/11

1

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:37 Uttoxeter

Dignam

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Just one win from ten Flat starts but ran creditably in two valuable races last month; easily justified very skinny odds to make winning hurdle debut at Newton Abbot (good) a week ago and could be very hard to beat here.

4/7

3

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

13:45 Ayr

Bibe Mus

11st 13lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

1m2f French Flat winner who did well for former Irish connections, in victory and defeat over hurdles; even better when winning comfortably on his stable debut at Sandown (soft) and it was only three days later he finished well held under a penalty (same mark here) in the Fred Winter, though that run was better than it looks on paper; this is his first handicap against older opposition and he's very much in the mix.

6/1

11th

20

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Bibe Mus

11st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Paul Nicholls

1m2f French Flat winner; won a maiden hurdle (yielding) in Ireland in October and continued his progress with seconds this winter in a Listed race and Punchestown handicap; even better when winning comfortably on his stable debut at Sandown on Saturday (soft), picking up the penalty that secured his place here; connections strike while the iron is hot and he merits attention, for all that Harry Cobden was aboard at the weekend but not now.

18/1

1st

1

7th Mar 2026

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 3

13:15 Sandown

Bibe Mus

12st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

French Flat winner who scored on hurdle debut at Gowran Park (2m, yielding) in October and has continued to run well, finishing a clear second in a 4yo handicap at Punchestown (2m, heavy) in January on final outing for Ross O'Sullivan; could have a part to play on stable debut.

5/2

2nd

2

(4)

30th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 1y

Class 3

16:30 Redcar

Ammes

9st 8lb

J: Jason Hart

T: James Owen

Caught wide when down the field at Lingfield in February on last Flat start and when well beaten over hurdles on his last two runs he was contesting hot 4yo races; on a competitive mark on last summer's Flat form and he was a Listed hurdle runner-up in October; not ruled out back in this code.

6/1

7th

1

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Ammes

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Good Flat horse who won his first two starts over hurdles before a close second behind Minella Study in a Listed race at Wetherby (2m, good) in October; still has potential in this sphere but he was only 12th in the juvenile handicap at Cheltenham last month and needs to resume his progress in this tough race; visor added.

25/1

5th

13

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 54y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Glen To Glen

10st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual-purpose; won a maiden hurdle at Cork in December (2m1f, sft-hvy); has run well on this sort of ground on the level; failed to beat a rival in 9.5f handicap here on latest; not an obvious candidate for this discipline on breeding.

14/1

9th

1

(7)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

18:52 Ballinrobe

Glen To Glen

10st 4lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Curragh maiden winner for Jim Bolger last season (6f) and pick of form for current yard when runner-up in 1m2f handicap at same venue; useful hurdler (won at Cork on testing ground) but well held in Fred Winter; Flat return was scuppered when badly hampered early on in Curragh premier handicap last month; drops in grade here with visor tried.

100/30

13th

10

(8)

3rd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 2f 0y

16:17 Curragh

Glen To Glen

9st 1lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Fourth runner for yard; won his maiden here over 6f but stayed this far when runner-up over C&D off 90 last July; landed Cork maiden hurdle in December before tailed off in Fred Winter at Cheltenham last month; handicapped to be involved back on the Flat.

12/1

20th

13

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Hardy Stuff

11st 4lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Hooded since looking tricky on his debut; the ground was yielding when he displayed a good turn of foot to edge out Ole Ole in a Leopardstown maiden over Christmas and he was too free for his own good when strong in the betting for a Grade 2 here on Trials Day (soft); a combination of the expected good to soft ground and a bigger-field scenario heightens interest in this Flat bred; needs a close look.

14/1

7th

4

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

12:40 Cheltenham

Hardy Stuff

11st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Looked far from straightforward on his debut but has improved for the hood and arrived on the scene travelling strongly at Leopardstown (2m, yielding) before digging deep to edge out a solid yardstick with the pair nicely clear; the form of that maiden has taken some knocks but he's on an upward curve; much respected.

14/1

21th

2

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Barbizon

11st 10lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

One of two runners for a yard that's won this four times; ran to a smart level on the Flat and made a winning start over hurdles, but reality checks have followed in Graded races won by tip-top juvenile Narciso Has; hardly brings momentum into his handicap debut and has a lot of weight; there will be no ground excuses.

20/1

6th

1

2nd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Leopardstown

Barbizon

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Very useful on the Flat for John Murphy, achieving a rating of 101; ready debut hurdles winner of Navan maiden (heavy) before fourth of 10 to Narciso Has in Grade 2 over C&D at Christmas, racing a bit keenly and weakening from last (North Shore third); improvement needed but does go on testing ground.

25/1

2nd

6

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Munsif

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-5 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; placed in three of his four starts over hurdles in Ireland, including a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; hung badly right when failing to justify support in a juvenile handicap hurdle at Ascot.

4/1

8th

1

29th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 2

15:05 Ascot

Munsif

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-4 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; he was facing testing ground for the first time in his life when third at Naas in the race that yet again provided the winner of the Fred Winter and conditions were again slow when third in a big-field maiden last week at Navan; suspicion there's more in the locker that could be unleashed now handicapping, especially back on a drier surface; big player.

11/8

3rd

23

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Navan

Munsif

11st 2lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

3-6 for Roger Varian (rated 93) suited by good ground; joined this stable for 120,000gns; promising third on hurdling debut at Leopardstown; has failed to improve in two winners' events, including a Naas contest in which the subsequent Fred Winter Saratoga was second; the ground remains on the soft side for him.

4/1

7th

2

(1)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 32y

Class 5

15:30 Carlisle

Lord

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Donald McCain

Not disgraced in Catterick maiden (1m4f) last month in first Flat start in Britain; switches to handicap level off an attractive mark judged on his Listed hurdles form, which includes a success; possibilities.

6/1

3rd

1

(3)

22nd Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 4

14:52 Catterick

Lord

10st 0lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Donald McCain

Runner-up in conditions race (about 1m3f, good) on final start in Germany but he's better known as a hurdler and gained the latest of four wins in that sphere when taking Listed Aintree event (2m1f, soft) in December; wore cheekpieces when well beaten in Grade 1 this month but could go well switched back to the Flat; yard had a treble at Bangor on Saturday.

4/1

9th

4

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Lord

11st 2lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Made it 4-6 over hurdles when returning to form with an all-the-way win in a Listed event over C&D (soft) in December; ran to a similar level when runner-up in the Scottish Triumph at Musselburgh in January but this is a much tougher test and he has plenty to find on the figures; cheekpieces added.

66/1