13.18
YieldingBluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £6146.09
- 2m 1f 105y
- 21 runners
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Runners: 21 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
9/4 (Won)
- Win: £3.60
- Place: £1.20
Form: 9-23
Last run: 67 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 6 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 4lb |
Made a satisfactory bumper debut at Punchestown last April; clear second in a field of 24 at Punchestown in November on hurdling; confirmed a good standard of form when third behind Mullins and Elliott runners in a 25-runner race at Naas; fifth-placed Healy's Pub has franked the form. |
9/4 |
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9th 4 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 149y |
11st 10lb |
Fourth foal; half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Lady Bresil; dam unraced sister to high-class 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Coney Island, from family of Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; 45,000euros foal made 50,000euros as a 3yo; by a leading sire; fine damline; worth a market check. |
25/1 |
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9th 4 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 149y |
11st 10lb |
Fourth foal; half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Lady Bresil; dam unraced sister to high-class 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Coney Island, from family of Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; 45,000euros foal made 50,000euros as a 3yo; by a leading sire; fine damline; worth a market check. |
25/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 3426-2 BF
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 13 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 4lb |
Placed in two of four bumper starts for Alan McIntyre last year; likely to improve from hurdling/stable debut at Thurles; down in trip, having tackled 2m4f then. |
4/1 |
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2nd 10 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 99y |
11st 4lb |
Placed in two of four bumper starts for Alan McIntyre last year; has joined a top yard but looks the second string on jockey arrangements with Townend preferring Fou De Toi. |
15/2 |
8/1
- Place: £4.60
Form: P32
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Dual AW winner whose Flat turf win came over 1m6f on heavy here last year; posted some good efforts in maiden hurdles last season but didn't appear to stay 2m6f in Ballinrobe handicap on latest; down slightly in trip here and handicapper giving him a chance. |
16/1 |
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12th 1 |
11th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 208y |
11st 13lb |
Dual AW winner whose Flat turf win came over 1m6f on heavy at Listowel last year; posted some good efforts over hurdles last season, notably when third to El Cairos at Thurles; pulled up on last hurdle outing, but not discounted on return to this sphere after a break. |
16/1 |
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11th 3 (3) |
20th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Dual AW winner whose turf win came over 1m6f on heavy at Listowel last year; back from hurdling campaign last season and stablemate of top-weight may just need this. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 5-0238
Last run: 67 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 8 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 150y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden over hurdles but some decent runs including here in March; however, was poor in a Fairyhouse handicap last time; a fair bit to find on chase bow. |
20/1 |
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10th 8 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Fair level of form without yet winning, placed in Down Royal maiden and Ayr novice; two most recent runs below that level however and beginning to look exposed. |
16/1 |
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4th 14 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 4lb |
Best effort when second here in November; third at Ayr the following month; held by Barley Lane on evidence of Naas clash. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 335
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 4 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Point winner, who was also twice placed in bumpers; first two attempts over hurdles (maidens) were satisfactory but he was well beaten at Fairyhouse (2m4f, yielding to soft) six weeks ago; hood added to tongue-tie for handicap debut. |
16/1 |
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10th 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Point winner, third in small-field bumpers at Down Royal and Ayr; raced too keenly on hurdling debut at Ayr and paid the penalty when weakening from the last; fair fifth at Down Royal last month; this race has greater depth. |
20/1 |
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5th 9 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 4lb |
Point winner, third in small-field bumpers here and at Ayr; raced too keenly on hurdling debut at Ayr and paid the penalty when weakening from the last; tongue-tie on now. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 23334
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 8 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Ended last season with a below-par run in a Fairyhouse novice handicap in April (2m, yld-sft); recent maiden winner at Kilbeggan; trainer's Mino Des Mottes is more appealing. |
12/1 |
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1st 2 |
3rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Flat winner is 0-7 over hurdles but has run well in defeat and is rated 116; off since a below par run in a Fairyhouse novice handicap in April (2m, yld-sft); was only beaten 2.5l off 118 in a Listed handicap hurdle at Limerick in December; leading claims if ready after break. |
9/2 |
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9th 14 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
1m4f winner; 0-6 as a hurdler but was third off this mark at Christmas and then ran into the smart Proactif here in January; the concern is his ordinary run last time at Down Royal (maiden). |
20/1 |
66/1
Form: F23F60
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 4 |
18th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 7lb |
Dual-purpose maiden placed over hurdles for Gordon Elliott; poor first two runs for this yard before fair third of 15 in Down Royal maiden hurdle (2m4f) in April; needs improvement returning from a break. |
12/1 |
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3rd 12 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 170y |
10st 13lb |
Dual-purpose maiden had been placed over hurdles for Gordon Elliott but has been poor in two starts for this yard (both here) and needs improvement on her best form anyway. |
20/1 |
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8th 19 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
10st 11lb |
Placed three times in nine attempts hurdling for Gordon Elliott, all on decent ground; down the field over C&D on stable debut eight weeks ago. |
66/1 |
33/1
Form: -24200
Last run: 65 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 6 |
6th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 204y |
11st 4lb |
Finished in the frame in three bumpers but has been well beaten in three maiden hurdles and can only be watched for now. |
50/1 |
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9th 12 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up in two of four starts in bumpers, narrowly denied at Kilbeggan last August; down the field in two strong maiden hurdles. |
33/1 |
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5 |
29th Sep 2025 Yielding 1m 7f 135y |
12st 0lb |
Runner up in two of four starts in bumpers, including when narrowly denied at Kilbeggan on latest last month (2m, gd-yld); should go well again. |
9/2 |
16/1
Form: 7714-7
Last run: 115 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 1 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 12lb |
Won a Fairyhouse bumper in 2024; found things too demanding in winners' races; pulled up on only previous hurdle start; others preferred |
16/1 |
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4th 1 |
1st Nov 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
12st 0lb |
raced in second, led 8f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened |
20/1 |
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4th 1 |
1st Nov 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
12st 0lb |
raced in second, led 8f out, headed and weakened 3f out |
20/1 |
8/1
Form: 4
Last run: 156 days
W: 10st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 3 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Never far from the pace in an academy maiden hurdle at Cork on debut, faded into fourth behind the very useful Quinto Do Lago after a bad mistake at the last; failed to build on that when tailed off at Down Royal in March; stable in superb form on the Flat. |
13/2 |
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12th 20 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
10st 8lb |
Never far from the pace in an academy maiden hurdle at Cork on debut; faded into fourth after a bad mistake at the last; winner Quinta Do Lago ran a fine race to take fifth in last week's Fred Winter. |
8/1 |
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4th 5 |
12th Oct 2025 Good 2m 1f 70y |
11st 0lb |
Second foal; brother to 1m7f hurdle winner Turn And Finish; dam ran once in bumper, half-sister to 12.5f Listed Flat and smart 2m hurdle winner Sir Erec, out of unraced sister to 2m Group 3 winner/St Leger runner-up Mahler; by a useful NH sire and comes from a quality dual-purpose damline; one to note for top yard. |
9/2 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 11 (8) |
26th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Well exposed but won on Tapeta at Wolverhampton last year; second to a subsequent improver over C&D in January; poor form since. |
33/1 |
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8th 3 (6) |
23rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Two minor wins on Flat in Britain; failed to build on C&D second in January; best of six subsequent runs when fourth in C&D claimer; well beaten here (7f) on latest; new headgear is tried now. |
25/1 |
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9th 4 (13) |
10th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Two minor wins on the Flat in Britain; failed to build on a second placing over 1m here in January; best of four subsequent runs when fourth in a claimer; down the field over hurdles last time. |
12/1 |
50/1
Form: 89
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12th 12 (4) |
17th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
Now 1lb below the mark he defied over 1m1f at Musselburgh (good) in June but recent efforts have been a little short of that level, including fourth back at Musselburgh on Saturday. |
25/1 |
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4th 9 (6) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 208y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Course form figures read 21315, with the latest win coming over C&D in June, and when fifth over C&D on his latest start this prominent racer had an excuse (slowly away); he's 1lb below his last winning mark and is capable of playing a leading role. |
14/1 |
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5th 6 (6) |
24th Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 208y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Both wins on this track, the latest over C&D off this mark in first-time cheekpieces in June (good); hasn't done as well since, but an interesting contender on a track where his record is 2131. |
12/1 |
50/1
Form: 9
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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15th 4 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 12lb |
Won twice early in Flat career for Keith Dalgleish; missed all of 2024 and failed to recapture best form in five runs for Andrew Balding last year; big price on Irish/hurdling debut at Thurles; unlikely to feature. |
50/1 |
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9th 3 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 34y |
11st 12lb |
Won twice early in Flat career for Keith Dalgleish; missed all of 2024 and failed to recapture best form in five runs for Andrew Balding last year; rated 79 at season's end; others have stronger credentials. |
20/1 |
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5th 5 (2) |
15th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Long layoff before he stuck on from last into a respectable sixth in nine-runner handicap at Goodwood (2m, soft; 7lb lower today) this June; seemingly found 14.5f too short at Doncaster next time (not disgraced) but his 2m run at Ascot 12 days ago was pretty disappointing. |
5/1 |
100/1
Form: 00
Last run: 61 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 10 |
14th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 7lb |
No sign of winning potential in three maiden runs at 2m-17.5f; tongue tie now goes on; seems safe to rule out on return from 119 days off. |
66/1 |
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16th 18 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
10st 11lb |
Tailed off in her first two races; can be safely discounted. |
100/1 |
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10th 16 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Dam a three-time hurdles winner but jumping issues evident when detached at Navan on debut (sent off 150-1); others preferred. |
125/1 |
8/1
Form: 06-651
Last run: 157 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 1 |
19th Sep 2026 Good 1m 7f 165y |
11st 12lb |
Bumper winner burst on hurdling debut; close third when falling at the last in a lesser maiden at Roscommon. |
16/1 |
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1 |
6th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 204y |
11st 12lb |
Fairyhouse bumper winner last year for Martin Fitzgerald; burst a blood vessel on return/hurdles debut for this yard in a Down Royal maiden hurdle in March; given time to get over that so can feature even though penalised 8lb. |
7/2 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
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No Results Found |
10/1
Form: 4
Last run: 92 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
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No Results Found |
25/1
Form: 5
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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No Results Found |
100/1
Form: P0
Last run: 61 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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No Results Found |
Form: 90-
Last run: 322 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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22 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 105y |
11st 4lb |
Finished at the back in two bumper outings last April; tongue-tie on now; second reserve. |
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20th 1 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 149y |
11st 10lb |
Beaten 32l on debut at Naas earlier this month and enormous improvement is required. |
100/1 |
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20th 1 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 149y |
11st 10lb |
Beaten 32l on debut at Naas earlier this month and enormous improvement is required. |
100/1 |
Form: 409
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Mare
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Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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No Results Found |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €9.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €6.03 |
| Trifecta | €68.10 |
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