April 05 / 15.15 Fairyhouse

15.15

Yielding To Soft

Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • Prize money: £30730.43
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 11 runners
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Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/2

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 3-2361 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won point-to-point for Donnchadh Doyle last March before selling for £250,000; placed in three bumpers (including here) before successful hurdles debut last month in 2m5f Leopardstown maiden, making most and going clear from last (soft); type to improve and don't rule out.
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6

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 190y

16:15 Punchestown

Generous Risk

11st 10lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Won point-to-point for Donnchadh Doyle last March before selling for £250,000; placed in three bumpers before successful hurdles debut in 2m5f Leopardstown maiden last month, making most and going clear from last (soft); no disgrace in chasing home a top-class novice at Fairyhouse (2m4f) last time, but more needed.

20/1

2nd

3

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Generous Risk

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Won point-to-point for Donnchadh Doyle last March before selling for £250,000; placed in three bumpers (including here) before successful hurdles debut last month in 2m5f Leopardstown maiden, making most and going clear from last (soft); type to improve and don't rule out.

13/2

1st

3

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 170y

13:55 Leopardstown

Generous Risk

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Won three-finisher maiden point-to-point for Donnchadh Doyle last March before selling for £250,000; placed in three bumpers, including second to a smart unbeaten stablemate at Fairyhouse, left with plenty to do here at Christmas when third in a steadily-run 2m4f event; kept good company in a Grade 2 event here at the DRF; can win races over jumps.

5/4

7/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: -43412 BF

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Won 2m Punchestown maiden hurdle in good style in January (soft-to-heavy) and excellent run following month when favourite in very competitive 19-runner 2m Leopardstown handicap, going clear with winner from last; cheekpieces added and upped in trip on switching to novice company.
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3rd

8

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 190y

16:15 Punchestown

I Started A Joke

11st 10lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won 2m maiden here in January (soft-to-heavy) and excellent run following month when favourite in very competitive 19-runner 2m Leopardstown handicap, going clear with winner from last; took another step forward when third to a top-class novice in 2m4f Grade 2 Fairyhouse novice on latest (Generous Risk second) in first-time cheekpieces, despite slipped saddle; good chance he'll improve again at 3m and don't rule out.

12/1

3rd

6

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:15 Fairyhouse

I Started A Joke

11st 3lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won 2m Punchestown maiden hurdle in good style in January (soft-to-heavy) and excellent run following month when favourite in very competitive 19-runner 2m Leopardstown handicap, going clear with winner from last; cheekpieces added and upped in trip on switching to novice company.

7/1

25

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

I Started A Joke

10st 11lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Reserve; 13th at 33-1 in the Champion Bumper here last March; progressing well at 2m in the mud as a hurdler, easily winning a maiden at Punchestown and second of 19 when hot favourite for a top handicap at Leopardstown on latest run; the front two drew clear in the latter, after this one travelled best and launched a strong challenge; not crying out for this longer trip on that display but his stable has made many notable strikes.

9/1

Form: 11133

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Won a bumper, maiden hurdle (2m3f) and 2m Grade 3 novice without being extended, all on good-to-yielding; has acquitted creditably in Grade 1 Leopardstown novices' since, none too fluent when third at Christmas (heavy) and keen enough when third over 2m6f behind a stablemate at the DRF; drop back to 2m4f probably in his favour and open to improvement on better ground.
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5th

11

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 190y

16:15 Punchestown

Love Me Tender

11st 10lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Won a bumper, maiden hurdle (2m3f) and 2m Grade 3 novice without being extended, all on good-to-yielding; acquitted himself creditably in Grade 1 Leopardstown novices', including third to stablemate Doctor Steinberg (2m6f, heavy); most recently not at same level back in trip in Grade 2 at Fairyhouse; place claims at best.

14/1

4th

1

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Love Me Tender

11st 6lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Won a bumper, maiden hurdle (2m3f) and 2m Grade 3 novice without being extended, all on good-to-yielding; has acquitted creditably in Grade 1 Leopardstown novices' since, none too fluent when third at Christmas (heavy) and keen enough when third over 2m6f behind a stablemate at the DRF; drop back to 2m4f probably in his favour and open to improvement on better ground.

11/2

3rd

5

2nd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 53y

13:15 Leopardstown

Love Me Tender

11st 10lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Won a bumper, maiden hurdle (2m3f) and 2m Grade 3 novice without being extended, all on good-to-yielding ground at very short odds; those races possibly did not advance his education since his jumping was untidy in a 2m Grade 1 race here at Christmas; third to Skylight Hustle was respectable in the circumstances; some reservations about trip/ground.

9/2

12/1

Form: 5-1

Last run: 98 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo finished second in a point-to-point, just fair rules debut effort in bumper here in November 2024 and absent until winning 2m6f Limerick maiden hurdle at Christmas, travelling well and picking up well to beat an odds-on shot; Danny Mullins now switches to Saint Baco.
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5th

7

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 140y

18:00 Punchestown

You Proof

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: W P Mullins

Runner up in sole point-to-point; off the mark on hurdles' debut at Limerick in December (21.5f, sft-hvy); soundly beaten in Grade 2 novice at Fairyhouse (2m4f, yld-sft) on latest; early days still but new tongue-tie needs to eke out lots more.

7/1

7th

12

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:15 Fairyhouse

You Proof

11st 3lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Lightly raced 6yo finished second in a point-to-point, just fair rules debut effort in bumper here in November 2024 and absent until winning 2m6f Limerick maiden hurdle at Christmas, travelling well and picking up well to beat an odds-on shot; Danny Mullins now switches to Saint Baco.

12/1

5th

11

30th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

15:40 Fairyhouse

You Proof

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Stayed on for second in a point on testing ground; yard's bumper horses always warrant respect.

2/1

Form: 18-1 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Gowran bumper winner last season for Willie Mullins; reappeared for current yard in February to lower the colours of a Mullins-trained odds-on shot in 2m4f Punchestown maiden hurdle, that runner-up subsequently a good winner at Limerick; exciting prospect, one for the shortlist.
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9th

8

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Ksar Fatal

11st 3lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Gowran bumper winner last season for Willie Mullins; reappeared for current yard in February to lower the colours of a Mullins-trained odds-on shot in 2m4f Punchestown maiden hurdle, that runner-up subsequently a good winner at Limerick; exciting prospect, one for the shortlist.

8/1

8th

10

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 94y

18:35 Punchestown

Ksar Fatal

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Beat the very useful Cardcounter by 5l in a Curraghmore point-to-point last October; hacked up at Gowran, beating another point winner by 9l, with subsequent Limerick runner-up Powerful Paddy beaten 27l in fourth; Patrick Mullins prefers to Limerick winner Dani Donadoni.

7/4

8th

10

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 94y

18:35 Punchestown

Ksar Fatal

12st 0lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Beat the very useful Cardcounter by 5l in a Curraghmore point-to-point last October; hacked up at Gowran, beating another point winner by 9l, with subsequent Limerick runner-up Powerful Paddy beaten 27l in fourth; Patrick Mullins prefers to Limerick winner Dani Donadoni.

7/4

Form: 4621 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 2-1P

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Classy sort on the Flat, third in last year's Doncaster Cup; 9yo has had just three runs over hurdles, winning Galway maiden last summer, most recently returned from five months' absence when pulled up after never featuring in Grade 1 Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham; cheekpieces now tried.
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9th

7

(2)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 5f 143y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Hipop De Loire

9st 4lb

J: George Wood

T: Nick Scholfield

Has some back-class on the Flat but the wheels came off big-time over hurdles for Willie Mullins and, after moving on for 15,000gns, he was tailed off at 50-1 on yard debut at Goodwood (1m6f; blinkers returned).

66/1

7th

1

(3)

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 2

16:20 Goodwood

Hipop De Loire

9st 12lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Nick Scholfield

Sixth off 1lb higher in last year's 1m6f Ebor at York and third in the 2m2f Doncaster Cup; however, ended last season on a low note and pulled up in hot races for all three starts over hurdles this spring; left Willie Mullins for 15,000gns 16 days ago and blinkers (last worn in Germany in 2023) replace recent cheekpieces; which side he shows today remains to be seen.

66/1

7

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 190y

16:15 Punchestown

Hipop De Loire

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Classy sort on the Flat, third in last year's Doncaster Cup; 9yo has had just four runs over hurdles, winning Galway maiden last summer, but pulled up on both starts since last month's return, never featuring in Albert Bartlett and again in Grade 2 Fairyhouse novice (Generous Risk second); cheekpieces tried last time persisted with.

33/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

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No Results Found

Form: 2122 D BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 241 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

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No Results Found

Form: 3-16F

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €59.30
Straight Forecast €71.54
Tricast €655.84
Trifecta €466.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Love Me Tender

POSTDATA:

Kiely's Place

SPOTLIGHT:

Ksar Fatal

The Irish Sun:

Saint Baco

TOPSPEED:

Love Me Tender