17.00

2nd

1

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Fleur In The Park

11st 10lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Won a 2m beginners' chase at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 here in November; after a break, well below his best at Thurles in March; career-best with the help of new hold-up tactics when outsider of eight in Grade 1 Fairyhouse, beating Kappa Jy Pyke; third in a Grade 1 novice hurdle here a year ago; fair chance of staying this far.

8/1

1st

1

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Fleur In The Park

11st 10lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Smart novice hurdler at up to 3m last season; made a solid chasing debut at Gowran over 2m4f; won over 2m at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 contest at Punchestown in November; well below his best over an extended 2m5f at Thurles last time; faces a stiff task at this level.

25/1

5th

3

5th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 110y

14:28 Thurles

Fleur In The Park

10st 13lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Won a 2m maiden hurdle at Wexford last year and often ran well in defeat in graded novice company up to 3m; made a solid chasing debut at Gowran over 2m4f; no problem with a drop to 2m at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 contest at Punchestown in November, no issue with a return to a longer trip.

15/8

7th

2

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Kappa Jy Pyke

11st 10lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Found wanting at Grade 1 level over hurdles last season; much more accomplished as a chaser; beat a long odds-on stablemate in Thurles beginners' event; beat Jacob's Ladder readily here in January in a Grade 3 race in which Predators Gold gave a below-par display; failed to cope with Fleur In The Park at Fairyhouse.

7/1

2nd

4

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Kappa Jy Pyke

11st 10lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Found wanting at Grade 1 level twice after maiden hurdle win last season; much more accomplished as a chaser; jumped well when beating a long odds-on stablemate in Thurles beginners' event in November; had no trouble with a rise in class at Punchestown, beating Jacob's Ladder readily in a race in which Predators Gold and Pure Steel gave below-par displays.

7/2

2nd

4

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

18:05 Punchestown

Jimmy Du Seuil

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Ran only once last season, winning the Coral Cup at Cheltenham when returning from a long absence; four races over fences this season; jumping has let him down since starting with an emphatic Fairyhouse win; made a mistake two out in 2m4f Grade 1 at Fairyhouse.

7/1

3rd

3

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Jimmy Du Seuil

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Ran only once last season, winning the Coral Cup at Cheltenham when returning from a long absence; made an impressive chasing debut over a longer trip here in November; flopped in Limerick Grade 1, dropping away since after a mistake three out; out of contention when falling at the last in Grade 1 at the DRF.

12/1

5th

7

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Sixmilebridge

11st 10lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

Front-runner who has finished first past the post in all six attempts over 2m4f (disqualified on one occasion due to a banned substance); beat Kala Conto with plenty to spare in the Grade 1 Scilly Isles at Sandown (soft), task simplified by the exit of the Mullins-trained Kitzbuhel.

5/2

1st

3

31st Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 1

14:40 Sandown

Sixmilebridge

11st 7lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

Acts on heavy ground; well beaten at the Cheltenham Festival in both Grade 1 attempts (bumper/hurdle) but faces a more realistic task in this field and remains unexposed over fences; easily beat two rivals at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) last time, taking chase record to 2-2 and looking better than ever; possibilities.

9/2

6th

7

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Predators Gold

11st 10lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Smart novice hurdler in 2023-24 season before 19-month absence; returned to win a beginners' event at Navan in December, beating Slade Steel; jumping was untidy when he was beaten at odds-on by stablemate Kappa Jy Pyke here in January; challenging and going well when falling two out in the 2m4f Fairyhouse Grade 1 won by Fleur In The Park.

5/1

5

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Predators Gold

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Smart novice hurdler in 2023-24 season before 19-month absence; returned to win a beginners' event at Navan in December, beating former Supreme Novices' winner Slade Steel, who has proved disappointing over fences; jumping was untidy when he was beaten a odds-on chance in the Punchestown race won stablemate Kappa Jy Pyke; same riding arrangements now.

7/2

4th

4

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

17:25 Punchestown

Pure Steel

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

Hurdle winner was 12l behind Irish Panther on chasing debut at Naas; has been hit and miss since but both his wins in that time have been over C&D so his course form can help him back here; has to rebound from a bad mistake at Fairyhouse last time.

10/1

6

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Pure Steel

11st 10lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

Point and maiden hurdle winner; promising chase debut before clear-cut win in a Punchestown rated novice contest in December (2m, heavy), travelling and jumping well; made a mistake three out and dropped in 2m3f Grade 3 event won by Kappa Jy Pyke; got his season back on track with a 2m win at Punchestown; live chance for trainer who this in 2024.

13/2

9

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 54y

15:38 Galway

Pure Steel

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: James Joseph Mangan

Brother to bumper winner Spider Pig, closely related to 2m3f-3m hurdler/chaser Oscar Robertson; dam unraced sister to useful 2m3f-3m2f hurdler/chaser Ellerslie George; won sole point-to-point and won at second time of asking over hurdles in Cork maidens last term when making virtually all (yielding-to-soft) in January; plenty of potential but lacks a recent run and owner has a stronger candidate in Waterford Whispers.

8/1

1st

9

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Western Fold

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive in the first half of the season; won the Galway Plate, beat subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran in October; second to Kaid d'Authie in an unsatisfactory four-runner DRF event; faded from three out in Brown Advisory; badly hampered and unseated two out in Fairyhouse Grade 1 won by Fleur In The Park.

12/1

8

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Western Fold

11st 10lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive last summer, winning the Galway Plate (extended 2m6f, good), and a defeat of subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran Park (2m4f, yielding to soft) in October; second to Kaid d'Authie in an unsatisfactory four-runner DRF event; faded from three out in Brown Advisory

10/1

10th

15

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Western Fold

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive last summer, winning the Galway Plate (extended 2m6f, good), and he beat subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran Park (2m4f, yielding to soft) in October; good second to Kaid d'Authie at Dublin Racing Festival last time and enters each-way calculations.

12/1