May 10 / 16.25 Cork

16.25

Good

Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 3m 0f 80y
  • 8 runners
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Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.23
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 1/22P- C

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Looked highly promising when winning a 2m3f bumper by 11l here last year (second won Grade 2 over hurdles); career didn't take off as expected over hurdles last season; beaten easily at 2-5 by the Passing Wife at Punchestown; pulled up at Cheltenham last time in a tongue-tie that's now left off; not a rock-solid contender, but the one to beat.
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1st

3

10th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 80y

16:25 Cork

Doctor Du Mesnil

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Looked highly promising when winning a 2m3f bumper by 11l here last year (second won Grade 2 over hurdles); career didn't take off as expected over hurdles last season; beaten easily at 2-5 by the Passing Wife at Punchestown; pulled up at Cheltenham last time in a tongue-tie that's now left off; not a rock-solid contender, but the one to beat.

8/11

1

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Doctor Du Mesnil

11st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Made light work of Thedeviluno in his only bumper (yielding); very nearly won a big-field maiden at Leopardstown over Christmas but he was left for dead by The Passing Wife when odds of 2-5 in a small field at Punchestown (stepped up to 2m3f, heavy); hopes rest on whether this is more his trip, and pedigree offers mixed messages; first-time tongue-tie.

25/1

2nd

2

26th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 0y

14:40 Punchestown

Doctor Du Mesnil

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Looked a smart prospect when beating Thedeviluno by 11l on debut in a Cork bumper in April (2m3f, yielding); beaten a nose when runner up in a Leopardstown maiden hurdle at Christmas (2m, yielding) but would have finished third if El Cairos didn't fall; holds multiple Grade 1 entries and should go well upped in trip if handling this testing ground.

4/7

5/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 64220-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Progressive in maiden hurdles on winter ground, notably finishing runner-up at Naas and Limerick over 2m3f; progress stalled on handicap debut at Fairyhouse when tailed off in first-time cheekpieces (retained); place chance if bouncing back.
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2nd

4

10th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 80y

16:25 Cork

Doctor Elvis

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive in maiden hurdles on winter ground, notably finishing runner-up at Naas and Limerick over 2m3f; progress stalled on handicap debut at Fairyhouse when tailed off in first-time cheekpieces (retained); place chance if bouncing back.

5/1

12th

3

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Doctor Elvis

11st 11lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Still a maiden but progressing in each run, notably runner-up latest two in 2m3f maidens, at Naas and when chasing home a ready 8.5l winner at Limerick last month; cheekpieces now added for handicap debut.

15/2

2nd

2

22nd Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 0y

14:53 Limerick

Doctor Elvis

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Promise in maiden hurdle debut in November 2023 when third; has improved in each of three runs since returning from a mammoth absence; upped in trip when a 2.5l runner-up at Naas last time (2m3f, soft to heavy), keeping on well; key player.

9/4

Form: 8/8/

Last run: 384 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Tailed off in opening bumper, but returned from an absence much improved to win a weak Tallow maiden point-to-point in February last year; 14.5l behind in a bumper here and returns from over a year off now.
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6th

2

10th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 80y

16:25 Cork

Deerpark Hill

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Tailed off in opening bumper, but returned from an absence much improved to win a weak Tallow maiden point-to-point in February last year; 14.5l behind in a bumper here and returns from over a year off now.

20/1

8th

5

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

16:45 Cork

Deerpark Hill

12st 0lb

J: Mr E P O’Brien

T: Sean Aherne

towards rear

14/1

8th

5

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

16:45 Cork

Deerpark Hill

12st 0lb

J: Mr E P O’Brien

T: Sean Aherne

towards rear

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 6P-F

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 76-

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: O-

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 1- C

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Payout
Exacta €2.30
Straight Forecast €2.26
Trifecta €15.00

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