May 16 / 14.05 Wexford

14.05

Good To Yielding

Forth Mountain Trails Mares Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 14 runners
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Forth Mountain Trails Mares Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £2.60

Form: /4518- CD

Last run: 189 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Off the mark off 6lb lower over C&D in October (2m4f, yielding); struggled on heavy ground at Gowran (2m4f) the following month; improved with racing last season, so may need this but not dismissed.
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8th

12

14th Jul 2026

Good

2m 5f 185y

16:47 Downpatrick

Morell River

11st 5lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Colin Bowe

Has returned from six months off in fine fettle; won at Wexford (2m4f, gd-yld) off 96 and beaten a neck off revised mark of 102 at Punchestown (23.5f, good); go well again off just 1lb higher.

11/2

2nd

10

7th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 116y

16:52 Punchestown

Morell River

10st 8lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Colin Bowe

Both wins have come over 2m4f at Wexford, including on return from layoff last month; stayers in family, including Mikael D'Haguenet, and it all hinges on whether she'll get the trip.

7/2

5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 37862-

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Made a good impression when third at Fairyhouse first time (2m, soft to heavy); failed to repeat that until taking the second spot at Bellewstown last month (2m1f, yielding); not the most fluent jumper but in the mix with improvement.
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3rd

10

19th Sep 2026

Good

1m 7f 165y

13:42 Navan

Simple Things

10st 11lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: J P Dempsey

Off the mark at the ninth attempt in a weak Tramore maiden hurdle (16.5f, good) last month; nudged up 1lb for that; respected back in handicap company.

6/1

1st

13

14th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 80y

18:15 Tramore

Simple Things

11st 2lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: J P Dempsey

4yo filly holds an experience edge; has placed in a couple of handicap hurdles and is rated 107; far from disgraced in decent mares' handicap hurdle at Galway last time out; big player getting lots of weight back in maiden company.

100/30

6th

16

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

Simple Things

10st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: J P Dempsey

Only fifth when favourite last time but perhaps the ground was too soft having previously finished second in 2m1f/2m4f handicaps on quicker surfaces; after seven races there's scope for further improvement.

20/1

7/1

  • Place: £4.50

Form: F4114- D

Last run: 266 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdles winner was in good form over fences last summer, winning twice; has won after a break before, so she's in the mix on return.
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10

3rd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 40y

14:30 Gowran Park

Born Bright

10st 8lb

J: James Smith

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Has won over fences but returns to hurdling after two below-par performances and she was third at Wexford on final run over hurdles in May (2m4f, good to yielding); stays 3m; each-way claims.

25/1

2

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

17:35 Listowel

Born Bright

11st 12lb

J: Mr D O’Sullivan

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Won three races last year, two of them over fences; put in a satisfactory display over hurdles at Wexford in May, on first outing after a break; kept on for fourth off her slightly higher chase mark at Roscommon last time; stays well.

16/1

Form: 76664-

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Well held in a Tramore handicap off 1lb higher last time; improvement needed.
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6th

5

4th Oct 2026

Good

2m 6f 180y

15:20 Killarney

Lakewood Rose

11st 9lb

J: Miss N C Hennessy

T: Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy

Point winner; best run when third in a 2m3f Punchestown handicap in June; Was handily placed when unseating her rider two out at Listowel; stamina for this trip might be an issue

12/1

14

25th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 125y

14:15 Listowel

Lakewood Rose

11st 0lb

J: Miss N C Hennessy

T: Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy

Point-to-point winner is 0-8 hurdling although ran well in Punchestown ladies handicap over this trip in June off 3lb higher; didn't count in novice company latest but contender back in this grade.

10/1

Form: 30/60-

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
A tailed off finish in a Tramore handicap last time was not the greatest stable debut; best watched for the moment.
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11th

4

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 97y

17:41 Galway

Fair Damsel

11st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Won a 2m1f maiden at Killarney in 2024; fairly lightly raced since but recent form far from encouraging; loads more needed.

33/1

12th

15

7th Aug 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:26 Wexford

Fair Damsel

11st 10lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

First reserve; won a 2m1f maiden at Killarney in 2024; fairly lightly raced since but recent form not that encouraging; loads more needed.

Form: 70F92-

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Left moderate bumper and maiden form behind when second at Limerick (2m, soft), outpaced before keeping on well; on that evidence, this step up in trip can help; 5lb rise is perhaps harsh, but she's a player.
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9th

14

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

18:05 Kilbeggan

Malikanna

10st 13lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

Fine 1l second on handicap debut at Limerick in March (2m, soft); didn't quite see ou the 2m4f at Wexford (good to yielding); stamina doubts not disproven here last time (2m5f, good) when mistakes and being hampered also played a role in a moderate showing; dropped 2lb and Mark Walsh rides for the first time.

15/1

8th

3

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:10 Killarney

Malikanna

11st 13lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Padraig Roche

Glimmers of promise in maidens before fine 1l second on handicap debut at Limerick in March (2m, soft); didn't quite see out 2m4f at Wexford on latest (gd-yld); stamina a query again here.

11/1

6th

8

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Malikanna

11st 2lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Left moderate bumper and maiden form behind when second at Limerick (2m, soft), outpaced before keeping on well; on that evidence, this step up in trip can help; 5lb rise is perhaps harsh, but she's a player.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: /2551-

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Built on promising bumper and hurdle runs to score at Bellewstown last time after four months off (2m1f, yielding); kept on well that day; player on handicap debut for local trainer.
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11th

15

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

Two Pair

10st 7lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

Bellewstown maiden hurdle winner in April and following handicap run at Wexford looked too bad to be true; still lightly raced.

10/1

8th

2

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Two Pair

11st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Paul Nolan

Built on promising bumper and hurdle runs to score at Bellewstown last time after four months off (2m1f, yielding); kept on well that day; player on handicap debut for local trainer.

6/1

1st

14

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

14:40 Bellewstown

Two Pair

10st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Paul Nolan

Promise in both bumpers and posted a career best when runner-up on hurdling debut at Clonmel in October (2m4f, yielding); decent fifth at Fairyhouse next time (2m5f, heavy) but her Limerick run last time was disappointing; chance if back to her best.

10/1

Form: 45188/

Last run: 391 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Won a weak 2m7f heavy ground Punchestown maiden in February last year; struggled on handicap debut at Cork when last seen; best watched on return from over a year off.
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11th

1

9th Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

19:30 Sligo

Joshuas Daylami

12st 4lb

J: Mr J M Halford

T: Mark Fahey

Best form has come on heavy ground, winning a Punchestown maiden last year; was beaten 30l on return from a year away last time and has to improve lots from that.

22/1

9th

3

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Joshuas Daylami

11st 8lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Mark Fahey

Won a weak 2m7f heavy ground Punchestown maiden in February last year; struggled on handicap debut at Cork when last seen; best watched on return from over a year off.

33/1

Form: 522P2-

Last run: 48 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of a Tramore maiden hurdle in 2024 (2m5f, good to yielding); some good runs in defeat last season, with multiple runner-up finishes up to 2m7f on different ground types (including over C&D); bounced back from a poor run at Fairyhouse when filling the second spot once again at Downpatrick (2m6f, yielding to soft) in March.
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5th

10

28th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 131y

17:05 Roscommon

Miss Lia

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Winner and four-time runner-up over hurdles; chasing credentials, admittedly from limited evidence, are weaker; 2lb out of the handicap.

14/1

7th

11

9th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:43 Downpatrick

Miss Lia

10st 1lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Last couple of runs not her best but she's been runner-up four times in handicaps, including over C&D in March; would probably prefer easier terrain.

16/1

10/1

Form: 30093-

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-24 is off-putting; returned to scene of her win when breaking a poor run of form at Tramore (2m1f, good to yielding), finishing third of 16; ran on well that day, but she needs to repeat it.
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15th

1

(9)

27th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

17:30 Curragh

Kimy

12st 4lb

J: Mr C Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Sole win over hurdles came at Tramore in 2024, best of five runs on the Flat came when second at same venue in 1m4f maiden in July, didn't count over 2m there latest; others look more likely on handicap debut.

16/1

Form: 63295-

Last run: 221 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Best hurdle run for Nick Littmoden came in a maiden contest at Market Rasen when a clear second of eight (2m5f, good); took a heavy defeat on handicap debut at Worcester (2m4f, good); more needed on stable debut.
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12

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

17:15 Kilbeggan

Last Note

10st 6lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Placed in a couple of maiden hurdles in Britain for Nick Littmoden; beaten over 40l in first two starts for this yard earlier in May and June; freshened up and blinkers go on; can only be watched unless the market speaks.

40/1

9th

4

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 6f 90y

20:30 Clonmel

Last Note

11st 5lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Cian Collins

Runner-up in a bumper and maiden hurdle in UK; beaten a long way at Wexford on stable debut/return and has to improve hugely on that.

16/1

12th

14

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Last Note

10st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Best hurdle run for Nick Littmoden came in a maiden contest at Market Rasen when a clear second of eight (2m5f, good); took a heavy defeat on handicap debut at Worcester (2m4f, good); more needed on stable debut.

13/1

Form: /807P-

Last run: 107 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Totally lost form since adding second hurdles win at Tramore in November 2024; tongue tie on now, but others more likely.
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4

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Roxhill Roise

11st 8lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Ciaran Murphy

Totally lost form since adding second hurdles win at Tramore in November 2024; tongue tie on now, but others more likely.

40/1

10

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 198y

13:25 Thurles

Roxhill Roise

11st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: David M O’Brien

Both hurdle wins at Tramore at this trip on testing ground; inadequate trip on Clonmel chase debut; finished last of the finishers in course handicap on latest; likely to need more time.

16/1

1

4th Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 0y

15:45 Fairyhouse

Roxhill Roise

12st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: David M O’Brien

Won off 5lb lower at Tramore last November (2m5f, sft-hvy); poor off revised mark twice since and has been off the track since a poor Punchestown run in February; best watched.

18/1

Form: 3U45-

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
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Form: /8347- CD

Last run: 284 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdles winner for Gavin Cromwell; had been running some okay races over fences in her final runs for her former yard; back down to last winning mark now back over timber.
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6

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

One Night Standard

11st 5lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Dual hurdles winner for Gavin Cromwell; had been running some okay races over fences in her final runs for her former yard; back down to last winning mark now back over timber.

13/1

2

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 155y

19:30 Roscommon

One Night Standard

12st 0lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

0-7 over fences but has run ok in defeat; shaped nicely when third in a C&D beginners' on penultimate and that form has since been boosted by the fourth Born Bright; go well back in handicap company with the cheekpieces worn last time left off.

7/1

15

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 155y

16:50 Tipperary

One Night Standard

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Two-time winning hurdler rated 110 in that discipline; 0-6 over fences and rated 7lb lower; not a bad run in a beginners' at Roscommon last month and cheekpieces could eke out more; go well for last year's winning yard.

17/2

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Payout
Exacta €58.00
Straight Forecast €34.55
Tricast €693.90
Trifecta €386.10

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Simple Things

SPOTLIGHT:

Malikanna

TOPSPEED:

Two Pair

POSTDATA:

Miss Lia

The Irish Sun:

Simple Things