June 08 / 17.18 Roscommon

17.18

Yielding To Soft

McNulty Furniture Rated Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £10243.48
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 3 runners
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McNulty Furniture Rated Novice Hurdle

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63

Form: 2P1-13

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Has soon improved for Gordon Elliott in winning two 2m handicaps and the defeat upped to 2m4f at Listowel was no backward step; all those runs were on good to yielding, but handles soft; hard to knock.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

2

14th Oct 2026

Good

2m 2f 75y

15:55 Punchestown

Chanceawetmorning

11st 1lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful hurdler has won three times at up to 2m4f in that sphere and is rated 125; looked set to win when taking a heavy fall on chase debut in an incident-packed four-runner race at Kilbeggan (3m); made amends with a 5l win over 2m5f at Sligo two weeks ago.

7/2

1st

4

30th Sep 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

17:15 Sligo

Chanceawetmorning

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful hurdler has won three times at up to 2m4f in that sphere and is rated 125; looked set to win when taking a heavy fall on chase debut in an incident-packed four-runner race at Kilbeggan (3m); every chance if the fall hasn't left its mark.

9/4

OUR TIP

Form: 85/31-

Last run: 50 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
His second run back from an absence when breezing home at odds-on in a 2m soft-ground maiden at Tramore; he no doubt has plenty more to offer; this longer trip should be up his street.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 54y

18:41 Galway

Polepatrick

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Won a Tramore maiden hurdle for Henry de Bromhead before finishing a remote second in a Roscommon novice; switched yards since and makes his chase debut; best watched.

20/1

2nd

2

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:18 Roscommon

Polepatrick

11st 4lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

His second run back from an absence when breezing home at odds-on in a 2m soft-ground maiden at Tramore; he no doubt has plenty more to offer; this longer trip should be up his street.

6/4

1st

11

19th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:43 Tramore

Polepatrick

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Lightly raced 6yo showed definite ability in bumpers for Dermot McLoughlin, notably in decent Navan contest (soft-to-heavy); returned from over year's absence for current yard last month when hooded in 2m Clonmel maiden hurdle, staying on third behind an odds-on shot (soft); hood left off here but rates a major contender.

5/2

Form: 740-14

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Limited Flat maiden but doing better over hurdles and after winning his maiden at Down Royal he ran well at the weights in a rated hurdle at Wexford; has form claims for sure but this softer ground might not be preferable, especially over this longer trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

16

(7)

18th Oct 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:12 Leopardstown

Berto Ramirez

8st 13lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Andrew McNamara

Winning hurdler but tailed off in that discipline last time after a 10l defeat over 1m2f at Down Royal; 0-15 on the Flat and others appeal more.

25/1

12th

10

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:07 Listowel

Berto Ramirez

10st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Andrew McNamara

15-race maiden on Flat, fair hurdles form; never in the hunt when taking on older rivals on handicap debut in a valuable race at Galway.

20/1

6th

7

(8)

4th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:30 Down Royal

Berto Ramirez

9st 11lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew McNamara

Won a maiden hurdle here in May but now 0-14 on the Flat, pick of recent form being Galway fourth (1m4f, soft); needs to settle better than at Tramore on latest, drops in trip.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta €3.70
Straight Forecast €3.70
Trifecta €2.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Berto Ramirez

SPOTLIGHT:

Polepatrick

TOPSPEED:

Berto Ramirez

POSTDATA:

Berto Ramirez

The Irish Sun:

Berto Ramirez