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GoodKevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £35852.17
- 2m 0f 110y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £19.00
- Place: £5.00
Form: 12/2U- D
Last run: 259 days
W: 11st 1lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Smart dual-purpose performer, although he has been lightly raced since taking a 3m1f Kilbeggan conditions hurdle in August 2024; absent since last October; would receive 16lb from Daddy Long Legs in a handicap. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
16th Oct 2025 Good 2m 6f 154y |
11st 6lb |
Smart dual-purpose performer although hasn't won since taking 3m1f Kilbeggan conditions hurdle last summer; two recent runs under his belt could give him a fitness edge but lots to find on ratings with Hewick. |
7/4 |
|
3 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 129y |
11st 6lb |
Eight-time winner, including four over hurdles; disappointed on the Flat at Killarney on return from 314-days off; should strip fitter now and handles soft but the majority of his best form has come on good ground; not discounted, especially if the track dries out. |
7/2 |
13/8
- Place: £1.10
Form: 5292/1 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 150
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (21) |
29th Jul 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 43y |
11st 12lb |
149-rated hurdler, gaining fifth hurdle success at Ballinrobe in May; beaten by the unconsidered Counting Coup in a Flat maiden at Down Royal before odds-on defeat over hurdles at Limerick; didn't get into valuable amateur handicap here on Monday, potentially big player in maiden company here. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Course Grade 3 winner in 2024, currently rated 150 after Ballinrobe win in May; previously may have needed the run when well beaten in a Southwell race won by Constitution Hill; beaten by the unconsidered Counting Coup in a Flat maiden at Down Royal 12 days ago; stylish Ballinrobe success in first-time cheekpieces makes him the one to beat at these weights. |
13/8 |
33/1
Form: 157-44
Last run: 37 days
W: 10st 8lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
10st 8lb |
Rated 120 over hurdles with four wins to her name; was a ready winner on chase bow last time at Wexford; this is tougher but gets plenty of weight and can be a player. |
8/1 |
|
1st 12 |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Progressive in handicaps in the first half of last season, gaining a third handicap success in 2m4f Clonmel mares' event in October; back to her best in first-time cheekpieces in 2m1f Limerick Grade 3 early this month, staying on for third behind two much higher-rated rivals; dam has already produced a couple of winning chasers so quite possible she could improve for the switch to fences. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 7 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
10st 8lb |
Progressive in handicaps in the first half of last season; gained a third handicap success in 2m4f Clonmel mares' event in October; was found wanting in conditions races later; tough task in this company; cheekpieces on for the first time. |
33/1 |
3/1
Form: 21107- CD
Last run: 87 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 148
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
28th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Very useful over hurdles (5-18, rated 147); goes on any ground and should be sharper for his latest run in a Grade 3 hurdle at Limerick after an 87 day break; every chance he'll take to this game on breeding; big player on chase debut. |
9/2 |
|
4th 2 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Admirably consistent handicapper who brought his tally to five with two wins at Leopardstown last winter; ran in the County Hurdle before an ambitious Grade 2 attempt at Fairyhouse; has won on good ground, would probably prefer an ease. |
3/1 |
|
7th 5 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 3lb |
Admirably consistent handicapper who didn't run too badly when midfield in the County Hurdle last month; however, this is a step up the ladder for him and regular rider Jack Kennedy evidently prefers the chances of The Yellow Clay. |
10/1 |
7/1
Form: 31P66- D
Last run: 82 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 17 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
10st 13lb |
One-time smart hurdler; three chase wins in the space of four runs last year included a beginners chase at this meeting and a 2m2f Grade 3 at Punchestown; hasn't kicked on at all from that sequence and he'd be a surprise winner. |
50/1 |
|
5th 4 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Useful chasing campaign last season returned three wins from seven starts; not at his best in a Newbury Grade 2 last November or in Aintree Grade 1 in April; 140 hurdles rating puts him 8lb behind Bowensfire. might be more effective than his stablemate on this ground. |
7/1 |
7/2
Form: 225-31 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 5lb |
Course winner; this meeting owes him one having twice finished runner-up in the Galway Hurdle (and fourth) and second in this last year behind Western Fold; returns off a 2lb lower mark despite beating notable opposition at Listowel on final run; solid chance. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 8lb |
Five-time hurdle winner; now 2-10 over fences having made all to score readily over 2m4f Listowel a month ago; won this race last year as a prelude to a fine effort in taking second place in the Galway Plate; faces a tough task this time, since he meets Daddy Long Legs on 12lb worse than handicap terms. |
7/2 |
|
1st 5 |
1st Jun 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Five-time hurdle winner who is 1-9 over fences, though was runner-up in last summer's Galway Plate; all the sharper for his comeback run when beaten 4l in a 2m4f Grade 3 at Killarney three weeks ago and he's a player on these terms. |
5/2 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €26.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €31.34 |
| Trifecta | €156.00 |
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