16.35
GoodSligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £6146.09
- 3m 1f 121y
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
11/1 (Won)
- Win: £16.50
- Place: £4.10
Form: 7920-5
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 7lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
18th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 110y |
10st 11lb |
Breakthrough win over timber at Sligo in July; hasn't backed that up in two starts since and cheekpieces replace usual blinkers for his chase debut; not bred for this game and is best watched. |
22/1 |
|
9th 1 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 148y |
11st 12lb |
Pulled up in a staying handicap at Galway; her previous course win (over a longer trip than this) was achieved despite an untidy round of jumping; needs to be more fluent. |
10/1 |
12/1
- Place: £4.40
Form: 441F8- CD
Last run: 181 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 (3) |
16th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 174y |
10st 10lb |
Sligo hurdles specialist with three wins there last year and twice placed there this season; fell at the last at Kilbeggan on latest; struggled on sole Flat outing at Sligo in May; hard to assess. |
12/1 |
|
3 |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 200y |
11st 5lb |
Sligo specialist; three wins there last year and twice placed there this season; first-time blinkers seemed to help when third over 3m2f last time, with Keep Em Quite and Ilbdare behind. |
9/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.90
Form: 55309-
Last run: 168 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
11st 4lb |
Still a maiden on the track; excellent effort on his chase debut when just unable to overhaul the much more experienced dour stayer Brandt in a 2m6f handicap chase at Galway; should be more to come from him over fences and looks a leading contender here. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
10st 13lb |
Chase debut but won both his point-to-points and a good effort over hurdles when third in a 3m handicap here at the festival; same headgear left on today and certainly an interesting runner. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 20 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 60y |
10st 5lb |
Unbeaten in two point-to-points for Michael Goff; mild promise in maiden hurdles, most recently stayed on late into modest third (to Wild Mandate) in 3m2f Sligo handicap last month (good); cheekpieces now added and could be dangerous off light weight under a more positive ride. |
10/1 |
18/1
Form: 9969-6
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Won over fences at Kilbeggan before a fine Galway hurdles effort; the race might have come too soon when pulled-up at that track four days later but has been poor on the Flat at Down Royal since. |
12/1 |
|
9th 7 (3) |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 2f 141y |
9st 5lb |
In excellent form over jumps before pulled up (made mistakes) on second Galway attempt; 1-19 record on the Flat is a negative. |
8/1 |
11/1
Form: 966-P3
Last run: 33 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
20th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 4lb |
Point winner whose best run came at Sligo in June when beaten 3.5l into third in extended 3m1f hurdle; not at same level in two subsequent outings over hurdles; back over fences now, but previous five starts in this sphere were moderate; blinkers on. |
16/1 |
|
12th 11 |
23rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Point winner whose best run came at Sligo last month when beaten 3.5l into third over extended 3m1f on yielding; couldn't back that up 11 days ago; tries a shorter trip. |
8/1 |
40/1
Form: 1/2F-8 D
Last run: 60 days
W: 10st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 11 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
10st 13lb |
Point winner and won a handicap chase at Kilbeggan two years ago; still 3lb above his last winning mark but ran encouragingly back at Kilbeggan in August. |
9/2 |
|
6th 9 |
21st Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Dual point-to-point winner is 1-4 over fences, with the victory coming over C&D in 2024 off 4lb lower; got a first hurdles win here last year (3m1f, yielding); well beaten on seasonal return at Punchestown in May and didn't improve at Sligo last time; return to this venue could spark him. |
13/1 |
7/1
Form: 8070-2 C
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
12st 4lb |
Three wins over fences; ran well off his lower hurdles mark when second in a staying handicap hurdle at Sligo in June; onepaced back over fences at Wexford last month; others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
4th 1 |
8th Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Has gone the wrong way since winning the 2024 Cork National; signs of a revival over hurdles at Sligo on penultimate but didn't build on it back there on latest; remains 5lb above his last chase win and failed to complete last two chase starts. |
16/1 |
|
7th 7 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 121y |
11st 2lb |
Lost his form badly after winning the Cork National in 2024, but bounced back over 3m2f here (good) last time in first-time blinkers when runner-up after idling when leading (1.75l ahead of Je Suis); form of that race is questionable, but he has a notably low hurdles mark if he can repeat that effort. |
7/1 |
14/1
Form: 2177-5 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 10lb
11 yo Mare
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
5th Oct 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Front-running mare won at Sligo last year, her only strike in 29 starts over hurdles; second to a well-treated winner at Wexford in August; disappointing back at Sligo last time. |
14/1 |
|
9th 9 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 168y |
10st 11lb |
1-28 over hurdles, that sole win was achieved in this race last year; struggled here last month in a race in which Cornmarket was second; much more like it when chasing home easy winner Strong Contender at Wexford; could go close now |
8/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
7th Aug 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
11yo is 1-27 over hurdles, the win coming at Sligo in August last year off 4lb higher (3m2f, good); okay fifth on seasonal return at Kilbeggan in June (3m1f, good to yielding) but was tailed off at Sligo last time (3m2f, good); others preferred. |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: 21P-0P C
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 |
30th Sep 2026 Good 3m 1f 182y |
11st 0lb |
Won this contest in both 2024 and 2025 (both off 87) and is 1lb lower now; has been in poor form this year, weakening quickly before pulled up over fences at Roscommon latest; would be no surprise to see the money come for him now though; new headgear combination. |
10/1 |
|
9 |
4th Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 14y |
11st 4lb |
Both chase wins have come at Sligo; has been in poor form over hurdles and fences lately so others preferred. |
50/1 |
6/1
Form: P-8382
Last run: 10 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 13 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 40y |
10st 3lb |
9yo who is keeping himself busy and ground out another win over 3m at Roscommon five days ago (good to yielding); up 6lb but gets in off a low weight and highly likely to be involved. |
14/1 |
|
1st 11 |
28th Sep 2026 Good 3m 0f 25y |
10st 7lb |
On a decent run at the moment; had Ilbdere and Adaliz close behind him when winning a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan early this month and reverted to flights when a solid fourth in a 3m handicap at Listowel a week ago; back out quickly once again and not hard to see him involved at the death once again. |
5/1 |
|
4th 14 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Readily repelled Cooladdi on his return to hurdling at Kilbeggan (3m1f, good to yielding) but 9lb higher now as he's 5lb out of the handicap; beaten nearly 20l back over fences last time. |
12/1 |
15/1
Form: 1/3PP-
Last run: 74 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 3 |
4th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 210y |
11st 10lb |
Maiden winner over 2m6f over two years ago; has only run four times since; pulled up on his last three starts, two of them over hurdles in recent months. |
50/1 |
|
1 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 121y |
12st 0lb |
One of two for trainer; maiden winner over 2m6f over two years ago; has only run three times since then and the two most recent of those have seen him pull up. |
15/1 |
|
19 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 6lb |
Maiden winner over 2m6f almost two years ago; has run only twice since then; poor effort over hurdles at Cheltenham in November after a satisfactory chase run at Downpatrick. |
50/1 |
22/1
Form: 6UPU/9
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 7lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 121y |
11st 7lb |
Seven-time winner but his best years are behind him; beaten 21l on stable debut last month. |
22/1 |
|
9th 7 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 0lb |
Seven-time winner but best years are behind him and didn't show much in points last term; stable debut. |
25/1 |
|
10 |
24th Nov 2024 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Seven career wins but has struggled for form this year, pulling up in the Cork Grand National last time; unseated early in the La Touche on his one foray over these obstacles in April. |
16/1 |
11/2
Form: /301-2 CD
Last run: 61 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 121y |
11st 2lb |
One of three for trainer; off the mark when winning this race last year (good); nearly made it back-to-back C&D victories when beaten a neck on seasonal return in May (good, 11-1); up 2lb but he should come on for that run and O'Keeffe now rides for the first time. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
12th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 172y |
11st 0lb |
Locally trained; won over C&D (good) off 6lb lower when last seen in July 2025; absence since is concerning and record fresh indicates he will come on for this run. |
11/2 |
|
12 |
13th Jul 2025 Good 3m 1f 146y |
10st 8lb |
15-race maiden but one of his better recent efforts when third of 15 over 2m4f here on his penultimate outing; lesser effort at Ballinrobe last time but ran well on his sole previous effort at this sort of distance. |
18/1 |
12/1
Form: 32P4P-
Last run: 173 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 2f 135y |
11st 8lb |
Maiden ran well on testing ground at Punchestown in January but was then pulled up in a chase at Down Royal; suffered the same fate over hurdles at Sligo in July. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 4P-412 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Much better over fences with four career wins and returns to chasing after being soundly beaten in a pair of handicap hurdles at Down Royal and Perth; needs a market check. |
12/1 |
|
4th 6 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Much better over fences but handicapped accordingly over hurdles; just a respectable eighth of 15 at Down Royal (3m, good) ten days ago but went close on his latest visit to Britain (in a chase in June) and needs attention in the betting. |
6/1 |
|
8th 22 |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
10st 10lb
|
Second reserve; much better over fences, four wins and rated 104; maiden over hurdles, beaten 20l when fourth at Sligo in May. |
Non-runners
Strong Contender, Back The West
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €271.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €159.99 |
| Tricast | €1403.99 |
| Trifecta | €3852.40 |
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