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Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Irish EBF Maiden

  • Prize money: £10243.48
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Irish EBF Maiden

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Three-time Grade 1-winning chaser makes his Flat debut here at the age of eight; his dam is an unraced half-sister to a German 1m Listed winner; it's hard to know what to expect from him, but he's an intriguing runner and hails from a savvy yard in great form.
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3rd

6

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 99y

Class 1

14:55 Sandown

Solness

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Smart front-runner whose Grade 1 form features three wins at Leopardstown (2m1f) in 2024/2025 and neck second, showing career-best form, at Aintree (2m4f, good to soft) on latest start; one of the main contenders back down in distance.

7/2

2nd

7

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 200y

Class 1

15:30 Aintree

Solness

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Tailed off at Leopardstown in February when the soft ground was against him and a visor replaced his usual cheekpieces, which return today; prior to that he posted a third Grade 1 win at Leopardstown (2m1f, yielding) in December; there's a question mark regarding the step back up in trip for this front-runner but his trainer won this twice in a row with Fakir d'Oudairies in 2021 and 2022, and this 8yo arrives fresh after just two starts this winter; chance.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 8-2

Last run: 77 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 42 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 6-3242

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Sets the standard on 83 after seven runs; one of his best efforts came in a Down Royal handicap last time (1m5f, soft) when headed late on into second; a repeat of that could see him go close.
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2nd

10

(5)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Pierre Grosse

8st 7lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Not beaten far on his only handicap start; has failed to improve in two more recent attempts in maidens; 2lb wrong, rider claims a useful 5lb.

10/1

4th

7

(13)

5th Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 190y

19:09 Fairyhouse

Pierre Grosse

9st 8lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Rated 80 after five runs; close third off that mark in Leopardstown handicap (1m2f, gd-yld) on seasonal return in April; 4.5l second in 10.5f rated race at Naas (good) on latest; big player back in maiden company.

4/1

Form: 4

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form: 6

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 92

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

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Betting Forcast

11/2 Solness, 5/2 Abbotsford, 100/30 Numantia, 5/1 Pierre Grosse, 16/1 Teoest, 12/1 Tokyo Tower, 5/1 Sakoku

Verdict

Frankel gelding Abbotsford is greatly feared after he was just denied on seasonal return at Cork, but he is taken on with NUMANTIA. Nothing went right for the selection over 1m2f here last time , but he still took second and looks likely to be suited by this step up in trip. Three-time Grade 1-winning chaser, Solness, adds an element of intrigue to proceedings on his Flat debut as an 8yo. Teoest could outrun his odds. [Denis Harney]

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Abbotsford

SPOTLIGHT:

Numantia

The Irish Sun:

Abbotsford

POSTDATA:

Numantia