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YieldingJohn Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £5205.88
- 2m 4f 0y
- 17 runners
Runners: 17 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £1.70
- Place: £1.10
Form: /44-73
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 5 |
11th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Sligo maiden winner at this trip and returned from spell chasing when well held over hurdles at Tramore recently; tongue-tie now tried but of limited appeal. |
33/1 |
|
14th 5 |
11th May 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Sligo maiden winner at this trip and returned from spell chasing when well held over hurdles at Tramore recently; tongue-tie now tried but of limited appeal. |
33/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 41552 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 |
13th Sep 2024 Good 2m 6f 11y |
11st 2lb |
Sligo bumper winner who got off the mark over hurdles at Kilbeggan (3m1f, yielding) last summer; this season's form has been poor and she was beaten out of sight around here twice; top yard but percentage call is to oppose. |
18/1 |
9/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 2424
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
23rd Jul 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 1f 110y |
10st 13lb |
Down Royal maiden hurdle winner in 2023 but is 0-13 chasing, well held here early in the month over 2m4f after a break; softer ground to suit. |
14/1 |
|
8 |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 2lb |
Down Royal maiden hurdle winner in 2023 but is 0-12 chasing and recent hurdles form none too encouraging. |
25/1 |
|
12th 5 |
5th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 79y |
11st 11lb |
pressed leader, lost position before 3 out |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: 3/220
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 |
21st Oct 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
prominent, not fluent and bumped rival 1st, pushed along when not clear run then switched left home turn, ridden but no extra run-in |
8/1 |
|
12th 2 |
17th Sep 2022 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 170y |
12st 0lb |
in touch with leaders, ridden but weakened from under 3f out |
9/2 |
|
2nd 2 |
23rd Aug 2022 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
midfield, headway and pressed leaders over 4f out, went second when ridden 3f out, soon no chance with winner but kept on |
7/4 |
16/1
Form: 767-
Last run: 240 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 14 |
21st Jul 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
11st 0lb |
midfield |
16/1 |
|
12 |
8th Jul 2023 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Easily his best run was when a 15l fifth in a Sligo maiden hurdle (2m4f, yielding to soft) in October, but nowhere near that level since; goes handicapping questions to answer. |
25/1 |
|
5 |
29th Dec 2022 Soft To Heavy 2m 3f 0y |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders |
4/1 |
50/1
Form: 70
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles; totally out of form over fences, pulled up on last three starts; blinkers tried now; main positive is that he has often run well at this venue, placed four times from seven visits, including twice last summer. |
8/1 |
|
6 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
11st 6lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles, 0-17 chasing but C&D second last summer off 5lb higher; has failed to complete last three outings so very hard to be confident in. |
14/1 |
|
12 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 110y |
10st 10lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles, 0-16 over fences, placed seven times; confidence possibly dented after two failures to complete. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 11 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Dual-Flat winner is 1-15 over timber, the win coming off 6lb higher at Ballinrobe two years ago; well below that level last autumn and probably best watched on seasonal return. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: /3306-
Last run: 269 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 6 |
28th Aug 2023 Good 2m 3f 55y |
11st 2lb |
A long time since he showed his best form; has run creditably at this track on occasion but otherwise does not seem to have much going for him; in rear over hurdles here earlier in the month. |
25/1 |
|
11th 10 |
13th Aug 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 65y |
11st 4lb |
A long time since he showed his best form; has run creditably at this track on occasion but otherwise does not seem to have much going for him. |
25/1 |
|
10th 1 (2) |
9th Jul 2023 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Irish challenger who is one to watch in the betting on his first Flat start since October 2021, but he hasn't really shone over hurdles subsequently and his claims aren't compelling. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 8-65
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 3m 3f 119y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Successful over fences (twice) and hurdles last term; went off the boil on his last two runs early on this year and is 7lb higher than his last winning mark; looks to need to come down the weights. |
5/1 |
|
4th 1 |
19th Feb 2026 3m 3f 9y Class 4 |
12st 1lb |
Ex-Irish; has won four races since joining this yard, two of them over fences here (2m5f, 3m5f, good); has won on soft/heavy ground but best form on good/good to soft and below par on ground considered 'tacky' last time. |
7/1 |
|
6th 10 |
19th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Four wins since joining this stable last spring, the latest in Durham National at Sedgefield (3m5f, good) in October; arguably posted career-best performance when clear second in Lincolnshire National at Market Rasen (3m3f, good to soft) on Boxing Day but went up another 4lb for that and the forecast slower ground here may not be ideal. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 4 |
18th May 2023 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Tailed-off all four starts and can't be fancied. |
200/1 |
|
20th 6 |
19th Feb 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
midfield, pushed along briefly after 4th |
200/1 |
|
16th 5 |
29th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 3f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Has finished in rear in outings at Sligo and Fairyhouse; can be left out of calculations. |
100/1 |
150/1
Form: P/0P
Last run: 65 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 14 |
15th Sep 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 181y |
10st 0lb |
Tailed-off over C&D last time and can't be fancied, especially from 4lb out of handicap; cheekpieces tried. |
66/1 |
|
11th 19 |
28th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 6f 14y |
10st 13lb
|
prominent on inner |
25/1
Form: P
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 9 |
30th Jan 2023 Soft 3m 0f 20y |
11st 4lb |
Poor form in five starts under Rules so far; up in trip; others preferred. |
66/1 |
|
15 |
16th Jan 2023 Heavy 3m 0f 100y |
10st 11lb |
Poor form over hurdles so far, including at Fairyhouse last month in a tongue-tie and blinkers; makes little appeal. |
50/1 |
|
15 |
21st Dec 2022 Yielding 2m 6f 110y |
11st 0lb |
Not much sign of ability under rules and blinkers replace cheekpieces today, so they need to have a positive effect. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 5-2344
Last run: 71 days
W: 11st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Returns to fences following a convincing win over hurdles at Uttoxeter (2m, good) nine days ago; only 2lb higher than when landing his sole success in this sphere (in November 2024) and must be considered while in winning mode. |
5/6 |
|
1st 1 |
24th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Exposed four-time winner over hurdles but now 2lb below the mark he defied here last summer; could be sharper for his recent run after a break and Sean Bowen replaces a 10lb claimer. |
100/30 |
|
4th 2 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 144y Class 3 |
11st 13lb |
Four-time winner over hurdles but exposed and was performing no more than okay when last seen in November; however, he could be all the better for a break and he's on his last winning mark. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: 600
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
21st Oct 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Ran okay in Ballinrobe bumper for Gordon Elliott; twice tailed off over hurdles for this yard. |
100/1 |
|
19th 6 |
11th Oct 2022 Good 2m 4f 150y |
11st 12lb |
didn't jump with fluency, in rear throughout, reminder after 2nd, pushed along and struggling after 8th, ridden and weakened after 3 out |
150/1 |
|
15th 8 |
1st Oct 2022 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
always towards rear, weakened after 4 out, tailed off |
33/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 10 |
8th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 3f 14y |
11st 4lb |
midfield, in touch with leaders when not fluent 4 out, weakening when not fluent 3 out |
100/1 |
|
17th 12 |
29th Oct 2022 Soft 2m 0f 90y |
11st 12lb |
towards rear of midfield early, towards rear when mistake 6th, reminder and no extra after 3 out, made no impression |
100/1 |
|
10 |
21st Oct 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Has shown nothing in a point and maiden hurdle; can only be watched. |
66/1 |
14/1
Form: 346733
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 |
16th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 3f 70y |
11st 10lb |
led, hit 4th |
16/1 |
|
11th 5 |
16th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 3f 70y |
11st 10lb |
led, hit 4th |
16/1 |
Form: 0008-3
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22th 18 |
30th Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 7lb |
midfield |
100/1 |
|
22th 18 |
30th Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 7lb |
midfield |
100/1 |
|
12th 3 |
3rd Nov 2024 Good 2m 0f 60y |
11st 10lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €3.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €3.56 |
| Trifecta | €15.10 |
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