16.30
GoodGuinness Novice Hurdle
- Prize money: £10907.56
- 2m 4f 156y
- 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £8.10
- Place: £1.60
Form: 178-11 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
24th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 7f 180y |
11st 11lb |
Eight-time winner who compiled winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in this race in 2023; absent since stable debut in a hurdle race last December. |
16/1 |
|
17th 1 |
28th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Eight-time winner (including four over hurdles) who compiled good winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in 2023 in Kerry National; took runner-up spot again in Mayo National; now with Barry Connell. |
12/1 |
15/8
- Place: £1.10
Form: 2183-1
Last run: 76 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
28th Jul 2022 Good 2m 4f 156y |
11st 0lb |
led, reduced lead and faced challenge 3 out, went clear going easily after 2 out, ridden run-in, headed towards finish |
15/8 |
9/2
- Place: £1.70
Form: 55-411
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Four-time scorer over timber has not looked like a winner in waiting in three runs in 2025; beaten 24l off 125 in a handicap hurdle here on latest; overlooked by Jack Kennedy. |
7/2 |
|
5th 6 |
16th Jun 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
11st 3lb |
Second runner for yard; six-time winner including four over hurdles, albeit none over this far; never seen with a chance on both recent runs and much more needed. |
14/1 |
|
6 |
6th Jun 2025 Good 2m 3f 203y |
11st 6lb |
Second runner for yard; six-time winner including four over hurdles; was well beaten on return at Punchestown in a competitive handicap but has a shout if getting back to form. |
3/1 |
50/1
Form: 02246-
Last run: 98 days
W: 10st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
13th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 90y |
11st 8lb |
Two-time winner over hurdles, including at Listed level, back in 2022; hasn't shown anything in three starts since return from a mammoth layoff; passed over. |
28/1 |
|
7 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 35y |
10st 9lb |
Two-time winner over timber, including at Listed level, back in 2022; hasn't shown enough in two starts since return from mammoth layoff; others appeal more. |
33/1 |
9/4
Form: 513- BF
Last run: 116 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 6lb |
Chester Cup winner in 2021, also a 2m Curragh Group 3 winner in 2023; seven Flat wins in all; at the veteran stage now; four seasons since his only hurdles success. |
20/1 |
|
6th 5 (6) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Veteran who got his seventh Flat win at Gowran last April (1m6f, yielding); hasn't counted in four handicaps since and finished last of the 20 runners at Naas when last seen in October; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
5 (9) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
9st 4lb |
Veteran who got his seventh Flat win at Gowran in April (1m6f, yielding); hasn't counted in three handicap runs since and was well behind in the Irish Cesarewitch latest, although reportedly struck into; others preferred. |
40/1 |
8/1
Form: 231-21
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
29th Sep 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 25y |
11st 3lb |
Last success over hurdles came in a Downpatrick maiden in July 2022; has never won a handicap of any description and hasn't looked like changing that in recent starts; new blinkers need to provide a spark. |
20/1 |
|
16 |
3rd Aug 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y |
11st 4lb |
Went close in the 3m5f Porterstown Chase at Fairyhouse last December; out of form until running creditably over 2m6f here on Thursday; has a bit to find with third-placed Arctic Gale. |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: 01
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 12 |
29th Apr 2023 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 0y |
12st 3lb |
Won 2m3f maiden hurdle last summer; struggled twice since; needs to come on for recent return. |
33/1 |
|
20th 10 |
10th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
midfield |
16/1 |
|
7th 6 |
28th Jul 2022 Good 2m 4f 156y |
11st 4lb |
midfield, not fluent 4 out, jumped left 3 out, soon ridden and no impression |
25/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 |
17th Aug 2022 Good 2m 4f 141y |
11st 0lb |
never better than mid-division, nudged along after 3 out, no impression when mistake and weakened 2 out |
8/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
4th Aug 2022 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 50y |
11st 0lb |
towards rear, headway on inner after 2 out, ridden and went third run-in, not reach leaders |
16/1 |
|
8th 9 |
28th Jul 2022 Good 2m 4f 156y |
10st 9lb |
always towards rear, not fluent 5 out, detached from 4 out, tailed off |
66/1 |
Non-runners
Arabian King, Must Be Dreaming
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €20.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €14.78 |
| Trifecta | €79.00 |
Selections
The Irish Sun:
Falcon Eight