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YieldingKevin Sheedy Bowel Cancer Raceday 17th December Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7932.77
- 2m 4f 40y
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
25/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 9-FU49 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 116y |
10st 12lb |
His three hurdle wins came at Fairyhouse on good ground at 2m4f-3m but nothing since late 2024; some cracking runs in defeat though, including when third off 108 at Cork (3m) in April; tailed off in this race last year. |
25/1 |
|
4th 3 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 12lb |
His three hurdle wins came at Fairyhouse on good ground at 2m4f-3m but nothing since late 2024; some cracking runs in defeat though, including when third off this mark at Cork (3m, yielding); challenging for the lead when unseated at the third last at Wexford last time; down to an attractive mark. |
8/1 |
|
2 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
His three hurdle wins have come at Fairyhouse up to this trip; has run some cracking races in defeat including third off this mark at Cork last time; a player with a repeat. |
6/1 |
20/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 910-59
Last run: 105 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (1) |
25th Sep 2025 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Scored over C&D in January off just 1lb lower; absent since a heavy defeat over hurdles in May but the January win came after a 95-day break; visor the headgear of choice today; more appealing than many. |
4/1 |
|
1 |
28th May 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Seen only once over hurdles since 2023, when pulled up last summer, and his AW win in January came in a low-grade handicap; needs to prove he can still be competitive off a mark this high over jumps. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
28th May 2025 Good To Soft 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Seen only once over hurdles since 2023, when pulled up last summer, and his AW win in January came in a low-grade handicap; needs to prove he can still be competitive off a mark this high over jumps. |
20/1 |
13/2
- Place: £1.90
Form: -02923
Last run: 41 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 16 (13) |
22nd Oct 2025 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Both wins have been on soft including this race two years ago when with Charles Byrnes; much lower mark nowadays and just okay runs of late; more needed. |
25/1 |
|
17 (1) |
13th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 4f 46y |
9st 4lb
|
First reserve; two-time soft ground winner but on a long losing run; not the worst effort at Bellewstown latest and he's on a dangerous mark; could go well if getting a run. |
|
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6th 7 (9) |
2nd Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 77y |
9st 8lb |
Struggled for form since leaving Charles Byrnes in 2023 and no signs of a revival at Down Royal last month; return to slower ground may help and on a career-low mark but he's hard to recommend. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 006-47 C
Last run: 186 days
W: 10st 11lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 5 |
20th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 150y |
11st 5lb |
in touch with leaders, soon prominent |
20/1 |
|
7th 13 |
6th Aug 2023 Good 2m 2f 54y |
10st 0lb |
led, headed after 4th |
25/1 |
|
4th 2 |
29th May 2023 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 1lb |
Veteran won his third race over fences when scoring at Wexford in March and ran a solid race at Fairyhouse next time off this mark; handles good ground and can be involved again. |
3/1 |
20/1
Form: P/587- D
Last run: 387 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
14th Jul 2023 Good 3m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won his third hurdle race when taking a Thurles handicap in March over 3m; however, has been way below that level since and best watched on chasing debut. |
20/1 |
|
15th 8 |
29th May 2023 Good 2m 6f 92y |
10st 7lb |
Ran no race at Fairyhouse last time but he did it nicely at Thurles the time before (3m, soft) and has won on yielding ground; couldn't discount. |
14/1 |
|
16th 15 |
10th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 155y |
10st 9lb |
never better than mid-division, dropped to rear when pushed along and struggling after 8th, weakened and became detached 3 out, eased and tailed off before 2 out |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 10-780
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
10st 4lb |
Best of three hurdle runs for new stable this season when second of five in soft-ground Leicester seller (2m4f) in December; reverts to this code after going close off his basement Flat mark three weeks ago but others have more compelling claims; first ride under rules for Elizabeth Feakes. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 8 (2) |
2nd Mar 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
This season's hurdling form for Fergal O'Brien was uninspiring and he was safely held when fourth in C&D classified race on Flat return in January; difficult to enthuse over. |
14/1 |
|
4th 1 (6) |
26th Jan 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Triple hurdle winner but his last success was in 2023 and he was well held at Taunton last Saturday; now returns to the Flat for the first time in 16 months and he's 1-24 in this sphere; opposable. |
12/1 |
11/2
Form: 9P3113 D BF
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
17th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 4f 120y |
12st 0lb |
Enjoyed a good autumn for Noel Kelly with wins at Punchestown and Sligo; good Ayr second in December when last seen and now reappears for new yard; trip/ground okay and market could prove best guide. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
22nd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
held up in rear |
9/1 |
|
7th 8 |
3rd Dec 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 40y |
11st 0lb |
Beaten favourite in handicap hurdle hat-trick bid at Clonmel in October but ran with credit; suspicion is that the handicapper has caught up with him. |
11/2 |
20/1
Form: /P2/6- D
Last run: 525 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 16 |
12th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 3f 24y |
10st 8lb |
Grade 1 winning hurdler in America back in the day but poor form in Ireland and makes no appeal. |
50/1 |
|
10th 13 |
1st Sep 2023 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Former Grade 1 hurdle winner in USA but nowhere near that level back to these shores and back hurdling after being pulled up over fences last time. |
33/1 |
11/4
Form: 25/1F-
Last run: 391 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
18th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 2f 152y |
11st 4lb |
raced wide, soon prominent, pulled up quickly before 3rd, looked to go wrong |
8/11 |
|
5 |
18th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 2f 152y |
11st 4lb |
raced wide, soon prominent, pulled up quickly before 3rd, looked to go wrong |
8/11 |
|
2nd 1 |
21st Mar 2023 Heavy 2m 2f 112y |
12st 0lb |
in touch with leaders, headway to challenge going okay before 2 out, led narrowly after 2 out, ridden and headed run-in, no extra towards finish |
11/2 |
10/1
Form: 474F-0 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 3 |
20th Sep 2023 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
in touch with leaders on outer, went second after 8th |
33/1 |
|
0 4 |
22nd Jul 2023 Soft 2m 6f 31y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
in rear, fell 1st |
33/1 |
|
4 |
29th May 2023 Good 3m 1f 83y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
in rear |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 20-905
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 8 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Naas winner early last year for former yard after a long absence (2m3f, heavy); backed into favourite when tailed off on stable debut at that venue in January; capable of a better showing than that. |
14/1 |
|
10th 6 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 2f 150y |
11st 6lb |
C&D winner early last year after a long absence; fair third over 3m at Fairyhouse on his penultimate start last season; has changed stable and could go well given his ability to win when fresh. |
12/1 |
|
13th 17 |
30th Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 6lb |
Bolted up on yard debut on the back of an absence in January and bounced back from a lesser run when beaten roughly 2l at Fairyhouse earlier this month; both wins on heavy but versatile with regards to conditions and drop back in trip fine too. |
33/1 |
11/4
Form: 055-62
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 9 |
29th Jul 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 130y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden has run well in defeat at times, including in maiden hurdles at this track in 2021; went closest to breakthrough when beaten a head in a Cheltenham handicap in 2022; well beaten on return after absence but a chance if back to best. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €29.80 |
| Straight Forecast | €22.32 |
| Tricast | €120.24 |
| Trifecta | €202.00 |
Selections
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