13.15
Yielding To SoftFranciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle
- Prize money: £7570.8
- 2m 1f 33y
- 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.30
- Place: £1.30
Form: 35-416
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 16 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 5lb |
Won a valuable staying handicap chase at the 2024 Punchestown festival; ordinary form since then, although did well to maintain contact with top-class performers when 66-1 outsider of four at Down Royal on St Patrick's Day; flattered by proximity but the run implies a return to form; rider doing well in point-to-points, 8-22 this season. |
14/1 |
11/2
- Place: £1.90
Form: 062211
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
31st Mar 2026 Soft 2m 1f 200y |
10st 0lb |
Second runner for yard; course hurdle winner won at Gowran in January and ran well here last time; was poor when last seen over fences though, so questions to answer in that respect. |
5/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.70
Form: -638U7 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
24th Nov 2024 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Deeply frustrating horse but improved over banks in the spring, second to Stumptown over 3m; got tired late on at Cheltenham last weekend when losing a shoe; each-way chance. |
20/1 |
|
7th 7 |
24th Nov 2024 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Deeply frustrating horse but improved over banks in the spring, second to Stumptown over 3m; got tired late on at Cheltenham last weekend when losing a shoe; each-way chance. |
20/1 |
|
7th 7 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Stayed on from off the pace for third over C&D (soft) last December and came second in cross-country chase on Bank course at Punchestown festival (3m, soft) on latest outing in May; 8lb out of weights today and would appeal more on slower ground but still considered each-way. |
11/2 |
6/1
Form: 342114 BF
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
24th Jan 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 10lb |
Useful hurdler; won a pair of handicaps in Cork and Thurles before disappointing when well-beaten in a novice hurdle at Thurles last time out over 2m7f; dropped in trip here and he needs to bounce back. |
6/1 |
|
4th 2 |
18th Dec 2022 Frozen 2m 7f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Back-to-back handicap hurdle winner will be in receipt of 6lb from Grand Soir; jockey's claimer takes off another 5lb; looks to have an advantage here but has struggled over longer trips in the past. |
2/1 |
|
1st 11 |
24th Nov 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 156y |
11st 9lb |
Much improved under forcing tactics under today's rider at Cork last month, bolting up on yielding ground (second and third both ran solid races subsequently); 9lb higher now but 5yo could have more to offer. |
7/2 |
4/1
Form: 213131 C
Last run: 86 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
24th Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Improved mare won handicaps at Galway and Listowel this term; might not have stayed 2m7f at Limerick last time and the drop to this trip should suit, so looks a player. |
5/1 |
|
5th 2 |
24th Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Improved mare won handicaps at Galway and Listowel this term; might not have stayed 2m7f at Limerick last time and the drop to this trip should suit, so looks a player. |
5/1 |
|
5th 2 |
19th Oct 2024 Good 2m 6f 180y |
10st 9lb |
led narrowly or disputed lead, headed but prominent before 3rd, jumped right 2 out, weakened from last |
4/1 |
11/2
Form: S22
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Four-time hurdles winner for Gordon Elliott in 2023, achieving a rating of 131; ran only twice in France last year; now with a County Armagh trainer. |
14/1 |
|
2 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Four-time hurdles winner for Gordon Elliott in 2023, achieving a rating of 131; ran only twice in France last year; now with a County Armagh trainer. |
14/1 |
|
5th 1 |
11th Sep 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 87y |
11st 10lb |
Has won four in a row over hurdles over a variety of trips this summer; has a bit to find on these terms with some of today's rivals but is an improving sort so has to be considered. |
6/1 |
10/1
Form: 22-101
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 18 (2) |
9th May 2024 Heavy 1m 6f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Dual hurdle winner is a maiden on the Flat and was poor at Sligo four days ago, so not easy to fancy. |
40/1 |
|
11th 18 (2) |
9th May 2024 Heavy 1m 6f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Dual hurdle winner is a maiden on the Flat and was poor at Sligo four days ago, so not easy to fancy. |
40/1 |
4/1
Form: 22-410 D BF
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
10th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 205y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Winning hurdler in Ireland for Gordon Elliott (RPR 126) and easy winner of his only point at Paxford (2m4f, heavy) just under a year ago; didn't get very far on his return in an open hunter chase at Ffos Las last month, but much respected at this level. |
15/2 |
|
5 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 110y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
in rear, mistake and unseated 5th |
7/1 |
|
5 |
6th Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 110y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
in rear, mistake and unseated 5th |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 43
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 120y |
11st 9lb |
Won off 110 at Limerick (2m4f, good) in May; best run since on latest at Kilbeggan when a 2.75l second off 115 (20.5f, yielding); up 2lb for that and has placed at around this trip over hurdles; in the mix. |
2/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
5th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 95y |
11st 4lb |
Point winner didn't win in 10 hurdle starts but was often placed, including at this track; off the mark over fences when winning at Limerick in May; beaten 14l off this mark over C&D last time and needs more. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 8 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 38y |
10st 11lb |
Won under a positive ride at Limerick (2m4f, good) on return from a break in May off 5lb lower; wasn't suited by the drop to 2m1f at Tipperary on latest; runner up twice here over hurdles so would be no surprise were he to rebound stepped back up in trip. |
13/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €26.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €20.49 |
| Trifecta | €257.00 |
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