15.10
YieldingChanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £99115.04
- 2m 0f 0y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/10 (Won)
- Win: £1.90
- Place: £1.20
Form: 111-11 CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 167
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
2nd May 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 12lb |
made all, jumped well, 3 lengths ahead halfway, reduced lead after 4 out, pushed along and went clear again approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in |
5/4 |
|
1st 3 |
2nd May 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 12lb |
made all, jumped well, 3 lengths ahead halfway, reduced lead after 4 out, pushed along and went clear again approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in |
5/4 |
|
4 |
11th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Beaten twice by Brighterdaysahead this season, flopping badly on the second occasion, and was gifted a third Irish Champion Hurdle last month as main rival Lossiemouth fell; won a substandard edition of this race last year and was no match for highly impressive Constitution Hill 12 months earlier; dependable in the main and has a voluminous Grade 1 tally but a second Champion Hurdle win looks far from certain; wears first-time headgear. |
10/1 |
6/4
- Place: £1.30
Form: 1111-3 CD BF
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 165
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
14th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 3f 200y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
May have lost her air of invincibility with defeats in the Hatton's Grace and Irish Champion this winter but in the former contest she still recorded a higher RPR than has ever been achieved in the 15 previous runnings of this race; seemingly doesn't have quite the gears of old but should still make a bold bid to extend her unbeaten Festival record to four; the winner of this event in 2020 and the Champion Hurdle in 2021 and 2022. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 6 |
5th Feb 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
prominent, raced in second from 2nd, pecked on landing 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and outpaced approaching last, 3 lengths down last, no extra run-in |
6/4 |
|
3rd 8 |
4th Dec 2022 Yielding 2m 3f 130y |
11st 3lb |
in touch with leaders |
4/9 |
100/30
Form: 2111-2 CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 160
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (6) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner |
11/2 |
|
1st 7 (4) |
23rd Aug 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Attentions concentrated on the Flat since his runaway handicap win at Royal Ascot last June; has not quite lived up to that dazzling display, this term running respectably in the Yorkshire Cup here and the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, seemingly stretched by 2m4f (good to firm) in the latter, before a lesser show at the Curragh five weeks ago; big player if back at his peak. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 7 (3) |
20th Jul 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
midfield, headway and chased clear leader 3f out, 8 lengths down when lost second inside final furlong, kept on |
5/2 |
20/1
Form: 32-115 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 147
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 7lb |
Gained all three chase wins in small-field novice events last April-June; not beaten far when ninth of 28 in valuable Leopardstown handicap won by Favori De Champdou over Christmas (3m, yielding; wore usual cheekpieces) and seemed to be running well when falling at third-last fence in the Thyestes at Gowran (3m1f, heavy; blinkered) in January; has stamina to prove on cross-country debut but not ruled out; cheekpieces back on today. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
22nd Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Smart hurdler in his early days; all three chase wins recorded in small-field events between April and June last year; failed to prosper in Grade 3 events before livelier displays at Cheltenham and when fifth behind Answer To Kayf in the Troytown; no impact in the Grade 1 Drinmore at Fairhouse; no threat from the last when ninth in the Paddy Power. |
33/1 |
|
1 |
25th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
Hit the ground running over fences with three wins in small fields (2m4f-2m7f) but now on a recovery mission after three blips, admittedly at Grade 3 level; would be a strong contender on these terms if back on song. |
5/1 |
33/1
Form: 23F-7P CD
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 157
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (3) |
8th Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 5f 180y |
10st 1lb |
Fine dual-purpose sort has 10 wins under all codes including a Bellewstown Flat handicap last August beating a below par Light Up The Dark; won the American Grand National when last seen; handles all ground; a big player. |
5/2 |
|
7 (7) |
26th Aug 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 110y |
11st 9lb |
Useful dual-purpose sort ran a solid fourth on the Flat at Killarney in May; won over fences at Galway last time after being unplaced in the Plate earlier in the week; should run well. |
2/1 |
|
3 |
3rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 3lb |
High-class hurdler; has won only one of his nine starts over fences, a Thurles beginners' event the season before last; fell at the fourth in the Ultima at Cheltenham on his final start last season; had a Flat run in May; third to Pinkerton in last year's Galway Plate; beaten almost 20l in seventh behind stablemate Western Fold in Wednesday's 2025 edition. |
11/8 |
250/1
Form: 7-3472
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 (12) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Three-time Flat winner; last success was in 2021; hard to take any encouragement from his Flat/hurdles form this year. |
14/1 |
|
9th 11 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 61y |
11st 1lb |
Three-time Flat winner is just 1-32 over hurdles; fourth at Wexford in April but has been below that twice since and others make more appeal. |
18/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €3.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €3.20 |
| Trifecta | €4.20 |
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