17.50
YieldingJohn & Pat Rochford Memorial Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £5482.3
- 2m 0f 143y
- 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
6/5 (Won)
- Win: £1.60
- Place: £1.02
Form: 12/22 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
27th Sep 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 0lb |
in touch with leaders, not fluent and pulled up quickly 4th, looked to go wrong |
9/1 |
|
7th 2 (12) |
20th Aug 2024 Yielding 1m 4f 46y |
10st 3lb |
Tipperary bumper winner and won Ballinrobe maiden hurdle last summer after a couple of seconds; interesting now switched to Flat after a year's absence; likes decent ground but may not get it here. |
7/1 |
100/1
- Place: £15.90
Form: 90-
Last run: 176 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Dual-purpose sort is 1-16 over hurdles, the win coming on yielding to soft ground off 94 at Ballinrobe (2m1f); fine run back there over 21.5f (good) on return from a break latest; up 3llb and different trip/ground here; not discounted. |
15/2 |
|
11th 2 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Dual-purpose sort is 1-16 over hurdles, the win coming on yielding to soft ground off 94 at Ballinrobe (2m1f); fine run back there over 21.5f (good) on return from a break latest; up 3llb and different trip/ground here; not discounted. |
15/2 |
|
2nd 2 |
11th Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 110y |
11st 11lb |
Won over 2m1f here last summer but not as good off higher marks since; needs best on return off 3lb higher than that winning rating. |
11/1 |
25/1
- Place: £7.60
Form: 0U-8
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
3rd Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Won at Down Royal last time in a tongue-tie, his second win over hurdles; 7lb rise looks plenty but still respected; handles soft so could be fine on this ground. |
11/2 |
|
1st 3 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 13lb |
Good ground Sligo winner in June 2024 off 3lb lower; lightly raced since, didn't get beyond the first at Navan last time; tongue-tie now tried, hard to be confident in. |
25/1 |
|
8th 5 |
28th Oct 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 100y |
11st 6lb |
Softer the better for 5yo although he handled good ground when gaining a deserved first win at Sligo in June; not beaten far at same venue in August. |
9/2 |
25/1
Form: 07-355
Last run: 11 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 Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 5f 37y |
11st 1lb |
Easy winner of 3m handicap chase at Leopardstown in December; ran well off revised mark when second over 2m5f at same track at DRF; failed to make any impression in the Ultima at Cheltenham; up against it. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 5f 37y |
11st 1lb |
Easy winner of 3m handicap chase at Leopardstown in December; ran well off revised mark when second over 2m5f at same track at DRF; failed to make any impression in the Ultima at Cheltenham; up against it. |
25/1 |
|
10th 9 |
11th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Irish-trained novice who has improved the last twice, easily winning big-field handicap at Leopardstown (extended 3m, good to yielding) in December then second of 16 at same track (2m5f, yielding); could do with jumping better than last time but this progressive 7yo may have more left in the tank. |
14/1 |
100/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
11st 13lb |
Two hurdle wins; beaten a long way in two handicap chases during the summer; addition of blinkers seemed to do the trick when second to today's rival The Striker Dylan at Sligo; would have gone closer but for interference; should be in the mix again. |
9/2 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
11st 13lb |
Two hurdle wins; beaten a long way in two handicap chases during the summer; addition of blinkers seemed to do the trick when second to today's rival The Striker Dylan at Sligo; would have gone closer but for interference; should be in the mix again. |
9/2 |
100/1
Form: 80
Last run: 6 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 18 |
28th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
11st 12lb |
towards rear |
|
|
6th 8 |
14th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 143y |
11st 4lb |
prominent in chasing group, slightly hampered 3 out, no impression from 2 out |
100/1 |
|
12th 9 |
8th Aug 2023 Soft 1m 7f 58y |
11st 4lb |
Well beaten in a bumper on rules debut and others preferred. |
40/1 |
100/1
Form: 06
Last run: 62 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 24y |
10st 8lb |
Returns to rules on the back of competitive efforts in points but he was a maiden hurdler and this is his first time over regulation fences; others perhaps safer. |
14/1 |
|
12th 15 |
15th Jul 2024 Good 2m 5f 185y |
10st 13lb |
Flashes of ability but best form on heavy ground; nothing short of a personal best is required; work to be done. |
33/1 |
|
10th 17 |
4th Jul 2024 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Modest maiden is hard to fancy on the basis of two runs this year. |
33/1 |
50/1
Form: R
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 |
9th Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 4f 96y |
11st 1lb |
Point winner, no chasing experience, two poor runs over hurdles since Gowran fourth; new headgear combination |
20/1 |
|
8th 6 |
27th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Point winner; remote fourth at Gowran offered some encouragement; not as good at Punchestown on latest. |
16/1 |
|
13th 16 |
10th Oct 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 2lb |
in touch with leaders |
14/1 |
Form: 6
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 13 (11) |
21st May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 4lb |
16-race maiden on Flat, poor hurdler; showed early promise for Michael O'Callaghan as a juvenile in 2021; has been struggling over hurdles lately; seems safe to rule out. |
33/1 |
|
13th 13 (11) |
21st May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 4lb |
16-race maiden on Flat, poor hurdler; showed early promise for Michael O'Callaghan as a juvenile in 2021; has been struggling over hurdles lately; seems safe to rule out. |
33/1 |
|
11th 15 |
14th May 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
10st 2lb |
Pulled up at Limerick in March when 10lb out of the handicap; weak overall form since a fair fifth at Gowran last autumn. |
25/1 |
Form: 5400/
Last run: 984 days
W: 10st 11lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
19th Apr 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 3f 0y |
10st 10lb |
in rear |
33/1 |
|
10 |
19th Apr 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 3f 0y |
10st 10lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out |
33/1 |
|
10th 2 |
29th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 0f 11y |
11st 7lb |
Ran okay in a couple of maiden hurdles in late 2020; off for three years before well beaten in a Bellewstown maiden hurdle in August; first-time headgear combination but makes little appeal. |
66/1 |
33/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Longstanding maiden but in good nick for his new stable, fifth of 13 in 2m Ludlow novice in November; no forlorn hope after a break. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 11 |
14th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 5lb |
Is 0-16 over hurdles but some good runs in defeat recently; finished 3l behind the winner at Clonmel in June (2m1f, good to yielding); likely didn't handle the softer conditions at Killarney following that but posted another good effort in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan last time when a 2.25l third of seven (2m, good to yielding); cheekpieces go on now; he is not discounted and is due to be raised 4lb in future. |
10/1 |
|
5 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
The most experienced of the field is 0-17 but has run well in defeat, including a 3l second in a Clonmel handicap hurdle off 96 in June (2m1f, good to yielding); well beaten in a handicap hurdle here last time (2m1f, yielding to soft); could do better back on good ground. |
13/2 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
23rd Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 0y |
10st 11lb |
midfield, mistake 4th |
100/1 |
|
17 |
6th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 100y |
10st 11lb |
First reserve; nothing so far in four attempts hurdling. |
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|
17 |
4th Jul 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
10st 11lb |
disputed lead early, prominent after 5th, weakened quickly 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out |
100/1 |
5/4
Form: 1-1 D
Last run: 64 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
7th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 50y |
10st 11lb |
Dual bumper winner; off the mark over hurdles in a 2m3f event at Kilbeggan in August; creditable handicap debut at Listowel over inadequate 2m when staying on well into fourth in competitive event; stayed 2m6f effectively at Galway, Paul Townend deserts her to partner Paggane. |
10/1 |
|
12 |
7th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 50y |
10st 11lb |
Dual bumper winner; off the mark over hurdles in a 2m3f event at Kilbeggan in August; creditable handicap debut at Listowel over inadequate 2m when staying on well into fourth in competitive event; stayed 2m6f effectively at Galway, Paul Townend deserts her to partner Paggane. |
10/1 |
|
1st 6 |
26th Oct 2024 Good 2m 5f 200y |
10st 10lb |
in touch with leaders, prominent before 2 out |
7/2 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 13 |
14th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 143y |
11st 1lb |
always behind, didn't jump well, pulled up after 4 out |
100/1 |
|
15th 19 (2) |
15th Jul 2023 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Has shown very little since promising 2yo debut and handicap form pretty dire. |
40/1 |
|
14th 14 (2) |
18th Apr 2023 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Ran a half-decent debut at the Curragh at two but no worthwhile form since then and looking exposed. |
25/1 |
Non-runners
Invictus World, Fermoyle, Boston Bobby
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €190.50 |
| Straight Forecast | €156.05 |
| Trifecta | €2422.00 |
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