12.55
SoftPaddy Power How Many Days ‘Til Christmas Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £6265.49
- 2m 0f 0y
- 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
9/4 (Won)
- Win: £4.60
- Place: £1.50
Form: 33-271 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Only one win from 13 starts over fences; best of the Irish contingent when fourth in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham last November (2m4f, soft); runner-up on his last three starts, though no match for the winner in valuable handicaps at Punchestown and Ballinrobe; should be therabouts again on the evidence of a narrow defeat in the Galway Plate. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 22 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
10st 8lb |
Career best form when fourth in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November (2m4f, soft); back from a break with two seconds, though was no match for the winner on either occasion (including Nouvotic); travels well but doesn't always find much for pressure. |
20/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
11st 0lb |
Basically a bridle horse who doesn't find much when let down, but plenty of strong form and couldn't knock his latest second to an improver at Punchestown where he pulled clear of the rest (2m4f, yielding); doubt he wants this far, but easy track will help and valuable 7lb claimed. |
8/1 |
6/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: O7-41 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 |
26th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 2f 150y |
11st 0lb |
Won a Roscommon maiden and touched off by a progressive sort in a Cork handicap in the second half of 2023; down the field at Punchestown in November on first run for ten months; hard to fancy; first time with cheekpieces. |
20/1 |
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8th 13 |
26th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 2f 150y |
11st 0lb |
prominent, not fluent 4th |
20/1 |
|
15th 13 |
23rd Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 3f 87y |
11st 1lb |
Flat maiden showed improved form in this discipline, winning a Roscommon maiden and touched off by a progressive sort in a Cork handicap, before disappointing at Cheltenham and Leopardstown; off the track 333 days; hard to fancy on return. |
33/1 |
11/1
- Place: £7.20
Form: 50346-
Last run: 329 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 7 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Eighteen race maiden under Rules is 0-2 over fences; beaten a combined distance of 116l in two beginners chases at Downpatrick and Gowran on his last two starts; needs more on handicap chase debut. |
18/1 |
|
14th 7 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Eighteen race maiden under Rules is 0-2 over fences; beaten a combined distance of 116l in two beginners chases at Downpatrick and Gowran on his last two starts; needs more on handicap chase debut. |
18/1 |
|
10th 11 |
9th Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Placed twice over hurdles; struggled on chasing debut at Downpatrick; well held by Hardy Diamond; trainer appears to have a strong chance with Tell Nobody Nothin. |
33/1 |
9/1
Form: F17-22 D BF
Last run: 153 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 14 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Veteran whose last win came over hurdles in April 2025 and others make more appeal today. |
33/1 |
|
7th 13 |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 95y |
10st 0lb |
4-39 over fences; shaped okay at Ballinrobe in May but lost form since and was beaten 23l over C&D on latest; 1lb wrong and others hold more pressing claims. |
20/1 |
|
7th 8 |
8th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 40y |
10st 2lb |
Six-time winner, 4-38 over fences; chase mark has tumbled but good third at Ballinrobe (2m4f, good) in veterans race in May and decent run over hurdles at Sligo over inadequate trip; brought down at first at Kilbeggan last time; yard won this last two years. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 321106 D
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
18th Oct 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 92y |
11st 6lb |
Winner of ten races; off for almost a year before his return at Listowel last month; should be better for the outing; younger horses preferred. |
25/1 |
|
9th 16 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Prolific winner over hurdles/fences, most recently 2m2f Kilbeggan handicap hurdle in April 2025; not seen since yard debut fourth of seven in Killarney handicap chase in October so perhaps best watched. |
25/1 |
|
7 |
25th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 5y |
11st 5lb |
Three-time course winner, twice over fences in 2023 and won over hurdles here in April; struggled in a better race than this over C&D latest; this easier and can't be dismissed given his liking for this venue. |
18/1 |
3/1
Form: 2-4241
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 5 |
17th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 3 |
11st 8lb |
Won a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle from the front last month (2m4f, soft) but can race keenly and he dropped out to be sixth on his handicap debut at Cork (2m); lightly raced still and could yet have an improved run in him. |
25/1 |
|
6th 4 |
5th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Can race keenly but still won a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle from the front last time over 2m4f; has the pace to cope with the drop back to this trip; raised 7lb but looks a big player on handicap debut. |
3/1 |
14/1
Form: 65-160 C
Last run: 65 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
4th Aug 2025 Good 2m 2f 100y |
11st 8lb |
Course bumper winner is 0-10 over timber; went close on the Flat behind stablemate Pralognan at Newcastle last time out; ground (sft-hvy) was a valid excuse when pulling up at Fairyhouse on her last run over timber; conditions more suitable now; could go well. |
5/1 |
11/1
Form: 7-5424
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 3 |
21st Jan 2024 Yielding 2m 5f 132y |
11st 7lb |
Latest win came in a 2m2f mares chase here in March; consistent since without winning, most recently behind R'Eveleyn Pleasure at Cork; should get closer but others preferred. |
7/1 |
|
4th 2 |
6th Jan 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Won a 2m2f mares' event at Thurles last March; has done most of her racing in conditions races; soundly beaten in fourth behind the useful Brides Hill in a mares' handicap at Fairyhouse last month; probably vulnerable off this mark. |
6/1 |
|
4th 6 |
3rd Dec 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
10st 11lb |
towards rear, not fluent 1st |
7/1 |
28/1
Form: 0-8000
Last run: 7 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
18th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 12lb |
Winning hurdler is 0-4 over fences and has been off the track since November 2023; veteran entitled to need this run. |
33/1 |
|
12th 1 |
16th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 0f 107y |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear |
50/1 |
|
9th 2 |
5th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Dropping down the handicap but has been poor lately and beaten 56l at Galway on recent debut for this yard, so not easy to fancy. |
28/1 |
14/1
Form: 66-370
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Off the mark chasing in 2m4f Wexford handicap in April (yielding), always behind on last month's seasonal return at Listowel; completely tailed off at Downpatrick; up against it. |
25/1 |
|
7 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Off the mark chasing in 2m4f Wexford handicap in April (yielding), always behind on last month's seasonal return at Listowel; completely tailed off at Downpatrick; up against it. |
25/1 |
|
1 |
10th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 7f 150y |
12st 0lb |
Off the mark chasing in 2m4f Wexford handicap in April (yielding), always behind on last month's seasonal return at Listowel; expected to come on for that. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 8015-0 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 13 |
19th Sep 2026 Good 1m 7f 165y |
10st 5lb |
2-24 over hurdles and hasn't won since July 2024; best run last year came on his seasonal return at Ballinrobe when a 1.5l second off this mark and he's been freshened up after a below par run at Sligo in July; not discounted. |
16/1 |
|
10th 11 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 90y |
10st 6lb |
Was third over 2m at Ballinrobe but might have found 2m3f too far at Punchestown since; record of 2-23 over hurdles, so others preferred. |
12/1 |
|
7th 12 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 12y |
11st 0lb |
Best form is over 2m and previous attempts over around 2m4f haven't worked out; can go well fresh which he again demonstrated at Ballinrobe, but not sure to back that up. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 9170P- D
Last run: 201 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19th 8 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Winner of a bumper and handicap hurdle, both successes gained at Clonmel; best run in a while came at Thurles on penultimate start; seventh in a 19-runner contest at Naas last time. |
16/1 |
|
19th 8 |
4th Apr 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Winner of a bumper and handicap hurdle, both successes gained at Clonmel; best run in a while came at Thurles on penultimate start; seventh in a 19-runner contest at Naas last time. |
16/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €30.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €23.89 |
| Tricast | €449.24 |
| Trifecta | €759.40 |
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