12.17
SoftIrish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £6787.61
- 2m 6f 110y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £17.10
- Place: £2.90
Form: 5 BF
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12th 2 |
5th Aug 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Maiden winner for Gordon Elliott but in 2023 and has shown pretty much nothing since then. |
50/1 |
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9 |
18th Jul 2025 Good 2m 6f 180y |
10st 9lb |
Won a maiden hurdle at Down Royal for Gordon Elliott in 2023 but has shown nothing in three runs since, including back over timber on yard debut earlier this month; now tried with cheekpieces and has questions to answer at present. |
25/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 1
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 6 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Bumper winner; 2-6 over hurdles and rated 128; tailed off in beginners' chases at Naas and Punchestown in November; similar story in first-time tongue tie (retained) at Fairyhouse when last seen; enters handicap chase company now but others more likely. |
22/1 |
25/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 3 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 131y |
11st 4lb |
Three-time point-to-point winner; has shown ability over hurdles; off for 13 months and may need this; trainer runs three, with Colvin making most appeal. |
12/1 |
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2nd 3 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 131y |
11st 4lb |
Three-time point-to-point winner; has shown ability over hurdles; off for 13 months and may need this; trainer runs three, with Colvin making most appeal. |
12/1 |
11/2
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 12 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 2lb |
Two-time winner over hurdles; 0-10 over fences, best runs when third in pair of handicaps at Wexford and Galway last summer; struggled since but not beaten far when sixth at Tramore 26 days ago and return to good ground will suit. |
8/1 |
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6th 1 |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 1m 7f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Two-time winner over hurdles is 0-9 in chases; ran well when third at Galway (2m2f, soft) last August but out of form when last seen in November and needs to revive after a 141-day break. |
9/1 |
16/1
Form: 3U75-3
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Sole success came off 2lb higher at Punchestown in June 2024; has lost way since a fine second over C&D (gd-yld) in January; return to this venue needs to spark a revival. |
25/1 |
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14 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Sole success came off 2lb higher at Punchestown in June 2024; has lost way since a fine second over C&D (gd-yld) in January; return to this venue needs to spark a revival. |
25/1 |
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10th 1 |
10th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 180y |
12st 0lb |
0-7 over hurdles but has one win from 14 starts chasing and he has been concentrating his efforts in that department since 2023; best of his efforts this year was a 0.5l second at Down Royal in January (3m, good to yielding); runs since have been underwhelming. |
14/1 |
100/1
Form: P5P755
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Second reserve; sole success came between the flags; 0-13 over fences and no signs of a breakthrough success in recent runs; pulled up when last seen in July; well out of the handicap here and hard to fancy. |
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18 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Second reserve; sole success came between the flags; 0-13 over fences and no signs of a breakthrough success in recent runs; pulled up when last seen in July; well out of the handicap here and hard to fancy. |
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18 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Second reserve; sole success came between the flags; 0-13 over fences and no signs of a breakthrough success in recent runs; pulled up when last seen in July; well out of the handicap here and hard to fancy. |
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8 |
24th Jul 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Point-to-point winner extended Rules' record to 0-16 when slipping up in a Downpatrick chase latest; not easy to make a case for on return to hurdles. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 0-6
Last run: 179 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 80y |
10st 12lb |
Showed notable improvement in his second handicap start at Punchestown (2m, good to yielding) when weakening into fifth of 18; needs to build on that. |
12/1 |
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5th 14 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Weak form in maiden hurdles; 50-1 when pulled up on handicap debut at Navan last December. |
100/1 |
66/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 199 days
W: 11st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
21st Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 165y |
12st 0lb |
Leopardstown handicap hurdle winner in March 2024 (3m, soft to heavy); still in contention when falling at Cork on second chase start in November (2m5f, yielding); tailed off at Down Royal last time (2m4f, good to yielding); may do better in these conditions on handicap chase debut. |
14/1 |
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5th 6 |
17th Mar 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 100y |
11st 12lb |
in rear |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 9-7
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 6 |
17th Dec 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
towards rear, fell 2nd |
33/1 |
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9th 15 |
18th Nov 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Promising ninth in a Punchestown festival bumper on debut but tailed off in maiden hurdles twice since and down the order on jockey bookings here. |
100/1 |
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9th 14 |
10th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 6f 110y |
11st 11lb |
Flat-bred 4yo didn't run at all badly on debut in valuable Punchestown bumper in April but didn't jump well and tailed off on last month's hurdles debut at Fairyhouse; best watched for now. |
33/1 |
100/1
Form: F
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
21st Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 41y |
11st 3lb |
Showed little on the Flat and in four maiden hurdles; beaten almost 30l in fifth on handicap debut at Down Royal last month; others preferred. |
20/1 |
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5th 17 |
23rd Jan 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 3lb |
Showed little on the Flat and in four maiden hurdles so has to show much more now tackling handicaps. |
40/1 |
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12th 17 |
29th Dec 2023 Heavy 2m 3f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Modest on the Flat and hard to make a case for her on the evidence of three hurdle runs. |
100/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 |
10th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 6f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Moderate point-to-point form for Aidan Fitzgerald, easily passed over on Rules debut. |
100/1 |
50/1
Form: P
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 14 |
18th Nov 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Shown nothing in two runs at huge prices so far. |
200/1 |
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12th 10 |
10th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 6f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Pulled up after never featuring on recent belated debut in Limerick maiden. |
50/1 |
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0 15 |
22nd Oct 2023 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Belated debut at the age of seven; decent pedigree; Jack Kennedy on What's Up Darling. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 4
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Firm 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Pulled up in two handicap hurdles for Sam England last winter and made a low-key chasing debut in the spring; reverts to hurdling and sports first-time cheekpieces on debut for latest new stable. |
7/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 4 |
10th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 6f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Conduit 5yo with modest form in three point-to-points; best watched. |
66/1 |
1/2
Form: 210-
Last run: 240 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
28th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 90y |
11st 8lb |
Won the 2024 Martin Pipe, then third to Dancing City in 3m Grade 1 at Punchestown; won two small-field Grade 2 chases at this venue last season and finished third in the Brown Advisory; sixth in the Irish Grand National; returned with a satisfactory second behind a shorter-priced stablemate in the Boyne Hurdle here; capable sort is again the stable's number two. |
7/2 |
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2nd 5 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 5f 180y |
11st 3lb |
Won the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham two seasons ago, then third to Dancing City in 3m Grade 1 at Punchestown; won two small-field Grade 2 chases at this venue last season and finished third in the Brown Advisory; sixth in the Irish Grand National, running off a mark of 154; hurdles rating of 145 is the lowest of this sextet. |
9/2 |
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6th 1 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 5f 37y |
11st 12lb |
Won the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham last year, then third to Dancing City in 3m Grade 1 at Punchestown; 2-4 over fences, including Grade 2 at Navan over 3m on soft to heavy, when jumped notably well; on better ground, failed to confirm form with Stellar Story when third in the Brown Advisory; big burden for a novice, rider's 7lb claim a major asset. |
11/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €135.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €112.84 |
| Trifecta | €1087.50 |