December 09 / 13.42 Navan

13.42

Soft

Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £52212.39
  • 3m 1f 50y
  • 16 runners
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Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £14.20
  • Place: £3.00

Form: -16916

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Won his fourth race over hurdles when scoring at Killarney (2m6f) in August and not a bad run at Cheltenham over 3m since; handles soft but his best form is on a sounder surface; needs more.
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6th

2

24th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 3

14:00 Uttoxeter

Wellhavewan

11st 12lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Rebecca Menzies

Listed hurdle winner last December for Willie Mullins; departed that yard for £11,000 and no form as yet for current stable (2m7f hurdle/3m5f chase); no real significance in another headgear switch.

25/1

OUR TIP

20/1

  • Place: £4.60

Form: 4216-0

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 10lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Formerly a top-class novice hurdler; won a Thurles conditions hurdle last March before a respectable effort in a Punchestown Grade 1; however, was poor on return at Naas last month and has to bounce back.
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9th

8

2nd May 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

18:00 Punchestown

Summerville Boy

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Seven career wins, the most recent when beating Asterion Forlonge in a Thurles conditions event last year; runner-up in the same contest last month after chasing home Monkfish at Gowran; consistent and deserves a change of luck but it is unlikely to come here.

50/1

9th

8

2nd May 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

18:00 Punchestown

Summerville Boy

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Seven career wins, the most recent when beating Asterion Forlonge in a Thurles conditions event last year; runner-up in the same contest last month after chasing home Monkfish at Gowran; consistent and deserves a change of luck but it is unlikely to come here.

50/1

2nd

3

16th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 193y

16:15 Thurles

Summerville Boy

11st 5lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

2018 Supreme winner and has a smart level of recent form too; chased home Monkfish in a Grade 2 hurdle at Gowran last time and a repeat of that effort could be enough.

7/4

4/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 6631-5

Last run: 41 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Won a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in April over 2m4f and was an eyecatcher on first run since in a 2m Galway handicap, staying on; this is a major step-up in trip but can be a big player if staying; retained rider aboard.
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4th

11

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

16:15 Punchestown

Canal End

10st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Peter Fahey

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headway 11th, mistake 13th

4/1

4th

11

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

16:15 Punchestown

Canal End

10st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Peter Fahey

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headway 11th, mistake 13th

4/1

33

21st Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 5f 37y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Canal End

10st 1lb

T: Peter Fahey

Answered questions about stamina when winning over a near-3m trip at Navan a month ago; will add substance to his owner's challenge if making the cut; third reserve.

18/1

  • Place: £4.80

Form: F6410- D

Last run: 226 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Won her third race over hurdles when taking a Fairyhouse handicap in April before a poor run at Punchestown off this mark; needs her best on seasonal debut.
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8

13th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 0f 149y

Class 1

13:20 Aintree

Ailie Rose

11st 4lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Made it four wins over hurdles when leading for much of the way at Ayr (3m, heavy) in January, albeit facing only three opponents; pulled up in a much stronger race at the Dublin Racing Festival next time; needs to bounce back with a personal best off a career-high mark.

33/1

8

13th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 0f 149y

Class 1

13:20 Aintree

Ailie Rose

11st 4lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Made it four wins over hurdles when leading for much of the way at Ayr (3m, heavy) in January, albeit facing only three opponents; pulled up in a much stronger race at the Dublin Racing Festival next time; needs to bounce back with a personal best off a career-high mark.

33/1

Form: 100-14 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 138

Form & Verdict
Shot up the handicap after winning a Leopardstown handicap hurdle by a wide margin last Christmas; won on chasing debut at Tipperary in May but well-held in a Grade 2 chase on return; needs his best back hurdling.
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10th

2

25th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 80y

18:35 Ballinrobe

Maxxum

11st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Smart stayer over hurdles (dual Grade 2 winner); not done much chasing but returned to this discipline to win small-field contest at Clonmel and his Grade 3-fourth at Killarney was perfectly respectable; jumping will be tested here in first handicap; trainer going for four in a row in this.

11/2

4th

4

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 100y

18:37 Killarney

Maxxum

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Best known for his hurdling exploits but made it 2-4 over fences in winning a conditions chase at Clonmel last month (2m4f, soft); this is harder but he's clearly in good heart and likely to run well.

5/1

Form: 321-11 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Cork bumper winner last spring won a Sligo maiden hurdle (3m1f) on return before taking a Thurles novice over 2m7f; opening mark looks fair enough and is open to improvement, so one to consider.
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12

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Will Do

10st 11lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper and two-time hurdle winner; 0-15 chasing but has run well in defeat at times, most notably over 3m6f at the Cheltenham Festival in 2025 and when a neck second to Better Times Ahead in the Porterstown at Fairyhouse in November (yielding); out of sorts in four runs since however so big upturn in performance required but 13lb better off with Better Times Ahead now, plus rider's claim.

10/1

Form: 1U16-2 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Better known as a chaser, winning the 3m2f Kim Muir at Cheltenham last season; was a 31l runner-up on return over hurdles at Clonmel but should strip fitter today and is of interest off this attractive mark.
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9th

24

14th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

16:40 Cheltenham

Angels Dawn

11st 7lb

J: Mr P A King

T: S Curling

Past handicappers have a good record and this mare fits the bill, having won the Kim Muir here two years ago; she was challenging the thrown-in Inothewayurthinkin when falling two out in last season's edition of that same race; has gone 2-2 in points this term and had far too much for the respected Ryehill last time; worthy of her prominence in the betting.

100/30

Form: 931334

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Won a Down Royal maiden hurdle in September and two fine runs in novice company since; well-held in a Grade 3 over 2m4f here last time and will have to improve upon that even dropped in class.
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1

13th Jan 2024

Soft

3m 0f 0y

13:22 Fairyhouse

Pinyon Jay

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Won 2m4f Down Royal maiden and better form in defeat in a couple of Cork novices' over today's trip; never landed a blow however on handicap debut at Navan last month in albeit much better race; down in class here so not one to rule out.

7/1

8th

8

9th Dec 2023

Soft

3m 1f 50y

13:42 Navan

Pinyon Jay

10st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Won a Down Royal maiden hurdle in September and two fine runs in novice company since; well-held in a Grade 3 over 2m4f here last time and will have to improve upon that even dropped in class.

18/1

5

19th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

13:20 Navan

Pinyon Jay

10st 13lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Very green when winning a good ground maiden hurdle at Down Royal in September; beaten in novice company twice since at Cork but looked more straightforward; place prospects here.

9/2

Form: 3036-1 C

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
Classy sort was a Grade 1 chase plus Grade 2 hurdle winner for Noel Meade; beat the useful Cash Back in a conditions hurdle at Thurles on seasonal/stable debut and has to be respected even off top-weight.
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5

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 3y

Class 5

16:00 Taunton

Beacon Edge

11st 12lb

J: Mr Joshua Newman

T: J Newman

Best known as a very talented hurdler, also landing a Grade 1 novice chase in 2021; had jumping issues over fences subsequently and this is his first chase start since 2022; returned from some time off with a point win last month (3m, soft); it remains to be seen how much ability this 12yo retains but he's entitled to considerable respect on his hunter chase debut.

13/8

1st

1

28th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 1f 0y

16:55 Wexford

Beacon Edge

12st 0lb

J: Mr J M Halford

T: Gordon Elliott

Winner of nine races; 7-34 record over hurdles, including a four-runner Grade 2 event over 3m at Wetherby last October; ran creditably when seventh in the 26-runner Coral Cup at Cheltenham; down the field at Aintree subsequently; trip is short of his best but he won a stronger race than this over 2m2f at Ballinrobe a year ago; amateur rider, 2-11 over hurdles.

11/8

1

28th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 1f 0y

16:55 Wexford

Beacon Edge

12st 0lb

J: Mr J M Halford

T: Gordon Elliott

Winner of nine races; 7-34 record over hurdles, including a four-runner Grade 2 event over 3m at Wetherby last October; ran creditably when seventh in the 26-runner Coral Cup at Cheltenham; down the field at Aintree subsequently; trip is short of his best but he won a stronger race than this over 2m2f at Ballinrobe a year ago; amateur rider, 2-11 over hurdles.

11/8

Form: 451P-1 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Effectively mixes hurdling with chasing; won the Leinster National at Naas in March and won the Brown Lad Hurdle there on return last time off a favourable mark; 9lb higher today but still 13lb below his chase mark so respected.
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11th

1

9th Mar 2025

Soft

3m 0f 174y

16:45 Naas

Espanito Bello

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Took advantage of lower hurdles mark to win a Listed 2m4f handicap at this venue last season; out of form since but should not be ruled out since all five career wins have been gained at this venue, including this event two years ago.

12/1

5

18th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

13:10 Navan

Espanito Bello

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Took advantage of lower hurdles mark to win Listed handicap at Naas (2m4f, soft) last season; 11yo has been out of form since and is still 7lb higher; all five career wins have been gained at Naas.

16/1

Form: 390-07

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Was 3rd in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett last year but has been generally disappointing since; has come down in the handicap this year but still has to do more.
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1

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:42 Ludlow

Bardenstown Lad

12st 6lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Warwick Ryan-Beswick

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase about this time last year before predictably struggling at lengthy odds in the feature hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree; badly let down by his jumping in calmer waters afterwards and this 11yo now has much to prove.

16/1

1

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Bardenstown Lad

12st 8lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: David Loughnane

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.

4/6

1

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Bardenstown Lad

12st 8lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: David Loughnane

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.

4/6

Form: /700-0

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose sort has won valuable handicaps in both codes; well beaten on his last number of hurdle starts and blinkers will have to make a difference.
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8th

3

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 48y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Drop The Anchor

11st 6lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

Got his head back in front over timber at Fairyhouse in April; struggled on the level since and yet to show enough in five starts over fences to suggest he can defy this mark.

10/1

4

(18)

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

20:20 Galway

Drop The Anchor

10st 0lb

J: Sam Coen

T: P A Fahy

Dual-purpose veteran won a handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse in April on soft to heavy; last of 8 on first run since on the level at Tramore (2m, good); is 4lb lower than last Flat success but softer ground would be preferable.

25/1

1

(8)

8th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

19:50 Tramore

Drop The Anchor

10st 7lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

Best known as a hurdler, though he won the valuable Naas November on the Flat at Naas in 2022; still going strong, had this rider aboard when winning a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse in April

8/1

Form: 5410-0

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Won his second hurdle race when taking the Boodles Fred Winter at Cheltenham over 2m; has been way below that level twice since and this trip is an unknown.
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5th

16

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Jazzy Matty

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Better over fences; stays 2m5f; had wind surgery prior to the latest Cheltenham Festival (2m, good) where he very nearly recorded a second success in the Grand Annual; not guaranteed to transfer the form back to hurdles but he is attractively treated off a much lower mark in this sphere.

9/1

2nd

8

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Jazzy Matty

11st 2lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

8lb higher than when winning this last year (good to soft) and his subsequent form (chiefly over hurdles) hasn't been at the same level; however, he's had a wind op since last time and his 2-2 record at the Cheltenham Festival (also won the Fred Winter in 2023) means he's firmly in calculations.

7/1

6th

2

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

1m 7f 168y

13:40 Thurles

Jazzy Matty

11st 11lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Five-time winner, including wins in the Fred Winter and last season's Grand Annual; generally below since, beaten 26l in the Galway Plate; respectable effort back over hurdles at Cheltenham last time when a 12.5l fifth of 20; took the runner-up spot in this race last year from 1lb lower, so not ruled out.

5/1

Form: PPP-37

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Hurdle and chase winner for Willie Mullins but lost his way over fences last season, pulled-up all three starts; decent runs back over hurdles lately but jumping lacked fluency and needs more.
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4

16th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 50y

18:30 Kilbeggan

Shadow Rider

11st 6lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Padraig Roche

11yo runner whose last win came in a handicap chase last year (2m4f, yielding); beaten 29l when last seen; may want it softer but cannot be totally ruled out.

12/1

4

16th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 50y

18:30 Kilbeggan

Shadow Rider

11st 6lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Padraig Roche

11yo runner whose last win came in a handicap chase last year (2m4f, yielding); beaten 29l when last seen; may want it softer but cannot be totally ruled out.

12/1

Form: 421-1P BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m4f Tipperary maiden hurdle in April and improved form on return when winning a Clonmel handicap over 3m; however, was then pulled-up back at the same track and questions now.
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7th

7

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 2f 0y

15:45 Fairyhouse

Castle Field Boy

11st 1lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Dual hurdles winner won on handicap chase debut here in November (3m, soft) off 110; poor in two handicaps after, as well as in a novice contest here (2m5f, yielding) last time when 73l behind Nelson County.

20/1

5th

4

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 5f 150y

15:25 Fairyhouse

Castle Field Boy

11st 12lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Patrick T Foley

Dual hurdles winner got off the mark chasing around here at the fifth attempt back from a break on handicap debut over 3m in November (soft); pulled up after a bad mistake at Cork 19 days later but appeared to have few excuses for his 28l seventh at Navan last time (3m, soft to heavy); capable of getting involved on his best day.

12/1

1st

1

4th Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 82y

12:45 Fairyhouse

Castle Field Boy

11st 12lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Patrick T Foley

2-10 over hurdles and rated 10lb higher in that sphere; tailed off in all four starts in beginners' chases including two here; likely best watched on return from 264 days off.

12/1

Form: 987/09

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Bumper, hurdle and four-time chase winner for Henry de Bromhead; tailed-off in two chase runs for this yard and isn't easy to fancy.
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6th

2

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 150y

19:48 Roscommon

Cavalry Master

12st 2lb

J: Mr S E O’Rourke

T: Peter Maher

Bumper/hurdle/chase winner but a veteran now and nothing like the force of old; opposable.

33/1

10

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

4m 1f 11y

15:40 Punchestown

Cavalry Master

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Peter Maher

Veteran six-time winner; a shadow of his former self in points and cross-country races, though not disgraced at 100-1 in a handicap chase at Galway last September.

100/1

17

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Cavalry Master

10st 2lb

J: Ms J I Stokes

T: Peter Maher

Veteran six-time winner; a shadow of his former self in points and cross-country races, though not disgraced at 100-1 in a handicap chase at Galway last October.

50/1

Non-runners

Ambitious Fellow

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €361.90
Straight Forecast €200.79
Tricast €673.99
Trifecta €839.60

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Shadow Rider

SPOTLIGHT:

Canal End

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Maxxum

POSTDATA:

Beacon Edge

The Irish Sun:

Shadow Rider