12.20
Soft To HeavyKeith Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £6526.55
- 2m 0f 0y
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.60
- Place: £1.30
Form: 5
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 140y |
11st 12lb |
Point and two-time hurdles winner is 0-7 in chases; ran well when a close third at Navan in December and 1lb lower now but tailed off at Fairyhouse last time and needs to bounce back. |
13/2 |
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10th 6 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
11st 6lb |
Point and dual hurdles winner; ordinary chase form; no threat in first-time cheekpieces in 3m4f National Trial at Punchestown; a little better at Leopardstown but needs to find extra; cheekpieces discarded, blinkers tried. |
14/1 |
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8th 16 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
10st 0lb |
Point and dual hurdles winner; chase debut at Naas last season not without promise but hasn't built on that, most recently never sighted in first-time cheekpieces in 3m4f National Trial at Punchestown last month; 4lb wrong. |
16/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 34
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 6 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 2lb |
Won over extended 2m5f last year and was leading when exiting two out on his next start; hasn't been finishing out his races lately and not sure this longer trip will help matters. |
9/1 |
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9th 6 |
3rd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
11st 9lb |
Won this race last year with plenty to spare under this rider; three failures to complete since then make him a risky proposition; however, not badly handicapped if he can put in an error-free round. |
11/2 |
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12 |
4th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Maiden hurdle winner at Tipperary early last season; very weak chase form initially; turned a corner when winning readily at Leopardstown in March; in the lead when stumbling and falling two out at Fairyhouse in April; can win more races |
4/1 |
100/1
- Place: £13.60
Form: 39F
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 8 |
20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y |
11st 7lb |
14-race maiden over hurdles; has won a point but was pulled up before two out in the hunter chase won by Lawful Ruler at Cork a fortnight ago. |
20/1 |
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11 |
6th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
12st 0lb |
14-race maiden over hurdles; points form not strong enough to suggest he can feature. |
33/1 |
|
12 |
6th Jun 2025 Good 2m 3f 203y |
11st 1lb |
Is 0-13 over hurdles; best form on testing ground so rain would be welcomed; not a bad effort on good to yielding last time when tried in blinkers; each-way claims. |
14/1 |
33/1
Form: 457
Last run: 88 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
30th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 130y |
11st 7lb |
Won a maiden over hurdles but not in the same league as her rivals in that discipline; limited appeal on chase debut. |
66/1 |
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15th 9 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Sole win came in 2m Clonmel mares' maiden in 2024; flashes of form last year, placed at Wexford and prospects when falling two out at Clonmel; not a bad run at Limerick after a winter break. |
12/1 |
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6th 10 |
16th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 0f 50y |
11st 5lb |
Sole win came in 2m Clonmel mares' maiden in 2024; just bits and pieces of form last year, placed at Wexford and prospects when falling two out at Clonmel; absent since September and likely best watched on ground plenty soft for her. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 6
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 10 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 5f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Lightly raced; won Thurles maiden hurdle (2m4f, heavy) in February 2024; tailed off on both tries over fences; faces a stiff task against that background, although stamina was stretched on latest. |
16/1 |
5/4
Form: 3 BF
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Good effort when second in Listowel novice in September (2m1f, yielding to soft); jumping let him down when beaten odds-on favourite at Downpatrick; lost his chance with a bad error three out at Thurles in his first handicap; apparent second string for stable. |
12/1 |
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5 |
10th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Lightly-raced 8yo ran the best race of his career by far when a 2.5l second in a better race than this at Listowel last time over an extended 2m1f (yielding to soft); this trip should suit him; leading contender. |
2/1 |
100/1
Form: 90
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 15 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
10st 8lb
|
First reserve; sole win over fences came at Limerick (2m6f, yielding) in December 2024; ran well over hurdles off 2lb higher mark at Limerick on penultimate start; well held at Punchestown 124 days ago but badly hampered; chance after 124 days off. |
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10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Won a novices' handicap chase at Limerick (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; raised 11lb and hasn't really threatened in four starts since; still only a 7yo and may have needed his last run so not dismissed, especially if money comes. |
20/1 |
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10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Won a novices' handicap chase at Limerick (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; raised 11lb and hasn't really threatened in four starts since; still only a 7yo and may have needed his last run so not dismissed, especially if money comes. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 6/72/0
Last run: 46 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 5 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Listowel festival winner in 2024; built on Naas fourth in December when scoring at Limerick (2m, heavy); always in rear when pulled up at Naas in January; veteran could feature if he bounces back. |
20/1 |
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4 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 2f 150y |
11st 8lb |
Listowel festival winner in 2024; after nearly 15 months off, stayed on well to make the frame over 2m here in mid-December; built on that with Limerick win, may feature again off 7lb higher. |
6/1 |
66/1
Form: /5560-
Last run: 291 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
25th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 90y |
11st 12lb |
Rated 80 after ten starts over timber; pulled up the last twice in a handicap chase and a handicap hurdle; hard to fancy. |
100/1 |
|
16 |
22nd Nov 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Runner-up in a bumper for Willie Mullins in January 2022 but has gone backwards since; pulled up in a Galway handicap chase last month. |
33/1 |
|
16 |
22nd Nov 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Runner-up in a bumper for Willie Mullins in January 2022 but has gone backwards since; pulled up in a Galway handicap chase last month. |
33/1 |
25/1
Form: 5-
Last run: 266 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
11st 4lb |
0-12 over hurdles; has a couple of placed efforts to his name but hard to fancy on early-season form; cheekpieces tried at Tramore last August are discarded |
14/1 |
11/2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
15th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Soundly beaten in two maiden hurdles; needs this for a handicap mark. |
20/1 |
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5th 10 |
24th Jan 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Was only 4-1 for a maiden hurdle at Limerick last month and likely better than that performance when tailed off; this is probably deeper so might be best watched. |
10/1 |
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11th 5 |
28th Dec 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
midfield |
11/2 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
29th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 198y |
11st 12lb |
Two wins over hurdles, including here; fair form in beginners', second in 17-runner contest over 2m4f at Gowran in November (heavy) and pair well clear when runner-up at Punchestown this month (22.5f, soft); big chance in a race of this standard. |
2/1 |
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3rd 10 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 120y |
11st 12lb |
midfield |
16/1 |
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3rd 10 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 120y |
11st 12lb |
midfield, headway and prominent 3 out, went third home turn, no impression approaching last |
16/1 |
Form: P
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 |
30th Jan 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Pulled up on debut at Cork; tailed off at this venue on second attempt; can be ruled out. |
100/1 |
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13th 19 |
28th Dec 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
prominent, bad mistake and dropped to midfield 1st |
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0 22 |
10th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 0f 185y |
11st 5lb |
First foal out of a Flat and hurdles winner, one of four declared for this by her trainer. |
100/1 |
200/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
11th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 120y |
11st 6lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
|
12 |
11th May 2024 Good 3m 0f 120y |
11st 6lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
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12th 13 |
23rd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Tailed off in two maiden hurdles and can't be fancied. |
200/1 |
100/1
Form: U0P
Last run: 145 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 22 |
14th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 0f 157y |
11st 5lb |
Struggled in bumpers; out of contention when running out at the last on hurdling debut; hooded now. |
200/1 |
|
0 18 |
28th Dec 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
midfield, good headway and prominent 4th |
100/1 |
|
0 11 |
5th Aug 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
soon raced in second, lost second but prominent before halfway, soon weakened quickly and dropped to rear, detached when reminders over 6f out, tailed off when pulled up under 5f out |
100/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €33.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €32.77 |
| Trifecta | €1417.20 |
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