March 23 / 15.58 Navan

15.58

Heavy

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £9747.83
  • 2m 5f 150y
  • 4 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/6 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80

Form: 20-16

Last run: 71 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner in May 2022; runner-up in a Fairyhouse bumper later that year; ran in last season's Champion Bumper at Cheltenham; made all to beat modest opposition readily in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Clonmel in December; jumping let him down when sixth of seven in Naas Grade 1 in which the stable had the first three, two of then longer-priced.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:23 Gowran Park

Chapeau De Soleil

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Signed off last season with Listed handicap hurdle success at the Punchestown Festival; finished just in front of Quai De Bourbon on last month's return but Townend seemingly prefers that stablemate again; ground versatile.

4/1

2nd

4

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:23 Gowran Park

Chapeau De Soleil

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Signed off last season with Listed handicap hurdle success at the Punchestown Festival; finished just in front of Quai De Bourbon on last month's return but Townend seemingly prefers that stablemate again; ground versatile.

4/1

2nd

5

28th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 70y

13:20 Leopardstown

Chapeau De Soleil

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

led, not fluent 6th, pecked on landing 10th

4/1

Form: 514

Last run: 59 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a maiden point for Denis Murphy at Dromahane last April; stable's second string on his first bumper start; different proposition when landing a 2m maiden hurdle at Limerick with plenty to spare; Fairyhouse run was too bad to be true, jumped poorly; Jack Kennedy rides Twoohthree.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

19th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 140y

16:28 Tramore

Binge Worthy

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

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

10th

6

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Binge Worthy

11st 6lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Gordon Elliott

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

8th

16

2nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:25 Leopardstown

Binge Worthy

10st 0lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

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

Form: 08-P65

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Around 20l fifth in an ordinary 2m maiden here three weeks ago; tough task against winners.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

18

26th Aug 2024

Soft

2m 6f 90y

18:40 Ballinrobe

Miss Vivacious

11st 11lb

T: Thomas Gibney

Second reserve; second over C&D in April but something has gone badly awry since.

14

7th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 146y

16:50 Sligo

Miss Vivacious

10st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

Mare was second on handicap debut at Ballinrobe (2m6f) in April but the wheels have come off since.

16/1

15

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 66y

16:40 Punchestown

Miss Vivacious

10st 0lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Thomas Gibney

prominent, soon pressed leader

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a Lingstown point last November for Sean Doyle; ran away with a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown early this month, beating a stablemate by 27l in a race in which the Willie Mullins-trained odds-on favourite had a veterinary excuse for his failure; could be progressive.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

9

4th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

14:25 Leopardstown

Twoohthree

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

held up in rear, jumped slightly right 3rd, headway and prominent behind clear leaders before 6th, joined leaders going easily after 2 out, led and went clear before last, stayed on, easily

10/1

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Payout
Exacta €2.10
Straight Forecast €2.17
Trifecta €2.90

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Twoohthree

SPOTLIGHT:

Chapeau De Soleil

TOPSPEED:

Twoohthree

POSTDATA:

Twoohthree

The Irish Sun:

Twoohthree