18.48
Good To YieldingJohn Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
- Prize money: £5386.96
- 2m 1f 40y
- 16 runners
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Runners: 16 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
10/11 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.40
Form: P568-
Last run: 272 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (3) |
8th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 200y |
9st 4lb |
Capable under both codes, both Flat wins coming in 1m6f Killarney handicaps, last summer off 72 before good second at Newmarket (2m2f); Curragh comeback run in late May was poor but more expected of here. |
6/1 |
|
24th 15 (12) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Capable under both codes, with dual wins in each; won a Killarney handicap in August and was a distant runner-up at Newmarket in September (8l behind Reverend Hubert); finished seventh in this race last year, and may need this comeback run once again. |
15/1 |
|
7 (1) |
20th Sep 2025 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Another who is capable under both codes and has been on a roll on the Flat this year, gamely repelling allcomers from the front over 1m6f at Killarney last time (good); however, off this mark in today's company, this would be his toughest test yet on the Flat. |
13/2 |
8/1
- Place: £3.60
Form: 845663
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 27y |
11st 0lb |
Got off the mark over hurdles here over a similar trip to this but was poor at Bellewstown since; has to rebound on chasing debut but is at least proven on this track. |
8/1 |
|
5th 14 |
27th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 110y |
10st 12lb |
Made the breakthrough at Sligo last week on 21st hurdle start, had been threatening to win, and could go well again off a 5lb higher mark. |
11/2 |
|
12 |
20th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 107y |
10st 8lb |
Still a maiden after 20 runs over hurdles; not far off her best when fourth over 2m2f at Downpatrick in June; chased home easy winner Chance Another One at Ballinrobe; fourth behind the in-form Mephisto at the same venue nine days ago. |
6/1 |
14/1
- Place: £8.50
Form: 4-0006
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 9 |
4th Oct 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Has improved for the switch to handicaps; promise at Cork off 85 when sixth of 16 and posted another sound effort off the same mark when third of 16 at Bellewstown (2m1f, good) last time out; drops in trip and cheekpieces an interesting addition; leading claims. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 12 |
28th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 40y |
11st 4lb |
Looked of little account in maidens; ran respectably at a big price at Cork on her handicap debut; young mare may have the potential for improvement. |
14/1 |
33/1
- Place: £9.30
Form: 00-S7U
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
24th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
0-16 over hurdles and her tendency to race too freely remains a nagging concern, but she shaped with significant promise when fifth on last month's stable debut at Hexham (2m4f, good to soft) and probably sat too far off the pace when failing to build on that performance at Cartmel (2m1f, soft) three weeks later; tries a new trip here; worth a second look. |
9/1 |
|
5th 10 |
27th Jun 2025 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
0-15 over hurdles when based in Ireland but shaped with significant promise when fifth of 15 on recent stable debut at Hexham (2m4f, good to soft); drops back in trip here; contender if that run brought him on. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
7th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Ex-Irish maiden who was sold out of Philip Rothwell's stable for 6,000euros after two heavy defeats in early part of this year; moves back up in trip for stable debut; cheekpieces removed; market may guide. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 00-80
Last run: 78 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
23th 12 (16) |
22nd Oct 2025 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 7lb |
AW winner but 0-16 on turf, just fair effort at Down Royal last time; concerns over both trip and ground. |
25/1 |
|
15 (11) |
29th Sep 2025 Good 1m 3f 10y |
9st 9lb
|
First reserve; AW winner; sent off favourite over hurdles on debut for this yard at Kilbeggan last month but let his backers down; well-treated on old form so not totally ruled out. |
6/1
Form: 080-02
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 12 |
5th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 110y |
11st 3lb |
Reported to have burst a blood vessel here last time (in the race in which U Asking Me was second); some fair placed form to her credit this season; could be in the mix if no recurrence of the bleeding issue. |
6/1 |
|
10th 12 |
5th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 110y |
11st 3lb |
Reported to have burst a blood vessel here last time (in the race in which U Asking Me was second); some fair placed form to her credit this season; could be in the mix if no recurrence of the bleeding issue. |
6/1 |
|
10 |
12th Oct 2024 Good 2m 2f 110y |
11st 2lb |
midfield |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 97-P13 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 16 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 60y |
11st 0lb |
Back on his favoured good ground, he won well at Clonmel (2m) and a 5lb rise isn't the end of the world, having been competitive off this mark before. |
8/1 |
|
1st 12 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 113y |
10st 9lb |
Shock winner at Wexford in 2024; best effort last season when runner-up at Thurles (2m, good to yielding) in October; pulled up over 2m4f at Limerick (soft) back from a break; others preferred. |
22/1 |
14/1
Form: 00007-
Last run: 218 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
9th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Shaped nicely in last three handicap hurdle runs; bumped into a well handicapped rival at Navan last time when a 5.5l second (2m3f, yielding); good chance. |
5/2 |
|
5 |
20th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
11st 7lb |
0-8 over hurdles but has shaped nicely the last twice at Sligo (20.5f, good) and Clonmel (2m4f, good); chance if handles the forecast slower ground (dam won on yld-sft). |
6/1 |
|
6 |
20th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 107y |
11st 6lb |
Well beaten in two handicap starts over 2m1f after showing little in maidens; took a step in the right direction at Clonmel last October on his first try at this trip; absent since then; market may provide clues. |
11/2 |
Form: 741-57 CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
19th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Has a modest strike rate of 1-31 under rules; positive start for this yard when third over hurdles last month but not great since, last week on his return to fences. |
14/1 |
|
4th 4 |
12th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 98y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Has a modest strike rate of 1-30 under rules; not disgraced in two runs over hurdles for this yard and has another go over fences after failing to take to this discipline previously; others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
6th 7 |
5th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Had modest strike-rate when based in Ireland but belied 40-1 odds when very respectable third on recent stable debut at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) and has possibilities if able to build on that performance. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 3/0366
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
17th Aug 2025 Good 1m 7f 140y |
10st 6lb |
Has shown glimpses of winning potential over the years in low-grade handicap hurdles; has run only twice over fences; decent effort at Kilbeggan last month when fourth in a 2m4f contest on his first run in 11 months; may improve from that. |
5/1 |
|
4th 9 |
25th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 5y |
10st 12lb |
Maiden whose standout effort last year after return from mammoth layoff a 0.75l third over hurdles here (19.5f, gd-yld) in July 2024; didn't build on it and has been off since last August; probably best watched on return. |
16/1 |
|
10th 14 |
28th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 40y |
11st 1lb |
Placed over hurdles and fences in 2022; third at Kilbeggan in July the best of four runs since returning from a long layoff; has failed to build on that so far. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: /05-05
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 13lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
19th Oct 2024 Good 2m 5f 0y |
11st 1lb |
in rear |
66/1 |
|
8th 14 |
6th Oct 2024 Good 2m 1f 0y |
10st 6lb |
Wexford winner in 2018 and 2019; inconsistent since those days, although placed over C&D in 2021; not disgraced at Wexford in August when his chance was harmed by an early mistake; hard to fancy after more recent Bellewstown run. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 33F-07
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
17th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y |
10st 3lb |
Third reserve; poor efforts in two handicaps since returning from a long absence; makes chasing debut now |
|
|
12th 11 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 162y |
10st 8lb |
Showed some ability in maidens in his early days; tailed-off on return from a long absence last time on stable debut; huge progress needed. |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: 06-800
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Won as a 2yo on the Flat (heavy); now getting it together over hurdles and he comfortably saw off six rivals at Bellewstown last week (2m1f, good); 9lb higher for this trickier assignment but has the wind in his sails. |
7/1 |
|
11 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Won as a 2yo on the Flat (heavy); now getting it together over hurdles and he comfortably saw off six rivals at Bellewstown last week (2m1f, good); 9lb higher for this trickier assignment but has the wind in his sails. |
7/1 |
|
1st 5 |
12th Apr 2025 Good 2m 1f 40y |
10st 11lb |
Flat winner is starting to find his feet in handicap hurdles; was a solid third at Leopardstown before being just denied at Wexford, both over 2m; this longer trip should suit and can go well up 4lb. |
2/1 |
16/1
Form: 2/768-
Last run: 442 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
28th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 40y |
11st 7lb |
Four-time Flat winner (including at this venue) and placed ten times; 0-10 over hurdles; lost form after Tramore second at the end of the season before last; long absence to overcome. |
16/1 |
|
8th 10 |
13th Jun 2023 Good 2m 1f 133y |
11st 6lb |
took keen hold, prominent, went second before 2nd, hit 5th |
12/1 |
|
6th 10 |
2nd Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 120y |
10st 9lb |
Four-time Flat winner; 0-8 over hurdles but has competitive form, including when second under a positive ride over C&D in April; Ballinrobe was nothing like so good but she's better than that. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 67P-P
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
28th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 40y |
11st 5lb |
Stayed well when winning on Flat in France in 2022; struggled over hurdles in Britain and pulled up on Irish debut at Roscommon after going too fast in the first half of the race. |
25/1 |
|
6 |
8th Jul 2024 Good 1m 7f 204y |
11st 2lb |
Flat winner in France was disappointing over hurdles in UK and can't be fancied. |
200/1 |
33/1
Form: 7007-7
Last run: 91 days
W: 10st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
22nd May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 1f 200y |
10st 3lb |
Has shown little in ten starts; returned from an absence at the start of the month with a middling effort; unlikely to be involved. |
33/1 |
|
15 |
22nd May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 1f 200y |
10st 3lb |
Has shown little in ten starts; returned from an absence at the start of the month with a middling effort; unlikely to be involved. |
33/1 |
|
13th 19 |
5th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 79y |
10st 4lb |
prominent, not fluent 4th, lost position before 3 out |
50/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €16.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €14.30 |
| Tricast | €218.19 |
| Trifecta | €275.30 |
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