October 06 / 15.40 Tipperary

15.40

Yielding

Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • Prize money: £19239.13
  • 2m 0f 50y
  • 5 runners
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Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade 3)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 611-50 D BF

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 150

Form & Verdict
Well behind stablemate Winter Fog both in Grade 3 Grimes Hurdle here and Galway Hurdle (lost all chance with slow start), having previously been an impressive winner of competitive handicap hurdle at the Punchestown festival; Galway run excused but soft ground could be a problem.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

2

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:45 Killarney

Daddy Long Legs

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Five-time winning hurdler, including Grade 3, rated 149 in that sphere; latest success in Ballinrobe (2m2f, good) conditions hurdle in May; solid three runs, including second over hurdles at Limerick since; should go close on chase debut.

6/4

3rd

4

(21)

29th Jul 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 43y

19:15 Galway

Daddy Long Legs

11st 12lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

149-rated hurdler, gaining fifth hurdle success at Ballinrobe in May; beaten by the unconsidered Counting Coup in a Flat maiden at Down Royal before odds-on defeat over hurdles at Limerick; didn't get into valuable amateur handicap here on Monday, potentially big player in maiden company here.

9/2

10/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form: 1150- D

Last run: 159 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Two-time winner over hurdles on soft and gained a third win on the Flat when winning 4-runner Gowran handicap in August; didn't count in much more competitive Leopardstown Flat handicap following month; lots to find with Daddy Long Legs on Punchestown handicap run in the Spring.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

18th

14

(14)

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 179y

18:40 Galway

Smooth Tom

11st 6lb

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Andrew Slattery

Eight wins (four on Flat, four over hurdles); ended last season with a Curragh second behind Sirius; confidence dented by recent form over jumps.

25/1

4

10th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Cork

Smooth Tom

11st 6lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Grand sort has won four hurdles, including two small-field contests here last year; returned with a spin over fences in May; 2m3f is the farthest he's gone, so stamina for 3m is the concern.

9/1

6th

10

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 54y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Smooth Tom

11st 12lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

Classy hurdler 4-11 in that sphere and rated 140; ground versatile; off since decent Flat run at the Curragh in October; returns with yard in form and his half-brother Royal Hollow has won for this stable over fences; could prove hard to beat if fit.

4/1

Form: 41-414 CD

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 152

Form & Verdict
Won Grade 3 Grimes Hurdle over C&D in July and good fourth in Galway Hurdle; runner-up on both runs since in ordinary enough Flat maidens; trip and ground-versatile, has to be respected.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 26y

Class 1

14:22 Wetherby

Winter Fog

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

11yo who appeared to be outstayed when fourth, beaten about 8l, in the Grade 1 Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown (extended 2m7f, yielding) in May; however, that was still a good performance in today's context and he's fit from the Flat; possible player for top Irish stable.

8/1

4th

4

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 26y

Class 1

14:22 Wetherby

Winter Fog

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

11yo who appeared to be outstayed when fourth, beaten about 8l, in the Grade 1 Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown (extended 2m7f, yielding) in May; however, that was still a good performance in today's context and he's fit from the Flat; possible player for top Irish stable.

8/1

14

(11)

11th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Newmarket

Winter Fog

8st 5lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: W P Mullins

Aged 11 but he's a seriously unexposed, dark horse on Flat; smart hurdles form in Grade 1s in August 2024-May 2025; three Irish maiden races are all he's contested on Flat, when runner-up twice last year (2m/1m6f) and winning by a short head this August (2m) but he's not been hit hard with this opening Flat mark and having Willie Mullins as his trainer demands respect.

12/1

Form: 1244PU D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 135

Form & Verdict
Remote fourth (slowly away) to Winter Fog in Grade 3 Grimes Hurdle over C&D in July; better run when fourth in 2m7f Killarney handicap, most recently badly hampered when unseating over fences at Listowel; handles soft but on balance of form looks to have a bit to find.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

13th Oct 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

14:45 Punchestown

Senecia

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Vincent Laurence Halley

Useful hurdler though better known as a chaser who has often been campaigned ambitiously; pulled up in a Grade 2 chase at Gowran ten days ago; best performance this year when winning a Grade 3 chase at Killarney in May.

9/2

2

3rd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:05 Gowran Park

Senecia

11st 8lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Vincent Laurence Halley

Inconsistent but has won at Grade 2 and Grade 3 level, making all over this trip both times; burst two runs back.

6/1

5th

1

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:55 Killarney

Senecia

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Vincent Laurence Halley

High-class performer, and acts well around here having won over hurdles and a Grade 3 chase over this trip in May; found to have burst after unseating in the Galway Plate; back on comfortable territory here and keeps many of these out of the handicap.

10/1

Form: 47-252 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
No wins since landing a Listed handicap hurdle at Killarney in May 2023, going closest at same venue in August when chasing home a clear-cut winner in handicap; previously left with too much to do when strong-finishing fifth in Galway Hurdle (3l off Winter Fog) but stiff task at the weights with that rival here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 61y

19:20 Clonmel

Mighty Tom

11st 6lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Cian Collins

Three-time winning hurdler has clearly had his issues; unseen since tailed off in a Tipperary Grade 3 in October 2024; has the rating to be a big danger but questionable whether he can run to it after such a long time away.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta €11.10
Straight Forecast €12.66
Trifecta €24.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Winter Fog

The Irish Sun:

Mighty Tom

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Winter Fog

TOPSPEED:

Winter Fog

POSTDATA:

Winter Fog