October 25 / 16.20 Sligo

16.20

Yielding

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 3m 1f 156y
  • 9 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.90
  • Place: £1.50

Form: /333-0

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of 2m3f bumper on heavy and solid efforts in first two hurdle starts last December; no show in a Listowel handicap last month but better for the run and this marked step up in trip could suit.
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2nd

7

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

19:12 Clonmel

Great Universe

10st 13lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

Course bumper winner; 1-6 over hurdles and rated 120; rated 7lb lower over fences after three chase runs; 7.5l behind Littlefoot at Downpatrick on latest and 10lb better off now so should get closer; place chance.

10/1

3rd

3

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

17:00 Downpatrick

Great Universe

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

Won a Clonmel bumper in 2023, and took a 3m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last season; not a betting proposition after a fall and a refusal on his first two runs over fences.

20/1

13/8

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 534-4 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a soft-ground point in December; has lacked a gear in bumpers and ground was probably too quick when well beaten on seasonal debut; half-brother to a couple of smart staying hurdlers should be able to leave behind bumper form at this game.
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2nd

2

4th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 110y

16:55 Wexford

Machismo

12st 0lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

Point-to-point winner; off the mark at third attempt in Tramore maiden hurdle (2m6f, heavy) on New Year's Day and handled good ground well when second in Thurles handicap over same trip; not sure if he stayed 3m at Cork last time.

7/1

2nd

2

4th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 110y

16:55 Wexford

Machismo

12st 0lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

Point-to-point winner; off the mark at third attempt in Tramore maiden hurdle (2m6f, heavy) on New Year's Day and handled good ground well when second in Thurles handicap over same trip; not sure if he stayed 3m at Cork last time.

7/1

5th

2

20th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 140y

16:12 Cork

Machismo

11st 9lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

Point-to-point winner; off the mark at third attempt in Tramore maiden hurdle at Tramore (21.5f, heavy) on New Year's Day but showed likeness for good ground when runner-up to the well-treated Rushmount at Thurles two weeks ago; big chance from same mark.

4/1

25/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: P54

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on sole hurdles start but has run creditably in couple of bumpers since when fitted with a tongue-tie.
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3

31st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 70y

17:42 Limerick

Westernersunrise

11st 8lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: James Andrew Fahey

Won off 3lb lower at Fairyhouse in February last year; promising seasonal return at Limerick hasn't been built on and failed to complete two of last three; new headgear combination needs to spark.

25/1

1

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:34 Limerick

Westernersunrise

12st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: James Andrew Fahey

Good overall claims in a race of this standard; however, she appears held by Sock It To Me on running at Fairyhouse last month.

8/1

4th

9

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 50y

14:38 Fairyhouse

Westernersunrise

11st 3lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: James Andrew Fahey

C&D winner in February last year off 95 (2m7f, good to yielding); well beaten at Punchestown in June but it was a good effort to take third at Limerick in December (2m4f, heavy); 15l behind when fell at two out last time.

15/1

Form: 24753P

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Modest placed form behind a couple of hotpots here in August but no progression since and markedly up in trip; might stay but will do well to place.
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5th

10

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:55 Limerick

Love Like This

10st 12lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

Still a maiden after 42 starts but solid effort over hurdles at Sligo (2m4f, good) on penultimate when staying on dourly to take second (Island McCoo back in fourth); ran no race here over fences last week; hard to trust.

6/1

10th

10

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:48 Limerick

Love Like This

10st 8lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

Still a maiden after 41 starts but solid effort over hurdles at Sligo (2m4f, good) nine days ago when staying on dourly to take second; each-way claims if she can back that up.

8/1

2nd

13

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Love Like This

10st 11lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

Maiden out of her depth in rated race on latest and in poor form before that; however, she was beaten 0.5l off 10lb higher over C&D (good) last June and her course form figures read 42242; could revive.

10/1

Form: 6-3323

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Consistent and getting lots of weight; Wexford second over 3m looks good now but jumped poorly back in trip last time.
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4

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:47 Wexford

Workinonadream

11st 1lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Off the mark at the seventh attempt over hurdles in a maiden at Fairyhouse in January (2m4f, soft); pulled up in a handicap hurdle at Cork when last seen in March; rated 112 and this looks too big an ask on return.

14/1

Form: 174F5-

Last run: 192 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Won 2m2f bumper on winter ground at Limerick last Christmas; fairly well held all hurdle starts so far including the one day the money was down (faller at Limerick); ran well first time out last term.
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14th

13

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 35y

16:30 Fairyhouse

The Story So Far

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

midfield

20/1

14th

13

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 35y

16:30 Fairyhouse

The Story So Far

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

midfield

20/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Homebred half-brother to useful 3m hurdler Desert Heather; won a point in December; headgear combination not really one you'd like to see for first race over this far; rules debut.
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8

2nd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:50 Listowel

Desert Ian

11st 7lb

J: Mr R W Barron

T: Miss M Harding

Winner of one of three point starts; pulled-up in a Sligo maiden hurdle sole start under rules; others preferred.

40/1

8th

8

2nd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:50 Listowel

Desert Ian

11st 7lb

J: Mr R W Barron

T: Miss M Harding

Winner of one of three point starts; pulled-up in a Sligo maiden hurdle sole start under rules; others preferred.

40/1

3

25th Oct 2024

Yielding

3m 1f 156y

16:20 Sligo

Desert Ian

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

Homebred half-brother to useful 3m hurdler Desert Heather; won a point in December; headgear combination not really one you'd like to see for first race over this far; rules debut.

12/1

Form: 3P

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not much in two points; respectable third on hurdling debut at Kilbeggan (3m) but burst when pulled up on stable debut at Listowel; tongue-tie.
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4th

2

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

18:50 Hexham

Tell Me Again

11st 10lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Micky Hammond

0-8 under rules; third in a couple of Irish points in October; unseated early on in race won by Scairp Dubh over C&D 17 days ago on stable debut; needs a completion in order to assess.

16/1

3

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

19:15 Hexham

Tell Me Again

11st 9lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Micky Hammond

Creditable third in an Irish point in October (3m, good to yielding; second has won twice since) but previous rules form only modest; worth a market check on stable debut.

25/1

11

8th May 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 110y

18:42 Tipperary

Tell Me Again

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Modest 95-rated hurdler failed to fire in a pair of point-to-points in the past; hard to see him making an impact on chasing bow.

100/1

Form: 5UP0

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran okay in Kilbeggan bumper but jumping issues and moderate form over hurdles so far.
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8

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

15:40 Warwick

Chief OHara

10st 6lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Matt Sheppard

Modest form in Ireland and was left clear to win British maiden point in May; subsequently pulled up in Southwell maiden hurdle in June on sole start for Christian Williams; beaten 85l on chase, handicap and stable debut last month.

33/1

7th

8

13th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Chief OHara

10st 11lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Very poor hurdler in Ireland and was left clear to win a modest British point; never involved when 40-1 for a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Southwell this summer on only run for Christian Williams; goes chasing with an awful lot to prove.

20/1

Non-runners

Milanaway

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €19.40
Straight Forecast €17.59
Trifecta €226.70

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Workinonadream

SPOTLIGHT:

Machismo

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Milanaway

POSTDATA:

Workinonadream

The Irish Sun:

Workinonadream