20.15

1-22 over hurdles with the win coming at Downpatrick last August off 3lb higher (2m2f, good); poor in four runs this season; blinkers go on but he's opposable.

12/1

5th

4

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

14:40 Stratford

Pahlavi

11st 6lb

Won a handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) last August but he's been out of sorts in three runs (chase/hurdle) this spring and overall record is now 1-31; opposable.

25/1

4th

13 (1)

Zoffman

J: J M Sheridan

T: Noel Meade

4/1

Form: -32503

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict

Returned to form at Leopardstown last week when third of 16 in a maiden; sets the standard on form and while he has stamina to prove at this trip, there's hope in his pedigree.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
13th 6 (19)	12th Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 40y	19:20 Fairyhouse Zoffman 9st 11lb J: Adam Caffrey T: Noel Meade	Dual Flat winner in 2022 and added a maiden hurdle last year; just okay Flat handicap runs this season before tailed off over hurdles at Ballinrobe last time; others preferred.	12/1
10th 11	25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y	17:35 Ballinrobe Zoffman 11st 0lb J: Conor Stone-Walsh T: Noel Meade	Dual-purpose; won a Naas maiden hurdle (2m, gd-yld) in April 2025; has come up short in handicap hurdles since and just okay runs on the Flat on last two starts; stamina to prove for this trip and others look more convincing.	14/1
8th 17 (18)	3rd May 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 30y	15:43 Cork Zoffman 8st 8lb J: Chris Hayes T: Noel Meade	Dual-purpose 7yo whose losing run on the Flat stretches back to October 2022; hard to be confident against that background; yard in form.	16/1

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No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

13th

6

(19)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 40y

9st 11lb

Dual Flat winner in 2022 and added a maiden hurdle last year; just okay Flat handicap runs this season before tailed off over hurdles at Ballinrobe last time; others preferred.

12/1

10th

11

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 100y

11st 0lb

Dual-purpose; won a Naas maiden hurdle (2m, gd-yld) in April 2025; has come up short in handicap hurdles since and just okay runs on the Flat on last two starts; stamina to prove for this trip and others look more convincing.

14/1

8th

17

(18)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 30y

8st 8lb

Dual-purpose 7yo whose losing run on the Flat stretches back to October 2022; hard to be confident against that background; yard in form.

16/1

5th

11 (13)

War Correspondent

J: Ben Coen

T: R P Cody

9/2

Form: 75433

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict

Plenty of promise in maidens and solid form since handicapping including when beaten half a length at Galway three weeks ago, doing well from the rear; different ground here but one to consider with further progress possible.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 1	12th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 4	16:45 Stratford War Correspondent 12st 1lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Fourth in a claiming hurdle before having a complete off-day over fences five weeks ago, when he lost lengths at the start and jumped poorly before ultimately unseating; hard to win with at the best of times and now makes debut for a new Irish yard.	14/1
4	6th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 50y	13:50 Punchestown War Correspondent 11st 7lb J: Paddy Cody T: R P Cody	Not the easiest to win with but often runs well in defeat; beaten 7.75l off 3lb higher on his last start in this sphere at Wexford on penultimate; 9l fourth in claiming hurdle back there on latest; best chase effort came when a 6l third in a Grade 3 novice here (18.5f, gd-yld) in October (Birdie Or Bust second); big chance on that form and has won here over hurdles.	17/2
4th 1	27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y	16:42 Wexford War Correspondent 12st 0lb J: Paddy Cody T: R P Cody	Decent form over fences last autumn, including third in a Punchestown Grade 3 novice; pulled up in a race of this type over hurdles at Tramore last month; better when fourth off his higher chase mark at this venue on latest; hard to win with.	6/1

Place /
No / Draw

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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

1

12th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

16:45 Stratford

War Correspondent

12st 1lb

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Fourth in a claiming hurdle before having a complete off-day over fences five weeks ago, when he lost lengths at the start and jumped poorly before ultimately unseating; hard to win with at the best of times and now makes debut for a new Irish yard.

14/1

4

6th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 50y

11st 7lb

Not the easiest to win with but often runs well in defeat; beaten 7.75l off 3lb higher on his last start in this sphere at Wexford on penultimate; 9l fourth in claiming hurdle back there on latest; best chase effort came when a 6l third in a Grade 3 novice here (18.5f, gd-yld) in October (Birdie Or Bust second); big chance on that form and has won here over hurdles.

17/2

4th

1

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

12st 0lb

Decent form over fences last autumn, including third in a Punchestown Grade 3 novice; pulled up in a race of this type over hurdles at Tramore last month; better when fourth off his higher chase mark at this venue on latest; hard to win with.

6/1

6th

9 (10)

Porthos

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

20/1

Form: —

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict

20-1 on debut in a Galway festival maiden 16 days ago and was beaten 20l; probably more of a long term prospect.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6th 9 (10)	12th Aug 2022 Good 1m 4f 0y	20:15 Cork Porthos 9st 8lb J: Gavin Ryan T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien	dwelt start, soon in touch with leaders, pushed along and ran green from over 3f out, close up when ridden but no extra over 1f out, no impression when intimidated by rival inside final furlong (jockey said colt got a bump in the straight)	20/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

6th

9

(10)

12th Aug 2022

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:15 Cork

Porthos

9st 8lb

J: Gavin Ryan

dwelt start, soon in touch with leaders, pushed along and ran green from over 3f out, close up when ridden but no extra over 1f out, no impression when intimidated by rival inside final furlong (jockey said colt got a bump in the straight)

20/1

7th

3 (2)

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

20/1

Form: 44

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Similar level of form in two fourth placed finishes so far; might come on for latest start and has an each-way squeak.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 13	5th Aug 2024 Good 2m 2f 100y	15:05 Cork Thermoscope 11st 12lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Two-time Flat winner at 2m for Keith Dalgleish (best RPR 88); took too long to settle on hurdling bow at Worcester last month; tailed off back on the Flat at Galway last week; best watched for now.	28/1
17th 4 (8)	31st Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 110y	20:15 Galway Thermoscope 10st 2lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	disputed lead, led clearly after 3f, faced challenge halfway, soon headed	50/1
6th 7	18th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4	20:25 Worcester Thermoscope 11st 4lb J: Paddy Hanlon T: John Joseph Hanlon	Beaten a long way on last two Flat starts, in July 2023 and this February (stable debut); therefore has something to prove but he showed useful form as recent as last May and will be a strong contender if tapping into that ability on today's hurdle debut; the betting may be informative.	9/2

Place /
No / Draw

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Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

8th

13

5th Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:05 Cork

11st 12lb

Two-time Flat winner at 2m for Keith Dalgleish (best RPR 88); took too long to settle on hurdling bow at Worcester last month; tailed off back on the Flat at Galway last week; best watched for now.

28/1

17th

4

(8)

31st Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 110y

20:15 Galway

10st 2lb

disputed lead, led clearly after 3f, faced challenge halfway, soon headed

50/1

6th

7

18th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:25 Worcester

11st 4lb