15.40
Yielding To SoftRace And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)
- Prize money: £52212.39
- 3m 0f 0y
- 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.60
- Place: £1.40
Form: 3U1224 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Talented sort won Paddy Power at Leopardstown in 2024 and valuable handicap hurdle back there at last year's DRF; only 10-1 for last year's Grand National where he fell early on; well back when unseating 4 out in the National last month and pulled up at Punchestown; has worn a tongue-tie before, cheekpieces now added. |
16/1 |
|
3 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
11st 10lb |
Won major 3m handicaps at Leopardstown last season over fences and hurdles; light campaign this term with Aintree in mind but never counted before unseating four out in National last month; fresher horse than most of these so could improve but certainly needs to. |
20/1 |
|
23 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 9lb |
Won major 3m handicaps at Leopardstown over fences (by 7l, going away) and hurdles before starting joint-third favourite for last year's National, but he fell on the first circuit; it's too early to forget his best performance (Christmas 2024) but with nothing to shout about in his two races this winter, this time he could be an outsider. |
33/1 |
13/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 310141 D
Last run: 59 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
1st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 3m 7f 76y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
With James Owen for 18 months (Scottish National fourth in April) before joining this yard; Borders National win at Kelso (4m, soft) in December was his best form for nearly two years and he kept jumping to his right, so reverting to a right-handed track today may well help; back up 5lb but shortlisted. |
9/2 |
|
5th 7 |
25th Oct 2025 Good 3m 2f 39y Class 2 |
10st 6lb |
Only 1-10 (hurdles win) during his spell with James Owen but ran respectably in the Scottish National on last appearance; sold for £24,000 since; headgear removed; heed the market signals. |
10/1 |
|
4th 18 |
12th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
10st 5lb |
Won over hurdles in December in a first-time visor, which he also wore next time and returns today; well held with first-time blinkers in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham one month ago, taking sixth in that 3m2f race for the second year running; new trip but he's not persuasive. |
50/1 |
25/1
- Place: £5.30
Form: 40-54U
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (3) |
28th Aug 2025 Standard 2m 0f 102y Class 3 |
8st 4lb |
8yo former hurdler/chaser who turned his attentions to the Flat last summer; enjoyed a solid spell in soft-ground staying handicaps in the autumn and produced a career best in this code when winning over C&D (Dreams Adozen fourth) on his reappearance in April; found the Northumberland Vase too warm when last seen two months ago but he's not discounted. |
8/1 |
|
18 (17) |
28th Jun 2025 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
8yo who is a former hurdler/chaser; enjoyed a solid spell in soft-ground staying handicaps on the Flat last autumn, and produced a career best in this code when winning by 3l on his reappearance at Southwell (2m, Tapeta) two months ago; a 5lb rise isn't harsh and he could be involved. |
16/1 |
|
1st 7 (3) |
30th Apr 2025 Standard 2m 0f 102y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
nudged along early, in rear, steady headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, headway to lead over 1f out, kept on well |
7/2 |
14/1
- Place: £4.10
Form: 5-4161
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 16 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 5lb |
Won a valuable staying handicap chase at the 2024 Punchestown festival; ordinary form since then, although did well to maintain contact with top-class performers when 66-1 outsider of four at Down Royal on St Patrick's Day; flattered by proximity but the run implies a return to form; rider doing well in point-to-points, 8-22 this season. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 712-P7
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 70y |
11st 12lb |
Useful hurdler; nothing approaching that level over fences; pulled up on last two starts; has burst blood vessels. |
33/1 |
|
3 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 7lb |
Dual hurdle winner ran well enough over fences at Limerick over Christmas; burst a blood vessel when pulled-up on h'cap chase debut last time and has to rebound. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
12th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 170y |
11st 0lb |
Dual hurdles winner (including here on heavy); three recent runs in beginners chases haven't offered much but does enter handicaps now off 20lb lower than hurdles mark; yard in form and watch market. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 7-3472
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 200y |
11st 2lb |
Dual-purpose; record of 1-31 over hurdles; couple of promising placed efforts after joining this yard last year but modest form so far in 2026 on the Flat and over hurdles; beaten 23l off 2lb higher at Clonmel latest; others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
8th 11 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 159y |
10st 8lb |
No win since 2021; has occasionally run well in defeat; improved from a run on the Flat at Navan in March when going well for this jockey (on her first ride over jumps) at Wexford last month; beaten 8l in fourth, so needs to raise his game another notch. |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: 3241F0
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
16th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 3f 60y |
11st 8lb |
Veteran improved his hurdles strike-rate to 5-60 with Clonmel victory on the 101st outing of his career in January off 93; generally unpredictable; pulled up on his three most recent attempts. |
66/1 |
|
3 |
12th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 170y |
11st 10lb |
Improved his hurdling strike rate to 5-60 with Clonmel victory over Coffeys Forge on the 101st outing of his career; generally unpredictable in recent seasons; pulled up on his two most recent attempts. |
20/1 |
|
15 |
10th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Improved his hurdling strike rate to 5-60 with Clonmel victory over Coffeys Forge on the 101st outing of his career; generally unpredictable in recent seasons; pulled up at Thurles last Thursday; first reserve. |
16/1
Form: 653514 BF
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 |
26th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 5f 0y |
11st 5lb |
towards rear |
15/2 |
|
4th 3 |
10th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 3f 120y |
11st 12lb |
Four-time winner over hurdles and beaten a nose in a Naas handicap in March; well beaten in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in April; out of his depth in the Galway Hurdle; did not seem to take to chasing last season, soundly beaten in races at Listowel and Gowran; best watched. |
8/1 |
33/1
Form: 100-03
Last run: 152 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 3 (12) |
23rd Aug 2024 Good 1m 6f 80y |
9st 12lb |
slowly into stride, always behind |
12/1 |
|
9th 2 |
19th Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 180y |
11st 12lb |
Talented dual-purpose performer; cracking fifth in red-hot 2m4f Punchestown handicap on latest hurdles run. |
7/1 |
|
12th 2 (9) |
18th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 2m 3f 210y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Very solid sequence last spring/summer on ground ranging from good (unraced on firmer) to heavy, including a dominant display from the back over 2m at this track; 7lb higher mark today demands a career-best Flat performance but he was bang there in blanket finish to a good handicap hurdle last month and it's not hard to think that this trip will suit. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: 411114 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
30th Aug 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
12st 0lb |
never going well, in rear, not fluent 1st, soon reminders, niggled along with one circuit to go, kept on from 2 out, never on terms |
5/4 |
|
0 7 |
3rd Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
11st 5lb |
Five-time winner and very consistent over flights; no match for Joyeux Machin in a 3m hurdle at Wexford; respectable debut over fences when second in a beginners at Kilbeggan; should improve for that and be a factor here. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
21st Jul 2023 Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
11st 7lb |
in touch with leaders, slow jump 2nd, lost ground 2 out, headway and went third approaching last, pecked on landing last, ran on and went second towards finish |
Evs |
22/1
Form: 81-59P D
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 13lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
27th May 2024 Good 2m 6f 131y |
10st 5lb |
midfield, towards rear halfway |
20/1 |
|
13 |
27th May 2024 Good 2m 6f 131y |
10st 5lb |
midfield, towards rear halfway |
20/1 |
100/30
Form: -54211 CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
11st 9lb |
Smart stayer over hurdles (dual Grade 2 winner); not done much chasing but returned to this discipline to win small-field contest at Clonmel and his Grade 3-fourth at Killarney was perfectly respectable; jumping will be tested here in first handicap; trainer going for four in a row in this. |
11/2 |
|
4th 4 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
11st 0lb |
Best known for his hurdling exploits but made it 2-4 over fences in winning a conditions chase at Clonmel last month (2m4f, soft); this is harder but he's clearly in good heart and likely to run well. |
5/1 |
|
1st 3 |
2nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Better known as a hurdler, with seven wins in that sphere up to 3m; was below form at Leopardstown last time in first-time cheekpieces; did win on chasing debut in 2023 but was pulled up on last start in this sphere in 2024; however, is seemingly the choice of Jack Kennedy so commands maximum respect. |
11/8 |
16/1
Form: 7-1P3P C
Last run: 104 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
26th Apr 2024 Yielding 3m 4f 165y |
11st 9lb |
towards rear, mistake and unseated 7th |
20/1 |
|
2 |
26th Apr 2024 Yielding 3m 4f 165y |
11st 9lb |
towards rear, mistake and unseated 7th |
20/1 |
|
15th 18 |
3rd Feb 2024 Soft 3m 0f 104y |
10st 12lb |
13th in this last year; struggling for form over fences and hurdles since and was pulled up in the Coral Gold Cup when last seen; lower hurdle mark should be a help but others hold stronger claims in a deep race here. |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: 70-7P0
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 17 |
4th Feb 2023 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
towards rear, became detached 4 out |
20/1 |
|
11th 12 |
21st Jan 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Couldn't build on her maiden hurdle success at this venue last season and she was pulled up on last month's return; questions to answer with first-time cheekpieces fitted; 2lb wrong. |
8/1 |
|
3 |
26th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Dual bumper winner, including a Listed event here last year; won a Navan 2m maiden hurdle in March but wasn't at her best in handicaps final two starts of last season; however, is a danger if restored to her best. |
4/1 |
16/1
Form: 444-6P
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
24th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Fourth in a handicap hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival of 2022 but has lost his way over hurdles and fences; opposable right now. |
25/1 |
|
15th 6 |
4th Jul 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 6lb |
Formerly useful but regressive over both types of obstacle last year; mild promise latest when 20l fourth at Listowel but held by Ballywilliam Boy on that form. |
16/1 |
|
4th 2 |
1st Jun 2024 Good 2m 4f 80y |
11st 9lb |
Has become bitterly disappointing given that only two years ago he finished fourth to Banbridge in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham; lengthy breaks have become a feature in his profile and, now a 9yo, it won't be easy to turn things around. |
33/1 |
9/1
Form: -23251 C
Last run: 38 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
26th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 26y Class 3 |
11st 7lb |
Well-treated on Irish form in 2022-23 season and he made an encouraging stable debut here in November 2023; however, three lesser runs followed and this is his first outing since last July; plenty to prove. |
16/1 |
7/1
Form: 414P-2
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
27th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 4f 35y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Runner-up to Envoi Allen in the Champion Bumper of 2019; not reached the heights expected of him since sent over obstacles, winning only a maiden hurdle and a beginners' chase; not the first time he has bled when pulled up in a Leopardstown handicap in February but the ability is there to beat these should the wheels stay on; changed stables but remains in top ownership. |
14/1 |
|
6 |
4th Feb 2023 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
led, joined after 2nd, raced in second from 3rd, pecked on landing 5 out, lost second 3 out |
7/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
17th Jan 2023 Heavy 2m 0f 164y |
11st 12lb |
Talented horse but has had more off days than on days; never really fulfilled his immense early promise; started off last season well over fences but ended the season bursting at Punchestown; often runs well fresh so not to be underestimated and the most likely alternative to his stable companion. |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: 378-04
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
The winner of four points and an Irish maiden hurdle in 2021; forgettable efforts in hunter chases at Cheltenham before finishing a tailed-off last of three in a handicap at Market Rasen; another tweak on the headgear front; others safer. |
66/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
13th Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Multiple point winner who signed off on a low note for David Christie last December and didn't enjoy either trip to Cheltenham for these connections, running out early in a debuted visor latest (retained); no ground issues, but hard to be confident about present attainment level. |
16/1 |
|
8 |
2nd May 2025 Good 4m 0f 97y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Useful in his prime under rules and won four Irish points last year; struggled when making stable debut at the Festival here in March, though, and is quite tricky to weigh up at present; headgear switched today. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €23.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €22.53 |
| Tricast | €519.76 |
| Trifecta | €728.90 |
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