15.25
YieldingRockbrook Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5743.36
- 3m 0f 0y
- 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.30
Form: 067CP1
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
16th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
Veteran; mixes chasing with hurdling; sound run over hurdles when beaten a neck at Perth last time (3m2f, good); not out of it, but Sean Bowen rides stable companion Secret Trix. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 12 |
24th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 127y Class 3 |
10st 9lb |
Had lots of racing in Ireland before joining this yard last year; returned from a wind operation to win this 12 months ago off this very mark but he's an 11yo now and his last two runs, over fences and hurdles, weren't that encouraging. |
12/1 |
|
7th 6 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 5y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Had lots of racing in Ireland before joining this yard last year; won a 3m2f handicap hurdle at Perth last April (good to soft; 2lb lower) and one of his three recent chase runs was very respectable; exposed but has each-way claims. |
12/1 |
12/1
- Place: £4.50
Form: 6005
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 7 |
25th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 2f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Maiden handles testing ground well; finished second at Limerick (24.5f, heavy) last March and was again placed at Wexford (3m1f, soft) in May; pulled up twice last month; feasibly treated but more needed. |
14/1 |
|
13th 7 |
25th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 2f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Maiden handles testing ground well; finished second at Limerick (24.5f, heavy) last March and was again placed at Wexford (3m1f, soft) in May; pulled up twice last month; feasibly treated but more needed. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
29th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y |
12st 0lb |
Maiden handles testing ground well; second over 3m1f here in March and again placed over that trip at Wexford in May; marathon trip seemed too far when blinkered last time. |
13/2 |
6/1
- Place: £1.70
Form: 90-901
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 10 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Not discredited when seventh of 13 in 3m handicap at Ayr 55 days ago; needs to build on it though if he's to end a lengthy losing sequence. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 48FP40
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 100y |
10st 1lb |
Course hurdle winner has been running well in defeat over hurdles and fences lately; could have a bit more to offer on his eighth chase run; a player. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 11 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 154y |
11st 4lb |
In good form under both codes recently; 3lb outside the weights at Leopardstown but took the third spot (3m, soft); backed that up when runner-up in a Clonmel novice handicap chase last month (3m, soft); withdrawn due to unsuitable good ground at Down Royal last time, so conditions a question. |
13/1 |
16/1
Form: 2597P5
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 1lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 11 |
30th Aug 2024 Yielding 3m 1f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Won off 4lb lower at Ballinrobe last September; found to have bled when beaten a long way on return at Killarney; a player if back to best. |
14/1 |
|
12th 11 |
19th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Exposed 10yo mare who won a Ballinrobe handicap chase over this trip last September; 4lb higher now and she has been off the track since January; tough assignment on her return to action. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: -16947 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
30th Aug 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
12st 0lb |
Locally-trained 10yo won a hurdle and two chases last year; off 11 months. |
10/1 |
|
4th 2 |
28th Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, led at slow pace, faced challenge home turn, headed and weakened before 2 out |
7/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
11th Sep 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
11st 10lb |
held up in rear, in touch with leaders 9th, prominent when raced wide after 3 out, disputed lead before 2 out, led clearly when ridden after last, headed but kept on well towards finish, no match for winner |
9/4 |
13/2
Form: 651-46 D
Last run: 92 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 7f 68y |
10st 3lb |
Without a win since landing the 2022 Irish Grand National; much reduced mark nowadays is for a reason; visor replaces cheekpieces but remains opposable. |
33/1 |
|
8th 1 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
11st 12lb |
Without a win since landing the 2022 Irish Grand National; fell four out in a handicap hurdle here on New Year's Day; has come down 12lb in the ratings since pulled up in last year's Irish Grand National; rider Joanna Walton was aboard for a C&D win in 2021; needs a major revival but not ruled out. |
16/1 |
|
5 |
20th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 5f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Without a win since landing the 2022 Irish Grand National; rated 22lb lower over hurdles but recent chase runs do not suggest a return to winning ways is imminent; others appeal more. |
40/1 |
16/1
Form: 45B606 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 6lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 |
6th Mar 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Three-time winner in 2021 including over this trip; on a long losing run, however not discredited latest back at 2m4f; could soon be approaching a competitive mark but others preferred for now. |
16/1 |
|
6th 12 |
8th Feb 2023 Soft 2m 3f 165y |
11st 7lb |
Form has dipped in recent starts and his best form is over further than this; getting down to a good mark but others preferred. |
33/1 |
|
11th 20 |
27th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 6f 0y |
10st 5lb |
Some reasonable runs over fences lately without quite looking like hitting the target; trip and ground should be right up his street. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 51-P08
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
8th Aug 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Losing run stretches back to March 2022; managed a few placed efforts last year but suffered a heavy defeat on sole start this year at Thurles in March; others appeal more. |
22/1 |
|
9th 15 |
15th Mar 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 42y |
10st 3lb |
50-1 when winning this race three years ago; each-way chance on last year's best form; not at her best on her final two starts before a short break; decent form last season, when second in a handicap hurdle at Killarney and a handicap chase at Wexford. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: P-8600
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 |
20th Jun 2023 Good 3m 1f 70y |
11st 2lb |
towards rear of midfield, dropped to rear when pushed along after 12th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off before 2 out |
25/1 |
|
18 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 7f 130y |
10st 13lb |
14-race maiden and struggling for form this season; hasn't shown the form required for a few years; cheekpieces now tried. |
50/1 |
|
10th 17 |
6th Mar 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Lightly raced 8yo yet to trouble the judge over hurdles and fences, fading quite tamely in first-time tongue tie over this trip at Punchestown last time; hard to fancy. |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 5U1425
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 9 |
10th Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 7f 182y |
11st 5lb |
Over two years since her sole win over hurdles; best run last season was over fences at Gowran; others have stronger credentials |
14/1 |
|
14th 9 |
10th Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 7f 182y |
11st 5lb |
Over two years since her sole win over hurdles; best run last season was over fences at Gowran; others have stronger credentials |
14/1 |
|
6th 3 |
26th Nov 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Fifteen runs since her last win at Fairyhouse (2m4f, soft) in November 2022; out of form so far this year, beaten 23l in a handicap chase latest; is 2lb below her last win, she'll handle the ground and she has run well here before; not discounted. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 651346
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 |
23rd Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Better chaser than hurdler, rated 20lb lower in this sphere and just 1-18; might need this run with a view to going back over fences. |
9/1 |
|
1st 11 |
27th Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 50y |
10st 3lb |
in touch with leaders, midfield when stumbled and nearly lost jockey after 7th |
12/1 |
|
1st 4 |
2nd Apr 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 55y |
11st 10lb |
Tramore beginners' chase winner in December has been kept to hurdles since, running well on a couple of occasions, 3m looking too far last time; scope for improvement in first handicap chase with trip/ground to suit and capable claimer booked. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 87938
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
21st Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 150y |
10st 7lb |
Record of 5-13 in points; opened account on the track at the 18th attempt, improving on hunter chase form to land a 2m5f handicap at Fairyhouse off 104 in January (soft); maintained consistency with a promoted third at Thurles last time (2m2f, soft); others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 2f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Record of 5-13 in points; opened account under rules at the 18th attempt, improving on hunter chase form to land a 2m5f handicap at Fairyhouse three weeks ago; 6lb higher with his regular rider again claiming 7lb. |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: P-U145
Last run: 85 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 8 |
8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Ordinary form last year; now back below the mark off which he won at Kilbeggan in 2024; pulled up at Limerick on final run before a break; new headgear combination now. |
14/1 |
|
9 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Ordinary form this year; now back below the mark off which he won at Kilbeggan last year, so a revival may not be out of the question. |
12/1 |
|
8th 2 |
4th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 50y |
11st 11lb |
Bagged his second hurdles win at Kilbeggan last year off 93 (2m3f, yielding); made satisfactory return to action back at Kilbeggan in June when a distant third (2m4f, good) but never involved there the following month (2m3f, good to yielding); capable on his best day. |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 5-0404
Last run: 2 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 50y |
11st 11lb |
Gained his third hurdles win in a 3m handicap at Tipperary in May 2024; missed 2025; inadequate trip here on his first since late-2024. |
20/1 |
|
18th 23 |
28th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 80y |
10st 0lb |
Gained his third hurdles win in a 3m handicap at Tipperary in May; not far off his best when second over 2m4f at Cork on latest; 4lb out of handicap but respected as a possible each-way option. |
16/1 |
|
18th 23 |
28th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 80y |
10st 0lb |
Gained his third hurdles win in a 3m handicap at Tipperary in May; not far off his best when second over 2m4f at Cork on latest; 4lb out of handicap but respected as a possible each-way option. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: D1079-4
Last run: 2 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
6th Mar 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Down Royal bumper winner last season (later disqualified for banned substance) whose initial three maiden hurdle runs revealed little; much more encouraging return from 11 months absence at Navan on Saturday when never dangerous fourth over 2m6f; potential improver now upped in trip for handicap debut. |
12/1 |
|
4th 7 |
4th Mar 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Lost a Down Royal bumper win last season after a positive test; hurdles rating of 105 is respectable though not yet out to the test in a handicap and is possibly flattering. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 4330PP
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
13th Jun 2023 Good 2m 2f 51y |
10st 6lb |
midfield |
33/1 |
|
13 |
26th May 2023 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Placed in bumpers and in maiden hurdles over a range of distances but pulled up on all three starts this year on softer ground, jumping poorly latest; cheekpieces now tried and return to better ground sure to suit but too many question marks at this stage. |
12/1 |
|
11 |
6th Mar 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Placed in bumpers and in maiden hurdles over a range of distances but pulled up on latest two starts on soft ground; return to better ground seems sure to suit but too many question marks at this stage. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 707-70
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 12 |
17th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 2lb |
towards rear, not fluent 5th |
25/1 |
|
12 |
23rd Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Not much to show for three maiden runs but put up a better effort at Navan last time on second h'cap start; more needed but not one to dismiss; watch market. |
14/1 |
|
16 |
6th Mar 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
10st 5lb |
Off the track for 19 months before running respectably at Fairyhouse in January before midfield behind Wa Wa at Navan; plenty to find off same mark. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
Junior Rattler, Patsy's Honour, Fairly Bold
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €130.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €172.39 |
| Tricast | €775.65 |
| Trifecta | €318.50 |
Selections
The Irish Sun:
AtacanterRP Ratings (IRE):
Carrig CarolTOPSPEED:
Loup De TallaneSPOTLIGHT:
Junior RattlerPOSTDATA:
Lord Lariat