13.57
SoftJoin The Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £6265.49
- 2m 0f 63y
- 23 runners
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Runners: 23 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
6/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.70
- Place: £1.10
Form: 603342
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 |
6th Sep 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Placed more often than winning over hurdles; did record his fourth win on the Flat at Tramore last month before finishing close up in a charity race at the Curragh on Sunday; pace will be on here which will help him being delivered late and certainly respected. |
8/1 |
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3rd 1 |
31st Aug 2024 Good 1m 4f 0y |
12st 6lb |
Asserted well to win at Tramore; Pat Smullen's son takes the ride; big chance. |
100/30 |
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1st 5 (4) |
17th Aug 2024 Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Dual Purpose; 3-8 on the Flat; ran a solid race over this trip at Chester in May 2023; hurdling since that run until return to this sphere in the Cork Derby and he wasn't disgraced on ground plenty quick for him; this race is easier, a bit of cut in the ground will suit and he's been dropped 5lb; a big run could be on the cards. |
9/1 |
9/4
- Place: £1.10
Form: 45
Last run: 60 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 23 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 3lb |
Hit form since joining this yard, winning twice over fences including the Leinster National at Naas; also won over hurdles at Gowran; this ground is faster than ideal but his hurdles mark is appealing. |
8/1 |
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1st 12 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 174y |
10st 0lb |
Built on stable debut second with an easy handicap chase win in December off 114 (3m, soft to heavy); backed that up with a handicap hurdle success at Gowran next time (3m, heavy); not seen to best effect in a slowly run race at Punchestown last time (3m4f, heavy); not discounted with a stronger pace to aim at; 2lb wrong. |
6/1 |
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6th 8 |
15th Feb 2026 3m 3f 60y |
11st 3lb |
Some promise in beginners' chases last season for Colm Murphy; built on stable debut second with an easy win from stablemate Eves Vladimir in Navan handicap chase (3m, soft to heavy); backed that up with a handicap hurdle success at Gowran; strong stayer, progressive and suited by heavy ground |
4/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.80
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 3 (7) |
12th Sep 2024 Good 1m 6f 115y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
In career-best form when at 1m6f-2m this season for three seconds and a fourth; the last two of those races were Group 2s at Goodwood (1m6f second against her own sex; ahead of Grateful) and York (2m fourth against the males) and she should be bang there once again. |
7/2 |
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4th 8 (7) |
23rd Aug 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Career-best form to be runner-up at York (1m6f Group 3, good to soft), Sandown (2m Listed, good) and Goodwood (1m6f Group 2, good to firm) in three of her four races this term; those two Group races were against her own sex and she faces a significantly stiffer task today. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
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No Results Found |
7/2
Form: P05
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 9 |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
Four Flat wins (at around 1m2f) in Ireland; 0-18 over hurdles, the latest, a Market Rasen fifth (2m2.5f; numerous hurdles omitted owing to the low sun), is muddling form. |
14/1 |
|
5th 9 |
15th Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Flat winner but a longstanding maiden over hurdles and arrives here in no form; 4lb out of the weights. |
66/1 |
|
9 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 6lb |
0-16 over hurdles; over 15l to find with Bunker Bay on their clash here last month (2m1f) and well below that level at Southwell since. |
33/1 |
150/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 13 (16) |
24th Nov 2023 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
8st 12lb |
prominent, soon went third |
16/1 |
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7th 17 (18) |
30th Oct 2023 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
8st 12lb |
Completely tailed off in a maiden hurdle last time, regressive on Flat after early promise in sprint maidens at the beginning of last season. |
25/1 |
|
7th 17 (18) |
30th Oct 2023 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
8st 12lb |
Completely tailed off in a maiden hurdle last time, regressive on Flat after early promise in sprint maidens at the beginning of last season. |
25/1 |
100/1
Form: 4
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Dual-purpose two-time winning hurdler; won C&D maiden hurdle last May and added a Listed handicap hurdle at the Galway festival in August; well beaten off revised mark twice since; decent run on the Flat at Killarney 13 days ago, but more needed back over timber in new headgear combination. |
12/1 |
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5th 9 (3) |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 182y |
11st 3lb |
No closer than 14l in three Flat maidens (for Michael Hourigan) and better known as a jumper, having won a Listed handicap hurdle at last year's Galway festival; could be dangerous off this low a mark. |
7/2 |
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8th 1 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 7f 170y |
11st 12lb |
Twice successful early in the season on joining this yard, notably valuable 2m7f Galway handicap (good); didn't feature in Pertemps Qualifier at Cheltenham in October and absent since; likes good ground so possibly best watched on return here. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 14 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 4f 61y |
11st 4lb |
Punchestown handicap hurdle winner off 106 in 2024 (3m, yielding); beaten 29l in the only one of three beginners' chases which he completed; nicely improved on handicap chase debut at Navan last time when keeping on well for third behind a runaway winner who followed up next time (3m, heavy); not ruled out but perhaps better suited to better ground. |
6/1 |
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3rd 15 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Handicap hurdle winner over a staying trip at Punchestown early last season; questions to answer now, since his form in beginners' races has been poor, pulled up twice. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 16 |
1st Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 107y |
10st 5lb |
Four hurdle wins including at this track; the best of four chase runs came when third to Oscars Brother in a Galway beginners'; poor since but is capable of better, so not dismissed. |
12/1 |
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11 |
26th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
11st 12lb |
Won four of 11 starts over hurdles including a Pertemps qualifier at Leopardstown last Christmas; down the field in the Final at Cheltenham; staying type, should make a useful chaser in time. |
8/1 |
|
8th 6 |
1st May 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
11st 5lb |
Barely sighted when only 8-1 for the Pertemps Final but had won four of his previous seven over hurdles including a qualifier for that race at Leopardstown; finds himself 10lb higher but likely that he has more in the locker. |
14/1 |
66/1
Form: 8
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12th 12 |
5th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 100y |
10st 1lb |
in touch with leaders |
33/1 |
|
6th 14 |
14th Apr 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 98y |
10st 5lb |
Poor form on Flat, including in two starts for this stable last year; just a hint of promise in mid-field at Naas recently on her second hurdles start. |
25/1 |
|
10th 18 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 63y |
11st 0lb |
in touch with leaders, not fluent 5th, not fluent 4 out, nudged along when jumped slightly left and weakened 2 out |
66/1 |
40/1
Form: —
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 2 |
4th Sep 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Rarely out of the frame in handicaps last season (soft/heavy); pulled up after bad mistake on last month's comeback run on quicker ground; will appreciate rain. |
8/1 |
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9 |
28th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 110y |
11st 7lb |
Wasn't out of the places in six starts prior to falling at the last at Wexford in April; has tended to be a weak finisher but this easier track could well suit. |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
9th May 2024 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Only his fifth run and second handicap when going close on his step up to 3m at Bellewstown (good to yielding); nudged up 3lb but surely has more to offer. |
5/2 |
40/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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17th 9 |
11th Nov 2023 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
prominent |
10/1 |
|
7th 13 |
21st Oct 2023 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
midfield |
50/1 |
|
14 |
20th Apr 2023 Yielding 1m 7f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Champs Elysees gelding; dam placed 2m4f hurdle, half-sister to smart bumper/2m hurdle winner Spirit Leader; never counted on recent Naas debut; drier ground should suit but may need more time. |
10/1 |
150/1
Form: 98
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
23rd Jul 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Built on promising chase debut at Tipperary to win at Roscommon last month (2m, good); up 7lb but he appears to have more ability in this sphere compared to his hurdle starts; chance. |
5/1 |
|
7 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 35y |
11st 0lb |
1-8 over hurdles; solid effort on chase debut latest in a Tipperary handicap (16.5f, gd-yld); just 1lb higher here and ground is fine; should go well again with rider taking off a handy 3lb. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 9 |
8th May 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 130y |
10st 8lb |
towards rear, headway from 3rd |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: 6
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 6 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Tailed off on chasing debut in the autumn and also ran poorly when reappearing last month; might be happier now back over hurdles and has slipped to a good mark but others have much less to prove; swaps cheekpieces for refitted visor. |
20/1 |
|
8 |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Twice placed in 2m4f hurdle races here last summer (good) but ended last year's campaign on a low, achieving little on October's chasing debut; can't be certain he will hit the ground running in 2026. |
20/1 |
|
7 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Twice placed in 2m4f hurdle races here last summer (good) but ended last year's campaign on a low, achieving little on October's chasing debut; can't be certain he will hit the ground running in 2026. |
25/1 |
150/1
Form: —
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12th 18 |
23rd May 2023 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 180y |
11st 0lb |
First reserve; beaten a long way in two maiden hurdles and can't be seriously fancied. |
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16th 20 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 63y |
11st 0lb |
always towards rear, mistake 4 out, pushed along and no extra after 3 out |
150/1 |
|
18th 23 |
4th Mar 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Elusive Pimpernel filly; dam tailed off both starts, half-sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner Theatrical Style, out of a bumper winner; unlikely to be involved on debut. |
66/1 |
66/1
Form: U6
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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16th 15 (9) |
13th May 2023 Soft To Heavy 0m 5f 164y |
8st 12lb |
13-race maiden on the Flat; blinkered when 2l fourth at Dundalk last October; been hurdling without much joy lately. |
50/1 |
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2 |
17th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
in touch with leaders, mistake 6th, not fluent 7th, soon pushed along briefly, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last |
66/1 |
|
17th 1 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 63y |
11st 7lb |
towards rear of midfield, steadied and weakening when not fluent 2 out, made no impression |
66/1 |
150/1
Form: —
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 14 |
31st Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 89y |
11st 5lb |
Dual-purpose maiden; 0-4 over hurdles; well-beaten in three maidens and pulled up on handicap debut after a 420 day absence here over 2m4f last month; best watched. |
50/1 |
|
14 |
31st Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 89y |
11st 5lb |
Dual-purpose maiden; 0-4 over hurdles; well-beaten in three maidens and pulled up on handicap debut after a 420 day absence here over 2m4f last month; best watched. |
50/1 |
|
17 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 2m 4f 51y |
10st 12lb |
Dual-purpose maiden; huge odds and never figured in three maiden hurdles; beaten 103l on the Flat on latest at Listowel; difficult to make a case for on handicap debut. |
50/1 |
150/1
Form: 0P
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 1 (8) |
18th Apr 2023 Soft 1m 1f 130y |
9st 9lb |
Makes Flat debut after showing pretty much zilch in three runs over hurdles. |
100/1 |
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19th 2 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 63y |
11st 7lb |
took keen hold, midfield early, pulled way into lead after 2nd, mistake 3rd, jumped slightly right 4th, mistake and headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly |
150/1 |
100/1
Form: 070
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
6th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 44y |
11st 12lb |
Now 0-14 over hurdles but several solid runs in handicaps over this trip; well below best back in maiden company at Sligo last time but on best form holds every chance here in a weak enough maiden. |
15/8 |
|
5th 3 |
11th Jun 2024 Good 2m 1f 182y |
11st 12lb |
Several solid runs in handicaps but didn't seem to stay 2m6f when disappointing at Tramore last time; has a chance if bouncing back |
3/1 |
|
4th 1 |
1st Jun 2024 Soft 2m 5f 175y |
12st 0lb |
midfield |
5/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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10th 9 |
1st Oct 2023 Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Well beaten in maidens for different yard and back from four months off; second runner for Eoin McCarthy. |
20/1 |
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13th 4 |
23rd May 2023 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 180y |
11st 7lb |
Down the field in three maiden hurdles and can't be seriously fancied today. |
66/1 |
|
8th 12 |
14th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Down the field in maiden hurdle outings at Naas and Cork, no sign of promise so far. |
100/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5 |
30th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 0f 63y |
11st 7lb |
took keen hold, midfield early, dropped to rear when pulled up before 4th |
20/1 |
40/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2 |
29th Aug 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
11st 10lb |
Sole win came over C&D in May off 89 (good); has generally run well since, most recently only caught late under a positive ride when third at Kilbeggan (second won next time); 2lb higher but every chance. |
9/2 |
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3rd 7 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Held up to win a Wexford handicap hurdle by a neck off 89 in May (2m1f, good); similar tactics at that venue last twice, fifth of 14 and then a 15l fourth last time, where the winner got loose in the lead (just in front of Slea Head and Surviving Murmansk); can't discount. |
7/1 |
|
3 |
24th Jul 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 150y |
11st 8lb |
Off the mark over C&D in May off 89 and okay run back here early in the month off this mark but clearly needs to improve to play a major role. |
13/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €5.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €4.11 |
| Trifecta | €20.10 |
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