18.30
Yielding To SoftRace & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £52212.39
- 2m 0f 70y
- 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
10/11 (Won)
- Win: £1.50
- Place: £1.02
Form: 1111 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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16 |
1st Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Top-class bumper horse but hasn't had a smooth run since; yet to win over hurdles but put up a decent effort last time at Punchestown; needs more but has won twice at this track and is on the shortlist. |
7/1 |
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4th 1 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
11st 12lb |
Top-class bumper performer in 2022-23 season; encouraging enough hurdles debut at Fairyhouse a year ago but let down by jumping on more testing ground at Naas subsequently; switched to Flat this year, notably winning Leopardstown amateur maiden (good), most recently never sighted in Naas premier handicap; back hurdling here with concerns over jumping remaining. |
5/2 |
|
4th 1 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
11st 12lb |
Top-class bumper performer in 2022-23 season; encouraging enough hurdles debut at Fairyhouse a year ago but let down by jumping on more testing ground at Naas subsequently; switched to Flat this year, notably winning Leopardstown amateur maiden (good), most recently never sighted in Naas premier handicap; back hurdling here with concerns over jumping remaining. |
5/2 |
100/30
- Place: £1.60
Form: 1
Last run: 46 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 |
14th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 30y |
11st 3lb |
Dual winner over hurdles, including in Listed company as a novice; fine efforts on first two novice chase starts last season but twice pulled up afterwards; strong favourite on seasonal return in late October but below-form second to a clear winner in 2m Wexford conditions event; jumped poorly and generally below-par in a Navan handicap last month. |
10/1 |
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2nd 10 |
27th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Talented sort is a dual winner over hurdles including in Listed company as a novice; cracking efforts on first two novice chase starts last season including a second to Majborough; however, he has questions to answer after being pulled-up twice since, though his chasing experience will be an asset. |
9/4 |
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2nd 10 |
27th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Talented sort is a dual winner over hurdles including in Listed company as a novice; cracking efforts on first two novice chase starts last season including a second to Majborough; however, he has questions to answer after being pulled-up twice since, though his chasing experience will be an asset. |
9/4 |
25/1
- Place: £5.80
Form: 15 D BF
Last run: 118 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Won three of first five races over fences, including a Grade 3 novice at Punchestown (2m2f, good to yielding) in October, but has made mistakes and run poorly at Cheltenham and Newbury since; perhaps he'll be revived by a break and cheekpieces, but he has plenty to find on the figures. |
40/1 |
|
2 |
24th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 199y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Won two in a row this summer when back over fences (2m2f/2m1f, good) and landed a Grade 3 novice at Punchestown (2m2f, good to yielding) last week; seems versatile ground-wise and he's a key player today. |
9/4 |
100/1
Form: 4
Last run: 196 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (1) |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
One of three runners for the yard; lightly raced 8yo who was second in the 2m1f Irish Cesarewitch in 2024 and also in non-handicaps over 10.5f and 1m6f on his latest two starts this year; will probably be in good form but needs a career best. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 3 (7) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Second runner for yard; three-time Flat winner was second in the 2024 Irish Cesarewitch; has had his issues since but despite being very weak in the betting, ran a lovely second at Dundalk in February (ahead of Dallas Star); entitled to improve but unproven on soft. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 1 (6) |
27th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 6lb |
Three-time Flat winner (including 2m course handicap); second in the 2024 Irish Cesarewitch; has had his issues since, failing to land the odds in 1m7f conditions race at Leopardstown last summer and beaten out of sight on hurdle debut at Thurles this month; the one to beat if at his best. |
3/1 |
11/2
Form: 15 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
27th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
led, clear when pulled up before 3rd |
11/4 |
|
3 |
27th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
led, clear when pulled up before 3rd |
11/4 |
|
1st 7 |
16th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 0f 107y |
11st 12lb |
raced in second, briefly led after 4 out, led again after 2 out, going best approaching last, ridden run-in, kept on well towards finish |
Evs |
20/1
Form: 15-2 D BF
Last run: 342 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
20th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Point winner in 2021; bumper winner at Leopardstown in March 2022; won a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle and Ffos Las novice event near the end of last season, odds-on both times; made handicap hurdle debut here at the festival (rated 135) and was staying on when badly hampered at the last; not an easy assignment for chase debut. |
11/2 |
12/1
Form: 318 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 0lb |
Now 0-10 chasing and hasn't progressed from his novice season; looks to have a good bit to find. |
25/1 |
|
21 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
He's on a competitive mark on chase form as recent as last July; however, he hasn't been at his best on either outing this winter and is now 0-9 over fences; needs to raise his game in first-time blinkers (replacing a visor); well beaten in the NH Chase (3m6f) at last season's Festival. |
100/1 |
|
4th 1 |
21st Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 2f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Bumper/hurdles winner for Gordon Elliott; 0-8 chasing; well beaten when unseating at the last in the Troytown at Navan (3m, heavy); better effort when 14l behind in the Paddy Power (3m, yielding) at Leopardstown; others preferred. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: 17
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 2 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 75y |
11st 11lb |
Inconsistent and just one win from his nine chase starts but that came in the Grade 3 Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap at Fairyhouse (2m1f, yielding) in January; weakened when fourth of 14 in a 2m1f DRF handicap, only 3l behind runner-up Golden Joy; Grand Annual faller. |
12/1 |
|
10 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Inconsistent and just one win from his eight chase starts but that came in a Grade 3 novice at Fairyhouse (2m1f, yielding) in January; weakened when fourth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (2m1f, soft) last month and today's forecast better ground could help; looks the type who may prove well suited by this big-field scenario; not discounted for top Irish stable. |
16/1 |
|
4th 5 |
2nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Struggled in his first two handicap chase attempts before getting the hang of things with experience; shaped more encouragingly when third behind Drumgill at Fairyhouse in November, and now on an upward curve following an emphatic defeat of stablemate More Coko at the same venue; fair chance of confirming form with the second on these terms. |
9/2 |
Form: 1404 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
A little in the doldrums before finishing second in a 2m6f Listed handicap hurdle at Galway in August and then ran well to be third in a chase at Sligo, though old jumping issues resurfaced late on; that part of his game will be tested around here in this big field and he might not stay the trip anyway. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 27y |
11st 10lb |
Bounced back to form with a fine effort in a listed handicap hurdle at the Galway Festival in August; jumping has been an issue at times in this sphere and with a rating of 133, has a lot to find with Jesse Evans on the figures. |
15/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 108y |
11st 5lb |
Has been out of form since winning a beginners' chase at Punchestown (16.5f, gd-yld) last October, though has been highly tried at times; unproven over this far and has questions to answer right now. |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €5.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €5.24 |
| Tricast | €60.36 |
| Trifecta | €75.90 |
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