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SoftCoast To Curragh On August, 26th Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £5221.24
- 1m 7f 58y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
9/1 (Won)
- Win: £13.80
- Place: £2.90
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 (19) |
1st Aug 2025 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Last season ended well with wins at Fairyhouse (1m6f), York (2m handicap) and a handicap hurdle at Tipperary; only eighth of 11 on his comeback run at Killarney but a mile was way too short for him; better expected, though others might be better treated. |
25/1 |
|
2 (7) |
14th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 20y |
10st 2lb |
Had an excellent campaign last season, winning his last three runs in a row (two on Flat one over hurdles); those Flat wins, including a heritage handicap at York, came at 1m6f and 2m; this will surely be too sharp a test on his return. |
12/1 |
|
1st 1 |
6th Oct 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 50y |
11st 12lb |
towards rear, good headway 4 out, prominent going easily after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon led, clear approaching last, ridden out towards finish |
100/30 |
14/1
- Place: £3.70
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18th 6 (18) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Drew 8l clear in Cesarewitch trial at Newmarket in September (2m2f, good); couldn't follow up in the real thing when sixth of 19; up 10lb compared to his last win and he has never won after an absence before. |
10/1 |
|
16 (21) |
11th Oct 2025 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 3lb |
Useful jumper; eighth at 33-1 in last year's Cesarewitch, when never dangerous on soft going and it looks like that surface was not ideal, as he runs far more often on good ground and drew 8l clear over C&D in the Cesarewitch Trial three weeks ago; well handicapped with just a 4lb penalty, for trainer who won this with a 7yo in 2022. |
7/1 |
|
6 (5) |
20th Sep 2025 Good 2m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Dual-purpose gelding who finished eighth in last October's Cesarewitch (soft) when 5lb higher, since when his most competitive runs have come over hurdles; an assured stayer on this return to Flat action and likes this good ground. |
9/1 |
11/4
- Place: £1.10
Form: 72-
Last run: 353 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
21st Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 150y |
11st 2lb |
Hit the crossbar a lot of times in maiden hurdles before finally off the mark at Gowran this time last year (2m, good); solid handicap run following that; made debut over fences at Killarney back from a break last month when sent off favourite but a well beaten second; there was promise in that run and likely improvement to come. |
5/1 |
|
5 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Is 1-9 over hurdles, scoring at Gowran last October and a solid handicap run next time; has also been placed at this track; chasing debut after a break; could run well. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
16th Nov 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 50y |
11st 7lb |
Runner-up on five occasions before trouncing The Mediator at Gowran early last month; the reopposing runner-up has since won a maiden in similar fashion; every chance he can feature in his first handicap. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 336-64 BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 4f 1y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Has turned a corner since returning from a break this spring and came good for current stable with front-running win at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) three weeks ago; that form looks modest but he ought to give another good account here. |
11/4 |
|
1st 2 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Ended 2025 in poor form but kept on well to take third of 13 at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft; refitted tongue-tie) in March, after a break, and may benefit from moving back up in trip here; contender if able to build on that recent effort. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
31st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 190y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Returned from a long absence with what looked an encouraging stable debut last July but four heavy defeats have followed; tried 2m7f last time. |
33/1 |
3/1
Form: 4/2
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
8th Mar 2025 Soft 2m 0f 30y |
12st 0lb |
disputed lead |
25/1 |
|
10th 3 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 1m 7f 158y |
11st 7lb |
Handicap hurdle winner off 108 at Limerick (2m, heavy) in April; never in contention when a faller on chasing debut at that venue in December and never involved over hurdles at Clonmel latest; more needed. |
18/1 |
|
10th 3 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 1m 7f 158y |
11st 7lb |
Handicap hurdle winner off 108 at Limerick (2m, heavy) in April; never in contention when a faller on chasing debut at that venue in December and never involved over hurdles at Clonmel latest; more needed. |
18/1 |
Form: 535-7
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
16-race maiden under rules; has been struggling on the Flat during the summer and made a belated return to hurdles when seventh of ten finishers at Perth (2m, soft) nine days ago; steps up in trip and has work to do. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
16-race maiden under rules; has been struggling on the Flat during the summer and made a belated return to hurdles when seventh of ten finishers at Perth (2m, soft) nine days ago; steps up in trip and has work to do. |
14/1 |
|
7th 8 |
21st Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Belatedly returns to hurdling (0-5); has been struggling at a very modest level on the Flat. |
20/1 |
14/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 12 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 11lb |
Form has gone downhill since second of four finishers behind Fountain House in this race 12 months ago; saddle slipped when rider was unseated last time; previously last of six behind Hearts And Spades at Tyrella. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
23rd May 2025 Good 2m 7f 150y |
12st 0lb |
Point winner at Loughanmore in April after four consecutive placed efforts; improved on previous racecourse form when runner-up in the confined Bishopscourt Cup at Punchestown; only four finishers, winner Fountain House is much superior to a typical Bishopscourt runner. |
13/8 |
|
5 |
23rd May 2025 Good 2m 7f 150y |
12st 0lb |
Point winner at Loughanmore in April after four consecutive placed efforts; improved on previous racecourse form when runner-up in the confined Bishopscourt Cup at Punchestown; only four finishers, winner Fountain House is much superior to a typical Bishopscourt runner. |
13/8 |
7/1
Form: 65
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
3rd Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
2m3f hurdle winner when trained by Henry de Bromhead, for whom she fell on her two starts over fences; changed hands for £7,000 in July and will need some improvement to defy this mark on her debut for this trainer. |
16/1 |
|
14 |
24th Jul 2024 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 5lb |
Winning hurdler at an ordinary level; still in touch when falling on her recent chase debut; Rachael Blackmore isn't aboard this time. |
16/1 |
|
16 |
2nd Jul 2024 Good To Firm 2m 3f 100y |
11st 5lb |
Showed promise when third at Punchestown last October in her first handicap hurdle; returned from a winter break with a convincing win (off a modest 94) in a 2m3f handicap at Clonmel in May; sent straight over fences now after disappointing Downpatrick run. |
6/1 |
16/1
Form: 75
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Won a 2m handicap hurdle here (good) in September 2024; pulled up in two of his four starts since but he was runner-up over fences at Hereford (2m, good) on his penultimate run; that form puts him in the picture and this unexposed chaser is not ruled out after another break. |
7/2 |
|
1 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
In good form when last seen in September 2024, following a win at Worcester (2m, good) with a close third at Newton Abbot; returns from 13 months off with his stable banging in the winners; high on the list. |
5/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
20th Sep 2024 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Off the mark over hurdles at ninth attempt, quickening clear on run-in to win conditional jockeys' race under James Turner at Worcester (2m, good) last week; escapes a penalty and is 7lb ahead of the handicapper here. |
15/8 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 12 |
8th Aug 2023 Soft 1m 7f 58y |
11st 4lb |
Tenth foal; half-brother to 5 winners inc My Name Is Bond (French/HK 5f-7.5f inc 2yo Group 3; RPR 111), Chaplin (6f 2yo; 91) and Ruthie Babe (5f 2yo; 67); cost 32,500gns at a breeze-up sale as a 2yo; by a dual-purpose sire from a speedy damline; late-starter probably best watched. |
33/1 |
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Only beat four rivals at Bellewstown (2m1f, good) and never threatened to defy the 5lb rise at Downpatrick; still commands some level of respect. |
6/1 |
|
7th 8 |
2nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Only beat four rivals at Bellewstown (2m1f, good) and never threatened to defy the 5lb rise at Downpatrick; still commands some level of respect. |
6/1 |
|
5th 5 |
9th May 2025 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 2lb |
Has had jumping issues but put them to one side when getting off the mark nicely at Bellewstown last time; up 5lb but can go well with a repeat. |
4/1 |
40/1
Form: 8
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 18 |
28th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
11st 12lb |
towards rear |
|
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6th 8 |
14th Aug 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 143y |
11st 4lb |
prominent in chasing group, slightly hampered 3 out, no impression from 2 out |
100/1 |
|
12th 9 |
8th Aug 2023 Soft 1m 7f 58y |
11st 4lb |
Well beaten in a bumper on rules debut and others preferred. |
40/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 10 (14) |
22nd Nov 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Down now to a basement mark but little sign of late that he can play a hand here, although he didn't run badly here two weeks ago. |
14/1 |
|
9th 11 (7) |
8th Nov 2023 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Has struggled for form since leaving David Evans in 2021; mildly encouraging performance on the first of two Listowel festival runs; behind Navorosse at the Curragh last week. |
25/1 |
|
13th 13 (23) |
31st Oct 2023 Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
8st 12lb |
prominent |
25/1 |
11/1
Form: 54-3C4
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
2nd Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Finally got off the mark over hurdles at Downpatrick (2m2f) last May; tried chasing again last month but well below par in handicaps (up to 2m2f) at Wexford and Limerick; needs this return to hurdling to spark a resurgence. |
12/1 |
|
6th 1 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 157y |
12st 0lb |
Breakthrough success over hurdles came at Downpatrick last summer (2m2f, good); only second chase start on return at Wexford a fortnight ago when well beaten (well held in Roscommon handicap last summer). |
20/1 |
|
11th 7 |
7th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Breakthrough success over hurdles came at Downpatrick last summer (2m2f, good), absent since midfield in 2m Limerick handicap in October, having had an easy lead; only second chase start (well held in Roscommon handicap last summer). |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
18th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 166y |
11st 12lb |
Showed nothing in two starts for Gillian Callaghan; imposible to fancy here. |
200/1 |
|
9th 6 |
2nd Oct 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
took keen hold, led, headed and prominent after 2f, dropped to midfield when pushed along 6f out, weakened and dropped to last when reminders over 4f out, tailed off |
100/1 |
|
0 14 |
8th Aug 2023 Soft 1m 7f 58y |
11st 4lb |
Second foal; dam unraced from an undistinguished family; sire can get smart NH winners; best watched. |
50/1 |
Non-runners
Lady Leanora, Daghdha, Boston Bobby, Jacks Fancy
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €76.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €137.14 |
| Trifecta | €190.60 |
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