13.35
Yielding To SoftJohn J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £7048.67
- 2m 4f 0y
- 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Evs (Won)
- Win: £1.40
- Place: £1.10
Form: 234-22 BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
11th Jul 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Took a step back in the right direction when runner-up in four-runner race at Wexford in May, although was beaten 11l; needs either a career best or a couple of these to underperform to be in the mix; first-time cheekpieces could help. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
2-12 over hurdles, also a bumper and chase winner; best hurdles form represented by his defeat of the smart Run For Oscar over 3m at Down Royal last August; third on handicap debut at Clonmel before a winter break; big price when down the field in a Punchestown festival handicap; should be sharper now. |
7/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
2-12 over hurdles, also a bumper and chase winner; best hurdles form represented by his defeat of the smart Run For Oscar over 3m at Down Royal last August; third on handicap debut at Clonmel before a winter break; big price when down the field in a Punchestown festival handicap; should be sharper now. |
7/4 |
13/8
- Place: £1.20
Form: 52-13 BF
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y |
11st 5lb |
Bumper winner; placed in three maiden hurdles for Willie Mullins; questions to answer having been pulled up on both starts for this stable. |
20/1 |
|
7 |
28th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 130y |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner; placed in three maiden hurdles for Willie Mullins; questions to answer having been pulled up on stable/handicap debut at Wexford in May. |
16/1 |
|
1 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Bumper winner placed in three maiden hurdles at 16.5f-2m6f on good and soft ground for Willie Mullins, including a 4.25l third here (16.5f, yielding) behind a now 128 rated chaser; market should reveal plenty on stable and handicap debut after a 306 day absence. |
5/1 |
50/1
- Place: £3.90
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 2lb |
Won over extended 2m5f last year and was leading when exiting two out on his next start; hasn't been finishing out his races lately and not sure this longer trip will help matters. |
9/1 |
|
9th 6 |
3rd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
11st 9lb |
Won this race last year with plenty to spare under this rider; three failures to complete since then make him a risky proposition; however, not badly handicapped if he can put in an error-free round. |
11/2 |
|
12 |
4th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Maiden hurdle winner at Tipperary early last season; very weak chase form initially; turned a corner when winning readily at Leopardstown in March; in the lead when stumbling and falling two out at Fairyhouse in April; can win more races |
4/1 |
11/2
Form: 2
Last run: 5 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
20th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Irish raider; 0-10 over fences and has same strike-rate over hurdles; not favoured by the weights when well-beaten last of three in recent Killarney beginners' chase and has better chance in this handicap but his record over the last year or so is not compelling. |
7/1 |
|
3 |
20th May 2025 Good 3m 1f 185y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Irish raider; 0-10 over fences and has same strike-rate over hurdles; not favoured by the weights when well-beaten last of three in recent Killarney beginners' chase and has better chance in this handicap but his record over the last year or so is not compelling. |
7/1 |
|
2 |
11th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Vastly inferior hurdler to his two rivals and he's now 0-9 over fences; should be outclassed. |
33/1 |
200/1
Form: 50-
Last run: 353 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 80y |
10st 2lb |
Yet to trouble the judge in 14 starts; beaten 18l in a maiden hurdle (2m, good to yielding) at Kilbeggan last time and handicap runs are not encouraging either. |
33/1 |
|
8th 11 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 153y |
11st 12lb |
13-race maiden and yet to trouble the judge; failed to complete last two starts since tailed off at Clonmel in December. |
80/1 |
|
14 |
13th Mar 2025 Yielding 2m 6f 150y |
10st 11lb |
Handicap debut last month not without promise although needs to take a fair step forward to play a role here. |
12/1 |
66/1
Form: 90
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 17 |
21st Oct 2023 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
11st 5lb |
midfield, not fluent and lost ground 1st |
16/1 |
|
6th 18 |
22nd Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
in touch with leaders, hampered by faller 1st, midfield when not fluent 4 out, some headway but no impression before 2 out |
66/1 |
20/1
Form: 0-84
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
3m Punchestown handicap hurdle winner off a similar mark in June but below that level since; little encouragement in two starts for new yard, pulling up on soft ground then well beaten (46l) at Stratford; has plenty to prove on current evidence. |
50/1 |
|
9th 4 |
28th Mar 2026 Good 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Beat a big field at Punchestown (3m, good to yielding) last June but mostly well held afterwards and was sold for £1,200 in November; soft ground may well have been against her when pulled up at 125-1 on stable debut in January, but others have more pressing claims. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Won at Punchestown in June (3m, gd-yld) off 5lb lower; well beaten off revised mark thrice since (and twice on the Flat); handicapper may be in charge for now. |
16/1 |
66/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 17 |
10th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 5lb
|
prominent throughout, shaken up after 3 out, challenging 2 out, ridden and led narrowly approaching last, kept on well run-in |
|
|
1st 17 |
10th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 5lb
|
prominent throughout, shaken up after 3 out, challenging 2 out, ridden and led narrowly approaching last, kept on well run-in |
|
|
3rd 14 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 1lb |
prominent, led before 2nd, headed before 2 out, no extra before last |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 8
Last run: 71 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Second-season novice who has improved significantly of late, winning Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park (3m1f handicap, heavy) in January; something of a fortunate winner that day and needs to improve again. |
40/1 |
|
1st 13 |
22nd Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Grade 2 winner over hurdles; 0-9 over fences but might have given Haiti Couleurs something to think about in the 3m6f National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham had he not come down two out; no show in the Irish National; good third to Final Demand in Navan beginners' on return; only midfield in the 3m5f Porterstown before a better effort when fourth in the Paddy Power. |
9/1 |
|
15 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 5f 37y |
10st 13lb |
2023 point winner; won a 3m Grade 2 novice hurdle on heavy at Haydock last season; shaped promisingly on fourth chase start, when not far off today's rival Kinturk Kalanisi and subsequent Scottish National winner Captain Cody at Navan; around two lengths off Haiti Couleurs when falling at the second-last at Cheltenham; a leading contender. |
6/1 |
200/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 354 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
13th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 6f 88y |
11st 13lb |
Not disgraced in a Limerick maiden hurdle in November; pulled up over fences at Tramore since after jumping poorly; cheekpieces tried in his first handicap hurdle; not a forlorn hope. |
12/1 |
|
0 9 |
28th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 5f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Remote second in a point; only mild encouragement from last week's remote fourth in a maiden hurdle at Limerick, 3 1/2l behind Rising Dust. |
20/1 |
100/1
Form: P-U9
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
0-7 over hurdles but he made it fourth-time lucky over fences when scoring on his stable debut at Taunton (2m, good) in March; looked fortunate because the leader made a bad mistake at the last but he's only 2lb higher here and he had an excuse when stepped back up 2m4f last time; dangerous back in trip. |
4/1 |
|
6th 4 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
0-7 over hurdles but he made it fourth time lucky over fences when scoring on his stable debut at Taunton (2m, good) last month; the leader made a bad mistake at the last but this 8yo wasn't far away at the time and he remains feasibly treated after a 2lb rise; respected back up in trip. |
3/1 |
|
1st 3 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 12y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Shaped with promise on his debut for David Brace when third at Huntingdon (2m4f; chase debut) in December but he twice failed to build on it, coming in a well-held fifth at Leicester (2m) 25 days ago; starts out for another new yard here with something to prove. |
7/1 |
66/1
Form: 58
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 12lb
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 2m 5f 80y |
11st 13lb |
Two hurdle wins; beaten a long way in two handicap chases during the summer; addition of blinkers seemed to do the trick when second to today's rival The Striker Dylan at Sligo; would have gone closer but for interference; should be in the mix again. |
9/2 |
|
4 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
11st 13lb |
Two hurdle wins; beaten a long way in two handicap chases during the summer; addition of blinkers seemed to do the trick when second to today's rival The Striker Dylan at Sligo; would have gone closer but for interference; should be in the mix again. |
9/2 |
100/1
Form: 0/00
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
9th Sep 2024 Soft 2m 6f 97y |
10st 13lb |
15-race maiden whose best efforts have been over shorter distances; not in the best of form right now and blinkers are tried. |
25/1 |
|
16 |
6th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 147y |
10st 0lb |
0-14 under Rules, not a bad run at Limerick in May when beaten 6.5L in a 2m3f handicap chase off 77; looked a non-stayer over further the last twice and this drop back in trip should suit but it is hard to make a solid case for him. |
33/1 |
|
10th 16 |
19th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y |
10st 4lb |
First reserve; yet to hit the frame in 13 career starts; best effort when sixth in a handicap chase at Limerick (2m4f, good) in May; needs to find more. |
200/1
Form: 0/P9-0
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 137y |
11st 4lb |
Modest form in bumpers/maidens at huge odds; no appeal on first run since September 2023. |
66/1 |
|
5th 3 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 137y |
11st 4lb |
Modest form in bumpers/maidens at huge odds; no appeal on first run since September 2023. |
66/1 |
|
14th 2 |
22nd Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Very minor form in bumpers/maidens at huge odds; no appeal. |
200/1 |
66/1
Form: 00/83-
Last run: 485 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Has run well in low-grade handicap hurdles and was second in a recent maiden point; likely to find this opposition too demanding. |
25/1 |
|
9th 9 |
6th Oct 2024 Good 2m 6f 180y |
11st 0lb |
Disputing the lead when falling at the last in a 2m handicap at Cork last November; decent effort in first-time cheekpieces at Navan (2m6f) on next start when fourth behind a progressive winner; respectable fifth in a 23-runner contest over 3m at Naas in April, despite untidy jumping; potentially interesting if fit and ready after a break |
11/2 |
25/1
Form: 8/5-
Last run: 504 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 9 |
22nd Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Placed in a point but tailed off in last year's two maiden hurdles and Rachael Blackmore has jumped ship; now hooded. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 220-
Last run: 147 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
25th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 29y |
11st 8lb |
Dual hurdles winner is now 0-8 chasing but some good runs in defeat, including 2m6f Listowel handicap; no match for 15l winner The Enabler in Fairyhouse novice on latest but remains of interest back in handicap with cheekpieces now tried. |
15/2 |
|
14 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 9lb |
Best of four runs in beginners' chases when second at the Galway festival; creditable third over 2m6f at Listowel on handicap debut; could not be guaranteed to uphold form with Weveallbeencaught who may have needed the run. |
9/1 |
|
7 |
27th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Best of four runs in beginners' chases came at Galway last time where beaten 0.75l into second of 16; could be well treated for his handicap chase debut on that evidence but seems best going right-handed. |
13/2 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
14th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 1lb |
Point-to-point winner for Sam Curling as 5yo; poor hurdles form and makes chase debut having being off for over a year. |
20/1 |
|
12 |
14th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 1lb |
Point-to-point winner for Sam Curling as 5yo; poor hurdles form and makes chase debut having being off for over a year. |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €3.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €3.21 |
| Trifecta | €21.30 |