October 10 / 15.00 Punchestown

15.00

Yielding

Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Hurdle

  • Prize money: £9137.17
  • 2m 2f 0y
  • 3 runners
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Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Hurdle

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.70

Form: P5335- D

Last run: 165 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 157

Form & Verdict
Has been competing almost exclusively at Grade 1 level since a Grade 2 win at Down Royal in October 2021; below form on his first three starts last season; much more like it when third behind Constitution Hill at Cheltenham and Aintree; made no impact behind State Man here in April; possibly vulnerable despite obvious claims.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

(3)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Zanahiyr

10st 1lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Gordon Elliott

Fine dual-purpose sort has 10 wins under all codes including a Bellewstown Flat handicap last August beating a below par Light Up The Dark; won the American Grand National when last seen; handles all ground; a big player.

5/2

7

(7)

26th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 110y

19:55 Bellewstown

Zanahiyr

11st 9lb

J: Mr J H Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful dual-purpose sort ran a solid fourth on the Flat at Killarney in May; won over fences at Galway last time after being unplaced in the Plate earlier in the week; should run well.

2/1

3

3rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Zanahiyr

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

High-class hurdler; has won only one of his nine starts over fences, a Thurles beginners' event the season before last; fell at the fourth in the Ultima at Cheltenham on his final start last season; had a Flat run in May; third to Pinkerton in last year's Galway Plate; beaten almost 20l in seventh behind stablemate Western Fold in Wednesday's 2025 edition.

11/8

OUR TIP

Form: 7/330-

Last run: 209 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 143

Form & Verdict
Smart dual-purpose performer; won last year's Cesarewitch; five of his runs this year on the Flat, including an excellent effort in first-time blinkers when third in the Prix du Cadran ten days ago; little impact in last season's Coral Cup; meets Zanahiyr on a stone worse than handicap terms; race fitness and rider's claim represent positives.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 154y

16:27 Thurles

Run For Oscar

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Smart dual-purpose performer although hasn't won since taking 3m1f Kilbeggan conditions hurdle last summer; two recent runs under his belt could give him a fitness edge but lots to find on ratings with Hewick.

7/4

3

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 129y

16:50 Galway

Run For Oscar

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Eight-time winner, including four over hurdles; disappointed on the Flat at Killarney on return from 314-days off; should strip fitter now and handles soft but the majority of his best form has come on good ground; not discounted, especially if the track dries out.

7/2

5th

3

(9)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 180y

20:15 Killarney

Run For Oscar

11st 7lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: C Byrnes

Won the 2022 Cesarwitch at Newmarket and last seen finishing fourth in the same race last October; the one to beat on these terms, provided he's ready to rock after his absence.

2/1

Form: 88U-U5 C

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Grade 2 novice hurdle winner at this venue in 2020; has lost his way since second in the 2022 Grand Annual; never found his best form last season; unseated at the first in the Galway Plate and tailed off in a conditions event at the same venue four days later; cheekpieces tried now; needs to provide some reassurance.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

16th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 193y

16:15 Thurles

Andy Dufresne

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Promise behind Zanahiyr in October but really struggled for form since; tailed off in Grade 2 chase latest; drops in class at least.

10/1

5th

3

2nd Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:23 Navan

Andy Dufresne

11st 3lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

raced wide

8/1

15th

5

4th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:50 Leopardstown

Andy Dufresne

11st 6lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Gordon Elliott

Five career wins but out of form for some time and looks up against it here.

50/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €1.50
Straight Forecast €2.33
Trifecta €2.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Zanahiyr

SPOTLIGHT:

Run For Oscar

TOPSPEED:

Zanahiyr

POSTDATA:

Zanahiyr

The Irish Sun:

Zanahiyr