15.50
HeavyRathsallagh Country House Novice Hurdle (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £13053.1
- 2m 5f 0y
- 4 runners
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Runners: 4 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/8 (Won)
- Win: £1.50
Form: 111 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
11st 12lb |
Sole chase win came in 2m7f beginners' here last season but some fine runs in competitive handicaps, fourth in last season's bet365 Gold Cup and this term when second in 2m6f handicap here and most notably chasing clear leader when blundering last in 4m2f Aintree National and weakening late on when fifth of 16 finishers (good-to-soft); tendency to jump left is a negative but could go well if putting it all together here (in-form rider's claim a positive). |
10/1 |
|
5th 18 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 11lb |
One positive is his staying-on third over an extended 3m4f in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown (good; 5lb higher today) last April; another is that he's trained by Willie Mullins, who described him in November as likely to be "an ideal type for the Grand National"; after a solid reappearance, he's been pulled up in good handicaps on his last two outings but both were in the mud and he got loose before the latest, which presumably didn't help. |
50/1 |
|
1 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 174y |
11st 12lb |
Four-time hurdles winner; won Punchestown beginners' chase last February; beaten at short odds in a Thurles Grade 3 next time; better effort upped to 3m4f at Sandown when third (good); positive seasonal return at Punchestown when a 4.5l runner-up (2m6f, soft to heavy); weakened before three out and pulled up in Thyestes last time (3m1f, heavy); must shoulder top weight here again. |
10/1 |
11/4
Form: 259-11 D
Last run: 79 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
12th Oct 2025 Good 2m 1f 140y |
10st 6lb |
Talented hurdler placed at Grade 2 level in that sphere; 0-4 over fences and has been sparingly raced in the last two seasons; off since below par effort on debut for this yard at Wexford in May; capable but probably best watched on return to action. |
16/1 |
|
8th 1 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Dual bumper and hurdles winner for Peter Fahey but not as good a chaser last season; changed yards and reverts to hurdles off reduced mark and goes well fresh. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 53-111
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 5 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
11st 4lb |
High-class staying hurdler, rated 155; 0-5 so far chasing this term but much more encouraging run on latest when second to the classy Oscars Brother in Grade 2 Ten Up Novices' at Navan last month; jumping still requires attention but is 13lb lower than hurdles here in first handicap chase. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
High-class staying hurdler, rated 155; now has serious questions to answer after his first four chase starts; remote seventh in Leopardstown event won by Koktail Divin (previously beaten by Oscars Brother at Punchestown); needs to jump a lot better than in 2m4f Gowran event; longer trip should be a help at least. |
8/1 |
5/1
Form: 4/174-
Last run: 299 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
29th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Beat a smart horse when landing a bumper two years ago but has been disappointing over hurdles; friendless in market when well beaten in handicaps last twice; visor tried. |
9/1 |
|
2 |
29th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Beat a smart horse when landing a bumper two years ago but has been disappointing over hurdles; friendless in market when well beaten in handicaps last twice; visor tried. |
9/1 |
|
10th 1 |
22nd Nov 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 90y |
12st 0lb |
Bumper winner in November 2022 but hit and miss since, soon beaten on last month's Galway comeback; remains opposable. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Mayor's Walk
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €2.50 |
| Straight Forecast | €2.74 |
| Trifecta | €3.40 |
Selections
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