12.17

12th

2

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

18:20 Roscommon

Zefiro Dodville

11st 11lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Maiden winner for Gordon Elliott but in 2023 and has shown pretty much nothing since then.

50/1

9

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 6f 180y

14:30 Killarney

Zefiro Dodville

10st 9lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Won a maiden hurdle at Down Royal for Gordon Elliott in 2023 but has shown nothing in three runs since, including back over timber on yard debut earlier this month; now tried with cheekpieces and has questions to answer at present.

25/1

3rd

6

22nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Naas

The Busy Fool

11st 2lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Bumper winner; 2-6 over hurdles and rated 128; tailed off in beginners' chases at Naas and Punchestown in November; similar story in first-time tongue tie (retained) at Fairyhouse when last seen; enters handicap chase company now but others more likely.

22/1

2nd

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Annaghbeg

11st 4lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

Three-time point-to-point winner; has shown ability over hurdles; off for 13 months and may need this; trainer runs three, with Colvin making most appeal.

12/1

2nd

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Annaghbeg

11st 4lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

Three-time point-to-point winner; has shown ability over hurdles; off for 13 months and may need this; trainer runs three, with Colvin making most appeal.

12/1

10th

12

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Nas Na Riogh

11st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Two-time winner over hurdles; 0-10 over fences, best runs when third in pair of handicaps at Wexford and Galway last summer; struggled since but not beaten far when sixth at Tramore 26 days ago and return to good ground will suit.

8/1

6th

1

19th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 7f 110y

17:00 Tramore

Nas Na Riogh

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Two-time winner over hurdles is 0-9 in chases; ran well when third at Galway (2m2f, soft) last August but out of form when last seen in November and needs to revive after a 141-day break.

9/1

14

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Marronstown

10st 8lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: D M Christie

Sole success came off 2lb higher at Punchestown in June 2024; has lost way since a fine second over C&D (gd-yld) in January; return to this venue needs to spark a revival.

25/1

14

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Marronstown

10st 8lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: D M Christie

Sole success came off 2lb higher at Punchestown in June 2024; has lost way since a fine second over C&D (gd-yld) in January; return to this venue needs to spark a revival.

25/1

10th

1

10th Oct 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 180y

16:30 Downpatrick

Marronstown

12st 0lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: D M Christie

0-7 over hurdles but has one win from 14 starts chasing and he has been concentrating his efforts in that department since 2023; best of his efforts this year was a 0.5l second at Down Royal in January (3m, good to yielding); runs since have been underwhelming.

14/1

18

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Rust To Riches

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: Noel C Kelly

Second reserve; sole success came between the flags; 0-13 over fences and no signs of a breakthrough success in recent runs; pulled up when last seen in July; well out of the handicap here and hard to fancy.

18

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Rust To Riches

10st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: C A McBratney

Second reserve; sole success came between the flags; 0-13 over fences and no signs of a breakthrough success in recent runs; pulled up when last seen in July; well out of the handicap here and hard to fancy.

18

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Rust To Riches

10st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: C A McBratney

Second reserve; sole success came between the flags; 0-13 over fences and no signs of a breakthrough success in recent runs; pulled up when last seen in July; well out of the handicap here and hard to fancy.

8

24th Jul 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

18:15 Wexford

Rust To Riches

11st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: C A McBratney

Point-to-point winner extended Rules' record to 0-16 when slipping up in a Downpatrick chase latest; not easy to make a case for on return to hurdles.

25/1

9th

12

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

15:51 Listowel

Sekakarma

10st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: W M Roper

Showed notable improvement in his second handicap start at Punchestown (2m, good to yielding) when weakening into fifth of 18; needs to build on that.

12/1

5th

14

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Sekakarma

10st 13lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: W M Roper

Weak form in maiden hurdles; 50-1 when pulled up on handicap debut at Navan last December.

100/1

1

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 165y

16:20 Fairyhouse

Jerk

12st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: William Durkan

Leopardstown handicap hurdle winner in March 2024 (3m, soft to heavy); still in contention when falling at Cork on second chase start in November (2m5f, yielding); tailed off at Down Royal last time (2m4f, good to yielding); may do better in these conditions on handicap chase debut.

14/1

5th

6

17th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 100y

15:55 Wexford

Jerk

11st 12lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: William Durkan

in rear

10/1

0

6

17th Dec 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

12:35 Navan

No Turn Unstoned

11st 12lb

J: Baptiste Le Clerc

T: Gordon Elliott

towards rear, fell 2nd

33/1

9th

15

18th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

11:50 Navan

No Turn Unstoned

11st 11lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Gordon Elliott

Promising ninth in a Punchestown festival bumper on debut but tailed off in maiden hurdles twice since and down the order on jockey bookings here.

100/1

9th

14

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 6f 110y

12:17 Down Royal

No Turn Unstoned

11st 11lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Gordon Elliott

Flat-bred 4yo didn't run at all badly on debut in valuable Punchestown bumper in April but didn't jump well and tailed off on last month's hurdles debut at Fairyhouse; best watched for now.

33/1

8th

10

21st Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 41y

16:25 Punchestown

Meoulflower

11st 3lb

J: Thomas Reilly

T: P Cluskey

Showed little on the Flat and in four maiden hurdles; beaten almost 30l in fifth on handicap debut at Down Royal last month; others preferred.

20/1

5th

17

23rd Jan 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

14:20 Down Royal

Meoulflower

11st 3lb

J: Thomas Reilly

T: P Cluskey

Showed little on the Flat and in four maiden hurdles so has to show much more now tackling handicaps.

40/1

12th

17

29th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 0y

15:10 Limerick

Meoulflower

11st 5lb

J: Thomas Reilly

T: P Cluskey

Modest on the Flat and hard to make a case for her on the evidence of three hurdle runs.

100/1

11th

7

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 6f 110y

12:17 Down Royal

Paidin Beag

11st 12lb

J: Jamie Hayes

T: R K Watson

Moderate point-to-point form for Aidan Fitzgerald, easily passed over on Rules debut.

100/1

13th

14

18th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

11:50 Navan

The Bay Horse

11st 12lb

J: Nathan Andrews

T: Gordon Elliott

Shown nothing in two runs at huge prices so far.

200/1

12th

10

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 6f 110y

12:17 Down Royal

The Bay Horse

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Pulled up after never featuring on recent belated debut in Limerick maiden.

50/1

0

15

22nd Oct 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:30 Limerick

The Bay Horse

11st 12lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Gordon Elliott

Belated debut at the age of seven; decent pedigree; Jack Kennedy on What's Up Darling.

25/1

14th

4

10th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 6f 110y

12:17 Down Royal

Google Belfast

11st 12lb

J: A P Heskin

T: C A McBratney

Conduit 5yo with modest form in three point-to-points; best watched.

66/1

2nd

1

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:08 Navan

Better Days Ahead

11st 8lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Won the 2024 Martin Pipe, then third to Dancing City in 3m Grade 1 at Punchestown; won two small-field Grade 2 chases at this venue last season and finished third in the Brown Advisory; sixth in the Irish Grand National; returned with a satisfactory second behind a shorter-priced stablemate in the Boyne Hurdle here; capable sort is again the stable's number two.

7/2

2nd

5

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Navan

Better Days Ahead

11st 3lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Won the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham two seasons ago, then third to Dancing City in 3m Grade 1 at Punchestown; won two small-field Grade 2 chases at this venue last season and finished third in the Brown Advisory; sixth in the Irish Grand National, running off a mark of 154; hurdles rating of 145 is the lowest of this sextet.

9/2

6th

1

21st Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 5f 37y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Better Days Ahead

11st 12lb

J: Mr R James

T: Gordon Elliott

Won the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham last year, then third to Dancing City in 3m Grade 1 at Punchestown; 2-4 over fences, including Grade 2 at Navan over 3m on soft to heavy, when jumped notably well; on better ground, failed to confirm form with Stellar Story when third in the Brown Advisory; big burden for a novice, rider's 7lb claim a major asset.

11/1