15.08
SoftColm Quinn BMW Novice Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £8615.04
- 2m 0f 160y
- 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.10
- Place: £1.30
Form: -44321
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
2nd Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 19y |
10st 10lb |
All three wins came on soft over shorter trips; has looked in the handicapper's grasp over both hurdles and fences of late; cheekpieces now tried. |
40/1 |
|
9 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Very useful handicap hurdler on his day but yet to make any further progress over fences since winning Listowel beginners' chase last season; went close at Perth last time, faces a much harder task in a handicap of this standard. |
14/1 |
20/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 179-47 D
Last run: 53 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
3rd Aug 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y |
11st 6lb |
1-18 over hurdles (win was two seasons ago over 2m); best run last season when second in 3m Gowran handicap in testing conditions, also ran well in 3m2f beginners chase; poor display at Wexford in May when Duke Silver was second. |
25/1 |
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10th 2 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Only 1-17 over hurdles (win was two seasons ago in 2m novice here); standout run this past season when second in 3m Gowran handicap in testing conditions and also ran well in 3m2f beginners chase here; tame effort at Kilbeggan latest and now reverts to hurdles. |
10/1 |
|
10th 2 |
17th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Only 1-17 over hurdles (win was two seasons ago in 2m novice here); standout run this past season when second in 3m Gowran handicap in testing conditions and also ran well in 3m2f beginners chase here; tame effort at Kilbeggan latest and now reverts to hurdles. |
10/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 952-21 CD
Last run: 168 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 |
6th Sep 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Winner over hurdles and debuted over fences at Roscommon last month when well behind Presenting Lad; likely to do better back over flights and not one to dismiss. |
10/1 |
|
8 |
6th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 114y |
11st 12lb |
119-rated maiden hurdle winner; mixing hurdling and the Flat this season; below par efforts on the level at Gowran and over timber at Ballinrobe (2m1f good to yielding) last two starts; chasing debut and related to a number of winners over fences; don't discount. |
13/2 |
9/2
Form: 90-443 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Seven-time Flat winner won a Leopardstown maiden hurdle in March 2023 (2m, good to yielding) but generally moderate form over hurdles since then; the same can be said of his recent outing on the level at Leopardstown last month. |
18/1 |
10/1
Form: 864-15 D BF
Last run: 169 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Irish maiden hurdle winner; beaten a long way in three runs for current yard, all handicap chases; could appreciate this return to hurdling and blinkers are given a go (in cheekpieces the last twice), but there are risks. |
25/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
9th Sep 2024 Soft 2m 0f 75y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
raced in second, pressed leader after 6th, dropped to last after 7th, soon detached, weakened gradually from 4 out, tailed off |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
9th Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Maiden hurdle winner for Henry de Bromhead; left that yard under a cloud and his return to fences (stable debut) at Bangor was forgettable (2m1f, good; 20-1); tongue-tie returns with cheekpieces added. |
12/1 |
6/1
Form: 0346-3
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 7 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Eighteen race maiden under Rules is 0-2 over fences; beaten a combined distance of 116l in two beginners chases at Downpatrick and Gowran on his last two starts; needs more on handicap chase debut. |
18/1 |
|
14th 7 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Eighteen race maiden under Rules is 0-2 over fences; beaten a combined distance of 116l in two beginners chases at Downpatrick and Gowran on his last two starts; needs more on handicap chase debut. |
18/1 |
|
10th 11 |
9th Nov 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Placed twice over hurdles; struggled on chasing debut at Downpatrick; well held by Hardy Diamond; trainer appears to have a strong chance with Tell Nobody Nothin. |
33/1 |
25/1
Form: 05-70
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 11 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 10y |
11st 1lb |
Sole win from 15 starts came at Punchestown in 2023 off 105; didn't run badly on seasonal return in a Listed handicap hurdle here (2m4f, heavy) but stopped quickly and pulled up at Navan next time (2m4f, soft to heavy); ran one of his best races last time when headed late on into second here (2m, heavy); return to this trip is no issue and place chance with a repeat. |
17/2 |
10/1
Form: 64026- BF
Last run: 219 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
28th Jan 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
reluctant to go to start, walked into the start, pushed along briefly, soon raced in second, led after 1st, soon clear, jumped slightly right 3rd, hung left on turn and headed when pulled himself up after 5th |
10/1 |
|
3 |
28th Jan 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 9lb |
reluctant to go to start, walked into the start, pushed along briefly, soon raced in second, led after 1st, soon clear, jumped slightly right 3rd, hung left on turn and headed when pulled himself up after 5th |
10/1 |
|
8th 1 (2) |
15th May 2024 Good 1m 5f 87y |
10st 7lb |
reluctant to race, pushed along early, soon dropped to rear, detached 3f out |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 251611 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 28 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 1lb
|
Winner of five races, up against it after failing to complete his last two starts; third reserve. |
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21 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 110y |
10st 0lb |
Three wins over timber, the most recent at Galway in October 2023; two chase wins in 2025 but pulled up in that sphere on latest at Gowran a month ago; 4lb wrong back over hurdles; others preferred. |
18/1 |
|
12 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
10st 9lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles and came good over fences last August/September, winning twice including a 2m6f handicap at Listowel; only fair form since then, and this trip may prove inadequate. |
12/1 |
17/2
Form: /0563-
Last run: 258 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 159y |
11st 5lb |
Career highlights when winning back-to-back handicap hurdles at Gowran and Punchestown in November 2024; a long way below his best in a light 2025 campaign that included two poor runs over fences; well held by Theflyingbee on Punchestown running. |
25/1 |
|
15th 16 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 8lb |
C&D win in November 2024 (soft) was a second hurdling success; didn't set the world alight in subsequent runs including when well beaten at the festival here last season; reverts to hurdles after two poor chase runs this term; needs to bounce back to form. |
33/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €19.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €18.11 |
| Tricast | €133.81 |
| Trifecta | €166.30 |
Selections
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