November 26 / 12.10 Punchestown

12.10

Soft

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7309.73
  • 2m 5f 210y
  • 6 runners
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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.90
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 91-23

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a Clonmel bumper in April and has been placed in two maiden hurdles after a summer break; should be able to run another sound race but has to improve plenty to beat Tullyhill; cheekpieces tried.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

6

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

4m 1f 11y

15:40 Punchestown

Shannon Royale

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Won a 3m beginners' chase for Gordon Elliott last season; lost form and has failed to show anything like his best since joining this team; has reportedly bled, including when a remote seventh behind Vanillier over this course in February.

25/1

5th

2

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 4f 120y

16:27 Downpatrick

Shannon Royale

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Won a 3m beginners' chase for Gordon Elliott last season; lost form and has failed to show anything like his best since joining this team; reported to have bled from the nose at Cheltenham handicap on New Year's Day; reportedly bled again in Punchestown cross-country event

16/1

7th

2

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 193y

12:28 Punchestown

Shannon Royale

11st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Very useful hurdler and last track success came here in 3m beginners chase just over a year ago (yielding) for Gordon Elliott; well held here in 2m6f handicap in November and reported to have bled from the nose when pulled up in 3m2f Cheltenham handicap on New Year's Day, having not jumped well; questions to answer on cross-country debut.

8/1

1/5

  • Place: £1.02

Form: 12-

Last run: 214 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 220,000GBP after winning a point last year and scored at odds-on in a Gowran bumper on debut for this yard; was then a solid runner-up to A Dream To Share in the Grade 1 Champion Bumper at this track; should take a lot of beating on hurdling debut.
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9th

4

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Tullyhill

11st 3lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Dual winner over hurdles, including in Listed company as a novice; fine efforts on first two novice chase starts last season but twice pulled up afterwards; strong favourite on seasonal return in late October but below-form second to a clear winner in 2m Wexford conditions event; jumped poorly and generally below-par in a Navan handicap last month.

10/1

2nd

10

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:03 Wexford

Tullyhill

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Talented sort is a dual winner over hurdles including in Listed company as a novice; cracking efforts on first two novice chase starts last season including a second to Majborough; however, he has questions to answer after being pulled-up twice since, though his chasing experience will be an asset.

9/4

2nd

10

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:03 Wexford

Tullyhill

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Talented sort is a dual winner over hurdles including in Listed company as a novice; cracking efforts on first two novice chase starts last season including a second to Majborough; however, he has questions to answer after being pulled-up twice since, though his chasing experience will be an asset.

9/4

Form: 923

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Best of three bumper runs was when 2nd at Limerick in July; will have to improve plenty to threaten the principals on hurdling debut; tongue-tie tried.
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2nd

10

17th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

20:30 Kilbeggan

Rocco Boyo

12st 0lb

J: Mr D G Lavery

T: Adrian Murray

Behind in his two maiden hurdles but his best run was when second in a Limerick bumper last July; has shown more than most.

10/1

10

17th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

20:30 Kilbeggan

Rocco Boyo

12st 0lb

J: Mr D G Lavery

T: Adrian Murray

Behind in his two maiden hurdles but his best run was when second in a Limerick bumper last July; has shown more than most.

10/1

Form: 6-6

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle so has to find a lot of improvement.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

9

27th Mar 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 0y

15:42 Clonmel

Doonbeg Don

11st 4lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Winning chase debut in 2m6f Galway handicap (soft) in October; moderate hurdles run at Punchestown in December; much better back over fences when second at Down Royal in January; has potential for further progress as a chaser.

9/2

Form: 80P0

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on all starts and is out of his depth against some of these rivals.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

5

26th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 5f 210y

12:10 Punchestown

Party Rocker

11st 12lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: John J Maguire

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in last throughout

200/1

15th

9

18th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

11:50 Navan

Party Rocker

11st 12lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: John J Maguire

Shown nothing in three outings so far; pulled up latest.

200/1

0

7

25th Aug 2023

Good

3m 1f 0y

18:10 Kilbeggan

Party Rocker

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: John G Carr

Tailed off in Downpatrick bumper and Killarney maiden hurdle when trained by John Maguire; first start for new yard.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten 40l in a Down Royal bumper on recent debut and can't be fancied on that form.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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0

4

26th Dec 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

12:35 Leopardstown

Bonavena

11st 12lb

J: Eamonn Fitzgerald

T: Peter Fahey

Well beaten in a bumper and maiden hurdle; big outsider.

200/1

11th

3

9th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

12:32 Navan

Bonavena

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Peter Fahey

Beat only one rival in a Down Royal bumper on debut, no apparent chance at this stage.

66/1

1

26th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 5f 210y

12:10 Punchestown

Bonavena

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

Beaten 40l in a Down Royal bumper on recent debut and can't be fancied on that form.

66/1

Non-runners

Bonavena, For Fear Of Frost, Mister Pink

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €7.10
Straight Forecast €5.50
Trifecta €17.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tullyhill

POSTDATA:

Tullyhill

The Irish Sun:

Tullyhill